Colossus is dead. All hail Twisted Colossus, the new king of wood-steel hybrid coasters. I took a few preview rides Tuesday on the new Twisted Colossus at Six Flags Magic Mountain and left with one ...

VALENCIA – Colossus, the iconic Magic Mountain roller coaster that closed this month, will return as a record-breaking wood and steel hybrid ride in 2015. Greater speeds, steeper drops, and more ...

VALENCIA, Calif. (KABC) -- A fire on the Colossus roller coaster caused the collapse of the top of the lift hill of the ride at Magic Mountain on Monday. The fire erupted while crews were working on ...

VALENCIA (CBSLA.com) — Thrill seekers flocked to Magic Mountain in Valencia Saturday to get one of the last-ever rides on the wooden roller coaster, The Colossus. CBS2's Greg Mills, in fact, found a ...

After 36 years as a gleaming fixture at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif., the iconic roller coaster 'Colossus' will soon be shutting down -- but to honor the ride's closing, a group of ...

‘Twisted Colossus’, the new and improved version of the Six Flags Magic Mountain fan favorite ride ‘Colossus’ features a steel track on top of the original wooden track which increases the speed and ...

Back in the day, it was pure spectacle – a towering skeleton of white lumber and metal rails that dared riders to traverse its path of bumps, dips and drops for a seemingly interminable three-plus ...

When it opened in 1978, the Colossus roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia was the tallest and fastest in the world. Today, the wooden coaster that peaks at 125 feet and reaches ...

LOS ANGELES, CA -- A fire erupted on the Colossus ride at Magic Mountain in Valencia. Firefighters are on scene. Magic Mountain spokeswoman Sue Carpenter said in a statement that the fire was at "the ...

The wooden ride, which closed in mid-August, is set to be replaced by a newer version in 2015 By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor, East Coast The Colossus ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, ...

VALENCIA, Calif. -- A fire on the Colossus roller coaster caused the collapse of the top of the lift hill of the ride at Magic Mountain on Monday. The fire erupted while crews were working on ...