We visited Six Flags Magic Mountain on Friday October 3 as part of our California Dreamin' Tour.
Six Flags Magic Mountain currently holds the world record for the most roller coasters in a theme park, so we knew that it would be a full scale assault on the senses and it certainly lived up to those expectations.
Our first ride of the day would be Revolution, the world's first modern roller coaster to feature a vertical loop. It's a classic ride and was a gentle start before what was to come!
We followed this with Tatsu, a gigantic flying coaster that hugs the side of the 'mountain' at the center of the park and is the tallest, fastest and longest of its kind in the world. It features the world's largest pretzel loop which subjects riders to intense g-forces.
Next was the classic suspended roller coaster Ninja, the fastest of its kind in the world with a top speed of 55 mph.
There are many rides at Six Flags Magic Mountain themed to DC Comics and our first of the day was Superman: Escape from Krypton. This reverse launch roller coaster does an incredible 0 to 100 mph in just 7 seconds, and reaches a height of 415 ft.
After descending the 'mountain' on the other side of the park we reached Apocalypse: The Ride, an enjoyable wooden roller coaster.
The Riddler's Revenge was our next ride, which upon opening was the tallest, fastest and longest stand-up coaster in the world. It features 6 inversions; a vertical loop, 2 dive loops, an inclined loop and 2 corkscrews.
We then entered the DC Universe, home to thrill rides such as Wonder Woman: Lasso of Truth, Flash: Speed Force, Green Lantern: First Flight and Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom which is 400 ft high and reaches 85mph.
Batman: The Ride is the iconic inverted coaster, with clones of the ride all around the world, and we loved the smooth but intense experience.
We were really looking forward to the next ride, the floorless roller coaster Scream, and aside from the shocking lack of any thematic elements (it is built in the car park!) the actual ride experience is brilliant, especially in the front row.
Equally exciting was the hyper coaster Goliath next door, with a 255 ft drop and a top speed of 85 mph. There is some great airtime on this ride.
Now returning to the front of the park, we took on one of the newest additions to the insane lineup of roller coasters. Full Throttle is a fun roller coaster with 2 forward launches and 1 backward launch, plus the world's tallest vertical loop.
Our last ride of the day was X2, a '4th dimension' roller coaster where riders experience a series of somersault maneuvers during the ride, a very innovative and unusual experience.
In the midst of an intense heat wave and after a relentless barrage of twists, turns, inversions and g-forces we had reached our limit and were ready to say fawell to Six Flags Magic Mountain.
