Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Six Flags Magic Mountain, Los Angeles

Six Flags Magic Mountain
Those who love thrill rides and roller coaster must visit "Six Flags Magic Mountain". This is an amusement park located in Valencia, California, LA(north). This park was opened on May 29, 1971(Memorial Day weekend) as Magic Mountain. This park is surrounded over 260-acre(1.0 km²) of land. There are 11 coasters and more than 100 rides. Here you can also enjoy the largest, fastest, and steepest wooden coaster.

Batman The Ride


Batman The Ride is an inverted roller coaster which is steel tracked. This is a looping coaster with two vertical loops, two single corkscrews and a heartline spin with a zero-gravity force that makes you feel total weightlessness!
Stats
Opened March 1994
Length: 2700 ft
Height: 105 ft
Speed: 50 mph
Inversions: 5
Duration: 1:30
manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard

Canyon Blaster


Canyon Blaster is a single train with 6 cars and is a steel tracked roller coaster offering scaled-down hills and thrills. This car is arranged for 12 riders, 2 across in a single row. This car is designed for the little ones.
Stats
Opened 1999
Lift/launch system Chain lift hill
Inversions: 0
Type Steel
manufacturer Miler Coaster, Inc.

Colossus


Colossus is the largest and tallest wooden roller coaster in California. This ride crosses over 10 acres of land, and approx 1,608 feet from end to end. There are two thrilling drops of more than 100 feet each and a climactic triple jump toward the end.
Stats
Opened June 1978
Length 4325 ft
Height: 125 ft
Inversions: 0
Drop: 115 ft
Speed: 62 mph
Duration: 2:30
Coaster Designer Don Russer, William L. Cobb, Curtis D. Summers

Goliath


Goliath has 3 trains with 5 cars per train. Goliath is a steel tracked hyper roller coaster featuring 120' long tunnel. This car is arranged for 30 riders per train, 2 across in 3 rows. This car is designed for the little ones.
Stats
Opened February 11, 2000
Length 4500 ft
Height: 235 ft
Inversions: 0
Drop: 255 ft
Speed: 85 mph
Duration: 3:00
Manufacturer: Giovanola

Other Rides


There are some other more thrilling rides and also most amazing. Some common rides are Deja Vu, Gold Rusher, Ninja, Psyclone, Revolution, Scream!, Viper, X. Some of them are steel tracked and some are wooden and sone floorless.

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