Former Rides & Attractions
| Ride | Year Opened | Year Closed | Manufacturer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 Steam Train | 1971 | 1981 | Crown Metal Products | The Train ride to the troll country. |
| Billy the Squid | 1971 | 1973 | Anton Schwarzkopf | Polyp Ride. In 1973 this Polyp ride had a maintenance problem and was removed. The Jolly Monster was built on its site. |
| Circus Wheel | 1971 | 1999 | Chance Rides | Chance Trabant with Roman theming. It spun in a clockwise direction and tilted at the same time. The Trabant was removed and replaced with a Tilt-A-Whirl, retaining the Circus Wheel name. |
| Circus Wheel | 1981 | 2008 | Sellner Manufacturing | This Sellner Tilt-A-Whirl was known in the past under the names Fiesta Dance 1981-1981; Baile de las Flores 1982–1988 and Jolly Roger 1988–1999. The Tilt-A-Whirl was removed to make room for 3-Point Challenge basketball game. Tilt-A-Whirl has been in storage in a boneyard. |
| Condor | 1988 | 1989 | Huss Rides | This Huss Condor was open for two years before being removed. It was removed to make room for Viper. |
| Crazy Barrels | 1971 | 1989 | Intamin | This Intamin Drunken Barrels was formerly located at a county fair. The Barrels were removed, but an abandoned platforms are still there behind the basketball game near the Metro station. |
| Déjà Vu | 2001 | 2011 | Vekoma | Located in "Cyclone Bay". A Floorless coaches suspended beneath an overhead track traverse the track forward and in reverse. Removed and the coaster was sent to Six Flags New England as Goliath. |
| Dragon | 1974 | 1981 | Arrow Dynamics | This transportation cable car transported riders from the upper level of the back of the mountain down to the lower level of this area, and vice versa. The ride was removed and Ninja was built in 1988. The Dragon's track, wall, and upper station are still visible under Ninja. The lower station is still standing because abandoned in between Jets Stream and old Spin Out on site. |
| Eagle's Flight – El Dorado | 1971 | 1981 | Intamin | This Intamin aerial sky-way ride took passengers from the upper part of the mountain to the lower land on the north of the mountain. The station was next to El Bumpo's area. |
| Eagle's Flight – Galaxy | 1971 | 1994 | Intamin | A second aerial sky-way ride from the top of the mountain to the lower land in the County Fair area. |
| El-Bumpo | 1971 | 1979 | Arrow Dynamics | Gas-powered bumper boats located on the pond. |
| Flashback | 1992 | 2008 | Intamin | Steel roller coaster featuring a stacked design and numerous steep rolling track dives. The Flashback has been standing but not operating since 2003 and demolished in 2008 and scrapped. |
| Freefall | 1982 | 2008 | Intamin | An Intamin 1st-generation Freefall. The ride was standing but not operating from 2005 to 2006; however, it was scrapped for the 2008 season. |
| Galaxy | 1971 | 1979 | Intamin | An Intamin double Ferris wheel with cable pulley that looked like a V-shaped beam. The ride was removed and was located where Buccaneer and Swashbuckler are now sitting. |
| Grand Centennial Excursion Railroad | 1975 | 1985 | A big steam train that took passengers around. Located north of the main mountain. | |
| Granny Gran Prix | 1971 | 2007 | D. H. Morgan | This track-guided car ride was known as Chevron Gran Prix (Gas Powered) from 1971–1986. A new turnpike (electric-powered) was opened for three years before being moved in 1988 to Bugs Bunny World. The old guided track was demolished to make room for Tidal Wave. In December 2007 it was demolished to make room for Thomas Town's opening in 2008. |
| Jolly Monster | 1973 | 1981 | Eyerly | A standard Eyerly Monster ride which replaced Billy the Squid. This thrill ride was at the Pirate's Cove near Colossus, Buccaneer, and Swashbuckler. The ride was removed and its site sat empty for 7 years before the Tilt-A-Whirl was moved there. |
| Little Sailor Ride | 1971 | 1985 | Yankee Doodle Dandy (1971–1972) Sailboat Ride (1973–1980) Little Sailor Ride (1981–1985) | |
| Log Jammer | 1971 | 2011 | Arrow Dynamics | Log flume featuring two large drops. |
| Magic Pagoda | 1974 | 1984 | A walk-thru attraction located on Samurai Summit. It featured a talking Buddha, a mirror maze, a strobe light room (with a dragon flying overhead), a walk through a miniature version of Chinatown and various other small scale items of interest with a Chinese Theme. Now used as part of a walk-through maze for the Halloween season. | |
| Metro | 1971 | 2011 | Universal Mobility | This monorail ride ran two stations at the High Sierra Territory and Colossus County Fair but the monorail had been standing but not operating since 2001. As of 2008, the park does not have plans to re-open the attraction. The trains were located near the former location of Flashback where they sat for 10 years. In 2011 the monorail trains are relocated to Hersheypark. The abandoned track and station are planned to be scrapped. |
| Mountain Express | 1973 | 1982 | Anton Schwarzkopf | Wildcat coaster located near where Flashback stood. Relocated to Magic Landing as Wildcat and then to Bosque Magico as Montana Rusa. |
| Psyclone | 1991 | 2006 | Dinn Corporation | A wood tracked roller coaster patterned after the Cyclone at Astroland park in Brooklyn, New York. It was torn down for the 2007 season, and piles of wood remained at the site for many days after the destruction. The site is now home to another wooden coaster, Apocalypse. |
| Reactor | 1977 | 1993 | Anton Schwarzkopf | A Schwarzkopf Enterprise, known from 1977–1987 as Enterprise, was renamed Reactor in 1987. This thrill ride was removed at the end of the 1993 season. |
| Sarajevo Bobsleds | 1984 | 1986 | Intamin | Bobsled coaster named after the 1984 Olympics. Removed due to the Six Flags ride rotation program and replaced with Shockwave. It was moved to Six Flags Over Texas and opened as Avalanche, but was later renamed and rethemed as La Vibora to better match the Spain section of the park. |
| Scrambler | 1973 | 2003 | Eli Bridge | This scrambler had a lot of damage from an uprooted tree and was scrapped; however, Six Flags Magic Mountain received another scrambler from Six Flags Over Texas. |
| Shockwave | 1986 | 1988 | Intamin | A Steel Standup looping roller coaster. it was removed in 1989 and relocated to Six Flags Great Adventure due to the ride rotation program. |
| Sierra Twist | 1973 | 2008 | Anton Schwarzkopf | A Schwarzkopf Bayern Kurve ride, originally known as Swiss Twist. It was a high-speed bobsled ride with a circular track. The ride was removed due to aging parts and high maintenance costs. |
| Spin Out | 1971 | 2008 | Chance Rides | A Chance Rotor known from 1971–1972 as Bottoms Up. Featured in the video for Belinda Carlisle's No. 1 hit song, "Heaven is a Place on Earth" The video was directed by Diane Keaton. |
| Thrill Shot | 2001 | 2012 | S&S Worldwide | Rapidly ascending slingshot attraction. The ride requires a nominal fee from guests to participate. Thrill Shot closed in 2009 and never reopened due to high maintenance costs. In early 2012, Thrill Shot was removed. |
| Tumble Drum | 1974 | 1980 | This walk-through barrel roll was located near the Electric Rainbow (Round up ride). | |
| Yosemite Sam Sierra Falls | 1993 | 2010 | WhiteWater West Industries | Double tube waterslides with dingy raft on location at the Bugs Bunny World. Demolished to make room for Road Runner Express. |
| Z-Force | 1987 | 1993 | Intamin | An Intamin Looping Starship/Space Shuttle themed as an Air Force fighter plane. The ride was removed at the end of the season in 1993 to make room for Batman: The Ride. |
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