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Medusa

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

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Medusa is a floorless, multi-element coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom with seven thrilling inversions, including the first ever "Sea Serpent" double inversion following a 150-foot drop. On Medusa thrill-seekers are seated in the "floorless" trains leaving nothing between the riders feet and the steel track below.

See related: Medusa Review for pictures.

Roller Coaster Stats

Year Track Type Designer
2000 Steel Floorless Multielement Bolliger & Mabillard
  • Height
    150
    feet
  • Drop
    150
    feet
  • Length
    3,937
    feet
  • Top Speed
    65
    miles per hour
  • Inversions
    7
    upside down elements
  • G-force
    4.5
    G's
  • Ride Time
    3 minutes, 15 seconds
    minutes : seconds
  • Ride Capacity
    1600
    riders per hour
  • Number Of Trains
    3 - 32 passenger
     
  • Train Designer
    Bolliger & Mabillard
     

Medusa Facts & History

Inversions: 128-foot Vertical Loop, Dive Loop, Zero-G-Roll, Roll Over, Two Corkscrews

Opening date: March 18, 2000

Estimated cost: $15 million

Train has eight cars with one row each, seating four abreast per row.

Height requirement: Riders must be at least 54 inches tall

Where to Coast

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