X2

X2
Park	Six Flags Magic Mountain
Park section	Baja Ridge
Opening date	May 24, 2008
Closing date	Unknown
Height	175ft
Drop	215ft
Speed	76mph
Replaced	X
Replaced by	Unknown

X2 is a 4th-Dimension roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. The ride is the former X roller coaster that closed for retheming in 2008.

Ride history

X (2002-2008)

Originally, the ride opened as X after ten months of delay in late-January 2002. The ride became a quick hit, alongside the park's 13th coaster, Tatsu, which opened four years later, in late-spring 2006. The following year, in early-December 2007, the coaster closed to get an upgrade. 

X2 (2008-Present Day)

On the night of May 23, 2008, anxious X fans camped outside the park's front doors to be the first riders on X2. The next morning, on May 24, 2008, X2 opened with a grand ceremony to the public. The line was five hours to get on the ride. X2 opened with new trains, a new track color scheme, sound effects, and amazing fire blowers. 

Ride synopsis

After riders are loaded and are given a final safety check, the train pulls out of the station via left turn. The ride reaches its first brake system, as the train begins to ascend backwards up the 175-foot lift hill. The entire park is visible, due to its location (near the bottom left corner of the park). Riders enter a mini-drop before reaching the 215-foot drop. Then, the train spins 360 degrees into a twisting front flip. The ride then takes its riders into several more inversions, including a skydive, two raven turns, and a back flip before reaching the final brake system.

Trivia

• X2 is the first 4th-Dimension coaster in the world.
• It is also the first at the park. Three years later, Green Lantern: First Flight opened in the DC Universe section of the park.
• It is the last coaster designed by Arrow Dynamics.

​Awards

Coaster of the Week

• The coaster was Coaster of the Week for the Week of May 19 - May 25, 2013.

Golden Ticket Awards

Year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Ranking	97	13	15	16	18

Photo Gallery

X2's preview night (May 23-24, 2008).

X2's logo.