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    Superman: Escape from Krypton

    3.7 (50 reviews)

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    Rachel Macie H.

    Superman was the first coaster to ever hit the 100 mph speed marker in order to make this happen they had to develop a new type of technology to pull the train so that it would get to it's needed speed what's also cool about this new system is that it's also used to slow the train down as well creating a all around totally useful device for the late 1990's when this ride was introduced. It wasn't tell 2011 when superman added the escape from krypton to it's name when they reversed the trains to make them launch backwards so pretty much this means when you load the back is now the front and front is the back when in line to get on! The overall ride is super short but quite fun at the same time as it takes off really fast and just provides an awesome overall experience as it's quite smooth and overall really awesome! The line inside the building has air conditioning that's always much needed on those insane Valencia summer days! The only really downside to this ride is how loud it is wile you are below it in the park as it almost sounds like a jet when it takes off! Being that it's super loud when you are below it you really don't hear the jet sound wile you are on the ride so I guess that's a plus! I'm sure it won't be long before another trip to escape from krypton because this is always a good time wile you visit Magic Mountain! Now it's time to fly like Superman! See you in the clouds!

    Dianne G.

    Fastest roller coaster right as I was asking what does this ride exactly do!!! Bammm we were flown back 100mph

    Ryan M.

    It really is a super ride. It's over all too quick, one of the more exhilarating experiences in the entire park. There's a reason it goes backwards. I'd say it's so the seats/car absorbs the incredible G force of 0-100mph in just 2 or 3 seconds. Very fun. Top 5 of the park.

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    Eric N.

    100 miles an hour. BACKWARDS. For those of you who have ridden Superman - The Escape at Magic Mountain this is the same exact ride with a cool new paint job and you do the whole ride backwards. If I remember right in the last couple years the cars you ride in didn't really go quite 100 mph anymore and they didn't go quite to the top but no longer. Trust me you will go all the way to the top...right around 400 feet in the air. And all of this while facing backwards. All I can say is... Wow. :0)

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    Ryan M.

    As you approach Six Flags Magic Mountain, one of the attractions that fills up the Valencia skyline is probably the sign that you are coming or leaving Los Angeles. If you've been to Six Flags Magic Mountain, you know that sound that echoes through the park. That sound is coming from the Fortress of Solitude. Home of Superman: The Ride. Located on top of the park near Ninja, you will find the white Fortress of Solitude. Superman has gone through many various changes and kinks to be worked out. Since it opened back in 1997, it has been one of the most popular and adrenaline filled rides that Six Flags Magic Mountain has to offer. The rides shoots you to 100mph in 7 seconds. Just don't try to simulate it on the road. For 25 seconds, it can seem like a long ride. The name has gone from Superman: The Escape to Superman: Escape from Krypton. Riders enter the Kyrptonian's Fortress of Solitude. On a busy season, both queues are open. In slower days/months, only one side and car is available. There are four lines: three with four people and one row with two people. Before, Superman used to be a face-forward attraction. I believe Superman used to be backwards during Fright Fest periods. However, it looks like it has become a permanent backwards attraction. When you are launched forward and shot off, you would see Superman at the end standing tall. When you are shot off backwards, you get a great view of the entire park and surrounding areas. With Six Flags focusing on synergy attractions, you'll notice another ride connected to Superman. Its Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom. Superman's biggest rival and definitely fits putting both characters. Imagine if Lex Luthor and Superman ride were timed well to drop at the same time versus having gravity drop you. This would give a story to this ride.The ride has gone through many various color schemes, but I do like how it was re-invented with the blue, yellow. and red. Superman's colors. Superman: The Escape or Escape from Kyrpton is a fun attraction. With Six Flags' theme catering to the DC Universefans, all attractions from Superman to Batman will always be fun. Imagine if there was another re-theme called: Flash vs Superman. Which side would you choose? You think I write too much? Well, you can call me a Yelp-O-Holic!

    Inside of the fortress of solitude for the waiting line of Superman: Escape from Krypton at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

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    I love this ride...but it really sucks when it constantly breaks down. A whole lot of time wasted!

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    A fun, intense couple seconds, but just too short to warrant its sometimes long lines.

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    2.2(596 reviews)
    0.3 mi

    Place is decent. Better than the Atlanta Hurricane Harbor. The park is clean and the slides deliver…read moreonce you finally get to them. That's the catch. There is no Fast Lane here. At all. The lines crawl. You spend more time watching tubes float by than actually riding them. Kind of wild that a Season Fast Lane is basically on vacation the moment you walk through these gates. The staff is... interesting. Mostly younger employees. Nobody seemed in a hurry. Ride ops moved at the pace of a lazy river. You start wondering if they're getting paid by the hour. Oh wait. It's giving... Zootopia sloth scene but make it a water park.

    My partner and I attended Hurricane Harbor on Saturday, August 15th as Gold Pass Season Ticket…read moreholders. We arrived when the park was opening and everything moved smoothly entering the park. We tried to get a locker and the scanners on the lockers were broke. So everyone had to use the kiosk. Problem 1. We got on a slide that was awesome. Perfectly dark. Short line but should have just stayed in that area because we got lost trying to find the entrances for many rides. There were no entrance signs or directory signs besides the first crossroads sign. The raft rides had no rafts so we had no idea where to wait when there were no lines. We decided to go to guest services and asked for a map and the kid working looked at me like he had never heard of a map for a theme park before. We then asked how to get on the slides directly behind his kiosk and he actually said "I dont know the park." ?!? Lol Their main food building had the longest line of the entire park and no coverings for the line as well. Just the hot sun. All of this was minor compared to the fact we waited in a line for a single person raft ride for an hour while people with "blue rafts" continually went on the ride over and over because they get to skip the lines...no where in my purchase of season passes or upgrades was I offered this option but paying as much as we did and watching people who paid $18 skip us was the sign it was time to leave. So we left. Do not recommend

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    Tornado repaint on the inside and outside.

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    4.0(169 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    For today's review, we're going back to 2025 when I took my last ride on X2. And on the surface. It…read morelooks outstanding. I mean, just LOOK AT IT. A near-vertical drop, seat rotations, MASSIVE inversions, AND it's HUGE. This thing looks like it was not created by man. Unfortunately, we cannot ride it since it's currently Standing But Not Operating. Which is REALLY depressing because if you pay attention to the coaster community. X2 has a reputation, and it's a GOOD reputation. Not only is this coaster absolutely amazing, but it's one of the BEST coasters in the WORLD! I'm NOT kidding. Ever since it opened in 2001, X2 has always been widely considered one of the best coasters ever made. As well as a historic coaster, since this was the first 4D Coaster ever built and the last coaster Arrow Dynamics made. So we're riding history! And history is sure amazing!!!! So yeah, let's get into why this coaster is so good! After getting into the restraints and hearing "Is everybody in?" "The ceremony is about to begin" and "X2" from your speakers (warning, this may take a while). We leave the station and head to the lift hill. While on the pre-lift, we listen to Frank Sinatra's "It Had to Be You." We then flip upside down from the seat rotations (YES! THIS RIDE GOES UPSIDE DOWN BEFORE YOU EVEN HIT THE LIFT HILL.) You then begin to rise as you're now facing the WHOLE park. During this time, you listen to "Enter Sandman" from Metallica (Awesome song btw) as well as some quotes from The Matrix. The anticipation continues to build up as you're now in your seats getting nervous since you have NO idea when the drop is gonna hit. We then flip once again at the top before hearing Aerosmith's "Love in an Elevator" before hitting the first drop. And this has got to be the best drop EVER made. I'm not kidding. Not only is it near vertical, but your seat does a FLIP while you drop! All you can think is "HOLY CRAP. THAT WAS NUTS" Seriously, the drop alone makes this a top 10 coaster. But don't worry, the fun isn't over! We then hit the first raven turn, this is awesome since we fly and FLIP right through it which provides ALOT of sick forces. We then drop down and head into an inverse airtime hill (and flip through that) before turning right over the station. This gives us a breather to recall what just happened. But don't worry, we gain all of our speed as we drop down into a corkscrew-like turn (I say like since it's it's not actually one). We also flip during this so that's awesome :). Anyways, we the drop down next to a pair of flamethrowers (Which may or may not work) as we then head into another raven turn which is just flat out INCREDIBLE! At this point we are screaming "OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD YES YES YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!" We then get one last flip before rising into the brake run where we cannot help but take a deep breath and start clapping as.... well... that was truly insane. Unfortunately, there have been some serious injuries on the ride recently. Involving a death in 2022 and two women requiring medical attention this year. Absolutely horrific incidents that should not have happened at all. And my thoughts and prayers are with the victims. Now, Six Flags hasn't confirmed if X2 is gonna die or if it's gonna reopen. But I'm hearing A TON of rumors that X2 will close and never reopen again. Which will be really f*cking depressing. I get the reasons, and I won't fault Six Flags at all. Safety is the #1 priority here. But I want to say this. Six Flags, if you absolutely cannot reopen X2 as is. I URGE you to spend the money needed to fix X2. This isn't just another coaster; this is one of the most insane rides in the world. There's NOTHING like it in America. X2 is worth saving. Both the enthusiasts and the GP love it. And if you do kill X2, replace it with something just as insane. Like a MACK X-Treme spinner or a S&S 4D Coaster. It would suck, but at least we'd get a worthy successor. Just, super sad and tragic that one of the best coasters ever made might be going out like this. I get why, but that doesn't make it any less sad or depressing. Especially given that it's injured and killed people. )= Final Score: 100/100 Opened: January 12, 2002 as X Refurbished into X2 on May 24, 2008 SBNO since July 2026 Manufacturer: Arrow Dynamics Last Ridden: May 20th 2025

    Absolutely not! I rode this ride several times in the 2000s and loved it. I recently rode November…read moreof 2026 and ended up with a pretty bad concision for several months. Towards the end of the ride, my head was slammed against the headrest multiple times very quickly. After I went to the doctor, I emailed the park to let them know. They thanked me for my feedback and said they would let the appropriate department know.

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    X2 - Short line when I got here - not soo much now ...

    Short line when I got here - not soo much now ...

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    Holiday In The Park - End of the reindeer tree lighting

    Holiday In The Park

    3.1(27 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    Magic Mountain has really stepped up their entertainment in the last few years. We've gone to…read moreHoliday in the park for the last two years and we have been blown away by how they have created such a fun and family friendly environment here at the park. There's plenty of entertainment, fun foods to eat, and characters walking around and interacting. I had a chance to speak with Mike Ostrom, the head of entertainment at the park. And he let me know that the reindeer came up with their own choreography for the slider show. I love that they let the cast be part of the creation. I will be coming to Holiday in the park every year, my children and I have an amazing time every time we go.

    I have mixed feelings on the park, but I visited this park two times this year. One on Black…read moreFriday and the next Friday. On Black Friday, the park was really busy and we arrived an hour before park opens. They were consistent on opening times. I would recommend just going to the park attendant to scan the pass as the "scan license" plate only takes one car at a time and the line looks like it is running slow. If you have Diamond or the Prestige All Park Pass, make sure you ask for the preferred parking. For preferred parking, just follow the cones and once you reach the attendant, they will take the slip away and they will guide you on where to park. One thing that change is there is covered parking with solar panels. I guess Six Flags wanted to take advantage of the solar credits. Once you make it to the gate, there is a line specifically for diamond/prestige pass members on the left hand side. This will allow you inside the park first at 9:45am. Once inside, you will need to wait behind a line and at around 10:15am, they will let you inside the park where you can line up. We usually head to Full Throttle as they only run 1 train and operations can be slow. They usually open the ride before 10:30am. After our first ride, we usually get a 2nd one. The rides opening at open are usually at hit or miss. On black Friday, the rides opened at around 11:30am and there are some rides that were closed this trip 1. Goliath - doing a paint job 2. Apocalypse - doing a refurbishment - they need to retrack the sucker 3. Superman - not so sure if this ride will ever open During the first Friday we went these were closed, but opened on the following Friday: X2, Ninja, Justice League and Riddler. For the Black Friday, you would think they would have most of the rides open as then lines ended up being 90 minutes or longer and the food lines were longer. On the next Friday, it was not so busy as the longest line was around 20 minutes which was awesome and got to ride a lot of rides. For Holiday at the Park, it is cool to walk the park at night. But dress up accordingly as it will get very cold. I highly recommend not riding roaring rapids at night as I got my pants and shoes soaked. The Jet Stream, not too bad, but I recommend riding Lex Luthor at night on both sides as the lights are awesome to see. The ride up is cold, but highly recommend. But yeah I would highly recommend taking an hour to do a full walk around the park at night time to take a look at the lights. Also, the DC characters do come out randomly and the looney toon characters come out near the front of the park. We did see Christmas characters come out and they do performances as well. They sometimes have a rock concert near Full Throttle. Food wise, I would recommend getting the Dole Whip. The ice cream is not icey and creamy now. This compares to the Disney one and I will always get one if I get to visit now. Food has been the same as last year though, hopefully with new leadership they will have better food. Here are the rides and my quick assessment as I rode most of them this time around 1. Full Throttle - this line is slow and long due to only 1 train only running. If you have a skip a line, use it on this one 2. Twisted Colossus - must ride, they were running 3 trains. Lines do move fast 3. Goliath - closed when I went, but I usually ride this one when I go 4. Batman - they maintained the ride well on this one. This one ran smooth 5. Wonder Woman - definitely a ride. They have free lockers and if there is no one in line easy to reride again. This is good when the park is dead. Can easily reride many times. Crew is nice 6. Riddler - this one got rough and lots of head banging. I got a headache 7. Gold Rusher - kids ride, but really rough 8. Crazanity - I skip this one as you can ride this at other Six Flags parks as this one gets a crazy line 9. West Coast Racers - line moves slow due to how the process is, but this ride has grown on me. Get rid of the comfort collars 10. Lex Luthor - must ride, it is one of the easier rides at the park 11. Jet Stream - they need to put more water as the boats rattle a lot and ride is rough 12. Roaring Rapids - fun ride, but your legs do get wet. I rode this 2 times and my feet and legs got wet 13. Tatsu - this line moves slow and has long lines. I usually skip this ride as this one gives me a head ache 14. Viper - skip this one for me as it is rough 15. X2 - used to be my favorite ride, but this one gotton a lot rougher that I need a breather after 1 ride 16. Revolution - this one is not too bad. The new trains make the ride smooth. I did not ride it this time around. 17. Ninja - not too bad I like to ride this once Overall an okay experience. Lots of what they can do better. At least they had rides open during the 2nd visit. Hopefully next year will be better.

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    Holiday In The Park
    Holiday In The Park
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    Lex Luthor's Drop of Doom - Lex Luthor's Power armor

    Lex Luthor's Drop of Doom

    4.4(32 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    Unfortunately this ride is closed for the foreseeable future. I'm not sure if it will be opening…read moreback up. But it's such great ride if you like drop towers. This is one of the tallest drop towers in the world.

    Today we're here to ride Lex Luthor at Six Flags Magic Mountain! The World's Tallest Drop Tower!!!…read more(Since Orlando Free Fall killed someone and Zumanjaro was closed without warning, which I cannot express just how pissed off I am at that). Once you pull down the OTSR's, you notice something interesting about them. And that's because they feel just like a lapbar. They aren't bulky, they give a ton of room, it feels just like a lapbar! And honestly. I like it! It gives so much room. So yeah, SWEET! We then start to ascend the Superman tower. If you're facing right, you get a good view of DC Universe as well as a good view of Batman, Riddler's Revenge, Twisted Colossus, Scream and Wonder Woman: Flight of Courage. However, if you're facing the other side, you get a good view of Twisted Colossus, Goliath, Full Throttle, Revolution, Tatsu, Viper, and X2. But either way, you're getting a GREAT view. Now, back when Superman was open, a Superman car will dispatch and it will cause the tower to shake a little bit. No this does NOT mean the ride is unsafe, you're gonna be fine. This is a structural thing that is done with 90% of coasters. But yeah, it scares the crap out of the GP. And I'm sorry to be mean, but I find that to be HILARIOUS! However, Superman is now dead so you can no longer experience this feeling, which is a bummer! =( We eventually hit the top where Lex Luthor says some dialogue before laughing. We are then waiting in suspense for a few seconds before we eventually plummet 85 MPH straight down from 400 ft in the air. And yeah, this is awesome on its own. But if you do what I do and close your eyes and look straight down. It becomes INSANE! Almost gives you the feeling of the first drop on X2. Well... not quite.... but it's sort of similar. Eventually, we slow down to a crawl right as we hit the bottom, where we can't help but clap. So yeah, that's Lex Luthor. And yeah this is a GREAT drop tower! I definitely prefer it to Superman as it's currently one of the best drop towers that I've ridden. So STRONGLY recommend trying this out as it's a great ride and a must do for all drop tower enthusiasts! Just be careful because Six Flags could tear this ride out without any warning, especially now that Superman Escape From Krypton is closed forever! Seriously Six Flags, KEEP YOUR HANDS AWAY FROM LEX LUTHOR!!! Final Score: 95/100 Opened July 7, 2012 Manufacturer: Intamin Last Ridden: May 4, 2018

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