X2 reviews
Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for X2, a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. (The minimum height to ride is 48 inches.)
Written by Robert Niles X2 offers lighter, stronger passenger trains than X, as well as on-ride fog and fire effects. X2's seats are mounted to the side of the track, allowing them to rotate in synch with track elements. You start with a 200-foot face-down dive, then flip heels over head into a raven turn. At some moments, you're riding forward, others backward. All told, riding on Magic Mountain's X2 is like riding a compilation of best moments from other roller coasters.
Readers' rating:
Fantastic, mind blowing coaster. It does things to your body and sense of balance that are very hard to describe. I would recommend the inside seat (furthest from the loading area) for those who don't like rough coasters. The outside seat is just a little too rough for me. - Sylvain Comeau This is one of my favorite rides at sfmm. Besides the 2-4 hour line It is an awesome experience. If its your first time there go on this ride. While you are heading uphill you here the soundtrack that starts adding adds some regret on getting on the ride, and then you get to the top where your seats are facing the sky and you hit one small drop before heading down a 90 degree drop facing the floor and right before hitting the floor you do a front flip while going up a half loop. You then fly like on tatsu around a turn befor flipping over and seeing fire shoot out on both sides of you. I forgot what happened after from all the adrenaline but after you leave the exit you want to go again. This ride is more you either LOVE it or Hate It. - Josh Hunt Definitely the #1 ride of all of Southern California. This ride alone is worth the price of admission. X2 is the most amazing ride I have ever rode on. Not your tradition roller coaster as the seats move depending on where you are on the track. Here's a little spoiler: at the first hill, you are first seated backwards as you ascend to the top of the hill. Once the ride drops to an almost vertical drop, the seats turn towards the ground. When the track moves inward and straightens upward, the seats move again to almost vertical base. When I first saw that, I was almost swearing really loud that I couldn't believe the ride was doing that. Ever since then, no other roller coaster could compare to it. I still have my favorites but their ranking has gone down since I went on this ride. It is worth the wait or the extra money for a Flash Pass. X2 is the first ride of the day and last ride of the day when I go to Magic Mountain. First ride to go on to avoid the long lines or last ride to go to complete your day at Magic Mountain. - D.S. Francisco This ride is just unbelieveable. It's just pure insanity. In fact, all I remember of it is going up the lift, slowing at the top, then plunging face-down the incredible drop, flipping head over heels at the bottom, then utter, mind-blasting insanity. I often found myself wondering what the heck was even happening or whether this was even possible. They were only running the fire effect when I rode it, which was a bit of a letdown, but that's not a problem with the ride itself.At least the fire effect was totally awesome. I was flying so fast I couldn't even feel the heat. I also love the whole vibe of this ride and the adrenaline high you get afterwards. This is by far the greatest, most extreme coaster I have ever ridden. Anyone who considers themselves a true coaster enthusiast must ride it. - Seth Falgout Never have I ridden a ride like X2. Before going to SFMM for the first time, I knew that I would have to ride X2, even though rides that spin sometimes make me sick. I knew the spin was controlled. Once on the ride, in particular going down the first hill (in the first row too), I knew this ride was like nothing I had ever ridden before! I could barely tell that the ride had any spin at all, except that sometimes I was facing the ground and other times facing the sky. I felt as though I was not in my seat at all for the entire ride. I can't wait to return and ride again! - Lisa Jania The best ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Fun but crazy intense. - nick . x2... great ride and has amazing g forces. first drop is incredible, like nothing ive ever been on. one flaw is the roughness toward the end of the ride. it shook me quite a bit and usually i can handle rough rides like psychlone. above all X2 is one of my favorites and deserves a good review. - isaiah mercado Hmm, I could go on quite a bit about this ride, but I won't. It's almost a love/hate relationship. Let's put it this way: I love X2, I hate X. In other words, I love the transformation to X2 (color, theme, effects, audio, personality) but I hate the ride itself, which is obviously still X. The X2 transformation does give the ride personality, and that I love. I'll have to admit, the whole rotating thing really entertains some people, but not me. Very unique concept indeed; it's like a thrill ride and coaster mixed, but not one that I can say I love, not even like. It's a great ride for Magic Mountain; one that many classify as the park's signature attraction. Overall, I just didn't find this ride THAT thrilling, THAT insane, or even THAT fun. The whole 4D thing really doesn't do it for me. I'm just glad I only rode it twice, and toward the end of the day. It was by far the roughest ride I have ever been on. Sorry, I'm just not a fan of getting mercilessly beaten by a rollercoaster. - First Last This was a great ride...one of the most intense I have ever been on! However, the last few seconds are terrible. I got so thrown around at the end that when I got off I felt like someone had just hit both of my knees with a baseball bat. There is another ride at the park that has feet restrants (Tatsu)...that might have been a good idea for this ride too. - Shelly Miller More attraction and restaurant ratings:
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