VEKOMA CONFIRMED! | Six Flags Magic Mountain's 2026 Coaster Permits Publicly Filed!

[@CZsWorld]

Weird how both new coasters in SoCal in 2026 are hillside terrain launch coasters.

[@Niff0601]

I can’t remember what the other one was, what was it?

[@IntaminFanGRLPowerCoasters]

Fast and Furious Hollywood Drift at Universal Hollywood. Intamin Prototype Drifting Launch Coaster ​@Niff0601

[@gstint.]

@Niff0601 no mms we

[@ethanreimer4024]

@Niff0601universal studios I think

[@notcool1079]

@@ethanreimer4024 yeah universal studios and their new fast and furious Hollywood drift. It’s about halfway through the construction of the track rn

[@zacg_]

I'm excited. It will recreate that familiar sensation we all enjoy of riding a flying jet ski.

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

I agree.

[@GreySox]

So that sign with a bird reading "Epic thrills are cycling through" was a very obvious hint.

[@adrenaline_thrillz7175]

I wonder if that bird has to do with the theme

[@urbex_coasters]

Hopefully, as that sign was pre-merger. Then I can hate Zimmerman for delaying our coaster rather than having to fully have a bitter taste about the coaster itself being a post-merger decision as I don't care about post-merger coasters. Only the legacy rides pre-merger.

[@Master326X]

@@adrenaline_thrillz7175maybe

[@demonoid7469]

Damn...and here I was holding out hope of the worlds first Giga Log flume with a 320' drop! I still say that bird is definitely a Robin...and with the DC area of the park...and Robin rides a motorcycle...I think it is going to be a family friendly, Robin Motorbike themed coaster

[@CoastingThePlanet]

As many others, I’m very happy to see more new age Vekoma stuff coming to the states! Am lucky to have recently gotten Big Bear Mountain at my home park, and it certainly seems Vekoma knows what they’re doing nowadays. Hope this turns out good for Magic Mountain, whatever the concept ends up being!

[@arturobianco848]

From europe here all the new gen Vekoma stuff is good. Smooth reliable only 2 small problems, they are prety short so far and not to forcefull (except for Lech coaster so they can do it if they want it).

[@iliketrains3546]

@@arturobianco848 abyssus and especially fly is not short

[@arturobianco848]

@iliketrains3546 well fly isn't short and you are correct neither is Abyssus it felt way shorter in my memorie. Thats abyssus. i stand corrected.

[@iliketrains3546]

@ yeah the only short one really is formula and that’s just a prototype

[@IcyEvolution-m9y]

I’m going to have grand children before SFMM gets a giga

[@Themeparkanxiety]

Most parks don’t have a giga. And don’t need one

[@iliketrains3546]

@@Themeparkanxiety magic mountain kinda does tho, it’s the biggest park in the chain without one and there aren’t any on the west coast, as well as them needing a proper modern standout

[@jpatt9275]

Giga needs space. Maybe when Viper or X2 go away

[@Themeparkanxiety]

@iliketrains3546 parks aren't building gigas anymore. Too expensive.

[@iliketrains3546]

@@Themeparkanxiety I’m not saying they are going to get one (because they definitely aren’t), but out of every SF park they probably need it the most, either them or Great America

[@MrKevster24]

First of it's kind in North America, Vekoma... Going with a Vekoma Flyer variant. Yes, Tatsu is close by, but this maybe this will offer a different SPIN?

[@ItsDannyRobbins]

6:16 To determine direction of travel, look at the turns before the straight segment on the right of this image in comparison to the wider turns on the other end, which curve over the station. The tighter turns on the right tell me that the train is travelling slower in that area, and faster towards the larger turns in the left immediately after the straight-away. This segment shows the train is going traveling from the right end of the image to left. From the station in the center of the image, the ride will start going to the right into its first launch and continue around to the top of the image. The 2nd launch will be towards the station and over it. The drawn out turns to the left will be taken at higher speeds and indicate the fastest section of the layout. The long straight-away to the left of the station building will be the breaks and transfer tables, and the first launch will be directly after the station, on the right.

[@TheRealConcertKing]

I'm excited for a new type of ride coming to the park, this isn't anything I had considered but I'm glad to see MM getting a Vekoma. But more than a new coaster, that park needs a major operations overhaul. The dispatches are truly atrocious on a lot of rides, lines could move quickly on rides like West Coast Racers and Full Throttle, but those are some of the slowest lines in the park. WCR always seems to have a listed 90+ minute wait even with the line not filling up the station building. Tatsu never uses both sides of the station anymore, so the line just backs up. The staffing levels and training of staff are just poor. Food and beverage are atrocious and the prices they charge are beyond insane. I would gladly give up a new coaster for a better overall experience at the park. Also the queue line spaces are some of the least pleasant places to be in any park. Most of them are just switchbacks inside a cheap metal box. A lot of things that break just never get fixed, take a visit into the kids play area, or ride Justice League. My visit yesterday has really set me on a path of hating that park, I've only seen it go downhill in the last 20 years.

[@notcool1079]

I visited magic mountain 4 days ago and the conditions and operations there were astronomically better than it was a year ago :)

[@TheRealConcertKing]

@@notcool1079 There were some coasters with consistent 5+ minute dispatches this past Sunday. There were people in the park but it wasn't so crowded that Ninja should have had a 60 minute wait. I can only chalk that up to operational failures on some level. Also I counted 24 total empty seats on 3 consecutive trains on Twisted Colossus including one WITH TEN EMPTY SEATS, and I saw several trains on Wonder Woman with empty seats....that is unacceptable. Empty seats on trains, especially THAT many, mean people in line are waiting longer than they need to. If trains are going out only 1/2 to 3/4 loaded, that means the wait is 25-50% longer for no reason. But beyond the actual dispatching of trains, the park just isn't a nice place to be. Maybe a 30 minute line wouldn't feel like torture if there was better scenery, lighting, ventilation, etc. There is also absolutely nowhere comfortable to take a break in the park. The only seating are generic cheap picnic benches, some of which may be partially shaded and some not. I don't expect lounges with AC and couches, but how about some shaded seating with backs? Also food that is actually not awful and below $15.

[@notcool1079]

@@TheRealConcertKing maybe your visit was understaffed, because when I visited I rode almost everything multiple times and they were dispatching trains very quickly, out of the 4 times I rode twisted colossus 3/4 rides it dueled. The trains were also mostly full and had 2-3 operating trains on most rides. I do agree with how bad the conditions of the lines, seating, and the food pricing are.

[@mikebrown2948]

I'm finally leaving California to move to the capital of roller-coaster heaven in FLORIDA but,I'm going to miss riding all the wonderful Rollercoasters at every SIX FLAGS in California 😢❤🎢

[@sumguy8]

Was really hoping for an axis, but maybe they save the viper plot for a big one after the other one opens and works, if it works well.

[@IRDeady]

2026 official announcement from SFMM. "We are excited to announce our new, first of it's kind vekoma B&M family dive coaster."

[@tahjo7]

Congratulations, you've struck GOLD with this find!!....now, if only you can unearth Knott’s future coaster...😔

[@arturobianco848]

i don't think its in the cards for Knotts. I wouldn't know where they can build another one Unles they go Grunaland style. And tearing down old ones, I can only think of accelarator might be tricky with permits for a new one ( i defently would do the permits thing first before i would take an old one out).

[@Balancedpower420]

Knotts needs dark rides

[@brianasche6406]

Why can't we get a Bermuda Blitz like Lech coaster?

[@blackjack21477]

Honestly!!

[@Themeparkanxiety]

Well they’ll be working a lot with Vekoma, so maybe next

[@1138gabe]

Im glad they are going with a Vekoma terrain coaster. They will eventually get a B&M but for now this will be a fine addition to that part of the park.

[@eliasmertens9313]

Good god there are so many people complaining about this coaster. The last three coasters to go to Magic Mountain were thrill coasters and the highest-quality family coaster is a nearly forty-year-old Arrow Suspended Coaster. Suck it up so the park can start attracting families and make some money so corporate will finally give the park a giga that otherwise never would have happened under the old Six Flags.

[@IllegalPizza777]

I miss the old six flags Straight from the go six flags

[@ChristopherFiore-s4r]

@eliasmertens9313 CA will never get a giga because of earthquake BS regulations and all the other ultra left wing restrictions since superman was built. Also if you want family rides then go to Disneyland. Do you even go to sfmm? Because if you did you'd see busses of kids that are young who barely make the height requirement ridding the most intense rides. So family coasters are for wussy, weak, fat, scared parents who can't ride the big boy rides with their tall fourth grader. You want to talk about money. My family will not renew 2026 if this ride is weak. That's 5 prestige passes and 5 platinum flass passes gone.

[@JAXXNCREATED]

It's awesome that California is getting 2 new launched terrain coasters in the same year

[@jenkem69]

I still haven't even been there recently enough to ride the single rail or west coaster racers, and now another new coaster next year?! I HAVE to go this year lol also even if its not the craziest your right itll be a perfect fit for that gap in between and if it really will be a motorbike style seat underneath thatll be worth riding for the uniqueness alone!

[@BionicAnimanga]

Thrill Glider Coaster sounds cool.

[@briansanchez5758]

Is there any sort of video on this new concept or because it's a prototype there is nothing yet?

[@gatornationforlife2001]

A thrill glide coaster sounds a lot like Fly at Phantasia land if that’s what this is boys we’re in for a treat

[@IntaminFanGRLPowerCoasters]

Cue the Rookburgh music!!

[@ItsDannyRobbins]

The concept images of the train I've seen show a design that is a cross between the moto-coaster seating position, and the swinging suspended trains on Vampire at Chessington. It is a moto-coaster restraint adapted to a side-to-side swinging suspended chassis. Think "Tron and Big Bad Wolf had a baby and it's this".

[@gatornationforlife2001]

@ that’s disappointing

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

Oh god gonna be a capacity nightmare

[@Danrarbc]

Why would it be?

[@Stevenet1]

Sweet! Though I had hoped for a terrain based AXIS coaster.. lol

[@Derangedlefty]

NPC

[@stephenn77]

I hope the colors are shades of purple and gray! We have enough bright oranges and greens.

[@IntaminFanGRLPowerCoasters]

GearBird's Magical F.L.Ying Motorbike Adventure!!😁😁 Jk. Name it, "Clockwork Cyclone!!" So excited!!

[@1abrebel]

I was hoping for a high thrill coaster but this already sounds like a high end family thrill coaster. Can't wait to see it actually start coming to reality

[@TheJookEd]

Dear lord, Magic Mountain loves their Launch Coasters....sigh. (assuming it is a launch) We really needed an airtime machine. Also, I have this weird feeling that the seat you are riding will some how allow the rider to somewhat control their specific seat to either sway/fully 360 around its track. I dunno but I dont think its going to be "tame" there is going to be some gimmick as we all know SF loves their "first evers." Excited to see what it turns out to look like.

[@adrenaline_thrillz7175]

We have multiple airtime machines lol

[@christopherfinch-mccollum1753]

It has a lift

[@jaredvh]

What is the difference between this and the ride "Bat" at Lagoon Amusement Park in Utah?

[@jaya1000]

I like it if its a 42" or 45" like Ninja. Not enough for younger kids at sfmm. 4 kiddie coasters, ninja, thats it until you hit 48". Then you can skip straight to twisted and x2. There needs to be a happy medium coaster

[@roadtripnerd2432]

Hopefully they announce it this summer before it opens next year

[@arturobianco848]

Interesting seeting concept should be awsome for a terrain coaster. Don't think it will invert though with those restraines.

[@the_ambassador_ert]

Yahoo! Finally

[@michaelhorio4046]

I cant wait for another ride at six flags

[@ROCKET1983]

So definitely some type of Cycling model coaster. Hence their promotions on the walls “Epic Thrills Are Cycling in.”

[@Balancedpower420]

Suspended family coaster tells me Ninja’s days are numbered. Maybe the giga will go on the other side of the mountain in a few years

[@psychopompinc.646]

That would make sense. One of the next coasters rumored for removal at SFMM is Ninja and it's rumored that 2025 is the last year for The Bat at King's island.

[@adrenaline_thrillz7175]

I always thought that if you remove viper, rapids and ninja you could build a giga right there

[@williampavichevich4877]

I'd Avoid using any part of the Mountain/Samurai Summit for a Giga. I'd rather see a SUPERMAN be transformed into a Proven Strata. What I've proposed wouldn't use up too much space and need a Average-sized footprint and using only 2 Newly Built Structers to host both a 200 foot Airtime Hill and 190 foot Top Gun Stall going directly through either a 400 foot TOP HAT, which would be built next to CraZanity but up the Hill moreso, and the Airtime Hill would also house the Top Gun Stall going right underneath the 200 foot Airtime Hill. I'd keep the Superman/Lex Tower which would serve as the main Spike. Superman would be completely Rebranded, New Tracks. 3 New trains, 20 riders, 2 per row, much like TT2 Trains with same restraints. 1 train Metalic Red, Metalic Blue, Metalic Green. Track design would be the same as Falcons Flight in Saudi Arabia. The tracks would be Red & Grey. The Steel supports a Metalic Naval Blue color. Updated Launching system. It would reach speeds of up to 128, 120 & 100 mph at different sequences of the ride. Ride Colors: Red, Blue Green and I'd use grey in the ride design as well. It's Name: SUPERMAN Escape, the Odyssey. 😎🌴🎢❤️👍🏻

[@TheFIlthy420]

​@adrenaline_thrillz7175 think they own the land behind apocalypse too! Just tear down apocalypse and start over there!

[@damegataco]

It definitely looks like some sort of multi launch coaster... I could be wrong, but guess we will just have to see.

[@AaronAlterman]

When is that S&S multi axis prototype going into a park??

[@_AT41]

Is this a new-age vekoma flyer? Suspended motorbike coaster is pretty similar to the seating on FLY

[@SnowghostFilms]

I doubt. It would beat the dumbness record set by Goliath at Six Flags New England in 2012 🪃🪃

[@Jwalker1742]

Any chance it could be a tamer version of F.L.Y at Phantasialand? I think that would be pretty sick

[@YaelViruet-ke3tc]

If they’re releasing Magic Mountains 2026 permits then I’m eager to see what’s going on with Great Adventures Ka replacement. However I think that replacement is a bit more sensitive so we might not see their stuff until later on at the end of the season.

[@davidrivera8296]

We are getting GTA 6 before we ever get a GIGA.

[@tahjo7]

😂 Love this!

[@AC1097-eb2ss]

A shame vekoma didn't offer this model a year earlier, this kind of coaster would've been perfect for Hiccup's Wing Gliders.

[@oreopharaoh3748]

Oh man Universal getting fast and furious, I feel like knotts is just lurking in the background like yall just wait

[@Yes2snake]

New coaster ‘leaks?’ on my birthday!

[@YaelViruet-ke3tc]

Happy Birthday!!

[@williambernstein4313]

Will this interact at all with full throttle....gold rusher or Superman?

[@rexnewcombe8337]

It will be something to do with the bird, meaning its a flying coaster, Punkrock motorcycle theme. If you look really close to the pictures on the fence that's a big clue!!!!

[@ThemeParkObsessionDD]

Give me all the new age Vekoma. 🙌🙌

[@cardiolojeff]

This is possibly the third-best addition to LA, only behind Roki Sasaki and Hyeseong Kim

[@themeparklunatic1996]

As long as it’s something along the lines as manta at sea world Sam diego but inverted then I’m fine with it

[@TheIntimacyGram]

Sad to see trees removed. SFMM was so tree-less when it opened, and it has taken years for these trees to mature. SFMM needs more trees, not less.

[@AirtimeAxolotl]

It sounds like a really cool coaster!

[@davefroman4700]

From the looks of those plans that seating isn't going anywhere. Its going to be left there in traditional 6Flags fashion of half finish things.

[@robinknight-ph5lv]

i wanted an intamin vertical launch coaster.

[@balthazarbratt8194]

I wanted a full size axis

[@mattfdevlin]

Magic mountain would massively benefit from an airtime machine with no inversions. I know vekomas new inverts like Na Fianna Force incorporate airtime. If they can do something similar on this inverted motorbike it’ll please the general public and enthusiasts.

[@FirBurger98]

Was going for something more "thrilling" but a new coaster is always welcome

[@mithramusic5909]

More thrilling than an inverted multi-launch?

[@FirBurger98]

@mithramusic5909 I mean I've seen some launch inverted coasters on the tamer side, to me west coast racers isn't a thrill ride by any means but it has 4 launches, maybe it's just me wanr8ng a giga on the west coast

[@EliteRailVideos]

I called it!

[@Mitsuru2011]

i thought it would be a vekoma new gen flier

[@urbex_coasters]

I mean with the merger it's hard for me to care about coasters added by the post-merger company headed by Richard Zimmerman and his streak of anti-transparency with ride removals. I'll certainly ride it for the credit, but it would be the understatement of the millenium to say I wouldn't be attatched to it like I am the other coasters. Even family coasters like Goldrusher, Ninja, and Revolution (Ninja and Revolution I'd say fill that "gap between Goldrusher and even a ride like West Coast Racers" you're talking about) I'm more attatched to than anything the merged company builds. That being said, if I try to look past my views about the company the ride could be interedting. The other day I was talking with one of my friends about potentially doing an Arrow suspended type swinging train that puts riders in flying position, this literally could be that.

[@CoasterJacobEnthusiast]

I don’t want then to remove Superman!

[@JoshuaAnderson-u2k]

It’s not going to it doesn’t go on its track

[@JoshuaAnderson-u2k]

It’s staying and getting fixked

[@CoasterJacobEnthusiast]

Okay

[@michaelwhitehead1435]

Bold of CedarFlags to build yet another roller coaster at SFMM when they can't fully operate everything at the park that they already have. Still, let's go.

[@octaviorex244]

Soo no giga 😢

[@F7COASTERS]

Fourth coaster to sit under the track at magic mountain

[@bluepilltaker]

Tatsu’s my 2nd favorite, Ninja and Batman are decent, definitely fillers. People would love a flyer that doesn’t ruin your crotch like Tatsu lol

[@ComposerConductor]

A family coaster is smart for Magic Mountain, but I'm not sure if their claim that, "EPIC THRILLS," is part of a family coaster is accurate. Again, it's a great bridge from a kiddie coaster to a more intense coaster, but, "EPIC"? I don't think so.

[@ChristopherFiore-s4r]

Why is it smart? If you want family rides, then go to Disneyland. Have you seen how young and short the kids are going on MM most intense rides. Clearly not. Family rides at a rollercoaster park, especially sfmm, are for the weak, wussy, scared parents who won't go on the big boy rides that their 5yr is going on.

[@slumpdogyt]

@@ChristopherFiore-s4r the money is in families, legacy cedar fair now six flags has been shifting its focus to more of a family themepark style as that makes more money.

[@ComposerConductor]

@@ChristopherFiore-s4r, because it will draw more than just a small population of folks like you and I.

[@flaw3dgenius222]

Shame its not a Lech Coaster for you guys.

[@texasgiant_thrills]

Six Flags shouldn't have put a prototype coaster at Magic Mountain, its too risky to put it at their best performing park.

[@plighting_engineerd]

If parks stuck to that logic, none of the nation's biggest parks would have their best and most unique rides.

[@dreamy.reader52]

​@@plighting_engineerd Couldn't agree more! I mean look at Cedar Point

[@Sonderax]

It's just new trains on their flying coaster. They've made motorcycle coasters before so it literally modifying the train they sit on to be inverted.

[@singthelongswansong]

Best performing because it’s open year round

[@Julian-tf6kl]

X2 was a prototype and that’s amazing

[@tbx59]

Are they going to leave the amphitheater? I sure hope they get rid of it, otherwise it'll be an eyesore

[@ParksBros]

It seems like the plan is to cover most of it in dirt, but I'm not sure how all of that is going to look.

[@psychopompinc.646]

@@ParksBros One of the rumors that was circulating earlier on was that they were going to turn the seating into some kind of water feature which would be pretty awesome if that happens.

[@lakeerie70]

Can you say F.L.Y?? Like Phantasialand.

[@Da_knee7]

Omgggggggg

[@Nitro99999]

The Flash is the first Varma back in America at Six Flags Great Adventure not Magic Mountain Magic Mountain will get the second

[@Johnwicklover1994]

these comments are a wonderful example of how thoosies act when something isn't made for them specifically. You're all acting more childish than the toddlers who won't even be tall enough to ride this.

[@AMCustomCoasters]

If its a family coaster its a failure in my book. MM is supposed to be a thrill park, families can go to Knotts or disney.

[@Themeparkanxiety]

I think they also want a few of those people at Magic Mountain. More money for the park!

[@realnga10]

So it’s a family coaster…🙄

[@ComposerConductor]

A family coaster. Magic Mountain is smart.

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

I agree.

[@ChristopherFiore-s4r]

Couldn't disagree more. Have you seen how small and young the kids are that are riding the most intense rides? Clearly not. Family coasters are not for the kids. They're for weak, wussy, scared parents who can't ride X2 or Tatsu..., not for kids. If you want family rides, then go to Disneyland.

[@CarolinaCycloneJames]

​@@ChristopherFiore-s4r remember families make up most of the Revenue for a park. Not enthusiasts. Therefore the more family rides. The more money to invest in a giga or another coaster. Also not everyone can afford tickets to Disney

[@CZsWorld]

It does sound like a family coaster, but that sign... "Epic Thrills are cycling in"

[@DraftGeeks]

@@CZsWorldI love seeing a big Chanel supporting a smaller Chanel

[@joshfreund6008]

Its ginna be lame

[@TheLordMeowMeow]

what a disappointment! no giga? OMG zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@Johnwicklover1994]

woahhhhhh it's almost like california is known for having earthquakes and high land costs.

[@jefcoble8827]

Couldn’t have gone to a park that actually needs it…

[@bluepilltaker]

Alright buddy, lines at X2 can get well over 3 hours. Learn about supply and demand. This park obviously generates more revenue and even has more potential… 😂

[@bluepilltaker]

Besides at least half of magic mountain is garbage filler.

[@CV81823]

All of the hype for a disappointing 2026 coaster. mm should have gone with a giga coaster. mm could have used their mountainous terrain for the giga. Instead after years of waiting , we get yet again another mediocre attraction. Well at least im looking forward to fast and furious hollywood drift in 2026

[@Themeparkanxiety]

Cry 😢

[@LeJeanZone]

Such a waste of a potential opportunity 🙁

[@frankthecat1660]

Boring.

[@theruleoffire]

Boring coaster. This CEO man is Terrible. I swear he’s sour and plans to take down 6flags.

[@jeffsites7351]

Another freaking family coaster.!!!!!! I'm so over this crap .... You want family go to Disney or Universal

[@singthelongswansong]

Another? SFMM is literally the Xtreme park. There’s like 5 family coasters out of what 20?

[@Deadtetraglofish]

@@singthelongswansongi was expecting a family thrill, something like F.L.Y. But with a twist

[@eliasmertens9313]

The last time they added a family coaster was in 2014 with the addition of the park’s Zamperla Gravity Coaster STD. 🎉🥳 So you should stop crying over nothing, babygirl. 🤗😚

[@ChristopherFiore-s4r]

💯 agree. People are too stupid to realize that family rides are not for kids, but for weak, wussy, scared parents that won't go on big boy rides, but their young kids who barely make the height requirement sure will. If this is not an extreme ride, I'm not renewing my 2026 pass.

[@AC1097-eb2ss]

Thoosies when the park with the 2nd best thrill ride collection on the planet builds their first family coaster (that isn't an off-the-shelf kiddy ride) since 1988:

[@jamesrauff]

Something few people say “ it’s going to be insane to watch grading happen” 🎢🎢