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Six Flags Magic Mountain: General Discussion

Rob

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We have a Six Flags general discussion thread and a thead that was initially for Full Throttle but I thought with Twisted Colossus opening next year there was need for a decicated Magic Mountain thread.

Incase anyone has forgotten or not seen, here is Twisted Colossus:

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Construction is under way, here a few new photos from over on TRP:

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Hopefully we will get a POV a la Wicked Cyclone sometime soon!

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So much prefer that track in blue! I actually maintain (as a non-hybrid enthusiast lol) I think this one's going to be awesome and deliver a primary directive of coasters, FUN!
 
So, it looks like Twisted Colossus is going to have an awesome little pre-lift section of track that has gone unoticed until now! These two photos where sent to The Coaster Guy:

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What a nice looking surpise. This is going to be great fun to ride!

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The LA Times have a full POV of Twisted Colossus. Looks like it's going to be great fun with a lovely long ride time!

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Am I right in thinking that the original ride was two seperate tracks? If they are now converting it in to a mobius loop, that's rather unique to say the least.

As much as I still think these coasters are ugly... I wonder if they could do the same to an existing mobius track? How about riding Grand National twice in a row on each side?
(Yes, I know it will never happen and I'm not suggesting it should happen, just pondering.)
 
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Unfortunately its not going to be a mobius loop coaster. Its now going to be just one station rather than the two. So one coaster, one station and two lift hills.
 
PeteA said:
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Unfortunately its not going to be a mobius loop coaster. Its now going to be just one station rather than the two. So one coaster, one station and two lift hills.
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Why is that unfortunate? It means you get two coasters for the price of one. The only thing the mobius loop adds to Grand National is that it's a nerdy fact for enthusiasts, that and it forces BPPB to run both sides. Other than that it's pretty pointless. If you're going to have the sides switch, you might as well get a go round the other loop. I'd argue that this is the correct application for a mobius layout.
 
Just noticed how much perspective is distorted in the concept image. Twisted Colossus is only 120ft tall in comparison to the 235ft Goliath. They look much the same height there though! :p

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The hill directly at the front seems of appropriate proportion. Perhaps they're going to raise the first drop? It looks a lot steeper and higher in the promo image but the rest seems about right.
 
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The hill directly at the front seems of appropriate proportion. Perhaps they're going to raise the first drop? It looks a lot steeper and higher in the promo image but the rest seems about right.
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According to rcdb the height of Twisted Colossus will actually be reduced from the original Colossus. Obviously the drop will be significantly steeper, but it certainly doesn't appear as though it will be any bigger.
 
Alastair said:
According to rcdb the height of Twisted Colossus will actually be reduced from the original Colossus. Obviously the drop will be significantly steeper, but it certainly doesn't appear as though it will be any bigger.
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Oh. Maybe they are making Goliath smaller as well?
 
First drop in place:

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And a couple more photos that RMC have just posted to Facebook:

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Some new Twisted Colossus photos. The second drop has started to be put in place:

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Off topic from Twisted Colossus, the park are FINALLY painting Scream! The coaster has been in dire need of a lick of paint for around 5 years now after being badly bleached and faded by the California sun.

Not only is it getting painted it's receiving a delightful new colour scheme, in the form of entirely dark blue track and deep orange supports. All this is part of the new Scream Punk District of the park, including Twisted Colossus!

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Photos credit to 'TheCoasterGuy'
 
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Scream now actually looks much better. It's gone from looking completely disgusting to just looking ugly.
 
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