Problematic Roller Coasters - Magnum XL-200 @ Cedar Point - The Original Hyper Roller Coaster

Magnum XL-200 is an absolute CLASSIC and has operated at the Cedar Point Amusement Park since May of 1989. The ride opened as the world's first hyper roller coaster which is a coaster that stands over 200 feet (61 meters) tall. In this video, I discuss my thoughts on the ride as well as an in depth dive at the technical and operational aspects of Magnum!
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[@ElToroRyan]

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[@makeupmama1984]

As an overweight person myself, I cannot imagine arguing with staff who said I couldn't safely ride. That's crazy. They have restrictions for a reason.

[@DavidMartin-lj8yj]

Its funny to see you mention larger riders. I have been going to Cedar Point for decades. I remember showing up the year they added the seat at the entrance to the lines of certain rides to see if the seat belt would latch properly. It was a wake up call for me when I could no longer get on my favorite rides. I lost 40 lbs that winter just so I could get back on the rides.

[@alexzuelke5209]

I was one of magnums ride mechanics for 3 years, its honestly on of the more reliable coasters in the park. sure it has little hiccups now and then, but all in all its a solid ride!

[@mulinhuan8410]

when Ryan is 1,000,000 times more productive during quarantine

[@coastermania17]

The ride ops won't immediately tell you you're too fat, but the ride sure will

[@nethzul]

"You conquered the Magnum, now capture the moment"

[@paulw.woodring7304]

Interesting video. I worked at the park in 1978 and '79 (yeah, I'm old now), when Gemini was first opened. At that point the park had no more than six coasters, so obviously every one was heavily used, but a big day, like July 4th weekend, was around 30-35,000 total park attendance, which meant the park would stay open until 11 pm. That only happened three or four weekends a season. Gemini was the furthest out, and they opened a new midway walkway to get to it and an additional crossing for the railroad, which is where I worked. They had more than a few teething problems with Gemini, it didn't open I think until June of '78. It took a long time for the wheel bearings to wear in, and the test trains, even weighted down with sandbags, often got hung up about 2/3, 3/4 of the way through the ride. As we ran the train around you could watch the testing over the course of a day. The speed brake on the first return curve wasn't there for probably the first 10 years of the ride's existence, until the wheel bearings really wore in. BTW, and you may know this, it's possible to control the speed of a roller coaster train through the weight (thickness) of the oil in the wheel bearings. The thinner the oil the faster it goes.

[@Silvarret]

Ryan: "The original Hyper Roller Coaster"

[@Stubwood_on_YT]

No one’s going to talk about the classic 80s music being played in the background? Ok then

[@ToomanyFrancis]

Getting distracted by your phone at an amusement park is like reading a book in a movie theater.

[@stephenmusic69420]

i hope Magnum sticks around for a long time, it’s one of my favorite coasters at Cedar Point. I didn’t even know the tracks are hand-made but it does feel really unique

[@CoasterRoaster]

The trains look straight outta back to the future

[@MarksRockDog1]

Yo EltoroRyan can you make a problematic roller coaster video about my relationships?

[@RehlmProductions]

"Whenever this double Sicko Mode virus ends..." 🤣 That caught me so off-guard I almost spat out my drink, lol.

[@cjandthewall9135]

Ryan’s really coming for us obese cell phone using people 😬

[@MrOSUrocker]

I remember going to cedar point back in the early 2000s with my best friend, his older brother and one of his friends. There was absolutely no one riding Magnum that day so we decided to ride it about three or four times in a row in rapid succession. After hitting those little bunny hills and the tunnels at the end that many times I'm pretty sure all of us thought we would never have kids because the lap bar literally crushed our junk due to the excessive airtime lol

[@thatsmallcessna8300]

The world’s tallest coaster started the coaster wars and the world’s tallest coaster ended them.

[@ianmflandersify]

I never get tired of you telling me how block zones work lol. Seriously though, another great video! Keep em coming!!

[@therideanalyst6794]

God I love magnum... and props to not being afraid to talking about the slow increase of the size of riders