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Coaster counts depend on inventory and operating status. Six Flags Magic Mountain's records do not establish a verified worldwide leader.
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Six Flags Magic Mountain
Score8.1
🇺🇸United StatesHybrid resortNorth America (USA)
Valencia, California, United States
A California thrill park with about 20 roller coasters.
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Best for
Best for Thrill SeekersLow Wait TimesOpened
1971
Size
262 acres (106 ha)
Rides
40 attractions
Avg. visit
9 hours
Ticket range
$60–$110 USD
Six Flags Magic Mountain overview
Six Flags Magic Mountain at a glance
A California thrill park with about 20 roller coasters.
Magic Mountain holds the world record for roller coasters at a single park, and the lineup is not padded: X2 is the only 5th-dimension coaster in the west, Twisted Colossus is a duelling hybrid, and Tatsu flies riders face-down over the hillside at 100 km/h. Full Throttle, Goliath and Superman: Escape from Krypton round it out.
Theming and food lag the Disney parks nearby, but nowhere else in the world offers this much track in one day.
Our editor's recommendation
Yes — it earns the trip on its own. It ranks #10 of the 50 parks we score, at 8.1/10 with 40 rides and attractions and a typical visit of about 9 hours. Tickets run $60–$110 a day. The strongest reasons to go are its big-ticket thrill rides and short queues. The honest catch: tickets are expensive for what you get. Best time to visit: Spring.
Six Flags Magic Mountain highlights
Rides & attractions at Six Flags Magic Mountain
These are the top attractions at Six Flags Magic Mountain — 10 rides and experiences hand-picked and verified by our editorial team, including 6 signature rides you shouldn't miss. Use the filter bar below to narrow the line-up by rider height, zone, category or thrill level.
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Plan your visit to Six Flags Magic Mountain
- Operating hours
- Typically 10:30am-8pm, extended to 10pm or later in summer and during Fright Fest
- Operating calendar
- Seasonal daily hours published on the official park hours calendar, with extended hours on select days.
- Seasonal closures
- Open year-round at weekends, with daily operation in summer and holiday periods
- Queue-skip pass
- THE FLASH Pass in several tiers, priced by date and demand. From about $90 USD.
- How long to stay
- Full day
- Multi-day tickets
- 2-day and combo tickets with Hurricane Harbor; season passes are usually cheaper than two single days.
- Season pass
- Annual or season pass from about $130 USD.
Six Flags Magic Mountain map
Official park mapSix Flags Magic Mountain events & shows
Fright Fest
Long-running Halloween event with haunted mazes, scare zones and after-dark entertainment.
Holiday in the Park
Winter event with millions of lights, festive areas and seasonal shows.
Six Flags Magic Mountain in the news
Six Flags Magic Mountain reviews & ratings
Amusement Park Ranker overall score
8.1
An aggregate of 3 public review platforms, each normalized to a 0–10 scale and weighted by review volume.
Six Flags Magic Mountain wait times
- Typical day
11
- Crowd & wait score
7.4
Six Flags Magic Mountain records & achievements
World's first fourth-dimension roller coaster (X2)
2002X, later X2, opened in 2002 as the world's first fourth-dimension coaster, with seats that rotate independently of the track.
World record for most roller coasters at one park (until 2026)
2013Six Flags Magic Mountain held the record for the most roller coasters at any park for years; after ride removals in January 2026 the outright record passed to Energylandia in Poland.
Attractions near Six Flags Magic Mountain
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
Adjacent water park with a wave pool and speed slides.
Vasquez Rocks Natural Area
Tilted sandstone formations used in countless film shoots.
Universal CityWalk Hollywood
Entertainment strip and cinemas beside Universal Studios Hollywood.
Los Angeles Zoo
Nearest zoo, 133 acres in Griffith Park with a botanical garden.
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