This is what it's like to ride the new Wonder Woman: Flight of Courage roller coaster
Samantha Cortese reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on July 14, 2022.
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I had no idea they were going to show the entire ride. And yes she deserves a raise.
@amygriesinger6285
Жыл бұрын
So
@SOLOHeyman
Жыл бұрын
Calm down, she was on a roller coaster for a 3 min. She didn't storm the beaches of Normandy.
@MM-MLT
Жыл бұрын
A raise because of a roller coaster…..ok
@mischiefmakerstudios9900
Жыл бұрын
I agree with you on that because when I was 7, once my Mom took me on a roller coaster at an amusement park when we got to the top, something went wrong & our coaster got stuck! I had to calm my Mom down until help came to get us back down on the ground again. I have never been on another coaster since that moment in my life.
@zombielover317able
Жыл бұрын
The woman rides a roller coaster and you think she deserves a damn raise? What kind of fools are you this woman's getting paid six figures right now look how pretty she is and you think she needs a raise how pretty are you and how much money do you have in your account? Maybe you need the raise and not the fake news people who lie to us and tell us this is her first ride when the lady behind her says it's her second ride you can't trust people when they lie to you about nothing.
She did very well keeping composure for someone who is not a coaster fan.
@simonabbott725
Жыл бұрын
They all say that
@leah7350
Жыл бұрын
@@PRINCE4ACE She could have just been hiding her fear to seem more professional. Personally, I love coasters and my siblings don't. They were both screaming and crying after going on the hulk. (at universal)
@leah7350
Жыл бұрын
@@PRINCE4ACE oh okay
@unikeko96
Жыл бұрын
@@leah7350 She's not a robot
@leah7350
Жыл бұрын
@@unikeko96 I know?
Give this gal a raise! She says “my eyelashes are coming off” I was smiling and laughing the whole time wishing I was on that ride with her, I love rollercoasters! 🎢 What a good sport! 🤩
@keyman6689
Жыл бұрын
I lost it when she said her eyelashes were coming off!! 🤣
She did so very well. The way she kept her composure is beyond me. What a champ!
She’s adorable “ I don’t have a pretty scream” give her a raise 👏🏽🙌🏽
@salvyballacc
Жыл бұрын
She got that Right 😬
@maya-uz4wc
Жыл бұрын
@@salvyballacc no one has a “pretty” scream kid it’s a scream for crying out loud we are humans
@salvyballacc
Жыл бұрын
@@maya-uz4wc that's debatable
@lincreates8724
Жыл бұрын
@@salvyballacc I’m sure you think you have a pretty scream.
@TheCasanova69
Жыл бұрын
@@salvyballacc no it's not debatable. Screams weren't made to be (and aren't supposed to be) pretty.
This had me smiling the whole time watching it. It was just perfect and she was amazing. And her co-workers cheering her on added to it. Just loved it.
@blackleague212
Жыл бұрын
Yea she seems like shes a happy person and lots of fun. Cool clip.
I love how everyone in the back is just raising their arms the whole ride. I could not.
@1ROCKET-
Жыл бұрын
Why not? They key to getting over a fear of roller coasters is to simply trust the system, coasters are among the safest machines on the planet, they are designed with safety in mind. You are WAY more likely to die on a plane crash than a roller coaster, the odds of dying on a roller coaster are one in 750 million. Hell you are more likely to win the lottery than die on a roller coaster.
@PomskyPlays-zi2gj
8 күн бұрын
@@1ROCKET-the safest machines? And that's not the way to get over your fear. And she doesn't have to get over her fear if she doesn't want to.
@1ROCKET-
8 күн бұрын
@@PomskyPlays-zi2gj yes roller coasters are quite literally designed to be safe…
@PomskyPlays-zi2gj
7 күн бұрын
@@1ROCKET- not all- 💀
@Swlwiffle2713
4 күн бұрын
@@PomskyPlays-zi2gjyes they are
"I wish I had a few flights of courage" is low-key a really good line
I hope she gets credit for “I wish I had a few flights of courage “. Great line
@lesabbath8416
Жыл бұрын
Definitely! I loved that bit so much!
@devin2005
Жыл бұрын
Right lmao
@c.swinford8283
Жыл бұрын
my faves were "I don't have a pretty scream" and "my eyelashes are falling off"
@hadesmusic1175
Жыл бұрын
@@c.swinford8283 wow, such humility lol
@staycooltwom965
Жыл бұрын
But that wasn’t her line, it was the ride enthusiasts’
Props to this woman. I could never let a camera record me while riding a coaster.
@thirstonhowellthebirdandfriend
Жыл бұрын
I could never ride a roller coaster lol, Never!
@brianmaysguitar7252
Жыл бұрын
I make the ugliest faces when I’m on roller coasters😂
@yuria_lu
Жыл бұрын
@@brianmaysguitar7252 that's what she said
@IzzyEppic
Жыл бұрын
Same 🤣😭 I think I have my mothers scream when I ride them. 😂
@yujunmomma2484
Жыл бұрын
I can ride the roller coaster as like I am sitting and chilling on a sofa at home.
“You looked quite beautiful” 🤣 so sweet & so true!
she managed to stay graceful and composed while on the rollercoaster! she needs a raise she’s so adorable
I love how she's admittedly afraid but still self-aware 😆 "Why don't I have pretty scream"
@incogspectator3042
Жыл бұрын
That was funny
@Sky_Blaze
Жыл бұрын
I* not why
@spderman123
Ай бұрын
she was screaming like a dude lol
Not only is this well detailed and shows the whole track layout, but they show the WHOLE THING RUNNING. Respect.
“I don’t have a pretty scream!!” She’s absolutely adorable!! Lol
Just rode this today, super fun ride! The scariest part, though, is the lift hill. It's considerable steeper than normal at 45 degrees and makes it feel quite intimidating. But the ride was fast and smooth!
What blew me away was the perfect sky creating perfect light in the entire setting. The silence of the coaster on the rails was sick man. Chick in front was class.
@candilease938
Жыл бұрын
It seems like a really smooth ride for being a roller coaster! Most jerk u and ur head around so much I feel like I have a frickin concussion after the ride! 😝
@missoliviathompson
Жыл бұрын
"chick" blehhhh, she's a grown woman!! at the least, a reporter!! otherwise agred.
@lexvt3551
Жыл бұрын
@@missoliviathompson Right? She may have had "class" but the person calling her "chick" has none.
@dot.5070
Жыл бұрын
@@lexvt3551 🙄🤦♂️
@francinemedina411
Жыл бұрын
@@missoliviathompson ⁰0
Love how she does the sign of the cross. Priceless!
@juliaweber212
Жыл бұрын
Me too lol
@allemander
Жыл бұрын
Gross. Human sacrifice cult.
@c.swinford8283
Жыл бұрын
lol right I was like oh no she thinks this might be the end haha. The guy next to me on the plane kept crossing himself a few weeks ago. I don't like to fly and I was about to say "sir, you're not getting your affairs in order or whatever are you?" it was not comforting at all haha
@nessparadis6948
Жыл бұрын
@@c.swinford8283 , I was on a plane ride with terrible turbulence and the lady next to me was a nun. I looked at her hoping for comfort but she was praying. It wasn’t comforting at all.
@c.swinford8283
Жыл бұрын
@@nessparadis6948 it isn't haha. like it should be but instead you're just like uh oh.
I was just there over the weekend. Nothing is going to beat X2 for a long time, but this was easily the second best ride in the park. Haven't had a coaster lift me off my butt like this one in many years!
What a brave woman keeping proffessional under pressure! Way to go!
Awww she’s a trooper. And the way her coworkers cheered her on was so awesome to see. 💛🥰
@MAGGOT_VOMIT
Жыл бұрын
Meh
“I don’t have a pretty scream! AHHHHHHH!😰😭” Lol love it!
I am so teary-eyed. She did great. I love riding roller-coasters but I would have been screaming.
She’s so cute oh my gosh this had me crying laughing!! Best reporter!
I knew it was serious when she started the cross prayer 🤣
@Paolo8772
Жыл бұрын
Really? That's when I knew she was stupid. 1: She's safe; 2: her imaginary sky dictator is no more real than any of the other deities mankind created and 3: she did it on camera with no shame. She should keep that personal belief to herself and be lucky she has the freedom to be an idiot on T.V. and get paid for it.
@juliaweber212
Жыл бұрын
Lol
@Paolo8772
Жыл бұрын
@@juliaweber212 "Lol"? How funny is it?
@GamerJustPlay
Жыл бұрын
@@Paolo8772 lol
@cheddarsunchipsyes8144
Жыл бұрын
@@Paolo8772 lol
Looks like a fun roller coaster. Glad to see magic mountain is still building new rides. It was my favorite theme park growing up.
@AnthonysMajesty
Жыл бұрын
They literally have the most roller coasters out of any theme park if anything they need less rides and more focus on park development lol
@Paolo8772
Жыл бұрын
Six Flags is more of an amusement park than a theme park.
@AMCustomCoasters
Жыл бұрын
@@Paolo8772 Thrill Park*. I hope it stays this way. Its really the only park purely dedicated to extreme thrills outside of Cedar Point.
@JonathanGaeta
Жыл бұрын
@@AMCustomCoasters The Thrill Capital Of The World to be exact
@ItsSiebay
Жыл бұрын
It's pretty much guaranteed Magic Mountain gets new rides. It's one of the biggest parks in the world.
Love how she prayed on the ride lol
Loved her little prayer there. 😂
For those of you that are unfamiliar, a block zone is a section of ride that only one train may occupy. At the end of a block zone is a method to stop the train in case the block zone ahead is still occupied. This is the safety system that prevents roller coaster trains from colliding with one another.
@lisasendy
Жыл бұрын
*block zone noise*
@silverwolflee6978
Жыл бұрын
Eltoro Ryan Reference? JK, Thats actuall facts
@jaesynn2015
Жыл бұрын
This made me lol quite hard.
@leetibbs86
Жыл бұрын
Unless it's The Smiler...
@esl4058
Жыл бұрын
ZONE BLOCK!!
"ahhh!!!! I don't have a pretty screammm!!" That's the cutest thing I've ever heard lol
She is braver than I am. I would be crying my eyes out.
Very cute. She has talent. Very composed before the ride. Had to ride with a camera in her face while be shown to thousands of people l. Be adorable during the ride and back to composed to finish the report. A+ grade. Give her a raise!
"I wish I had a few 'flights' of courage" That was bars right there 👌
@badgirlhollywood9741
Жыл бұрын
Was she saying she wanted alcohol
Props the the reporter for getting the facts right. It’s a great coaster but not the tallest or fastest period. Still incredible nonetheless. Great reporting!
@Zeaiclies
Жыл бұрын
It's the tallest and fastest single track coaster.
@lemonattax
Жыл бұрын
@@Zeaiclies by like an inch??????
@Zeaiclies
Жыл бұрын
@@lemonattax Still counts in height. Still fastest single track coaster in America (for now) lol
@lay10vids
Жыл бұрын
@@Zeaiclies I know. That’s why I applaud them for getting it right. Several news segments in the past(from various networks) have described previous rides of the same model as “tallest and fastest coaster” which is rather misleading.
@Zeaiclies
Жыл бұрын
@@lay10vids I feel ya and no worries
I'm so grateful to be one of the first to ride this, because all the parts are new and I'm less likely to die.
I WISH I HAD A FEW FLIGHTS OF COURAGE. Amazing!
My eye lashes are falling off 😹😹😹 You rocked it girl! So proud of you and so amazed you were calm as you were 💜💜💜
Bless her heart!! I was cheering for her the whole time and then laughed when she's like "my eyelashes are falling off!" She did phenomenally!!
Iit almost makes me want to cry how brave and exciting Wonder Woman is
when she said “i don’t have a pretty scream.” i felt that
She’s so cute worried about not having a “pretty scream” 😂
She’s so funny and such a trooper 😂 Glad she had fun
@thereisnopandemic
Жыл бұрын
Trooper? It’s just a rollercoaster they are not scary at all.
@azyria1877
Жыл бұрын
@@thereisnopandemic for some people they are.
@thereisnopandemic
Жыл бұрын
@@azyria1877 for some people jumping of the curve makes them a “trooper” in their mind.
She’s so beautiful!! I hope she had fun
I rode it. The best way to describe it is “mild” great for a first big roller coaster for a kid. Definitely “girly” I feel like Wonder Woman deserved more.
@eduardogallegos8009
Жыл бұрын
Shut up
I love her , poor baby, when she cried & said her eyelash came off , it made me laugh n smile. Good Reporting & yes she was still beautiful even on a 13 story drop
She deserves a bonus for this
The dude in the back with his hands up 🤣 ... I can't ever do that on ANY roller coaster !!! It feels more like you are going to fly off. I always hold on tight. 🤣
Yea, she looked beautiful lmao and she looked like she had fun! Make her do more coaster reveals !
She is adorable, had me grinning to watch. Can't wait to ride one of these 🎢
She was a good sport! So pretty too! Good to see that she had the courage to ride it. Looks like a lot of pure fun. Plus, she got to ride the front seat. That’s always a winner. She’ll always have a good memory. Good for her! Peace.
@ChanceToBe
Жыл бұрын
Why?? Why do her looks have ANYTHING to do with ANY of this? Weird..
@darincampbell171
Жыл бұрын
@@ChanceToBe - Get a grip! It was just paying her a compliment! Nothing more and nothing less. Sure, her looks have nothing to do with her reporting. I just like calling a spade a spade. Besides, calling her pretty is a BIG compliment coming from me! I’m gay! Take it easy ma’am! It was only a nice compliment. Not weird! Have some peace.
@jackson1966
Жыл бұрын
@@ChanceToBe it was just a compliment. Don’t know why ur so offended by it, not like he said it in a creepy way or anything. Merely Trying to be nice
@ChanceToBe
Жыл бұрын
@@jackson1966 It's unnecessary. Period.
@LanaRioss
Жыл бұрын
@@ChanceToBe someone doesn't get told they're pretty often enough... Jesus, relax.
Love how the guy in the third seat, and all of the ppl at the end just causally put their hands up for most of the ride.
She was so composed 😭 I would’ve screamed like crazy
What a great team! Really supporting their coworker without mocking her. Very professional!
I seriously felt her fear! Lol she did absolutely great! Mad props to her
Give that woman a RAISE. 😅👏🏻🙌🏻
0:37 Woman in the red: I’m so excited to take another ride with you. Woman in Front: This was supposed to be my first time riding Alisa. 😂💀
@iamxaviernelson
Жыл бұрын
She said “okay yeah” 😂
I LOVE YOU FOR DOING THIS SAMANTHA!!!! I started having a thing about heights as I have gotten older so I am hard pressed to ride roller coasters now. But you give me courage again!
@Scottocaster6668
Жыл бұрын
Join the club, me too.
@jessicam522
Жыл бұрын
I thought I was the only one 😭 I’ve loved rollercoasters all my life… up until I hit my 30’s 🫤
@Scottocaster6668
Жыл бұрын
@@jessicam522 Nope, I watch these roller coaster videos on KZread and my vertigo and anxiety kicks in while I'm on the couch! Terrible.
@mazzystarr7078
Жыл бұрын
coasters are mostly for the young, over 27 our brain becomes way more afraid of danger. Why they send 18 year olds into battle.
@shannonolivas9524
Жыл бұрын
When I was 18 I loved coasters, 20 years later I feel like getting on one would kill me! I totally get where you're coming from. I can't do heights either, when I'm driving up mountain roads or even those high up interchanges here in soCal I just try not to look to the side. Can't stand it.
When she said her eyelashes were falling off I hit the floor lol she’s awesome
Her trying not to scream has me lmao!😂😂😂😂
The “I don’t have a pretty scream” took me out 😭
She took it a hell of a lot better then me lol i would be hollering n cursing every 2 seconds lol they would need that sensor button READY lol
@juliaweber212
Жыл бұрын
Lol
She is me every time I go on a roller coaster "My eyelashes! Oh NO!!!" lol
"I DON'T HAVE A PRETTY SCREAM! AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!" So funny. Laughed all 4 times I watched this.
Her restraint was surprisingly graceful. Like... you can tell she shouldn't have reacted this way if she hadn't been filmed, still, she did a great job.
I wanna give a victory hug to Samantha. So brave. It looked like she had a hoot! The Wonder Woman runs smoothly. Sam is the Wonder Woman and the whip!
That was pretty intense. She deserves a raise!!
Aww she really said “I don’t have a pretty scream” 😅😅
@666oddess
Жыл бұрын
@@CarportCarl yes so personable as well
Stunning and brave
"My lashes are falling off" That has to be one of the most funniest things I have ever heard !! Watching from the UK - I am so jealous as I really would love to try it because of this video alone !!! Brilliant .
Reporter: 🤦🏼♀️ Guy in the third seat: ✋🏿🧑🏿🦱🤚🏿
Love love love this! I smiled the entire time at her reaction! Plus the ride looks awesome!
“I wish I had a few flights of courage” I love this joke, “flights” are trays or samplings of beer or other cocktails… and liquid courage is another name for alcohol.. I’m sorry I just had to explain for anyone who didn’t get the joke because it’s so funny
This is a very smooth RMC single rail coaster. Thank Alan Schilke and the other engineers for building a safe, and thrilling ride. Fun fact, Alam Schilke also designed X² when he was with the now defunct Arrow Dynamics. So, Magic Mountain has TWO Alan Schilke coasters!
@zacharyyamashita8554
Жыл бұрын
Three to be exact, Twisted Colossus.
Nobody rides wonder woman SHE RIDES YOUUUU
@lanc3_plays
Жыл бұрын
Ayo what-
@cafezo87934
Жыл бұрын
@@lanc3_plays what I say ay
@hedgehog1684
Жыл бұрын
oh i like that !
@greatmemecentral
Жыл бұрын
I wish 🥵
@lanc3_plays
Жыл бұрын
@@greatmemecentral HELP
Wow... this is the best I've seen on news instead of sad stories.. very fun it seems
I don't have a pretty scream. LOL GREAT VIDEO
2:06 look at the back with the guy with his hands up he is having the time of his life
She’s brave! I would not be able to get on, and to boot, pull it off with such grace!
What a good sport. The straps did not look nearly tight enough on her, I was so worried about her head snapping forward and how she kept leaning out the sides. I know there is a lap belt as well but man is she tiny. Looks like a fun coaster, I would totally ride it.
@chamallow989
Жыл бұрын
The straps were tight enough, the ride wouldn’t be allowed to operate if people who have a small frame could fall off of it. I think it looks a bit lose because part of the strap if flexible
Oh she is adorable ☺️ I genuinely enjoyed this!
Getting on a rollercoaster having a deep fear of heights is always the best when you get used to it. Fun way to break the fear but in the end it always comes back lol my first ride was the one where it took forever to get to the top and then the drop was nasty. Felt like I jumped from my seat... Lolol I was so scared but that's what I do, face my fears.
@mara_q9979
Жыл бұрын
same. My first ride was the big texas at six flags over Arlington. I'm not one to easily get scared but I was crying and begging the girl next to me to hold my hand as we neared the drop ahaha. Every time I ride a rollercoaster I always ask myself why am I here lol
@mariogutierrez2965
Жыл бұрын
I wish i was afraid of heights, i loooove the adrenaline. I always tell myself the ride is gonna break so I get more scared while on it lol
@ayuanabradford3206
Жыл бұрын
I’m afraid of roller coaster
@TruthSpeaker4
Жыл бұрын
@@mariogutierrez2965 🥴 sounds like u got a wish buddy
@majorpwner241
Жыл бұрын
Imagine not having any fear of heights... you just leap off the first cliff you see. lmao.
@ 2:12 “I don’t have a pretty scream” 😏
@marcocampos2332
5 ай бұрын
2:13 😏
What impressed me most, was the camera man running backwards in front of the train, just to get the perfect video👌
That layout is long, it just keeps going!
Lol this was the best 😂😂😂😂 she the real wonder woman!
@christianheaps9711
Жыл бұрын
Nope
I’ve been on Jersey Devil (A little different from this ride but about the same) I got to say that the drop is awesome and super fast. The inversions feel super fast too and I would 100% recommend riding it if you’re in the area of Magic Mountain or Great Adventure
@ciello___8307
Жыл бұрын
that's good to hear. Magic mountain's previous DC rides were not very good so this seems like an improvement
@lighty805
Жыл бұрын
95% the same just 1 foot higher lol.
@UHoldThat
Жыл бұрын
Its pretty much the same
@oneandonlysound3453
Жыл бұрын
with the only real difference being the turn out of the station (who cares), and one little extra hump to the break run (maybe 5% better than max, still seems like either could've had an inversion in that section), it is to be believed. If you like one, you'll like the other. Also the ride is longer even though it goes fast through the layout than all those 30 second high speed coasters (after you wait...literally at all) they keep building.
@thegymturtle5683
Жыл бұрын
The jersey devil is so fun to ride. I live only 20 minutes away so I ride the coaster at least one time when I go to visit on the weekend
She did great. There is a journalist that rides Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point and records it - he was not prepared for what was about to hit him. Pure comedy.
I love her! She’s such a trooper!
She deserves a promotion and a raise! 💰💰
Bless this production crew. The video quality, and you can hear everything clearly, all live??!
I think her scream is adorable!
setting it up for a live ride during the broadcast is quite impressive, I've never seen that before
"my lashes are falling off" - haha.
Oh thank you for this laugh!!!! And you rode that ride very gracefully.
The guy in the middle is loving every moment.
“AAAAHHH,I don’t have a pretty scream”😂😂😂😂😂😂 hilarious!
From that front view, I just realized how magnificent roller coasters are
God bless you and job well done, Sam! This was a great roller coaster reaction 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 she definitely conquered that beast.
my cheeks hurt from watching this! loved this!
She looked beautiful the whole time! 😍🤣 Im scared of roller coasters, but this made me kind of want to get one one day.
@marcoylagan9024
2 күн бұрын
Samantha Cortese is just ❤ sexy and beautiful give her a bouquet 💐