Medusa (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom) facts for kids
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Medusa's loop.
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| Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | |
| Location | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 38°08′26″N 122°14′01″W / 38.14056°N 122.23361°W |
| Status | Open |
| Opening date | March 18, 2000 |
| Cost | $15,000,000 USD |
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| Type | Steel – Floorless Coaster |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Floorless |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 150 ft (46 m) |
| Drop | 150 ft (46 m) |
| Length | 3,937 ft (1,200 m) |
| Speed | 65 mph (105 km/h) |
| Inversions | 7 |
| Duration | 3:15 |
| Capacity | 1600 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4.5 |
| Height restriction | 54 in (137 cm) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train. |
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| Medusa at RCDB | |
Medusa is a super exciting steel roller coaster found at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California. It was built by a famous company called Bolliger & Mabillard. Medusa first opened in the year 2000. It was the very first floorless roller coaster on the West Coast of the United States!
What makes Medusa special? It has seven amazing inversions. These are parts of the ride where you go upside down! It also has a tall lift hill that is 150 feet high. After the lift, you plunge down a 150-foot drop. Medusa was also the first B&M coaster to have a "Sea Serpent Roll." This ride is the longest roller coaster in Northern California. It stretches out for 3,937 feet! It also has one of the biggest vertical loops in the world, which is 128 feet tall. Medusa shares the record for the tallest ride in Northern California at 150 feet. It shares this record with another ride in the same park called The Flash: Vertical Velocity.
Cool Twists and Turns
Medusa is famous for its seven different inversions. These are the parts of the ride where you flip upside down or twist around. Here are the amazing inversions you'll experience:
- A huge Vertical Loop that is 128 feet tall.
- A fun Dive Loop.
- A Zero G roll, which makes you feel weightless!
- Two "Flatspins," which are also known as corkscrews.
- A special Sea Serpent Roll. This is different from a "cobra roll."
What It's Like to Ride Medusa
The adventure begins as your train leaves the station. It makes a big left turn and then starts climbing the lift hill. When you reach the top, there's a small pre-drop before a right turn. Then comes the thrilling 150-foot drop! Even though there's a pre-drop, the main drop goes into a pit below the ground. This makes it feel just as high as the lift hill.
After the big drop, you zoom through the giant 128-foot vertical loop. Next, Medusa takes you through a dive loop to the left. Then, you'll experience a zero-G roll, where you feel like you're floating! The ride then enters the unique Sea-Serpent roll. You get a very quick break during the mid-course brakes. But don't relax too much! The train then whips into a twisting left-hand drop. This leads into a flatspin that goes right under the brake section.
Your on-ride photo is taken right after this first flatspin. The ride continues through a curving helix to the left. Then, it dives into the second flatspin. The ride finishes with a quick, steeply banked helix to the right. After that, there's a fast S-Turn. This turn makes it feel like you might crash into one of the lift supports! Finally, the ride glides into the brake run and heads back to the station. Sometimes, if three trains are running, it might stop suddenly if another train is already in the station.
