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Colossus

Six Flags Magic Mountain

It remains the tallest, fastest wooden roller coaster in the West, but when Colossus opened in 1978, it was the world's largest roller coaster. This dual-track, racing wooden coaster features a "double out and back" layout with fourteen hills, three drops, a double up, double down, speed bump and bunny hop. Colossus crosses over 10 acres of land is 1,608 feet long from end to end. When operating at capacity a total of six trains, three per track will be running along the two tracks that together total 8,650 feet in length.

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Colossus Details

Year	Track	Type	Designer
1978	Wood	Racing, Double Out and Back	International Amusement Devices

Roller Coaster Stats

Height: 125 feet	Drop: 115 feet
Top Speed: 62 mph	G-force: 3.23 G's
Length: 4,325 feet	Trains: 6 - 24 passenger
Train Mfg: Morgan Manufacturing	Ride Time: 3 minutes, 5 seconds

More Facts About Colossus

Additional designers: Don Russer, William L. Cobb, Curtis D. Summers

Trains have six cars with two rows each, seating two abreast per row.

Ride capacity: 2,600 passengers per hour

Height requirement: Must be at least 48 inches tall

1979 - The speed hill between the second drop and double-up was reprofiled after a tragic accident. Seat belts were also added to the trains.

Early 80's - Magic Mountain reverses the trains on one side of Colossus so riders can ride facing backwards.

1988 - The six PTC trains were replaced with Morgan "California" style fiberglass trains

1991 - The double down was removed and replaced with a mid-course block brake

1998 - Two trains were borrowed from Psyclone for Fright Fest, so Colossus could once again run one side with the trains facing backwards.

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