Overview
This video ranks the roller coasters at Six Flags Magic Mountain by their intensity, from mild family rides to the most extreme experiences in the park.
Least Intense Coasters
- Gold Rusher is a gentle aero mine train with minimal forces and slow speeds.
- New Revolution offers a smooth ride with a single vertical loop as its main intense element.
- Superman: Escape from Krypton is less intense due to slow build-up and unexciting restraints, with wind being the only notable sensation.
- Ninja, a suspended coaster, adds intensity through swinging and some moments of positive G-forces.
Moderate Intensity Coasters
- West Coast Racers provides mild airtime and positives, with a rerun layout boosting enjoyment.
- Apocalypse is a wooden coaster with more uncontrolled feeling, adding mild lateral and airtime forces.
- Twisted Colossus features repeated moments of ejector airtime and strong pacing, making it notably more intense.
- Goliath is mostly forceless except for its final helix, which delivers strong sustained G-forces.
- Full Throttle is compact but forceful, featuring a powerful launch and intense loop with hang time.
High Intensity Coasters
- Tatsu offers a mellow start but includes an exceptionally intense pretzel loop, possibly the park's strongest single element.
- Wonder Woman Flight of Courage is a fast RMC raptor with sharp ejector airtime and quick pacing.
- Scream features strong positive G-forces and forceful inversions, despite its unpopular location and theme.
Most Intense Coasters
- Viper is disliked by the reviewer for its rattle but acknowledged for its extreme positive Gs, especially in its loops.
- Batman: The Ride, a smooth and compact coaster, delivers relentless intense inversions and whipping forces.
- Riddler's Revenge, a stand-up coaster, is described as uncomfortable but extremely intense due to relentless layout and forceful elements.
- X2 is ranked the most intense, featuring a unique flipping experience, high drops, psychological and physical intensity, and notable roughness.
Final Remarks
- The ranking focuses solely on each ride's physical intensity, not enjoyment or other factors.
- X2 is highlighted as possibly the most intense coaster in the United States.