{"id":46149,"date":"2026-08-15T07:06:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46149"},"modified":"2026-08-15T07:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:06:06","slug":"extreme-six-flags-coaster-remains-closed-as-officials-investigate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46149","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Six Flags coaster remains closed as officials investigate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>The <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/story\/2025-03-19\/their-son-died-after-a-magic-mountain-roller-coaster-ride-now-theyre-suing\">X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain<\/a> in Valencia has been shut down for more than a month while state safety officials continue an investigation involving the attraction. <\/p>\n<p>The ride, first opened in 2002 as X, has been the subject of controversy and at least one high-profile lawsuit stemming from a 22-year-old man\u2019s death. Six Flags bills the ride as \u201ca right of passage for the ultimate daredevil\u201d that goes up to 76 mph. <\/p>\n<p>More recently, Los Angeles County Fire Department officials responded to a call around 9 p.m. on July 5 of a person who was reportedly unconscious and took them to a local hospital. The department was unable to confirm whether the person was in fact unconscious when they arrived at the scene or whether the person lost consciousness on the roller coaster. <\/p>\n<p>The amusement park closed the X2 ride July 12, and it remains closed now, a Six Flags Entertainment Corporation spokesperson said in an email. <\/p>\n<p>The state agency that inspects amusement parks, Cal\/OSHA, said it \u201chas opened an inspection into the reported incident involving the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain\u201d that occurred July 5.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause the inspection is ongoing, no further details are available at this time,\u201d said Cal\/OSHA spokesperson Denisse G\u00f3mez in an email.<\/p>\n<p>The X2 ride caused a severe head injury that killed Christopher Hawley in 2022, according to a lawsuit filed by Hawley\u2019s family from Garden Grove. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe entirety of the X2 ride was extremely rough and jerked its riders around like rag dolls,\u201d according to the complaint. At the end of the trip, \u201cthe ride suddenly, abruptly, and violently jolted to a halt, jarring Decedent Christopher Hawley and the other two boys in their seats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Six Flags Magic Mountain has previously denied the family\u2019s claims but declined in an email to comment on pending litigation. The suit is scheduled for a jury trial in September. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia has been shut down for more than a month while state safety officials continue an investigation involving the attraction. 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