Medusa Front Row (HD POV) Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

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Opened: March 18, 2000
Type: Steel - Floorless Coaster
Manufacturer: Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer: Werner Stengel
Model: Floorless
Lift/launch system: Chain lift hill
Height: 150 ft (46 m)
Drop: 150 ft (46 m)
Length: 3,937 ft (1,200 m)
Speed: 65 mph (105 km/h)
Inversions: 7
Duration: 3:15
Capacity: 1600 riders per hour
G-force: 4.5
Height restriction: 54 in (137 cm)
Trains: 3 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
Medusa is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, Medusa opened in 2000 as the first floorless roller coaster on the West Coast. The coaster features seven inversions, a 150-foot (46 m)-tall lift hill with a 150-foot (46 m) drop, and the first Sea serpent roll element ever built on a B&M coaster. The ride is the longest coaster in Northern California at 3,937 feet (1,200 m) long and is notable as having one of the largest vertical loops in the world at 128 ft. It also shares the height record in Northern California with another ride in the same park, The Flash: Vertical Velocity, at 150 feet high.
The ride starts with a large left-hand turnaround out of the station and onto the lift hill. At the top is a B&M pre-drop followed by a right turn. After that is the large 150' drop which achieves the same height as the lift hill despite the B&M Pre-Drop by dipping below ground level into a pit. The drop is followed by a 128' vertical loop. Medusa then features a dive loop to the left and a zero-G roll. The ride then enters a Sea-Serpent roll. After a very quick breather during the mid-course brakes, the train whips into a twisting left-hand drop into a flatspin under the brake run. The on-ride photo is taken directly after the first flatspin. The ride then travels through an inclined helix to the left before diving into the second flatspin. The ride's finale is a quick 85 degree banked helix to the right before a quick S-Turn, which creates the sensation that the train will run into one of the lift supports. Then, the ride will either glide into the brake run and travel back toward the station, or may come to a sudden stop if it is operating with three trains and another train is already in the station.
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[@gykg3202]

When I go to Six Flax this is the ride I start with. Its pretty fun and not that much of a killer. A classic roller coaster.

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

I like this.

[@AGuyThatMakesStuff]

just rode on this earlier today. easily one of the best coasters ever

[@sxmplybutera5444]

Im gonna go on it very soon, also sorry this comment is so late, but is it scary, And do you lose your stomach on the drops?

[@finnleyt]

@@sxmplybutera5444 probably too late to warn you on this, but yes it does. What I felt the first time riding it is during the drop your stomach drops and you can’t breathe. The first loop after that my vision went a little blurred (kept my eyes open) but other than those 2 things, the ride is really fun!

[@sxmplybutera5444]

@@finnleyt okay I’m so nervous and when I was gonna go it got cancelled bc I got COVID but TYSM I’m gonna go soon!!

[@finnleyt]

@@sxmplybutera5444 np! i hope you like it when you go!

[@sxmplybutera5444]

@@finnleyt ty!

[@cheezandbees6934]

oh she DEFINITELY needs a repaint

[@juliedewel-unger1348]

Thanks so much

[@camarosaregay7943]

awsumcheez yea it looks bad

[@christinahoang8357]

Yes yes yes yes more then go Goliath the at s flags over Georgia

[@warrenwhiteheadiii41]

Rode it dozen of times. Very awesome coaster but it could use a decent paint job at least

[@SlayerRunefrost]

Oh come on, when it was brand new it looked pretty good.

[@jojovaldez2766]

Sorta looks like Barney colors

[@bitchilookgood5911]

Medusa is starting to look rusty. Hopefully they repaint it for it's 20 year anniversary next year.

[@cheezandbees6934]

I read this and was like "haha this coaster can't be 20 years old" and I looked it up and was like "see 2000? not 20 years old" and then it hit me-

[@Meatloaf8]

You know that won’t happen.

[@cheezandbees6934]

@@Meatloaf8 shhh let us dream

[@billkeithchannel]

Is this the same layout as the coaster that used to be at Geauga Lake? It seems kinda familiar.

[@cheezandbees6934]

Bill Keith Channel they’re very similar! They’re made by the same manufacturer and are the same type of coaster (a floorless coaster is what they call it) :)

[@Miel8622]

All the people on the comments are saying that this is one of the best roller coaster’s, but then there is me who holds on for dear life on Medusa.

[@ShiroArctic]

I went on this back in 2014, and despite the tracks looking a bit worn it was running smooth as glass. The only complaints I have are the lack of theming (though I've never really cared that much about theming) and the restraints, but even then the restraints are not that bad. Basically, it's a great ride, it just needs a bit of a paint job and maybe some theming.

[@zacharyyamashita8554]

She was last painted in 2007, so she's due for a new Paint Job.

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

great medusa front row - (hd pov ) - at six flags discovery kingdom !!!

[@BowserHasFun]

This is one of my all time favorite rollercoasters at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom!! Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is my local Six Flags park!

[@StayCoolAsh]

Same I got a season pass for Christmas and I’m going soon

[@tiamaye2203]

It’s mine too! It’s about 3 hours away from us and no park is closer so yeah

[@m--c8198]

No one: Roller coaster cameras: FFFFFFSHHHHWHHHSSHHHH

[@ThemePark_Nerdo]

Jeez, this coaster needs a good ol’ paint job!

[@Nanfeii]

Its my favorite coaster

[@nathanlopez5667]

Best ride in the park it is awesome

[@hargaming4731]

At the start it looks like a nice little baby ride until it reached the lift hill

[@susanerichiello8858]

IKR

[@christinahoang8357]

It’s for the train to dis engage from the chain so it does not put stress on it. You see it everywhere

[@hargaming4731]

Christina Hoang you really don’t get the joke

[@Dablooner]

Yea no I was touching death when I rode it when I was like 8

[@donovancaldwell3872]

Great ride. I was white as a ghost walking sideways when I got off.

[@marietate1537]

I love your videos ❤️

[@savasapsilos3646]

This is not to be confused with Medusa (now Bizarro) at Six Flags Great Adventure, also manufactured by B&M.

[@HHPYE42]

Now back to Medusa

[@shutupimcooking120]

Six flags loves parking lots. Bring back Geagua Lake! Beautiful place

[@mmeadows35]

Damn this coaster is in def need of some TLC🥴goodness

[@jackieguenette2323]

Looks like fun!

[@Joeyurib3]

1:40 sounds like a bomb 💀

[@daytime55]

My first roller coaster I went and passed out on the last loop

[@LockeDemosthenes2]

I really hate parking lot coasters, they have zero personality or style.

[@scottjackson1332]

That's Six Flags for ya. These days they see an open spot and say "stick it there". The art of theming has gotten lost to Six Flags. Now they're nothing more than giant amusement parks with little character.

[@ThemePark_Nerdo]

Six Flags was way better when they were owned by TimeWarner

[@christiangarcia9640]

Theme Park Nerdo Facts

[@cathy9041]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@MysticalQ]

Yep... And that's what they call a "theme"park

[@frankwitt9120]

Kleine nette Achterbahn 👍😎🇩🇪

[@stevencronin7268]

Nothing screams ghetto Six flags park like a B&M over a parking lot. Who thought that was ok?

[@billchief397]

Exactly....LAME

[@elwoodblues9613]

Well, Vallejo *is* ghetto . . .

[@Chrispbacon94]

It wasn’t always a parking lot it used to be just inside the park but over the years expansions they had to build around it

[@stevencronin7268]

@@Chrispbacon94 no. The parking lot was there and they built over it without tearing it out. Cheap and unoriginal.

[@HumanStateOfEmergency]

It's called space restrictions and limitations. Where else in the park do you suppose they could have made it fit? Over the lake? NO

[@halojimmy7]

I miss roller coasters

[@SEABUNNY-c5u]

What?

[@ddrusa]

They said no cameras not allowed or filming I tried before they told me put it away I'm so confused.

[@deadaccountguys]

Well, you gotta hide it somehow. It's still hard for me to do, lmao

[@davidroot2393]

Was it just me or did they take the brake pad off the pre drop break?

[@californiamade5608]

This ride is fun.

[@jojovaldez2766]

Been.there.rode.that.ride...I.had.a.lot.of.fun

[@karmaduq]

Ohey, it's the B&M Kumba layout minus the real helix at the end

[@ironparadise9296]

Looks ghetto. Why is this thing in a parking lott

[@Chrispbacon94]

It didn’t used to be ghetto looking. It’s just what’s happened over the years. I used to live in Vallejo with this in my backyard practically. It could use a repaint but it’s not a bad ride for over 15 years in service.

[@davidthomerson751]

Well, in Greek mythology Medusa wasn't much of a looker either. In fact, according to legend, she was so ugly that anyone who looked her in the face automatically turned to stone. It's a perfect fit.

[@anthonybell1078]

Okay seriously what color are the rails? Kept seeing chartreuse and black and then olive green and white?

[@javiyepale771]

It's really similar to Dragon Khan (Spain )

[@thinline8504]

so it's essentially the same Medusa ride at great adventure thats now called Bizzaro ? cool.

[@patrickrichardson9183]

no they’re different

[@heidicadd774]

U need a wind mike

[@DooneyfromEastATL]

I don’t like how six flags throw these coasters up in a parking lot... it’s very unattractive

[@leeg8267]

Its valuable space that needs using.

[@thinline8504]

who cares.. you go there for the fucking rides...

[@evenunez2095]

Shut up

[@DooneyfromEastATL]

All yall can suck my dick!

[@DooneyfromEastATL]

Ev M f*ck you

[@Bnizzofashizzo]

Somebody has emphysema

[@itskc_c]

Ima face this fear and ride it

[@saturnsongs]

I only ride Coasters on KZbin. This one makes me dizzy.

[@seanpaulcurran]

OMG hahahhaha Finally someone like me who can only watch from home. I don't do the real thing - but I am trying to get my head into the game of maybe one day trying one out. I watched my cousins and my sister get on this one when I was about 13 - I remember looking up there going "what the fuck are they doing?"

[@onli1kitty]

I thought the gate was how the ride starts then I seen the lift and passed out twice lmao

[@austinwhite1268]

I once rode that in the front row in a rainstorm. Riding a Coaster in a rainstorm is not recommended.

[@aaronreyes6671]

I did Riddlers in the rain front row, yea no bueno... Shit hurt.

[@austinwhite1268]

@@aaronreyes6671 yes. 70 MPH is painful.

[@brucestro18]

Austin White lol Good thing I didn’t ride the front and only the back instead! I just rode fury325 @Carowinds over this past weekend!! On Friday 11/15/2019 it rained that day! I rode the back about 8x’s in the rain and it was painful!! I did have my rain gear on so I never got wet except for my head and face! Still it was fun though and it was fast due to the track being wet from the rain! So it felt like going 98mph instead of 95mph on a dry day. I rode it a few more times till they shut it down for mechanical issues. Saturday it was down due to cold windy weather. Sunday was much better and I rode it about 34x’s(only coaster I rode all day 😂). It was the last weekend of big coasters due to “ upcoming “Winterfest”

[@jp_themoose7609]

I just wanna go on this coaster but my anxiety makes me not want to go on it

[@timothywait9457]

jp do not be silly

[@darrentan4579]

San Francisco Terminal 21

[@EdsterIII]

Whoa HOW do you even know which direction your facing? Up, down, upside down, right side up? This thing flips you like a insane amount. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

[@Corks-ti4vz]

Edster III if you think I this is disorientating you should see The Smiler coaster at Alton Towers - 14 inversions

[@SILENTXNINJA7]

is this the one from SFGA, NJ??????

[@scarl2701]

No it’s from six flags discovery kingdom in California, Vallejo

[@SILENTXNINJA7]

@@scarl2701 so 6F built 2 identical coasters one for Cali and one for NJ?

[@scarl2701]

SILENTxNINJA7 yes

[@Jason_Maier]

Cobra roll or Sea Serpent Roll . . . which do you prefer?

[@jojo_hendriks]

Jason Maier Sea Serpent Rolls Are smoother and Are just more fun

[@anniebananie3970]

I like tuna rolls!

[@uwu-kg5ic]

I LIkE Egg Rolls!!

[@zacharyyamashita8554]

@@jojo_hendriks Plus they’re more rare.

[@funanddiscussionentertainm9176]

When were you there

[@iCoaster101]

Is this a smooth ride?

[@charlesgarand]

SEC UPDATE Haven’t personally done this Medusa but I heard many great things about it in this regard.

[@itsBayFreshALLday]

Yes it is.

[@JDog4976]

Very smooth however it does get a little bumpy in the back when you flip but front is still great

[@Hervinbalfour]

Yes it is.

[@timothywait9457]

SEC UPDATE yes it is

[@paulvonauth7254]

Coasters at Cedar Point remain the best!

[@MagicalBread]

You’re comparing Cedar Fair’s flagship park to a mid tier Six Flags park.

[@MagicalBread]

Top 3 B&M floorless in the US

[@RedRaiderLobo20]

That person coughing on there is responsible for COVID.

[@antronlupoe2845]

All tronx have times66

[@matchonview]

I like it to muchhhh....

[@soilcredibility]

Great audio.

[@farhanindonesia2792]

Full rotation

[@millionairemindzett]

Its similar to Dragon Khan (Spain) and Flug der Daemonen (Germany)

[@_leoo.ramirez_]

I sincerely believe that the game "Medusa" of Six Flags Mexico is better

[@evenunez2095]

Leobardo Moreno Ramírez ride

[@dlopezalt]

Leobardo Moreno Ramírez completamente de acuerdo contigo, mucho mejor la de México. 👍🏻

[@scottvasquez1401]

I see a lot of similarities between this and Kumba. Except Kumba at least had good scenery, and a tunnel

[@deadaccountguys]

I feel like Medusa should temporarily close only to repaint this as the same color.. The colors are fading away, which I noticed a lot while riding this. I STILL LOVE Medusa.. just.. yeah. (I know they couldn't, due to COVID)

[@mushieslushie]

Temporarily close? The park was closed for over a year and they didn't paint it.

[@deadaccountguys]

@@mushieslushie Eventually they gotta do it. I'm sorry, I'm being an ass about it XD

[@zacharyyamashita8554]

@@deadaccountguys No, you’re not being an ass, she really does need a new paint job.

[@gabrielgettel5820]

This is identical to the kraken until it gets to the friction stop.

[@mitchellries256]

Of all the floorless coasters you've ridden, which one would you say is the best?

[@coastercrutchfield]

Hmmm I would probably say my favorite would be Superman at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, with Hydra at Dorney Park coming in at a close second.

[@switchmintty8772]

I've only ridden one, and that's Batman, currently my favorite coaster of all time so far.

[@mikemckee6583]

Mitchell Ries I would have to vote for Griffon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.

[@ThemePark_Nerdo]

Mike McKee Griffon is a Dive Coaster

[@switchmintty8772]

Theme Park Nerdo you are right, but it has floorless trains.

[@jeffreyverspaget4353]

Wooow a good roller coaster I love six flags California I love California gr Jeffrey 🍀🌞☕😘🌴

[@PrinceMoonbeam]

I think you could puke on those cars in the parking lot if you really tried.

[@joyfullrains8166]

Omg looks like fun ride!

[@harleyhughes4470]

Cool

[@kllood9689]

This ride goes upside down so much it gives me a headache 🤕

[@jose.daniel.gutierrez.vill6561]

Yo ni loco me montaría ahi

[@chicagogalaxy670]

Just like the kraken

[@willowgreen7263]

still one of my favorite coasters. But yeah she's lookin a little dusty.

[@maddiefr5437]

Who else likes upside down rollercoasters? 👇

[@meganreed7236]

I rode it was insane

[@timothywait9457]

megan reed it is a very good ride i have a gut feling you had an ice cream at the park 🍦i had beer 🍺

[@christopherwynn727]

Six Flags Great Adventure Bizarro Six Flags Magic Mountain Scream Six Flags Fiesta Texas Superman Krypton Coaster Six Flags New England Batman Dark Knight SeaWorld Orlando Kraken Kings Dominion Dominator Cedar Point Rougarou

[@astridduron14]

me esu dido atraxiones peligrosas y tengo 8 años

[@NarutoQueenfoxxy]

It got stuck two weeks with people on it.

[@JoMunkeee]

Damn people were stuck for 2 weeks , what a shit rescue job....

[@diegoleonardopires6224]

Almost Kraken...

[@marisolgutierrez5578]

Que video

[@dressedundressed7200]

ネーミングからして怖えぇ

[@Sunsetter678]

FK THAT! Just watching it made me sick! LOL

[@HXC_Riftyz]

2:25 COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH ITS A FUNNY SOUNDING COUGH

[@notemma_plays6756]

Lol

[@Afroman29]

Ride this coaster? Me: NO, NO, and NO!!!

[@ooofflol3910]

David Sebelius why tho

[@Transformersreucsebotsfan2024]

Yes yes yes

[@poosukejunipoco6543]

下にかかるGが多いからそんなにスリル度は高くなさそうね。

[@ゲゲゲ-w5s]

日本ももっと、遊園地栄えてほしいな

[@soldgod3419]

結構あるぞ

[@Descaines]

That fucking company letting this baby rust away, a disgrace

[@adolfo907diaz4]

La medusa de México está más chingona

[@hectorsoto8805]

Adolfo907 Diaz neta?

[@adolfo907diaz4]

@@hectorsoto8805 si

[@sandraortega7583]

Coincido contigo

[@darrentan4579]

United States FIFA World Cup 2022

[@haad4699]

Medusa of six flags Mexico is so much better

[@MAN-wq2kq]

Scheint ja nicht grade angenehm zu fahren 😂 #Banditmoviepark

[@jojovaldez2766]

If.the.Medusa.needs.a.good.paint.job.they.shall.paint.it.orange.and.black...the.same.colors.as.the.San.Francisco.Giants

[@wynnwhitfield3405]

The Mind Bender at Six Flags Over Georgia is better. JS

[@anniebananie3970]

No no no no and no!

[@martinm2921]

Ew. No imagination. Rollercoaster in parking lots. Big thumbs down. 👎

[@antronlupoe2845]

All life 666 life 666