VALENCIA, California — The X2 roller coaster, the subject of multiple lawsuits, has been closed, the president of Six Flags Magic Mountain announced Tuesday.
“After almost 20 years, we have decided to permanently retire X2,” Six Flags Magic Mountain President Brian Oerding said in a statement posted on the Six Flags blog.
“Although X2 has consistently passed a multitude of safety tests, we have decided to close the ride because we believe it is the right thing to do. Ride safety is the cornerstone of our business, and when we see customer trust being impacted, we take it seriously,” Oerding said.
The lawsuits allege the riders suffered serious brain injuries after riding the X2 roller coaster. Lawyers representing the plaintiffs say more than 100 people have come forward.
X2 has been closed since July 12 and will remain so from now on.
A judge has scheduled a trial for 2027 in a lawsuit filed by a husband and wife from Yucaipa after the woman allegedly suffered a head trauma while riding Magic Mountain’s troubled X2 roller coaster.
The lawsuits allege the ride had design problems dating back to its opening in 2002, originally called the X.
According to court documents, Pamela Guillen and her family visited Six Flags Magic Mountain in July of this year for her daughter’s 16th birthday. Guillen said X2 was the last ride of the day for the family.
After leaving the ride, Guillen said she felt confused and disoriented. Her next memory was waking up in the hospital two weeks later and learning from her family that she had undergone emergency brain surgery.
“I was confused and disoriented, and I remember seeing the fear in my daughter’s eyes and how scared she was,” Guillen recalled. “Everything went blank. My next memory is waking up in the hospital about two weeks later.”
Guillen is one of three people who recently filed a lawsuit against Six Flags Magic Mountain, alleging they suffered severe brain injuries after riding X2.
“I had suffered a head injury and needed emergency brain surgery to stop the bleeding and had to be intubated. I was in a coma. I spent almost a month in the hospital,” Guillen said.
A Garden Grove family is suing Six Flags Magic Mountain, alleging their son died shortly after riding the theme park’s X2 roller coaster.
Another plaintiff, Michael Wick, visited the park with his family and rode an X2. Wick’s lawyer said he had two brain surgeries and was now unable to practice law because of a disability.
Six days after Guillen collapsed exiting X2, Naomi Greer-Wilkinson rode the roller coaster. Her parents said they were still waiting for her to start breathing on her own.
“Naomi, 25, still hasn’t come home. Her parents, Artemis and Josh, are with her every day and wonder when she will be able to breathe on her own again,” said Dordick Law partner Christopher Bulone.
“Magic Mountain, as a company, seems to think it’s okay that if people voluntarily choose to ride a roller coaster, they assume the risk. No! They do not assume the risk of death or catastrophic brain injury for family fun,” said Gary Dordick, owner of Dordick Law.
Magic Mountain has already settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Christopher Hawley’s family. This lawsuit alleged that Hawley died after riding X2 in 2022.
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