Six Flags Magic Mountain says it will "permanently retire" X2 roller coaster; closure follows brain injury reports
The park said X2 passed safety tests, but lawsuits and a CNN investigation cited more than 100 injury complaints and multiple brain injuries.
- On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, Six Flags Magic Mountain Park President Brian Oerding announced the park has "decided to permanently retire" the X2 roller coaster, which welcomed more than 16 million guests since opening in 2008.
- Allegations that the roller coaster injured riders date back more than a decade but remained largely undisclosed until a CNN investigation last month documented more than a dozen reports of serious injuries and hospitalizations, including at least two deaths.
- Dordick Law Corporation held a press conference last week announcing three lawsuits alleging catastrophic brain damage, with attorneys stating over 300 individuals have reached out with injury complaints and plans to represent more than 100 additional clients.
- Six Flags defended the ride by stating it "consistently passed a multitude of safety tests," while company attorneys argued forces generated by the ride do not cause brain injuries if used "as instructed."
- The theme park will now focus on safely decommissioning the roller coaster structure, while legal counsel for the plaintiffs will continue processing claims for individuals alleging they suffered traumatic brain injuries on the ride.
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KYTXSix Flags in California is retiring its X2 roller coaster after several riders allege brain injuries
The ride has been closed since July after three riders filed lawsuits alleging they suffered brain bleeding and other injuries.
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X2 roller coaster shut down at Six Flags Magic Mountain amid lawsuits
The X2 rollercoaster, which is the subject of multiple lawsuits, has been permanently closed, the president of Six Flags Magic Mountain announced Tuesday.
Six Flags to close famous roller coaster after investigation into injuries, deaths linked to ride
Six Flags announced Tuesday it will permanently shutter its most famous roller coaster, roughly a month after a CNN investigation exposed a long history of life-altering injuries and deaths linked to the ride.
Six Flag Magic Mountain Park, California By Jeremy Thompson from United States of America - Six Flags Magic Mountain, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32693051 The Six Flags amusement park, famous in the United States for its roller coasters, announced on Tuesday (29) that it will close the X2 attraction after reports of serious brain injuries and even a death of visitors to the roller coast. The complaints came to ligh…
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