Magic Mountain Announces World’s Tallest Vertical Drop Ride in Lex Luthor Drop of Doom Joel September 2, 2011 Theme Park News 9 Six Flags Magic Mountain to Boast World's Tallest Vertical Drop RideYesterday Six Flags Magic Mountain announced Lex Luthor Drop of Doom. Using Superman Escape From Krypton's tower structure the ride will take ... Read More...
Green Lantern Opens at Magic Mountain – Video, Reviews, & a Poll Joel July 12, 2011 Roller Coaster Reviews 21 Green Lantern: First Flight Opens as Six Flags Magic Mountain's 18th Roller Coaster Magic Mountain recently unveiled their second new roller coaster in the same year as Green Lantern: First Flight opened as the... Read More...
An Early Review of Superman Escape from Krypton Joel March 14, 2011 Roller Coaster News 8 Recently, Brady from the great LA Times Funland Blog got to ride the upgraded Superman The Escape coaster (now Superman Escape from Krypton) at Six Flags Magic Mountain during a preview. The once record-settin... Read More...
Top 10 New Roller Coasters of 2011 – Part 1 Joel February 5, 2011 New Roller Coaster Lists 12 It's time to preview my picks for the best new roller coasters opening in 2011. I wouldn't call it a particularly strong year for new roller coasters, but there are a few potential show stoppers coming soon to ... Read More...
Superman Escape From Krypton Test Video The Readers February 4, 2011 (You)Reports 16 Superman The Escape (now Escape From Krypton) at Six Flags Magic Mountain in SoCal has recently received a major renovation. Just like its twin in Australia (Dreamworld's Tower Of Terror 2), the cars themselves... Read More...
Green Lantern Coaster & The Coaster Crown Are Coming to Magic Mountain Joel October 16, 2010 Roller Coaster News, Theme Park News 25 Six Flags Magic Mountain has tipped their hand via a YouTube video that touts their 2011 plans.
11 Rumored Roller Coasters & Attractions for 2011 Joel July 31, 2010 Roller Coaster News, Theme Park News 40 UPDATE - See my Top 10 Picks for the Best New 2011 Roller Coasters: Part 1 & Part 2 Also, for a recap of previous year's new roller coasters, check out my New for 2009 | New Roller Coasters for 2010 page. ... Read More...
MSNBC’s 10 Gut-Churning Attractions Joel July 26, 2010 Editorials and Rants 2 MSNBC.com's 10 Gut-Churning Attractions - Amusement Park Rides For the Emetically Immune Recently, I was interviewed by MSNBC.com for an article about extreme thrill rides and roller coasters. I came up with a ... Read More...
Top 3 Scariest Roller Coasters (X-Men Edition?) Joel June 24, 2010 Top 3 Thursdays 28 Reader, Merle, suggested that I list my Top 3 Scariest Roller Coasters for Top 3 Thursdays. After riding so many roller coasters, I don't typically get scared. Even on coasters that I've never ridden I genera... Read More...
Top 3 Stand Up Roller Coasters Joel April 1, 2010 Top 3 Thursdays 21 No, this is not an April Fool's joke. There are (exactly) three Top Stand Up Roller Coasters in the latest edition of Top 3 Thursdays. After a reader requested I do a Top 3 Stand Up Coasters list for Top 3 Thu... Read More...
