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BBC News
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
🎧 Remember When...Pompey won the FA Cup?
"Never in my years growing up did I think I'd see Pompey in a cup final. Never."Portsmouth fan Jeff Harris joins Rick Edwards for the most recent episode of Remember When as they look back on Pompey's FA Cup trophy-winning run back in side beat Cardiff City 1-0 at Wembley thanks to Nwankwo Kanu's first-half goal to secure their second FA Cup trophy - after a 69-year to the full episode and more of the Football Daily podcast on BBC Sounds.
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Football Daily Remember When… We Actually Won Something
Remember When is a show that brings together football fans from across the UK to talk about the seismic moments that shaped their club's history - and had a massive impact on their own lives too. Rather than being about tribal division or comparing between the haves versus the have-nots, it's about the stories, the memories and the moments that unite us as football fans - whoever we support. This time, Remember When looks back at two of the most memorable FA Cup triumphs in English football history. Wimbledon and Portsmouth have suffered more than their fair share of hardship over the years, with trophy cabinets smaller than plenty of their Football League counterparts. But both clubs and their fans share an increasingly rare privilege: they won the FA Cup against the odds. Broadcaster Rick Edwards is joined by two guests who were right at the heart of the action. Marc Jones fell in love with Wimbledon after an inadvertent trip to Plough Lane in the 1980s and followed their ragtag bunch of cult heroes to the 1988 FA Cup final, where the Crazy Gang ended the day on that hallowed top Wembley step after beating a brilliant Liverpool team. Jeff Harris made a similar pilgrimage twenty years later, when his beloved Portsmouth scratched and clawed their way to the final of the 2008 FA Cup. He'd recently returned from working overseas for the British Army and watched Kanu and company complete their own journey to greatness at the new Wembley. Marc and Jeff share their hilarious and often heartfelt memories of seeing their local clubs reach footballing immortality. From that snowballing belief as their clubs marched through the rounds at the expense of numerous top-flight counterparts, to organising double-decker buses and flights back from military bases to make sure they joined friends and family at Wembley. They also remember the aftermath, as Jeff bolted back down to Portsmouth and joined in celebrations across the city while Marc caught sight of Wimbledon manager Bobby Gould bringing the trophy back to Plough Lane at the front of the team coach. They also touch on how these victories marked important moments in their own young lives, with football acting as the catalyst for moments of joy, melancholy and belonging. Remember When is a celebration of what football's all about: moments etched into history for the fans and players of two clubs who might never experience it again. This is Remember When… We Actually Won Something.
Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Six Flags Magic Mountain's record-setting Superman coaster will fly no more
Six Flags Magic Mountain's "Superman: Escape from Krypton," once among the fastest and tallest roller coasters in the world, has taken its final flight. The ride, which shut down for maintenance last September, will be closed permanently, park officials told the Orange County Register. The theme park did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Times Friday. Originally named "Superman: The Escape," the roller coaster set speed and height records when it debuted in 1997 — hurtling riders upward at a top speed of 100 mph before sending them back down on a near-vertical 415-foot plummet where they experienced 6.5 seconds of weightlessness, according to theme park's website. In 2011, the coaster was redubbed "Superman: Escape from Krypton" and redesigned to run the terrifyingly exhilarating trip backward. "You're about to shoot from 0 to 100 miles per hour in seven seconds flat — in reverse," the Six Flags' website described the ride. "This record-breaking speed and acceleration has never before been achieved in a thrill ride, let alone backwards." Magic Mountain president Jeff Harris told the O.C. Register that the park had initially hoped to reopen the ride, but sourcing replacement parts for the aging roller coaster had proved cost prohibitive. "Just like other roller coasters within the theme park industry, there's a life cycle with these coasters," Harris told the Register. "It's just reached a point in time where we need to make a wise decision on where we really should reinvest funds that improve the guest experience the most. It just doesn't make a lot of sense from a business perspective to put it back into Superman." " Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom" a ride that is attached to the Superman ride and hoists park visitors 40 stories into the air before dropping them back to earth, is currently undergoing maintenance and scheduled to reopen in April, Harris said. The end of the line for Superman was met with an outpouring of grief from adrenaline junkies. "That saying they have about parents and their children applies here: 'You never know when it will be the last time you'll be able to hold your child in your arms,'" one user wrote on Reddit. "Same goes for these rides when they go into refurbishment and the same for Superman. I loved Superman ... I never knew the last time I rode it would be the last time ever." While the extreme ride had a strong fan base, it also experienced technical challenges and several extended periods of closure. Some of these were related to the linear synchronous motor launch system that allowed the ride to reach 100 mph. Currently, the fastest roller coaster in the world is the Formula Rossa at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, which opened in 2010 and boasts a top speed of 149.1 mph. Six Flags Magic Mountain is now down to 19 roller coasters, but the Valencia theme park has a new suspended motorbike coaster ride slated to open in 2026.
Los Angeles Times
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Six Flags Magic Mountain's record-setting Superman coaster will fly no more
Six Flags Magic Mountain's 'Superman: Escape from Krypton,' once among the fastest and tallest roller coasters in the world, has taken its final flight. The ride, which shut down for maintenance last September, will be closed permanently, park officials told the Orange County Register. The theme park did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Times Friday. Originally named 'Superman: The Escape,' the roller coaster set speed and height records when it debuted in 1997 — hurtling riders upward at a top speed of 100 mph before sending them back down on a near-vertical 415-foot plummet where they experienced 6.5 seconds of weightlessness, according to theme park's website. In 2011, the coaster was redubbed 'Superman: Escape from Krypton' and redesigned to run the terrifyingly exhilarating trip backward. 'You're about to shoot from 0 to 100 miles per hour in seven seconds flat — in reverse,' the Six Flags' website described the ride. 'This record-breaking speed and acceleration has never before been achieved in a thrill ride, let alone backwards.' Magic Mountain president Jeff Harris told the O.C. Register that the park had initially hoped to reopen the ride, but sourcing replacement parts for the aging roller coaster had proved cost prohibitive. 'Just like other roller coasters within the theme park industry, there's a life cycle with these coasters,' Harris told the Register. 'It's just reached a point in time where we need to make a wise decision on where we really should reinvest funds that improve the guest experience the most. It just doesn't make a lot of sense from a business perspective to put it back into Superman.' 'Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom' a ride that is attached to the Superman ride and hoists park visitors 40 stories into the air before dropping them back to earth, is currently undergoing maintenance and scheduled to reopen in April, Harris said. The end of the line for Superman was met with an outpouring of grief from adrenaline junkies. 'That saying they have about parents and their children applies here: 'You never know when it will be the last time you'll be able to hold your child in your arms,'' one user wrote on Reddit. 'Same goes for these rides when they go into refurbishment and the same for Superman. I loved Superman ... I never knew the last time I rode it would be the last time ever.' While the extreme ride had a strong fan base, it also experienced technical challenges and several extended periods of closure. Some of these were related to the linear synchronous motor launch system that allowed the ride to reach 100 mph. Currently, the fastest roller coaster in the world is the Formula Rossa at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, which opened in 2010 and boasts a top speed of 149.1 mph. Six Flags Magic Mountain is now down to 19 roller coasters, but the Valencia theme park has a new suspended motorbike coaster ride slated to open in 2026.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Six Flags Magic Mountain permanently closes record-breaking coaster
Once known as the tallest and fastest coaster in the world, Superman: Escape from Krypton at Six Flags Magic Mountain was brought down by a lethal dose of kryptonite. Six Flags leadership confirmed to media outlets that the shuttle coaster, which hasn't been operational since last September, will not return. Magic Mountain President Jeff Harris told the Orange County Register that the ride was initially closed for refurbishment, but the necessary parts weren't readily available, so the most prudent option was to close it permanently. The Superman ride featured a pair of side-by-side L-shaped tracks that each curved toward the sky. The launch system shot riders from zero to 100 mph in 7 seconds to a height of 415 feet. The park hasn't decided what it will do with the queue, station, and launch track, but Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom drop ride attached to Superman's coaster tower will continue to operate. That ride is scheduled to reopen next month. Lawsuit claims man suffered fatal brain injury on Six Flags roller coaster Roller coaster enthusiasts on Reddit reacted to the news, with many calling Superman their favorite ride and disappointed that it won't reopen. Without Superman, Magic Mountain now has 19 roller coasters, which is still more than any other amusement park in the world, according to the Register. The new 2026 roller coaster will bring the park's coaster count back to 20. In 2011, the coaster, originally named Superman: The Escape, was rechristened Superman: Escape from Krypton when the ride vehicles were flipped around so riders were launched backward and looked toward the ground as they plummeted back toward Earth, according to Roller Coaster Database. Fans can still see Superman on the Justice League: Battle for Metropolis dark ride and meet the character in the park. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
