09/10/2026
Six Flags Magic Mountain Announces Thrill Glider,
the World’s First Thrillglider Roller Coaster, Opening in 2027
Thrill Glider Will Set Multiple World Records and
Deliver an Unprecedented Flying Motorbike Experience
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Six Flags Magic Mountain, the Thrill Capital of the World and one of Southern California’s premier theme parks, today announced that Thrill Glider, a first-of-its-kind roller coaster, will debut in 2027. Created exclusively for Magic Mountain, the attraction combines flying, motorbike and suspended coaster technologies to establish an entirely new roller coaster category: the Thrillglider. It will combine the freedom of flight with the intensity of a multi-launch thrill coaster, delivering an experience unlike anything guests have ever ridden.
Developed by world-renowned coaster manufacturer Vekoma for Six Flags Magic Mountain, Thrill Glider riders will board hovercycles — flying-bike vehicles — and assume a prone, face-forward position suspended beneath the track. The custom-designed, terrain-following layout encompasses 20 unique track elements and packs an action-filled 80 seconds into a dynamic aerial adventure. Guests will launch multiple times to speeds reaching 50 mph, encounter 12 airtime moments, soar through five unique inversions (wing-over, zero-g roll, overbanked stall turn, barrel roll and upward barrel roll) and race through a dramatic station fly-by as they traverse nearly 3.5 acres. Enhanced by synchronized onboard audio and immersive lighting effects, every moment is designed to amplify the sensation of speed, flight and freedom.
Upon opening, Thrill Glider will set a collection of records, including:
World’s First Thrillglider
World’s First Multi-Launch Thrillglider
World’s Longest Thrillglider – 3,380 feet,
which is more than half a mile
World’s Fastest Thrillglider – 50 mph
World’s Tallest Thrillglider – 107 feet
Most Inversions on a Thrillglider – 5