Medusa (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)
Roller coaster in the United States
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| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard | ||||||||||
| Product | Floorless Coaster | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Floorless | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 32 | ||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1600 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
| Height | 150 feet | ||||||||||
| Drop | 150 feet | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 65 mph | ||||||||||
| Length | 3937 feet | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 7 | ||||||||||
| Duration | 3:15 | ||||||||||
| G-Force | 4.5 | ||||||||||
Medusa is a steel floorless roller coaster located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California, USA. Opened in March 2000, it was the third Floorless Coaster installation from Bolliger & Mabillard.
History
On November 10, 1999, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom announced the addition of Medusa. It would be a custom floorless coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard.[1]
Medusa opened on March 18, 2000.
Towards the end of 2024, Medusa was closed to be repainted by Baynum Solutions.[2] It was reopened in 2025.[3]
Design
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Colour scheme
Lime track and purple supports.
Trains
3 trains with 8 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 32 riders per train.
Images
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The top of the lift hill
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References
- ↑ "Six Flags Marine World Creates New Supercoaster". Ultimate Rollercoaster.
- ↑ "The California sun had taken its toll on Medusa, leaving this legendary coaster looking a little too tame. We changed that. With fresh color and expert care, we brought her boldness back—and Medusa is turning heads again. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom". Instagram. baynumsolutions. 2025-06-13. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ↑ SyllabubOk5283 (2024-11-11). "[Medusa] repaint at Discovery Kingdom coming along very well". r/rollercoasters. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
External links
- Medusa on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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