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![]() This is a super rare variety of a cobra loop, and Medusa is the first ride to ever attempt it. Get ready for the dreaded “sea serpent” roll. ![]() At 65 miles per hour and taking as much as 4.5 G’s, Medusa won’t be the only one with her hair standing on end. ![]() This is followed immediately by a dreaded dive loop and a zero G roll. Then brace yourself because you’re in for one of the tallest vertical loops in the world – a whopping 128 feet. Battle a 150-foot hill and a 150-foot drop. Medusa is not one for small talk - she cuts right to the chase. Dangle your feet in the air because you’ll be taking this one floorless. With seven relentless inversions looping like snakes made of steel, let’s see if you can face up to this legendary beast.Īt 3,937 feet, Medusa is the longest and highest coaster in Northern California. It is said that she was so nasty that just one look at her and her hair full of deadly snakes would turn any mortal into stone. Even the bravest warriors were no match for her. In Greek mythology, the dreaded monster Medusa was half woman and half serpent. Medusa did not disappoint and it was my favorite coaster at the park. Imagine that, standing in line for something that only lasts a couple minutes. I need up waiting in line for an hour and a half. The big red and yellow-orange behemoth, Kong was closed but they were making test runs so I hoped it would be open before I left so I jumped in line for Medusa. I headed across the park to ride Boomerang which is the same coaster that is at many other parks across the country and nothing remarkable. Next up was Superman Ultimate Flight and I jumped on rather quickly but the lines were getting long as more and more people arrived in the park. The Joker was a welcomed first coaster of the 2017 season! I love the RMC coasters and the ultra-smooth rides. I made my way to the back of the park and jumped on the only woodie-style coaster much is more steel than wood now, one of the Rocky Mountain Construction coasters called The Joker. All of the rides have some sort of the superhero theme like The Joker, and a Superman coaster. They have dolphin shows and seals exhibits but the DC Comics characters are in full force. ![]() Discovery Kingdom used to be Marine Land and a lot of the theming was still there. It was right next to the fairgrounds and looked more like a regional park rather than a big chain. This was a rather small park compared to the big boys like Busch Gardens and Kings Island. I checked in and got my season pass and worked my way into the park. It was also hot! Coming from Alaska, winter was just ending and we were still in the 40s and 50s. I arrived at Discovery Kingdom early on a Friday and the parking lot was already full with buses full of school kids and tour groups. In the next week or so I would be attending the American Coaster Enthusiasts Preservation Conference on the East Coast and one of the parks would be Six Flags Over Georgia so it was a no-brainer to buy an annual pass to the Six Flags family. My first stop would be Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, a short drive from Sacramento. Being a coaster geek, I thought I could get in a theme park or two or three while I was on this trip. In early May I started the third annual Rock n Roller Coaster Tour Across America on my own with a trip to California to take a swift water rescue course for my studies at UAA. ![]()
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