Do you know why RideOps by in large are happier in Europe? Because unlike working at SixFlags, Working in the park is enough to raise a family on in most European parks, and being laid off for the winter is no big deal because they have great pay and government benefits.
The most memorable moment of Goliath is the greasy brake run. The very short lived history of Giovanola, the Z-Force track design and Walter Bolliger & Claude Mabillard jumping off from there is much more interesting than anything Giovanola ever built.
Final Brake un is also busted. Went About a week ago and something was seriously wrong with the final brake run. Instead of stopping you normal it goes full 100 percent lock in short bursts causing a violent stop multiple times. I'm not talking a normal hard brake run btw I'm talking malfunction damage the trains bad.
I remember my first time on the original X as a kid, I purchased the pic of me and my sister. I don't think I've ever looked so scared in my life. And my white knuckle grip on the hand bars actually makes me laugh every time I see it. I will never forget that moment. Now I have a niece and nephew that I am introducing to my favorite coasters it feels like passing on the baton. Thanks for taking me back! :)
For the pretzel loop on Tatsu... use your neck muscles at the bottom to hold your head away from the back of the seat and it helps keep the blood from rushing into your head causing a massive headache. And also while we're on the subject... on the last raven turn of X2, hold your legs straight out in front of you to avoid your legs slamming into the seat and bruising your calf muscles making it difficult to walk.
I also found that the stair side is way smoother then the ramp side idk why but for some reason the final raven turn was brutally rough on that’s side when the stair side was smooth to me
For a brief period, Goliath was widely recognized for having the longest drop at 255 feet (78 m) and the fastest speed of 85 mph (137 km/h) among all closed-circuit roller coasters in the world. Millennium Force at Cedar Point eclipsed both records several months later when it debuted on May 13, 2000, with a drop of 300 feet (91 m) and a maximum speed of 93 mph (150 km/h).
And then Millennium Force got both records taken from it a few months later when Steel Dragon 2000 opened in Japan. 2000 was indeed quite a crazy year for the coaster wars. LOL
I actually love the ending of Full Throttle. It’s so unique. And the airtime right into the brakes is insane. Twisted Colossus is a top 10 ride without the duel I think.
You hit it on the head with your rant about how Magic Mountain runs Twisted. SFMM is my home park and it’s always been sad to me that nobody who works there seems to care.
Magic Mountain is my home park and Goliath was my favorite ride growing up. It's an intense ride for newbie coaster riders, and sets the tone for the park. X2 will probably always be my favorite at the park since being old enough to enjoy it :D
Magic Mountain has become my favorite park I love going. It was my college graduation gift in 2019 and my 30th birthday gift in 2022. So many coasters and options to choose from. Twisted Colossus is an elite RMC to me rather it races or not. West Coast racers is available for a duel
I rode X2 for the first and last time probably 10 years ago, give or take when I was about 40 years old, and that's when I realized coasters are a young mans game. LOL While I would probably never ride it again, I have to admit, I was proud of taking the plunge. I'm pretty sure the fire element was working when I rode, but it went unnoticed while riding, but Metallica blaring in my ears was something else I'll never forget. When I see someone like Sarah shook from a ride like that, it makes someone like me feel better about my experience with X2. All the best and safe travels.
I hear ya. I'm 52 and while I would probably go on just about any rollercoaster one time, there are many rollercoasters that I just cannot do multiple times in a row. I learned that this summer when I went on Medusa at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom three times in a row with my kids. Honestly, I was feeling somewhat nauseous by the time I hit the final brake run on the first ride, yet my boys persuaded me to go two more times.
You guys made the sponsored segment entertaining, especially with Taylor just throwing the food back at Sarah Most people just read out the ad and I skip it but I didn't for this one
I haven’t been anywhere outside of Canada and America and I have been to many six flags, cedar fair, and Herschend parks and this is one of my favorite parks and X2 is my favorite arrow coaster over magnum xl 200
Full Throttle’s hang time was great, but better hang time does exist. Mr. Freeze when you get a rollback has the best hang time I’ve experienced. I was in the back row on the one at SFSTL, and I was stuck perfectly upside down for about 3 seconds and then it rolled back
I'm glad that everyone had fun, Goliath, 10/10 in my opinion, I went to the park a week after you guys went, I was hoping to say hi to everybody and even ride the rollercoasters with you guys, but oh well, maybe some day it'll happen, but nevertheless I'm glad that everyone else had a blast, and I hope that you and everybody stays safe.
I thought Goliath would be stupid but I like the sense of speed. Those Giovanola trains are really heavy and they seem to keep their speed better than other trains by other manufacturers. I think the airtime hill is really good the helix is crazy. And I’ve noticed that people who are in the general public like this ride because of that sense of speed and it’s not overly aggressive
I rode Goliath shortly after it opened and it was one of the most intense rides I’ve ever been on. But the last time I rode it back in 2019 the mid-course brake run completely slowed the train to 0 and then absolutely took all the bite out of the helix. So it is a great coaster and I will ride it every time, but I also understand if people don’t like it.
Goliath at night time is much fun. I have to go on that ride every time I go. That’s was my first roller coaster and I conger my fear of hight because of that ride. Also how smooth that ride is compared to a lot rides there
Props to you all for riding X2 four times in a row! After one ride I'm usually defeated and ready to go back to my room and take a nap. 😂😂😂 I always save X2 for the last ride of the day.
Goliath is fantastic. The drop is great, in the front it's great because you can't see the track until you're going down and it's great in the back because you get yanked over. The second drop is still like 200ft tall which is pretty nuts, and the floater hill is pretty insane, you get a solid 3-5 seconds of airtime. Even though you come to a complete stop on the mid course, if you're on the left side you're really hanging over the side when it banks to drop back down which is freaky. And the helix at the end is one of the most intense moments on any coaster. Taylor is actually insane or just trolling when he talks about Goliath.
The extra helix on Titan really helps the layout quite a bit. I put Titan way above Goliath in my rankings it just feels so much more well rounded and eventful. Also I gray out much harder on Titan than on I305
Finally, you hit my home park. I've been a member for about 5 yrs and while I still love the rides, the park itself is going downhill. It needs a coat of paint and some TLC but it's Fright Fest time and then Holiday in the Park so maybe next year. Crazanity at night is the best! I've been on all the rides so many times I started just sitting in different seats so now I know where to be for the most fun. Hands up on everything especially X2 (but make sure they don't staple you in) and the front isn't always the best ride.
I think Goliath is an enjoyable but not memorable ride. It’s almost like the family hyper-coaster. I don’t think it deserves the hate that some people give it, but I also don’t think it is good enough for any top ten lists. It’s a solid middle of the road coaster, and a good one for someone’s first hyper. If you’re wanting something more intense then you probably won’t like it, but if you’re wanting that then you’ve probably moved well beyond your first hyper anyways.
X2 is absolutely unreal! If anyone hasn't gotten the credit yet, the back row inside seat is one of the most amazing roller coaster experiences out there. The outside seats do hurt a lot. It's not a perfect ride in the sense that it can give you a headache sometimes. The last raven turn (if you're in the back) is very very very intense. It feels like being sucked into a blackhole. X2 is not really a ride you want to marathon. I mean you can... but the intensity of this ride is a bit extreme. Maybe if you keep doing the front row it's doable. X2 and Intimidator 305 just have way too much intensity that it's a bit much to keep riding those rides over and over, but if you can do it knock yourself out. X2 is my number 1 because the sensory overload is just absolutely unreal. For those few seconds coming out of the first raven turn you feel like you are literally flying through the air. And then the backwards loop is one of the greatest feelings of your life. What's amazing about this ride is that you actually only go upside down twice. It feels like way more, but it's only twice! X2 is so amazing and it's a shame there aren't more 4D coasters (not the free spinning ones!) around the nation (or world, outside of Asia). Tatsu in the back row is a little too intense for me. The pretzel loop in the back is very very intense. I find Tatsu more enjoyable in the front rows. Amazing flying coaster. Very very underrated. When it comes to Goliath... I rode this thing the first year it came out, and I had very very high expectations for it. I was very disappointed when I first rode Goliath. Over the years I've come to the conclusion that Goliath is a solid ride. It's not a crazy airtime machine but it's ok. Very smooth, but it's not a great out and back hyper like other hyper's out there. It's ok. Nothing great, but not really bad. I'll ride it once but there's so much more at Magic Mountain to ride that's way better. I agree with everything Taylor says about Twisted Colossus. I was there this summer and I made it a point to focus a lot of my rides on Twisted Colossus. I went on it 12 times and I only got a half of a duel! Ugh! So frustrating. Twisted Colossus is a ride you want to ride on a busy day. It's not that great when there's not a lot of people there. When you have two packed trains with people and it's dueling, the energy is unreal! It's so much fun! Definitely Top 10 when it's dueling. But like Taylor said, it's not dueling anymore, and Magic Mountain needs to do a security checkpoint like they do on Twisted Timbers at Kings Dominion so that the ride ops are much faster when you get to the station so the dueling can happen more often than not. Magic Mountain is incredibly huge. When I was growing up in Northern California, we'd go down to Magic Mountain and I didn't have much to compare it to (because I hadn't visited a lot of other Six Flags). Magic Mountain is in a league of its own when it comes to roller coaster amusement parks. There's only a handful of other parks around the world that can compete with its sheer size of attractions. You can't do everything in one day. You can do all the roller coasters in one day but that's such a challenge because there's going to be at least something that goes down throughout the day (usually). The weather of LA is very very nice which is why Magic Mountain can operate year round. That's a plus, but then you usually have something down due to maintenance (last time I was there Apocalypse was closed).
@@thelazmatazz Twisted Colossus is an RMC which races two trains together. It usually doesn’t duel though which is a huge bummer but when it does it’s a Top 10 coaster for sure like what Taylor says.
It's staffing. Dueling is so hard to do with 2 trains. And the parks have to shut down the rides close to closing so the maintenence team can do maitenence Taylor and Sarah are entitled crybabies who think they own the park
Goliath is a very fun ride, but only if you wait less than 10 min for it. It’s a cool feeling diving into that tunnel at 85mph, the helix is forceful, and it’s probably one of the smoothest coasters ever, but that’s it. I’d be massively disappointed if I waited more that 10 mins on my first ride.
9:56 I'm always riding goliath since SFMM is my home park and I have never noticed the feet either, probably because we are always running through the empty cue.
I came all the way from germany to visit MM a few years ago. X2 was closed.. it was such a bummer. But Tatsu and Superman were great! Oh and we got stuck in the launch tunnel of Full Throttle for like 10 minutes.. that was something.
I'm with Taylor that Twisted Colossus that dueling vs non dueling makes a huge difference. With double duels it's number 2 in the park, without it falls behind Tatsu. It rarely duels and I'm there a lot so it's got the bronze at the park
@@frozenuruguayball6436 everyone's different. The experience of the top gun stall on a double duel ride along with it feeling like a race makes a difference for me.
To answer the question, I've never ridden Goliath, but Titan is cool in my book. And yes, it does have airtime, although if you want any on the first drop, you need to be in the very back row.
i got 3 seconds of airtime on goliath's 2nd hill. 5th row. i was soooooo surprised since it was the first time out of 10 times ive ever gotten it. this was just 2 days ago and it was warmed up!
I love living vicariously through this channel lol I definitely feel like I’d be a coaster enthusiast channel instead of a gaming channel in another timeline! 🤣
Instead of trying to time the dispatches perfectly, it would be much simpler to stop the trains at the top of the lift hill until they’re in sync with each other so the workers aren’t pressured to get it right every single time.
Dang. You guys are at (were just at) my local park just minutes from my house -- but I'm in Michigan visiting my mom. I woulda loved to have given you all high-5s. Boy, it sure is great to see and hear such well known and accomplished enthusiasts as Coaster Studios giving such (100% deserved) love for X2. I see and hear so much hate about that ride. But you guys and I know the truth -- it's a KING of North America. X2! X2! X2! As I mentioned, Magic Mountain is my home park. I've been going there since 1990 (when Viper opened) and, like you guys, I've been on coasters all over the world (but not yet Japan) and X2 remains my all-time favorite. It literally terrifies me every time. I'm an old-timer in my 50s and Cedar Point was my home park when I was growing up -- in fact, I'm going there on Friday. I can't believe I've been so lucky to live near both parks! This will be my first ride on Steel Vengeance so maybe after Friday X2 will become my second favorite (but I doubt it). We'll see. Thank you for speaking so highly of my favorite ride. Also, the pretzel loop on Tatsu *is* bonkers. For this enthusiast, Magic Mountain is a fantastic park. I'm so happy you all enjoyed it. Cheers!
I couldn't care less about whether or not TC duels. It's still the same great ride to enjoy, I don't need to be watching other people while I ride it to see how fun it is lol
Taylor Brother be fair, try and remember Goliath opened in 2000 and was a multi record breaking coaster. When you say it doesn't do anything could it be that it doesn't do anything now, you may be just a bit jaded having just marathoned X2. I'd say it's held up quite well and to this date is my favorite Six Flag's coaster barring the name Goliath and I've ridden all of them as have you I believe. It's 22 years old my friend built by Giovanola that only built three roller coasters ever, all of which are still operating , but now does not exist.
For the first couple years of Twisted Colossus's operation, they had a policy that they would attempt to duel as much as possible. Unfortunately, that policy was dropped with two train operation as it hurt the throughput of the ride too much, and the window is so tight with three trains (~70 seconds) that a single guest issue will prevent a duel. Now that they have West Coast Racers offering a guaranteed duel every ride, it is no longer seen as necessary to focus on dueling with Twisted Colossus, so it really depends on the crew and the guests as to whether or not it will happen. Regarding Full Throttle, what SFMM got is less than half of the original design. It was supposed to be a ~6,000 ft. long coaster initially with three separate launches, but due to budget cuts it was significantly shortened. It is rumored that what became West Coast Racers was originally the middle section of the coaster, as it would have gone down the back of the hill, looped around the Cyclone Bay area (now the Underground), then launched back up the hill from the back. Presumably there was also originally more after the top hat that got removed. I like Goliath, but I don't love Goliath. It is not a ride for airtime lovers, but it still features a huge drop and a unique twisting layout. It's the sort of ride that I'll usually ride if the wait is reasonable, but won't wait 30+ minutes for. Lastly, seeing how empty it was for you definitely backs up the decision by the park to abandon 365 day operation. While weekdays in the off season have always been quiet, in the past the popular rides usually had waits of two or three trains in the station even on slow days. I guess the chain really is hurting for attendance.
I think I was spoiled growing up with Disneyland , Knotts Berry Farm and Six Flags all being my home parks... Definitely do X2 in the dark during Fright Fest...it is awesome! Also , I typically skip Goliath and Viper on almost all visits...not worth the time and in Vipers case , usually gives me a headache being tall and big those restraints suck
Taking my first trip to SFMM this Wednesday and I am so pumped! Glad to know most things are a walk on during the week. Also…. How the heck do y’all eat quesadillas and then go right back on more coasters 😅
My husband and I went to Six Flags last year. Full Throttle and Tatsu were closed, which sucked. Twisted Colossus is my favorite, and definitely on my top 10 list! Whether or not the cars are dueling, it doesn’t take anything from the ride experience in my opinion. It’s still so much fun and makes me giggle like a kid the whole time! Goliath was very disappointing…it was boring and not as intense as I thought it would be! First time I rode X2, it was great. This last time was terrible…I guess it just depends on the day because I had a terrible headache afterwards.
I went to Magic Mountain for the first time this Saturday and Sunday. I was visiting a friend that works at Disney, and we went to Disney, Knotts, and here. This place was by far the most disappointing. Superman, Viper, Goliath, Scream, Full Throttle, and Riddlers Revenge were closed. Wonder Woman was only open for a short time on Saturday afternoon/evening, thankfully I was able to ride it when it was open. I’ve worked at Cedar Point for four years. Coming from the Cedar Fair flagship park to the Six Flags equivalent it was a major disappointment. I knew it wasn’t going to be as good as an “overall” experience, but it seems like management doesn’t even care about the place. Then a lot of the coasters that were open were operating with one train making very long lines. I wanted to love the place, but I couldn’t. The only redeeming factor was being able to get four rides on X2. That was truly and amazing ride and blew me away.
I love Magic Mountain. I think Fiesta Texas is objectively a better overall well rounded park but the ride collection is so great at Magic Mountain that it makes up for any inadequacies and I still rank it first in the chain. And I'm sorry to my Chicagoland and New York/Philadelphia area friends but Magic Mountain has the best ride collection in the chain. It also has a really cool setting despite the fact that the area surrounding the park isn't much to look at.
Almost 30k views in 5 days along with a paid promotion as well Heck yeah! I am happy to be refreshed with the coaster line up at magic mountain. I will be there next year along with Hershey park in PA. I'm so excited!
Sorry about you experience with the ops at Twisted Colossus. But I just went there on a November, about two days ago, and the ops were putting in as much effort as possible. I saw them running three trains and some employees even competed with one another to see who could check restraints first. They were so good that I got a near-perfect duel all three times I rode it that day.
Former ride operator of sfmm for 4 1/2. Staffing is tough especially on the "off" days and alot of the team-members really just don't care, I did the best I could while working the rides I did, there (I was a lead) 2017-2022 also, having grown up with SFMM as my home park and now having visited CP multiple times, I think CP is better.
1:35 I’ll never ever ever (x100) get tired of Tatsuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwaaaa!! (A La Snoop Dogg) And I waited YEARS to experience that pretzel loop.
Dueling on TC is awesome but I think people downgrade it way too much for when it doesn't. When you break it down the inversions are really the only thing that is enhanced by dueling but not dueling doesn't make it any less fun
Always love your videos. I've been 3X to SFMM in the past 3 weeks - as it's my hometown park and I became a member for the first time this year. Weekdays are generally empty and even Fridays are slow until school lets out. I grew up in Ohio, so Cedar Point still holds a special place in my heart (and I went this past August and it's even better now)....But SFMM has become fantastic. I don't mind the inconsistent duels on Twisted Colossus because West Coast Racers is quite exceptional when it comes to duels...but yeah, always better when TC duels...still fun. Goliath is big and stupid but it's fun in an old school way and the grey-out helix is no joke. Apocalpyse and Viper have become way too rough to enjoy anymore. X2 is sheer pain unless you're on an inside seat....but Tatsu, which has a similar disorienting effect....is super smooth and has become my favorite non-traditional coaster of all time. I can't get enough of it. Who are the other people in your posse besides you and Sarah? They have great opinions to offer as well.
I rode Goliath over 10 years ago, and at the time it was my favorite coaster! But I can't trust my high school self's opinion in retrospect. So many ppl crap on it, but I just remember thinking the drop was the best I had ever been on. Not so much anymore
I thought when Top Gun Maverick came out in theaters on Memorial Day I hoped Taylor would had ridden Twisted Colossus to Credit the Top Gun stall to credit RMC for capturing its ability to give all riders the Ace fighter pilot experience.
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Do you know why RideOps by in large are happier in Europe? Because unlike working at SixFlags, Working in the park is enough to raise a family on in most European parks, and being laid off for the winter is no big deal because they have great pay and government benefits.
Is there a chance you guys will go to knotts scary farm tonight?
Guess who is loving to cook now!!
Imagine Sarah’s reaction on Eejanaika 😂
Came here to say this too! Rode Eej in August, still haven't ridden X2
Queue a May trip to Japan
She would be crapping bricks
@@masterwatermelonthemeparksfour turds and a sea of pee
Imagine Sarah's reaction on Do-Dodonpa after it reopens or Hakugei
I've always wanted to see Sarah's reaction to Magic Mountain and it was phenominal, loved Sarah's reaction on X2
I absolutely love the Tatsu call by the ride operators when they send the train. So hype.
That was the cutest Hello Fresh ad I’ve seen so far
Omg it is him
Yoooo alex
The most memorable moment of Goliath is the greasy brake run.
The very short lived history of Giovanola, the Z-Force track design and Walter Bolliger & Claude Mabillard jumping off from there is much more interesting than anything Giovanola ever built.
The gut punching mid course brake run, and the super intense helix
@@TheBlueBunnyKen that's titan
Loves me a B&M
A few years back an actual drop of oil from the lift hill fell in my head while we were on the brake run so yeah
Final Brake un is also busted. Went About a week ago and something was seriously wrong with the final brake run. Instead of stopping you normal it goes full 100 percent lock in short bursts causing a violent stop multiple times. I'm not talking a normal hard brake run btw I'm talking malfunction damage the trains bad.
The airtime thrills sighting on day 2 is going to be cool
one of my most anticipated coaster studios videos in a long time
Return to Magic Mountain
I remember my first time on the original X as a kid, I purchased the pic of me and my sister. I don't think I've ever looked so scared in my life. And my white knuckle grip on the hand bars actually makes me laugh every time I see it. I will never forget that moment. Now I have a niece and nephew that I am introducing to my favorite coasters it feels like passing on the baton. Thanks for taking me back! :)
For the pretzel loop on Tatsu... use your neck muscles at the bottom to hold your head away from the back of the seat and it helps keep the blood from rushing into your head causing a massive headache. And also while we're on the subject... on the last raven turn of X2, hold your legs straight out in front of you to avoid your legs slamming into the seat and bruising your calf muscles making it difficult to walk.
I also found that the stair side is way smoother then the ramp side idk why but for some reason the final raven turn was brutally rough on that’s side when the stair side was smooth to me
Okay, can we just all agree, that Transition into the Hello Fresh ad was actually one of the best ways into talking about a sponsor?
Taylor just throwing the potato and almost hitting Sarah😂😂
Don’t forget the chicken
@@The8BitNerd I didn’t
For a brief period, Goliath was widely recognized for having the longest drop at 255 feet (78 m) and the fastest speed of 85 mph (137 km/h) among all closed-circuit roller coasters in the world. Millennium Force at Cedar Point eclipsed both records several months later when it debuted on May 13, 2000, with a drop of 300 feet (91 m) and a maximum speed of 93 mph (150 km/h).
And then Millennium Force got both records taken from it a few months later when Steel Dragon 2000 opened in Japan.
2000 was indeed quite a crazy year for the coaster wars. LOL
Tatsu pretzel loop is legendary. I had no idea riding it for the first time and all of a sudden my stomach's in my throat
7:07 “Someone can ride *this* monstrosity, but they can’t ride Ice Breaker?!” So true 😂
Come and ride x2 one the most insane coasters ever devised but you thought you could ride rattlesnake, a wild mouse 🤣
I actually love the ending of Full Throttle. It’s so unique. And the airtime right into the brakes is insane. Twisted Colossus is a top 10 ride without the duel I think.
It was funny to see Sarah's excitement at the beginning. always love your vids keep it up.
You hit it on the head with your rant about how Magic Mountain runs Twisted. SFMM is my home park and it’s always been sad to me that nobody who works there seems to care.
No. Taylor and Sarah are just entitled and think the park is gonna go behind schedule for them.
Magic Mountain is my home park and Goliath was my favorite ride growing up. It's an intense ride for newbie coaster riders, and sets the tone for the park. X2 will probably always be my favorite at the park since being old enough to enjoy it :D
I went on X2 when I was 11 and my two brothers did it when they were 10 and 13
CRAZIEST RIDE EVER!!!!! LOVE IT!!!
Magic Mountain has become my favorite park I love going. It was my college graduation gift in 2019 and my 30th birthday gift in 2022. So many coasters and options to choose from. Twisted Colossus is an elite RMC to me rather it races or not. West Coast racers is available for a duel
That pretzel loop is the most intense inversion like ever. I rode it 3 hours ago for the first time, and I greyed out the strongest ever
its about time u came here lmao
I rode X2 for the first and last time probably 10 years ago, give or take when I was about 40 years old, and that's when I realized coasters are a young mans game. LOL While I would probably never ride it again, I have to admit, I was proud of taking the plunge. I'm pretty sure the fire element was working when I rode, but it went unnoticed while riding, but Metallica blaring in my ears was something else I'll never forget. When I see someone like Sarah shook from a ride like that, it makes someone like me feel better about my experience with X2. All the best and safe travels.
I hear ya. I'm 52 and while I would probably go on just about any rollercoaster one time, there are many rollercoasters that I just cannot do multiple times in a row. I learned that this summer when I went on Medusa at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom three times in a row with my kids. Honestly, I was feeling somewhat nauseous by the time I hit the final brake run on the first ride, yet my boys persuaded me to go two more times.
You guys made the sponsored segment entertaining, especially with Taylor just throwing the food back at Sarah
Most people just read out the ad and I skip it but I didn't for this one
Honestly the ad was one of my favorite parts of the video.
I haven’t been anywhere outside of Canada and America and I have been to many six flags, cedar fair, and Herschend parks and this is one of my favorite parks and X2 is my favorite arrow coaster over magnum xl 200
"a six flags day, but like... the good kind?" as a former sfga team member I absolutely folded😂
I love your guys' sponsor segments, they're so fun
You guys have absolutely hilarious sponsor promos
Magic Mountain TV trivia: The opening for the TV show Step By Step was filmed at MM and they used CG to turn the parking lot into Lake Michigan.
You guys gonna rank your SFMM coasters?
Would be very curious to hear the rankings from the first timers like Sarah!
So sad we missed you! Just moved to the area. Very excited for Magic Mountain to be our home park!!!
Ok first off that was the best ad ive ever seen! 😂 did not mind watching it all the way through 👍🏼
Whenever I go to Magic Mountain I like to go on X2 as the last ride of the night. X2 at night is something else for me
That "WHAAT?!" is so iconic man haha, i love it. Love the video's too, keep up the great work Taylor and Sarah!🙏
Full Throttle’s hang time was great, but better hang time does exist. Mr. Freeze when you get a rollback has the best hang time I’ve experienced. I was in the back row on the one at SFSTL, and I was stuck perfectly upside down for about 3 seconds and then it rolled back
Never seen or been on a rollback. I have seen a valley on Freeze though.
The restraints are absolutely horrible the shin guards were crushing my legs
I got prolonged floater on Goliath's camelback the last few times I rode it. Makes the ride so much better.
Not the best ride in the world but that shot of scream at the end with the interlocking corkscrews and mountains in the background is gorgeous.
I’ve been waiting for this ever since the Airtime Thrills vlog
I'm glad that everyone had fun, Goliath, 10/10 in my opinion, I went to the park a week after you guys went, I was hoping to say hi to everybody and even ride the rollercoasters with you guys, but oh well, maybe some day it'll happen, but nevertheless I'm glad that everyone else had a blast, and I hope that you and everybody stays safe.
I thought Goliath would be stupid but I like the sense of speed. Those Giovanola trains are really heavy and they seem to keep their speed better than other trains by other manufacturers. I think the airtime hill is really good the helix is crazy. And I’ve noticed that people who are in the general public like this ride because of that sense of speed and it’s not overly aggressive
I rode Goliath shortly after it opened and it was one of the most intense rides I’ve ever been on. But the last time I rode it back in 2019 the mid-course brake run completely slowed the train to 0 and then absolutely took all the bite out of the helix. So it is a great coaster and I will ride it every time, but I also understand if people don’t like it.
I'm with Sarah on Wonder Woman F.O.C being a front row ride. Yeah the first drop is best in the back but after that the front feels like the most fun
Goliath is very fast! I like it and would ride it over Tatsu and X2 actually.
Goliath at night time is much fun. I have to go on that ride every time I go. That’s was my first roller coaster and I conger my fear of hight because of that ride. Also how smooth that ride is compared to a lot rides there
Props to you all for riding X2 four times in a row! After one ride I'm usually defeated and ready to go back to my room and take a nap. 😂😂😂 I always save X2 for the last ride of the day.
wow, wasn't expecting this today, kudos to u guys for getting a lot of vlogs out lately
When he says tatata tatata tatatatasuuuuuuuuuuu just makes me smile!!!!
bro that has been stuck in my head for the past month
Never would have thought I'd hear you quote Jim Morrison
Twisted Colossus is still my #1 in the park, even if it doesn't duel.
Goliath is fantastic. The drop is great, in the front it's great because you can't see the track until you're going down and it's great in the back because you get yanked over. The second drop is still like 200ft tall which is pretty nuts, and the floater hill is pretty insane, you get a solid 3-5 seconds of airtime. Even though you come to a complete stop on the mid course, if you're on the left side you're really hanging over the side when it banks to drop back down which is freaky. And the helix at the end is one of the most intense moments on any coaster. Taylor is actually insane or just trolling when he talks about Goliath.
Ive been getting a solid 3 seconds of floater pretty much every time I have ridden Goliath in the past 2 months.
Sarah's reaction...priceless! Welcome to the club
The extra helix on Titan really helps the layout quite a bit. I put Titan way above Goliath in my rankings it just feels so much more well rounded and eventful. Also I gray out much harder on Titan than on I305
I305 is my number 2 and I really want to make it down to Over Texas mostly for Titan. (And Shockwave, and Mr. Freeze... OK a lot)
@@thomasxl200 Don't sleep on New Texas Giant. It's an RMC airtime machine. But yeah, Titan's absolutely forceful enough to make it worth a ride.
@@thomasxl200dont make a trip just for titan because it isnt that good of a ride (and i305 is in my top 3)
Finally, you hit my home park. I've been a member for about 5 yrs and while I still love the rides, the park itself is going downhill. It needs a coat of paint and some TLC but it's Fright Fest time and then Holiday in the Park so maybe next year. Crazanity at night is the best! I've been on all the rides so many times I started just sitting in different seats so now I know where to be for the most fun. Hands up on everything especially X2 (but make sure they don't staple you in) and the front isn't always the best ride.
I think Goliath is an enjoyable but not memorable ride. It’s almost like the family hyper-coaster. I don’t think it deserves the hate that some people give it, but I also don’t think it is good enough for any top ten lists. It’s a solid middle of the road coaster, and a good one for someone’s first hyper. If you’re wanting something more intense then you probably won’t like it, but if you’re wanting that then you’ve probably moved well beyond your first hyper anyways.
That was THE best Hello Fresh add I’ve ever seen 😂
X2 is absolutely unreal! If anyone hasn't gotten the credit yet, the back row inside seat is one of the most amazing roller coaster experiences out there. The outside seats do hurt a lot. It's not a perfect ride in the sense that it can give you a headache sometimes. The last raven turn (if you're in the back) is very very very intense. It feels like being sucked into a blackhole. X2 is not really a ride you want to marathon. I mean you can... but the intensity of this ride is a bit extreme. Maybe if you keep doing the front row it's doable. X2 and Intimidator 305 just have way too much intensity that it's a bit much to keep riding those rides over and over, but if you can do it knock yourself out.
X2 is my number 1 because the sensory overload is just absolutely unreal. For those few seconds coming out of the first raven turn you feel like you are literally flying through the air. And then the backwards loop is one of the greatest feelings of your life. What's amazing about this ride is that you actually only go upside down twice. It feels like way more, but it's only twice! X2 is so amazing and it's a shame there aren't more 4D coasters (not the free spinning ones!) around the nation (or world, outside of Asia).
Tatsu in the back row is a little too intense for me. The pretzel loop in the back is very very intense. I find Tatsu more enjoyable in the front rows. Amazing flying coaster. Very very underrated.
When it comes to Goliath... I rode this thing the first year it came out, and I had very very high expectations for it. I was very disappointed when I first rode Goliath. Over the years I've come to the conclusion that Goliath is a solid ride. It's not a crazy airtime machine but it's ok. Very smooth, but it's not a great out and back hyper like other hyper's out there. It's ok. Nothing great, but not really bad. I'll ride it once but there's so much more at Magic Mountain to ride that's way better.
I agree with everything Taylor says about Twisted Colossus. I was there this summer and I made it a point to focus a lot of my rides on Twisted Colossus. I went on it 12 times and I only got a half of a duel! Ugh! So frustrating. Twisted Colossus is a ride you want to ride on a busy day. It's not that great when there's not a lot of people there. When you have two packed trains with people and it's dueling, the energy is unreal! It's so much fun! Definitely Top 10 when it's dueling. But like Taylor said, it's not dueling anymore, and Magic Mountain needs to do a security checkpoint like they do on Twisted Timbers at Kings Dominion so that the ride ops are much faster when you get to the station so the dueling can happen more often than not.
Magic Mountain is incredibly huge. When I was growing up in Northern California, we'd go down to Magic Mountain and I didn't have much to compare it to (because I hadn't visited a lot of other Six Flags). Magic Mountain is in a league of its own when it comes to roller coaster amusement parks. There's only a handful of other parks around the world that can compete with its sheer size of attractions. You can't do everything in one day. You can do all the roller coasters in one day but that's such a challenge because there's going to be at least something that goes down throughout the day (usually).
The weather of LA is very very nice which is why Magic Mountain can operate year round. That's a plus, but then you usually have something down due to maintenance (last time I was there Apocalypse was closed).
thank you so much for those pointers! I'll be referring to your comment when I plan to go to SFMM. also, what is dueling? that's new to me.
@@thelazmatazz Twisted Colossus is an RMC which races two trains together.
It usually doesn’t duel though which is a huge bummer but when it does it’s a Top 10 coaster for sure like what Taylor says.
It's staffing. Dueling is so hard to do with 2 trains. And the parks have to shut down the rides close to closing so the maintenence team can do maitenence
Taylor and Sarah are entitled crybabies who think they own the park
Goliath is a very fun ride, but only if you wait less than 10 min for it. It’s a cool feeling diving into that tunnel at 85mph, the helix is forceful, and it’s probably one of the smoothest coasters ever, but that’s it. I’d be massively disappointed if I waited more that 10 mins on my first ride.
9:56 I'm always riding goliath since SFMM is my home park and I have never noticed the feet either, probably because we are always running through the empty cue.
I came all the way from germany to visit MM a few years ago. X2 was closed.. it was such a bummer. But Tatsu and Superman were great! Oh and we got stuck in the launch tunnel of Full Throttle for like 10 minutes.. that was something.
I'm looking forward to taking more work trips out to SoCal so I can hopefully get a trip to Magic Mountain in my downtime
I'm with Taylor that Twisted Colossus that dueling vs non dueling makes a huge difference. With double duels it's number 2 in the park, without it falls behind Tatsu. It rarely duels and I'm there a lot so it's got the bronze at the park
It doesn’t make a difference imo
@@frozenuruguayball6436 everyone's different. The experience of the top gun stall on a double duel ride along with it feeling like a race makes a difference for me.
This park is definitely on the bucket list
To answer the question, I've never ridden Goliath, but Titan is cool in my book. And yes, it does have airtime, although if you want any on the first drop, you need to be in the very back row.
I was at the back row on it and has no airtime
i got 3 seconds of airtime on goliath's 2nd hill. 5th row. i was soooooo surprised since it was the first time out of 10 times ive ever gotten it. this was just 2 days ago and it was warmed up!
I love living vicariously through this channel lol I definitely feel like I’d be a coaster enthusiast channel instead of a gaming channel in another timeline! 🤣
Instead of trying to time the dispatches perfectly, it would be much simpler to stop the trains at the top of the lift hill until they’re in sync with each other so the workers aren’t pressured to get it right every single time.
I like any video that shows appreciation for the great Magic Mountain! (Even though I have my complaints as well.)
Tatsu was on a tv show showed the construction was incredible build .😮
X2 gave Sarah PTSD 😂
Dang. You guys are at (were just at) my local park just minutes from my house -- but I'm in Michigan visiting my mom. I woulda loved to have given you all high-5s. Boy, it sure is great to see and hear such well known and accomplished enthusiasts as Coaster Studios giving such (100% deserved) love for X2. I see and hear so much hate about that ride. But you guys and I know the truth -- it's a KING of North America. X2! X2! X2!
As I mentioned, Magic Mountain is my home park. I've been going there since 1990 (when Viper opened) and, like you guys, I've been on coasters all over the world (but not yet Japan) and X2 remains my all-time favorite. It literally terrifies me every time. I'm an old-timer in my 50s and Cedar Point was my home park when I was growing up -- in fact, I'm going there on Friday. I can't believe I've been so lucky to live near both parks! This will be my first ride on Steel Vengeance so maybe after Friday X2 will become my second favorite (but I doubt it). We'll see. Thank you for speaking so highly of my favorite ride. Also, the pretzel loop on Tatsu *is* bonkers. For this enthusiast, Magic Mountain is a fantastic park. I'm so happy you all enjoyed it. Cheers!
I couldn't care less about whether or not TC duels. It's still the same great ride to enjoy, I don't need to be watching other people while I ride it to see how fun it is lol
Taylor Brother be fair, try and remember Goliath opened in 2000 and was a multi record breaking coaster. When you say it doesn't do anything could it be that it doesn't do anything now, you may be just a bit jaded having just marathoned X2. I'd say it's held up quite well and to this date is my favorite Six Flag's coaster barring the name Goliath and I've ridden all of them as have you I believe. It's 22 years old my friend built by Giovanola that only built three roller coasters ever, all of which are still operating , but now does not exist.
Of all the times I’ve been to magic mountain, I’ve never noticed goliaths feet either!!
For the first couple years of Twisted Colossus's operation, they had a policy that they would attempt to duel as much as possible. Unfortunately, that policy was dropped with two train operation as it hurt the throughput of the ride too much, and the window is so tight with three trains (~70 seconds) that a single guest issue will prevent a duel. Now that they have West Coast Racers offering a guaranteed duel every ride, it is no longer seen as necessary to focus on dueling with Twisted Colossus, so it really depends on the crew and the guests as to whether or not it will happen.
Regarding Full Throttle, what SFMM got is less than half of the original design. It was supposed to be a ~6,000 ft. long coaster initially with three separate launches, but due to budget cuts it was significantly shortened. It is rumored that what became West Coast Racers was originally the middle section of the coaster, as it would have gone down the back of the hill, looped around the Cyclone Bay area (now the Underground), then launched back up the hill from the back. Presumably there was also originally more after the top hat that got removed.
I like Goliath, but I don't love Goliath. It is not a ride for airtime lovers, but it still features a huge drop and a unique twisting layout. It's the sort of ride that I'll usually ride if the wait is reasonable, but won't wait 30+ minutes for.
Lastly, seeing how empty it was for you definitely backs up the decision by the park to abandon 365 day operation. While weekdays in the off season have always been quiet, in the past the popular rides usually had waits of two or three trains in the station even on slow days. I guess the chain really is hurting for attendance.
Congrats on completing the RMC pantheon (for now)!
I think I was spoiled growing up with Disneyland , Knotts Berry Farm and Six Flags all being my home parks...
Definitely do X2 in the dark during Fright Fest...it is awesome!
Also , I typically skip Goliath and Viper on almost all visits...not worth the time and in Vipers case , usually gives me a headache being tall and big those restraints suck
It was a fun video to watch of my home park! I still think nothing can't beat X2, but WW can compete specially in the last roll.
Taking my first trip to SFMM this Wednesday and I am so pumped! Glad to know most things are a walk on during the week. Also…. How the heck do y’all eat quesadillas and then go right back on more coasters 😅
X2 is genuinely terrifying!!
My husband and I went to Six Flags last year. Full Throttle and Tatsu were closed, which sucked. Twisted Colossus is my favorite, and definitely on my top 10 list! Whether or not the cars are dueling, it doesn’t take anything from the ride experience in my opinion. It’s still so much fun and makes me giggle like a kid the whole time!
Goliath was very disappointing…it was boring and not as intense as I thought it would be! First time I rode X2, it was great. This last time was terrible…I guess it just depends on the day because I had a terrible headache afterwards.
I went to Magic Mountain for the first time this Saturday and Sunday. I was visiting a friend that works at Disney, and we went to Disney, Knotts, and here. This place was by far the most disappointing. Superman, Viper, Goliath, Scream, Full Throttle, and Riddlers Revenge were closed. Wonder Woman was only open for a short time on Saturday afternoon/evening, thankfully I was able to ride it when it was open. I’ve worked at Cedar Point for four years. Coming from the Cedar Fair flagship park to the Six Flags equivalent it was a major disappointment. I knew it wasn’t going to be as good as an “overall” experience, but it seems like management doesn’t even care about the place. Then a lot of the coasters that were open were operating with one train making very long lines. I wanted to love the place, but I couldn’t. The only redeeming factor was being able to get four rides on X2. That was truly and amazing ride and blew me away.
I love Magic Mountain. I think Fiesta Texas is objectively a better overall well rounded park but the ride collection is so great at Magic Mountain that it makes up for any inadequacies and I still rank it first in the chain. And I'm sorry to my Chicagoland and New York/Philadelphia area friends but Magic Mountain has the best ride collection in the chain. It also has a really cool setting despite the fact that the area surrounding the park isn't much to look at.
Goliath is a good walk on ride, but ain’t waiting more than the top half of the stairs for it 😂
Amazing vlog Taylor, cant wait to see where you go next.
Almost 30k views in 5 days along with a paid promotion as well Heck yeah!
I am happy to be refreshed with the coaster line up at magic mountain. I will be there next year along with Hershey park in PA. I'm so excited!
Goliath is great. I love to ride it every time I go to magic mountain. Yes other hypers are better but it's still a great ride.
Sorry about you experience with the ops at Twisted Colossus. But I just went there on a November, about two days ago, and the ops were putting in as much effort as possible. I saw them running three trains and some employees even competed with one another to see who could check restraints first. They were so good that I got a near-perfect duel all three times I rode it that day.
Former ride operator of sfmm for 4 1/2. Staffing is tough especially on the "off" days and alot of the team-members really just don't care, I did the best I could while working the rides I did, there (I was a lead) 2017-2022 also, having grown up with SFMM as my home park and now having visited CP multiple times, I think CP is better.
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I’ll never ever ever (x100) get tired of Tatsuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwaaaa!! (A La Snoop Dogg)
And I waited YEARS to experience that pretzel loop.
X2 is still my #1 coaster
Goliath is good coaster for kids. My 6 yr old grandson loves it
This video was X2celent
Cannot wait to go! First time in 2023
Dueling on TC is awesome but I think people downgrade it way too much for when it doesn't. When you break it down the inversions are really the only thing that is enhanced by dueling but not dueling doesn't make it any less fun
Exactly. Taylor and Sarah are spoiled rotten brats
Always love your videos. I've been 3X to SFMM in the past 3 weeks - as it's my hometown park and I became a member for the first time this year. Weekdays are generally empty and even Fridays are slow until school lets out. I grew up in Ohio, so Cedar Point still holds a special place in my heart (and I went this past August and it's even better now)....But SFMM has become fantastic. I don't mind the inconsistent duels on Twisted Colossus because West Coast Racers is quite exceptional when it comes to duels...but yeah, always better when TC duels...still fun. Goliath is big and stupid but it's fun in an old school way and the grey-out helix is no joke. Apocalpyse and Viper have become way too rough to enjoy anymore. X2 is sheer pain unless you're on an inside seat....but Tatsu, which has a similar disorienting effect....is super smooth and has become my favorite non-traditional coaster of all time. I can't get enough of it. Who are the other people in your posse besides you and Sarah? They have great opinions to offer as well.
This vlog is amazing, it's been so long since you been to California.
17:38 behind lightning rod 😂
I rode Goliath over 10 years ago, and at the time it was my favorite coaster! But I can't trust my high school self's opinion in retrospect. So many ppl crap on it, but I just remember thinking the drop was the best I had ever been on. Not so much anymore
I thought when Top Gun Maverick came out in theaters on Memorial Day I hoped Taylor would had ridden Twisted Colossus to Credit the Top Gun stall to credit RMC for capturing its ability to give all riders the Ace fighter pilot experience.