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Medusa (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)

Roller coaster in the United States
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Medusa
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Location Vallejo, California, USA
Coordinates 38°08′26″N 122°14′01″W / 38.14052°N 122.233549°W / 38.14052; -122.233549
Status Operating since March 18, 2000
Cost $15,000,000 USD
Statistics
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.

As of December 2024, Medusa is currently undergoing a repaint.[2]

Design

Elements

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

  • The entrance sign
    The entrance sign
  • The zero-g roll
    The zero-g roll
  • The queue line
    The queue line
  • Medusa in 2005
    Medusa in 2005
  • View from the parking lot
    View from the parking lot
  • The top of the lift hill
    The top of the lift hill

References

  1. ↑ "Six Flags Marine World Creates New Supercoaster". Ultimate Rollercoaster.
  2. ↑ 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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