Much like many other Six Flags roller coasters, Twisted Colossus was originally a wooden roller coaster, named Colossus, that was closed to undergo the newly-popular Iron Horse treatment. It delivered its last high-speed adventure for more than 36 years later. Twisted Colossus is a hybrid roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
The original Colossus opened on June 29, 1978. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. T-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more, designed and sold by independent artists around the world. #twistedcolossus #thrillcapitaloftheworld High quality Twisted Colossus-inspired gifts and merchandise. Just announced! Twisted Colossus will open to the public on Saturday, May 23. Wood meets steel as the iconic woodie returns as the new Twisted Colossus the longest, most innovative hybrid coaster in the world. It is definitely a twist on a traditional wooden coaster experience.” “This cutting-edge technology marries the best of both classic and modern coaster designs. “At Six Flags, innovation is in our DNA and with Twisted Colossus, innovation will go to an extreme level with record-breaking elements, faster speeds and steeper banks,” Rabjohn said in the release. It will feature a steep 116-foot drop, 18 airtime lifts, a “High Five” -where two trains face each other as they pass through an overbanked turn, and a “Top Gun Stall” - an inversion where the train slows while it is upside down.Īccording to Bonnie Rabjohn, the president of the Valencia-based theme park, the new edition of the classic coaster will be faster and steeper. The four-minute-long ride spans roughly 5,000 feet of track, making it the longest hybrid coaster in the world, the release stated. According to the park, Twisted Colossus will be a world-record-breaking hybrid coaster(with) an unprecedented, awe-inspiring four-minute journey through nearly 5,000 feet of track and two lift hills. Six Flags Magic Mountain has announced its highly-anticipated Twisted Colossus ride is scheduled to open to the public on May 23.īilled as “the next generation of the beloved wooden roller coaster,” the “world record-breaking” hybrid coaster combines the iconic wooden structure with what Six Flags Magic Mountain described in a news release as a “state-of-the-art Iron Horse Track,” KTLA reported Thursday. Here is what Twisted Colossus, slated for Six Flags Magic Mountain, looks like in a rendering released on Aug.
LOS ANGELES – Thrill-seekers disappointed that the iconic Colossus wooden roller coaster shut down for good last August will have reason to celebrate soon. Six Flags Magic Mountain released this still image of what Twisted Colossus will look like when completed. Revel in the fun and excitement of traditional wooden coaster thrills while facing your fears on the latest state-of-the-art coaster technology. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. That's a tall order for a ride designed to navigate a twisted course at breakneck speeds, and many fail miserably. Prerequisite number two for a coaster to make it into the five-star club: It should give a mostly smooth ride. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Twisted Colossus dishes out a nonstop barrage of airtime, catapulting passengers skyward with abandon.
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