Six Flags rollercoaster X2 quietly shut down after mystery injury

A new Six Flags Magic Mountain roller coaster that’s been declared one of the most intense in the world has been closed for more than a month with no indication of when it will open again after a rider suffered a serious injury.

The Valencia theme park shut the acclaimed X2 – billed as the world’s first 4th-dimension roller coaster – on July 5th, after the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a report a rider was found unconscious, KTLA first reported.

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Heath, or Cal/OSHA, has also opened an inspection into the incident on the ride, but refused to confirm details because the investigation was ”ongoing.”

The Six Flags Magic Mountain ride has been closed to guests ever since.

In a statement, Six Flags Magic Mountain confirmed X2 was currently not operating.

“We hope to get the ride back up as soon as possible,” a spokesperson told the California Post.

“We do not have an estimated time of when X2 will be reopening.”

The park chose not to respond to question about why the ride closed, or whether it was undergoing safety or maintenance checks.

It also has not publicly commented on the incident that occurred prior to the ride’s closure, which left the patron in an unknown condition.

Six Flags promotes X2 as “a rite of passage for the ultimate daredevil”, which will leave “even the most hardened thrill seeker screaming.”

It was officially opened as X in 2002, before it was revamped and rethemed as X2 six years later.

“With 360 degrees rotating seats and head-first, face down drops, X2 is downright scary,” the park’s website states.

The ride reaches speeds of 76 miles per hour as adrenaline junkies dive, flip and twist their way across the 3610ft track.

“To make things even better, your 360 degrees seat extends on wings far off the track, so your body will be flipping around the entire time,” the ride’s description reads.

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“Quite simply, you will be spun into another dimension.”

The ride’s closure comes as a Garden Grove family attempts to seek compensation from the park in a jury trial slated to commence in September.

The family has alleged their son, Christopher Hawley, died after he suffered a catastrophic subdural hematoma after going on the ride in June 2022.

The 22-year-old was on the roller coaster with his younger brother and cousin when it “suddenly, abruptly and violently jolted to a halt”, according to the lawsuit.

Christopher complained that his head hurt before kneeling down and losing consciousness, the family alleged.

He was taken to Valencia’s Henry Mayo Newhall hospital, but died the next day.

Six Flags Magic Mountain is a 260-acre theme park that’s home to many of the tallest, fastest, steepest coasters and thrilling attractions in the world.