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January 21, 2008

Magic Mountain Loses Its Crown

The Los Angeles Travel Deals blog had a bit last week (still getting un-buried from Macworld) about how Cedar Point has officially dethroned Six Flags Magic Mountain as Coaster Mecca:

Sadly, it’s official. California’s Six Flags Magic Mountain is no longer the “roller coaster capital of the world” — surrendering the title to Ohio’s Cedar Point amusement park.

With the dismantling of Magic Mountain’s Flashback now underway and the addition of Cedar Point’s Maverick in 2007, the world record for most roller coasters at a single amusement park officially moves from Valencia, Calif., to Sandusky, Ohio.

The score: Cedar Point 17, Magic Mountain 15.

Cedar Point and Magic Mountain have been in a roller-coaster arms race for more than a decade. When I visited Magic Mountain in 2004, I was in G-Force Heaven - just fantastic. I keep meaning to visit Cedar Point, but haven't made it ... yet. 2008 might be the year.

Posted by Gavin Shearer at January 21, 2008 4:35 PM. Posted to Cool.

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