Collosus Review

We're here at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Today's ride we'll be reviewing is Collosus. After getting in the god awful Morgan Trains, the trains dispatch. Unfortunetly, the coaster rarely races, so don't expect any coaster racing from this ride. Although, Six Flags may actually be doing a smart thing by not having the coaster racing on Collosus. Neal and Jay want all of their guests to have a pleasent experience on Collosus. And no one has a good ride on Collosus when they're a dead beat sad beat loser who just got their ass severely kicked in coaster racing. But enough about that. After you leave the station, you go into a turn, followed by some straight track, then another turn into the lifthill. If you look to your side on the lifthill, you can get a nice view of Goliath. But then you reach the top of the lift hill, where you get to the first drop. Now, on my last ride on Collosus, you get something you don't expect on Collosus. AIRTIME!!! While it wasn't much, it's still airtime. After the first drop, you head up for the first turnaround. If you are sitting in the front, when at the top, you actually get some EJECTOR AIR!!! So that's awesome. After the first turnaround, you then go into the second drop. While it's not airtime filled like the first drop, it's still a fun drop. Then, you go into a small hump covered by the structure, this looks like it should eject you out of your seat, Magnum XL 200 style. Unfortunetly, it doesn't. Now, this used to be an ejector hill. But shortly after the ride opened, Collosus had a Peroulis Plunge moment and a fat lady sang. So now they gave us this crappy airtime free hill. But after that crappy hill, you go up into the double up. Unfortunetly, that is also airtime free, then you go around the second turnaround. After that, you drop down. Then after that drop, we reach the god awful midcourse brakes. There used to be a dip right here, but unfortunetly, it was taken out and replaced with a block brake. From what I've heard, it was taken out due to maintanence, but I honestly think if they redo that section with new wood, it'll be fine. But I know nothing about maintaining wooden coasters. So what I think means nothing. Then you go into the third turnaround. This one at least looks cool since it's in the structure. Then you dip out of the turnaround into some bunny hills. Unfortunetly, these just give the train a path to follow back to the station. I'd definetly recommend Collosus to someone visiting SFMM. It's not as bad as people make it out to be.

7/10

Location: Six Flags Magic Mountain

Opened: 1978

Built by: International Amusement Devices

Last Ridden: January 16, 2012

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