Six Flags and Samsung seem to have come up with a use for virtual reality that might just thrill your average consumers: virtual reality roller coasters.
While Six Flags boasts about its collection of coasters as the first in North America to feature VR, similar rides have been announced in other parts of the world. Alton Towers in the UK will open the Galactica VR roller coaster in April that also uses Samsung’s Gear VR headsets.
At Six Flags, season pass holders will get first dibs on the new roller coasters during a “technical rehearsal” before opening VR up to the public. The company says that each ride will be equipped with enough Gear VR devices to allow for cleaning between runs. Six Flags also claims that you won’t have to worry about motion sickness as the visuals are synced with the movement of each roller coaster.
Unless you splurge for a season pass, you’ll have to wait a bit to give it a shot, but you can catch a glimpse of what to expect in the video below.
