I can now say the wait was definitely worth it.Įxpect to see Rocky Mountain makeovers of other Six Flags wooden coasters in the coming years. I’ve been waiting to ride a looping hybrid coaster since 2013 when the Rocky Mountain-built Outlaw Run debuted at Missouri’s Silver Dollar City. Twisted Colossus was built by Idaho-based Rocky Mountain Construction, which has converted a number of wooden coasters into hybrid rides with looping inversions typically associated with steel coasters. Colossus is a wooden roller coaster located in the Screampunk District area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. The highlight: seeing the heads and outstretched hands of the riders in the upside-down train above us. The intertwining inversions are by far my favorite part of the ride. The high five element - where the side-by-side trains suddenly tilt toward each other at a 90-degree angle - makes me think I could actually reach out and touch the hands of the riders in the other train. The ride closed on Augfor the renovation into Twisted Colossus. Colossus was built by International Amusement Devices, Inc. It opened in 1978 as the tallest coaster in the world, along with Gemini at Cedar Point. Riders pass twice through the two key elements of the ride: the high five and the intertwining inversions. Colossus was a racing out and back wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain. The first half of the ride is dominated by out-of-your-seat ejector airtime hills and you-better-duck headchopper under-crossings. The 80-degree first drop is more like what I’ve come to expect from steel coasters like the nearby Goliath. Taking their place is a smooth, tight, inversion-filled ride that never lets up. Gone are the loose give of the track, the side-to-side movements of the trains and the slow-to-a-crawl turnarounds familiar to most riders of the old wooden coaster. The clickety-clack of the lift hill lulls me into a false familiarity until our train reaches the crest and everything changes. ![]() 3:05 PM PT - The fire's out, and most of the coaster is still intact. If you ask me, either half of the ride would be more than enough coaster, making Twisted Colossus twice the fun in just one run.Īfter leaving the station, the train immediately navigates a series of whoop-de-do ground-hugging bumps that serve as an instant reminder that this is not your granddaddy’s Colossus. The blaze was reportedly started, accidentally, by welders who were building the new Twisted Colossus. The challenge will be dispatching the trains on time to facilitate the duel. If the timing is just right, a previously dispatched train will climb the lift hill on the track next to you, allowing for a racing duel.Ĭomputer-controlled lift chains will allow Magic Mountain to time the trains for head-to-head runs. After ascending the lift hill the first time and navigating the course, you climb the second adjacent lift hill and take a slightly different journey. Twisted Colossus is such a long ride it’s actually divided into two acts.
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