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August 28, 2014· santaclarita.com · SantaClarita.com (SCVTalk 5.0) · Wayback capture

The New Colossus Looks Like an Instant Classic

By Mike Devlin

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Colossus isn't dead after all. Instead it's transforming into a hybrid coaster – a steel rollercoaster on a wooden structure. They're calling it Twisted Colossus.
It keeps the essence of Magic Mountain's most iconic and beloved ride, but adds elements that were unthinkable 40 years ago, and impossible on a traditional wooden coaster. It also fufills the side-by-side "racing" element that was a promise that the old Colossus didn't quite deliver.
Here's the video:
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And here's a nice segment from CBS This Morning on the past and future of Colossus.
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