Maximum Thrill Rides at Magic Mountain
Listed in alphabetical order. All have a minimum height requirement of 54 inches (1.4 m), except Goliath and X2 which are 48 inches (1.2 m). Deva Vu has a max height of 75 inches (1.9 m).
- Batman: You'll find nothing beneath your feet but air, flying around 5 banked turns
- Deja Vu: This one works like a boomerang, flying out and back, starting suspended and dropping straight down
- Goliath: It starts with a 255-foot drop into a dark tunnel, at 85 miles per hour. Read a full review.
- Green Lantern: New for 2011 (scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend), it's a "fourth-dimension vertical coaster with zigzag track," billed as the first of its kind in the U.S.
- Riddler's Revenge: The world's tallest, fastest stand-up roller coaster turn you upside down 6 times, but it's a bruiser, especially after your ears bang into the headrest the whole time
- Scream: A floorless train that Theme Parks writer Arthur Levine says is one of the most underrated roller coasters in North America
- Tatsu: The tallest, fastest, longest flying coaster on Earth suspends you face down, with your feet restrained. Sit in the front for the most thrilling experience. Read a full review.
- Viper: Your stomach faces the ground and you fly like Superman through seven, dizzying loops.
- X2: This super-charged ride spins and rotates forward, backward, upside down and head first. Unfortunately, it's often broken down and lines are insane. If you've got more money than time, you can buy a Gold level Fast Pass, then pay an extra fee at the park and reserve a ride time without standing in line.
Moderate Thrill Rides at Magic Mountain
48 inches (1.2 m) is tall enough to ride all of these:
- Colossus: A twin wooden roller coaster, once the tallest of its kind in the West
- Superman: Escape: It reaches 100 miles per hour in just 6 seconds, throwing you skyward and leaving you weightless for a moment before you drop (thus the "escape" part of its name). In 2011, the slightly re-named ride will feature trains running backward instead of forward as they have since 1997
- Revolution: If you're into theme park history, this was the first looping roller coaster ever built
- Apocalypse: It's a modern ride with the look of an old school wooden coaster
- Gold Rusher: It was Magic Mountain's very first roller coaster and it's still a fun ride
Now tell us: What is your favorite roller coaster at Magic Mountain?
- Batman: The Ride
- Colossus
- Deja Vu
- Goliath
- Revolution
- Riddler's Revenge
- Tatsu
- Terminator Salvation
- Viper
- X2
