Gold Rusher • Six Flags Magic Mountain

Location Discomfort

Pretty janky mine train. Nothing else too special about it.

Airtimes Location Duration Rattle

Honestly, it was surprising! I got some good airtime a couple of times on this ride, the location on the hill is cool, and it was long. It was a little more rougher than other rides I have ridden.

Fun

I mean not bad better than expected a decent mine train

Fun Rattle

enjoyable ride but it is a little aggressive

Fun Pointless

A typical Arrow mine trains, janky. However this was particularly smooth for an arrow when I rode it.

Fun

It's a fun little coaster. Don't remember much about it, though.

Location Rattle Disappointing! Pointless

It’s layout can make it a good first coaster for little kids but it’s so janky it would make those kids stay away from roller coasters.

Location Disappointing! Pointless Dead spots

A lengthy kiddie, but not a great Arrow. Overall, the ride is pretty lame. Even for a kiddie coaster, it doesn’t offer much, and I think most kids can handle a lot more. The scenic trek through the hills of Valencia are a nice touch, but that’s about all this ride offers.

Location Pointless Layout

Honestly just a pointless ride. I understand why this mine train exists, but it’s just a rough ride without offering much.

Duration Discomfort

Fun, old Arrow mine train with good laterals, and yes, some jerky transitions. Brace yourself and the transitions aren’t too bad, but if you’re caught by surprise you might slam your stomach on the lap bar!

Location Comfort Smoothness

I Don.t Think This Ride is Bad Is Fun

It’s an arrow mine train what do you expect

Lap Bar Location Layout Rattle

A fun scenic coaster with janky transitions and some surprisingly fast spots.

Location Disappointing! Discomfort

I was really hoping for a pleasant and scenic ride through the woods on this one, but unfortunately it's so slow and rickety that any fun to be had from the scenery is sapped from the ride. I wish this ride were longer, more exciting, and smoother, but through the same area on the hill.

Pointless

Not much going on here, other than decent aesthetics. I think the only point here is that it’s an appropriate starter coaster for little kids.

Location Fun

I liked this more then I thought I would mainly because it was longer then I expect and I liked the interaction and new views of Full throttle and Superman. Fun mine train.

I find mine trains fun and this is no different

Layout Duration Rattle Reliability

Even though the ride was a bit rough and seemed like its gonna break down at any moment it was pretty fun. The layout nicely uses the terrain and has a decent length, it also gives a bit the nostalgia of an old school coaster

Discomfort

I get Gold Rusher is an old coaster and everything, but God it was so bad. The layout itself is not bad, but this coaster was built in 1971 and it shows: it's rough, especially many transitions and also some curves, and you will be glad when it's over.

Location Fun Dead spots

It's not a particularly large ride, but the first drop and helix were pretty fun. It's in a great location though, and it's just fun.

Location Fun Rattle

This classic Arrow mine train is situated on the main hill, and weaves around several of the other attractions. Because this is one of the original coasters, other rides such as Superman and Full Throttle were built on top of it, providing some fun interaction. Though the ride layout is mostly tame, the first drop and the helix at the end are good elements with decent forces. The main downside is the rattle, but that can be expected from a 50 year old coaster. While there are better family rides in the park, Gold Rusher doesn't seem to be taking up any valuable space, so it will probably stay put until the end of its service life.

Duration Headbanging Discomfort

This coaster is extremely old, so I expected headbanging and discomfort. However, the ride is good at it's job, being a vintage coaster.

Location Fun Lap Bar

Magic Mountain's first coaster (operating since opening day, May 29, 1971), Gold Rusher offers a scenic ride around Magic Mountain, offering rare looks at a great deal of the rides you know and love. The relatively chill rides still offers some fun from some great near-miss elements from the foliage and ride infrastructure, in addition to some nice lateral Gs. Just two things to keep in mind: the brake run at the end is more sudden than you would think, and can cause you to get punched in the stomach by the lap bar if you're not paying attention. More importantly, one of the near miss elements has you going right under Superman: Escape from Krypton's track; while the element itself is fine, there's a chance that Superman might launch while you're going through. Be ready to cover your ears if you get unlucky enough for that to happen to you, lest you wish to subject your ears to being mere feet from the loudest coaster in the world.

Location Fun Layout Capacity Dead spots Reliability

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Disappointing! Dead spots Lap Bar

Location Discomfort Dead spots

Lap Bar Location Fun Dead spots

Duration Tear it down!

Fun

Nice surprise! Location Layout

Location Fun

Discomfort

Location Pointless Dead spots Layout

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