Twisted Colossus Full In-Depth Review | Six Flags Magic Mountain's Dueling RMC Hybrid Coaster

[@RichLux713]

such a good ride

[@Marty_NZ]

Solid top 10 ride for me too. I don't think people realise how lucky they are to have Twisted Colossus, X2 and Ghost Rider all in one city. All they need is a proper B&M Hyper or Giga to complete the package.

[@seanlewis1148]

A giga AND a full circuit Strata

[@Saul_Leven]

Santa Clarita and Buena Park are different cities. They're not even in the same county.

[@Marty_NZ]

@@Saul_Leven as someone not from USA, I see it all as Los Angeles. I visited LA and went to all those parks, so it's one destination for me.

[@xstrdn]

@@Saul_Leven they both fall under the LA Metro area or Greater Los Angeles...

[@joshfreund6008]

@@Saul_Leven Whatever. They're less than an hour apart either way

[@gtaopman6678]

Best ride I've ever been on

[@JIMINYJONES29]

I literally rode it yesterday and it was my #1 coaster at the first few seconds of the ride.

[@Missglam67]

Thank you for posting this and giving Twisted Colossus the props it truly deserves. By giving it a high rating it keeps the spirit of classic Colossus alive. To me the spirit of classic Colossus lives in Twisted Colossus. I do agree that Twisted Colossus is not for the feint of heart and believe it or not classic Colossus when it first opened wasn’t either. I first rode the classic version in 1981 or 1982 and back then it really was a force to be reckoned with. But I fell in love. Anyway over the years I stopped going to the park altogether and developed a fear of roller coasters. Then due to ongoing health issues it was no longer safe for me to ride coasters even if I wanted to. This sadly kept me from riding the classic version one last time which I regret. However after several years of lifestyle changes my health has dramatically improved but my fear did not. Until recently. I visited the park and spend the entire day getting in line only to chicken out at the last minute. I am not sure what changed but I rode my first time on the twisted version with a teenage kid who kept telling me it’s completely safe and I have nothing to be afraid of. Truly? That made at lot of sense since I had already ride Viper, Wonder Woman, Riddler’s Revenge, and West Coast Racers so what was the problem with Twisted Colossus? Anyway that teenager I rode with made it so much easier and that much more fun.

[@webpaann]

Ejector airtimes in TC even cured my back and neck problem

[@christinajain2340]

I rode thsi ride for the first time a month ago and I loved it! A perfect roller coaster and in my top three!

[@tbx59]

I loved Colossus as a kid, and RMC did an awesome job modernizing the ride.

[@zackf3688]

I love this ride, it's like getting 2 rides in one. I also rode the original which was a beast in its day. For those who never got a chance to ride the original I have a meditation to connect to the original. (For now): The scent of the coaster has not changed, especially on the lift hill. It's the aroma of chain grease and dried wood filling the air. Next time you're on it just know that riders over the last 50 years smelled what you're smelling!

[@MrMywildside]

I agree that the blue side seems to put a little more on your plate.

[@bigt7706]

That s curve after the top gun stall on green is so underrated

[@ParksBros]

It’s beginning to look a lot like Twistmas..

[@sfmmscreampunkdistrictmusi8545]

Lol. Nice joke!

[@IMWBMEGJCC]

late but is “at lot” a spelling mistake on accident or on purpose? If on purpose then at lot would also be another joke like twistmas since it’s at a parking lot

[@ethank.4689]

I love all your reviews on different coasters!! keep up the amazing work

[@adventuresinsplashmountain6]

This ride was shown in the Netflix movie Yes Day

[@acowwithlegs]

I honestly wish they would put a holding break for the other train so it would dial everytime

[@seanlewis1148]

You mean duel*

[@PyroSeeker]

Maybe during the off season. During spring and summer they need to move people as quick as possible because of long lines.

[@tinnnytintin]

I just got done with Batman, west coast, new revolution. I was terrified, but after doing those I realized I wasn’t as bad. Went on twisted colossus and that drop killed me, but the rest of the ride was very nice.

[@thecoastergnome8603]

Love this ride, it’s my number 3, outlaw run just barely beats it out purely because of setting and night rides, and ghost rider is my number 1 for very similar reasons you love twisted colossus. It’s the ride that got me into coasters, and honestly it’s just legendary.

[@ParksBros]

That’s a super solid top 3!

[@Miniluvsyou]

Gotta agree with you on ghost rider…it just has everything i love in rollercoasters

[@thecoastergnome8603]

@@Miniluvsyou right. It might just be the perfect wooden coaster. It is the perfect amount of rough. It has airtime, it has laterals. It’s got everything. Plus I honestly think I like wooden coaster better then steal. (Unless it’s an RMC) the shaky nature of the wood just adds so much to the thrill factor.

[@Missglam67]

I agree that our Twisted Colossus should not be your first coaster. Even the OG Colossus shouldn’t have been your first. I guess it still scares people just like the OG used to scare people back in the day. It doesn’t get boring for me. It’s just familiar just like any coaster can be after a while

[@chiltonschilling2732]

My Brother and I went to Magic Mountain on the final day Colossus was open to the public. We decided to try to get on the last train and started to let people cut us until someone started to complain that we couldn't do that. We told him that cutting was not allowed but allowing people to cut was but he refused to go ahead of us. Worked out for us as we got the front row seat on the second to last train of the night. After the first cycle, we were chanting let's go again and the sent us which was cool. When we came back to the station a 2nd time, we got the whole train shouting Iron Colossus. I suspected Colossus would get the Iron Horse treatment (name at the time) that Iron Rattler received prior. The Park President was standing in the station, (at least I'm pretty sure it was her.) and her look she gave us was like "How could you possibly know what our plan is?" I have ridden Colossus many times before that night, but that night was the greatest ride I have ever had. I remember pretending to have an oar and rowing as we slowly crept through the long drawn out turns. But that night, we flew through the course. Maybe the trims were off, I don't know. One thing I do know, that night turned me from a Thrill Seeker to a Coaster Enthusiast. I just wish I got to ride Colossus back in its heyday before all of the modifications it went under and before they only started running one side.

[@gaylosbernandez579]

Hey stranger... I was there too, I miss that old beast... But the new ride is great

[@michellea2203]

I don't know if people are still doing this but when I went, people were literally laughing and clapping at the end because of how amazing this ride is. Hope to be going back to Six Flags soon.

[@spikedwk]

This is the best ride in the park. But maybe wonder woman will be able to beat it

[@xstrdn]

They NEED to make this a duel everytime coaster, when this thing duels both times like it's supposed to it is in strong contention for the greatest coaster ever made. Sadly this will never happen 😔

[@Miniluvsyou]

Top 3 for me: twisted colossus, ghost rider, X2

[@dizzle639]

Wow! This was my favorite roller coaster as a teenager back in 2001! I never knew they revamped it! I might go and try it one day now that I’m 38 :-)

[@sfmmscreampunkdistrictmusi8545]

I love Twisted Colossus. It’s personally my favorite coaster in the world. And I’d rate TC 5 stars and a 10/10. The ScreamPunk District is a hit for me. Since I’m a huge fan of steampunk, and the Steampunk custom made music playing in the background, I can confirm that the ScreamPunk District fits super well with me! Anyways Merry Christmas everyone!

[@ryansullivan3085]

I am a team green for the top gun stall and because the high five is more intense on the green side

[@derekwtang]

Love this ride. As a ride op myself it bugs me that guests take so long to store their loose articles. If they know it’s a dueling ride I think they should try harder to make it one. Then again I’m sure more GP don’t know than do know so

[@kbfan2424]

So true , I mean I go every week and I understand your frustration because usually the guests are edgers or brain dead 😂😂.

[@hellacia8151]

Ops give a time limit for the GP to board, as well for the other ops to do restraint checks. If another train hits the brakes they announce "no duel"

[@jffmrk]

Twisted is one off my favorites too. I did ride the original Colossus and RMC really made it a great ride. The original wooden was rough at times with pretty slow turn around at the top. It was cool that Six Flags has a marathon day for the original ride before it closed. My kids liked the ride too. As soon as they hit 48" they were on this ride (and X2).

[@roadtripnerd2432]

This ride is definitely too intense for inexperienced riders

[@Spork1569]

I'm on of those that's team Green specifically for that top gun stall, favorite moment in the park for me overall. I find the blue side to be a bit more intense and that zero g roll always catches me by surprise, but the airtime makes up for it.

[@Saul_Leven]

The lap bar doesn't have a shin guard. It's really more of a knee guard since it comes to rest right below the knee.

[@gregcharles3240]

Twisted Colossus and Ghostrider are the best wood/steel 1.2 punch of the Western US (including Texas)

[@JJJJ-he8bz]

Just rode this again last week it was pure fire I got 6 duels on it

[@leonardclay4804]

One of the best RMC of its kind in this Era

[@seanlewis1148]

TC is a beast

[@unyieldingdevotion]

second!

[@unyieldingdevotion]

been waiting for this all morning😭