MASSIVE & RARE Wood Roller Coaster Left ABANDONED in Spain?! | Meet Terra Mítica’s Magnus Colossus!
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
- What’s going on guys and welcome back to the channel! If I were to give you the choice between a steel or wooden roller coaster, which would you say is generally better? For me, it’s pretty easy, steel coasters, and because of this, woodies don’t often get a lot of recognition on my page at all. So with that in mind, I’ve decided it’s finally time to cover one, and no, it’s not gonna be El Toro or Ghostrider, but instead one of the strangest, biggest, and most terrain oriented coasters on Earth. With a length of just under 4,000 feet, this cliffside machine takes riders through a long twisted layout featuring multiple airtime points, twists, turns, and helixes, and is quite simply one of the most impressively built wooden coasters ever. Despite this, to this day the coaster now sits standing but not operating, abandoned, and engulfing itself in a support structure that is literally eating it alive. So what’s happening? And where did it come from? This is the story, of Terra Mítica’s, Magnus Colossus.🤓🎢
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Can you imagine if this coaster was RMC'd? Yes, I know, not happening, but I think Alan Schilke would enjoy designing a hybrid with this terrain.
That would be up to Joe Draves now, but yes, RMC would turn this into a beast!
@@MsHardstyleMonster Did alan retire?
@@harmonixfl8479 yes
It gives me goosebumps to even think about it!
If he indeed would "enjoy designing a (steel coaster, not a "hybrid") with this terrain," he already has. Iron Rattler is an excellent RMC which is incorporated wonderfully into the terrain of a gulley/quarry. Perhaps the most unique inclusion of a roller coaster into already-existing terrain in modern history.
Great video as always. Glad I could help out with the footage.
The coaster itself was a lot of fun when I visited Terra Mitica in 2014. Not as rough as other RCCA woodies. Too bad they let it rot away like that. I feel like a retrack could really bring this beast back to its full potential... At least I have the cred and the footage tho 😇
I'm kinda worried for this coaster since you mentioned RCCA. They like to cut corners so it makes me wonder was it really just the heat that made the coaster move a few inches.
I know it’s extremely unlikely, but damn it I want Magnus Colossus to get RMC
Same
Twisted Colossus is a good name for it if you ask me
@@pecemakor917 Brah…
@@pecemakor917 Twisted Magnus Colossus? Iron Magnus Colossus? New Magnus Colossus? 🤔
@@gregorymoore2877 take your pick!
OMG! I've always wanted to visit Spain and would love to ride this unique gem! It's sad that the Park is not appreciated like amusement parks in other countries. Thank you again for such enlightened content! YOU are one of the BEST channels on RUclips!
Im from spain and i love this park because when i was a little kid,i loved it and i have so much memories,im gonna visit it this weekend,and im gonna see how its MAGNUS COLOSSUS
Went on this a few years ago. Was very very rough!!
You need to have video on the tragedy terra mitica had on there coaster called Inferno!
This happens at all parks. Portaventura, have had a couple of deaths on their rides through the years. Red Force & Furious Baco are extremely vibrative.
@@hardcoreuproar2322 If my memory serves me right, the death did not result from a heart attack but due to a malfunctioning restraint which is pretty unusual. Investigations revealed (again not 100% sure) that Tera Mitica meddled with the restraints on Inferno. Would like to know more about that because information is hard to come by.
@@hardcoreuproar2322 no… they havent… 1 dead in 2009 on Tomahawk and the other was a kid who fell in line waiting for Silver River Flume and suffered traumatic cranioencephalic and broken limbs but survived.
please, do a simple wiki search before speaking out your ass. appreciate it
The roller coaster was incredibly vibrating, almost painful. I've tried it and I do not have a good souvenir of it.
we should raise funds just to see this converted into an rmc. what a coaster that would be...one can dream...
I rode it multiple times in 2001 (12 months after opening) and it was great fun. Partly because of it's location, in the side of a mountain and slightly elevated over the rest of the park.
It's been closed since 2015 and was such a sad sight to see when I was there last Saturday. I really don't know how Terra Mitica survives as the park is only open during Summer months and is never busy. This was the busiest I've seen it in a while and the longest we waited for any ride was 15 mins, and that only was due to slow operations. It's such a shame as there are no other theme parks anywhere near. It's beautifully themed and has so much space for expansion.
All wooden coasters need regular maintenance and trackwork to keep them from getting rough. Judging from how rough it was during my visit in 2009, it didn't get the maintenance it needed. The roughness killed most of the airtime the ride had supposedly previously had. That obviously contributed to the low ridership.
The "s" in RCCA is for smooth.
Seriously, having seen how bad RCCA coasters get over time, I highly doubt that this ride, as impressive as it certainly looks and however nice its layout is, would be enjoyable if it operated today. To me, this kind of looks like the European version of the Rattler, and RMC'ing it would make it a bucket list coaster. But I doubt that's gonna happen, given the park's financial situation.
Great video! Interesting coaster!!!
Every day is a good day when national coasters uploads!
agreed!
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A park with so much potential, if only a management team with vision, foresight and some cash could get their hands on it. Yes MC was rough but it’s unique location is impressive- RMC would work and I’m sure they could create a spectacular coaster from it. It’ll cost though. I have a soft spot for this park and wish I could get my hands on it. Potential in abundance. Great video 👍
That coaster looks awesome, shame it’s abandoned,
Looks awesome, but it is a torture-machine to ride it.
It really is a shame what happened to this park and in general to the Magnus Collosus roller coaster. It would be very interesting if RMC got involved with one of its projects to recover it as a great hybrid, but the few people who go to the park, in addition to the extreme complications of the weather in the area, which cause the wood of the coaster to suffer wear tremendous both because of the changing and sometimes extreme weather, and because of its situation so close to the sea, it could be said that a conversion of RMC would be sent to failure unless a good amount of money was invested in its conservation. A shame
A hug from Spain.
LOVED THIS! please do more sbno rides :)
This is so sad to see! Been here numerous times and it is such a blast, really recommend it! And the shows are amazing!
I went here in 2010 and it was awesome. There was a bunch of shows as well as rides, all themed, and staff were dressed up. Really cool to just walk around
Rode Magnus several times in summer 2001. As someone said, it's an incredible looking coaster from every site of the park, even from the highway, but the pacing was terrible. The coaster only got a little ejector in the back rows in the first drop after the lift, the rest a little bit rough, no laterals, no floating, no nothing, and so slow at the end...
I think that they closed it due to the elevate cost of manteniment of a wooden coaster located in a park near the Mediterranean sea with only 10.000 of visitors in a busy day (the ride can handle over 1200 riders per hour). Simply the numbers doesn't fit...
Omg the stats. So many parks would love that capacity.
Looks so cool. The on ride footage, shows that it's a dud. This coaster reminds me of playing RCT. When you build that awesome looking coaster, only to be disappointed in the results. No matter how much you tweak it!
Went on that once,,,,, almost broke my neck & back 🤣
The thumbnail gave me massive Mask of Zorro vibes. 😊
National Coasters said:
What’s going on guys and welcome back to the channel! If I were to give you the choice between a steel or wooden roller coaster, which would you choose? For me, it's pretty easy, generally steel coasters, and as a result, woodies don't often get a lot of recognition on my page at all. So with that in mind, I've decided it's finally time to cover one and no, it's not going to be El Toro or GhostRider, but rather...
That land reminds me of my fantastic trip to the American National Parks, especially Badlands and Yellowstone. I think this beast would make a top 5 RMC, or GCI or Gravity group could reprofile it to make a top tier woodie. That is really one heck of a structure.
I would actually pick wood. I genuinely prefer wood to steel in most cases.
I.love.both.wood.and.steel.rollercoasters...my.favorite.wooden.coaster.is.the.Giant.Dipper.in.SCBB.then.one.of.my.favorite.steel.coasters.is.The.Medusa.in.Vallejo.CA.so.when.it.comes.to.rollercoasters.it.doesnt.really.matter
I was raised on goodies & they're still my favs.Especially one going through the woods at night!!
Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.
Finally a rollercoaster with my name, nice
Im praying hoping so hard that they rmc Magnus Colossus someday anyday! It would be to interesting like Fiesta Texas Iron Rattler!
I visited this park this summer and wow the theming snd park look amazing and well kept the only problem is the lack of coasters
Terra Mitica needs several new attractions!
Nothing like the sound and feel of a wooden coaster.
This coaster just screams RMC to me. Let’s hope they get the fundigs because an RMC Magnus Colossos could probably bring the whole park back on track…
That Benidorm coaster nearly broke my back . It was jerky all the way round like it was sticking on something lol
thank you for the vid bro nobody talks about this park much :( i went too benidorn a few times but it was never open
I went on this coaster many many years ago. It was extremely rough and the cars pumped back and forth like you wouldn’t believe. I thought I was going to bash my head! 😂
I have been there for like 3 million times…
Its a pity…. I remember being a kid and wait for summer to get there.. amazing ride , I had the chance to ride it plenty times, but was already close last time I visited.
I am in Spain but wasn't planning on since by the time it opens It will be about time for me to head back to the states
I loved this when I rode it back in early 2000's 😅
Honestly such a brilliant park, it has loads of potential, everything is themed. It's sad it's never had someone come in who would invest more in the place
I went on this ride about 15 years ago. Wasn’t the smoothest back then but still felt good to ride a wooden coaster
Reminds me of the beast @ Kings island. Great video also 😀
Love the Beast!!!! 😃
Great report, but there is no such thing as a negative profit. That is called a loss.
When I was a kid on summer holiday I loved going to Terra Mitica and riding this woodie was pretty much the start of my obsession with coasters, but as people have said, it's rough... so, so rough... I can't describe how painful it was, one year we came back to the park and it had new signs saying how rough it was, the next year it was closed. Great ride as a kid, but no tears really now it's gone. Hopefully the park gets some money in to replace it, but I highly doubt it.
I think the death on the inferno coaster contributed to the declining visitors immensely!
I doubt it. Portaventura, have had the same problem. Terramitica problem is location, Alicante & Valencia are the only 2 cities near by. 50 per cent of the radius around the park is water.
I live and hour away and can safely say that it made very little impact. The park was already struggling and has done since it opened. I really don't understand why, as there's nothing even similar within a 4 or 5 hour drive. The incident you mention was in July 2014, but I was there in July and September the previous year and every ride was walk straight on, as I it was last weekend.
I’ve been there before, me and my brother were excited to go on it, but it was closed due to a accident so I had to do the slc and Zak spin
I love woodies, but I can't help but think what RMC could do!
I rode this when I was younger and I enjoyed it but it was bloody rough I guess that was part of its charm I suppose.
Woodies!
been on that several times..a real bone shaker
Looks like the predecessor of Wood Coaster
This could be a top 3 rmc if that conversion ever happens
My rarest cred. Ol' rattle box it was...
Darn it, I went there like 7 years ago and had the chance to ride it, and I didn’t :(((
everyone hated it, but I thought it was quite fun.
i enjoy your facecam at the start :) i also love your phrasing and spacing of words 🥰 though I feel like you forced yourself a bit this time. it felt "stiff". i know this is what many content creators go through, until they are satisfied with their spoken words, as it can take many tries. so i want to encourage you internally to relax youself, loosen up a bit. you are a great content creator. you are the reason i stayed ;)
I agree you should have your face in the video the whole time instead of just at the beginning
Thank you both! Maybe I’ll get a teleprompter 😊
This ride needs to get the RMC treatment!
I wish they could do something with it
I rode this and its good coaster. Idk why terra mitica is not as popular as port asventura and others in the country. I didnt have hard time getting there so idk.
I have been on this coaster twice in the first month the park opened
As someone who has ridden this when it was still operating, never again...
A family woodie with a 118 foot drop? I know that many of us thoosies are spoiled by the wickedest of scream machines, but IMO the term "family coaster" is thrown around way too loosely nowadays. I still like the video.
I had thought this was a CCI. But it’s an RCCA? That might explain why it started requiring so much maintenance. 🤔
Yeah, I heard RCCA is pretty well known for cutting corners to keep costs low.
Went on this about 10 years ago. Whole park was empty could just keep riding it.
“Impressively built”
*RCCA engineering*
Yes our mind control worked!
I've been on this one in 2011. It was a torture machine. It looks amazing offride, but onride it was horrible.
been on this coaster a few times, although it looked impressive it was slow, rough, uninteresting and there was no airtime at all not even in the double down... added to the park being poorly run, horrendous que jumping and general bad guest behaviour its not on many peoples to do list. its a real shame as it is really a great looking park.
I think I first rode it in 2001 just after park opened. It seemed like at very beginning it ran quite a bit faster but then slowed down quickly and became more and more rough. Also developed this nasty screeching sound as if a ball bearing had gone bad but yet never fixed.
I think besides bad design/construction it was really lack of maintaince since the very beginning. The dark rides had problems after a few years as well and again they never fixed anything.
that's a shame. you hate to see it just rot away like that
When I rode it was a bit painful and boring. It is a strange ride, long but not so fun.
I went on this a few years ago it was probably one of the scariest rides I’ve ever been on for the whole duration of the ride I fought it Wer gna brake
My parents have a picture of them going on this since they lived in Benidorm
That does look like a great woody coaster, guess the Spanish just aren't into coasters & theme parks..
steel is better pretty easy, given that my top coasters are all steel, unless you count RMC's as wooden then, who knows
The foundation is there, shame RCCA screwed over every park and cut corners on every coaster they made, maybe this gem of a coaster might still be running safely if not for them.
Woodie wins every time
rmc Rmc RMC !!
A good company should just buy this over and give this ride the RMC treatment
Until they Fix they Roughness of this ride quite Frankly it should stay Closed. Damn thing near destroyed my spine because of a combination of the hard plastic seating and the extreme shaking from each and every turn. Which is a bloody shame too it is in probably what I would consider an amazing location for a Woodie as well.
Reconversion to RMC
I am spanish and sadly have never gone on it
another RCCA, another SBNO!
I've been on this rollercoaster. It was soooooo rough. Not fun at all. One of the worst wooden rollercoasters EVER!!!! The looks of the coaster is great. But that's not enough. Great footage.
I don't think that is worst than Stampida at PortAventura, it hurts like hel and is boring.
Most painfull Coaster I ever ride.
Say what you want about rcca but they built some of the most amazing looking woodies ever. Im glad we got these massive wooden monsters. Even though they are bad rides it was amazing to see a wooden coaster as big as son of beast. We will NEVER see abother hyper wooden coaster. Well if i win the billion dollar lottery we will get a giga wooden coaster but the chance of that happening is well none 🤣
Just pick up a gallon of Thomson's water seal and a rag , then just wipe it down dude.. maybe a little WD-40 on the wheels and should last another 20 years ....
Terra mítica está en bancarrota
I am like number 852
Terra mítica has a rather interesting history, it was built because of political corruption and as a way for politicians to get money from, rather than actually building the park, not so long ago, the park was bought by the owners of Aqualandia (A water park that is actually profitable and that used to be the largest one in Europe) But sadly all they've done so far is divide the park in 2: Terra mítica and Iberia park. I heard they wanted to build some sort of resort but I'm not sure
Typical Spanish!!!!!The Aqualandia in Torremolinos, needs some investment.
I went there in 2019 & they were building the place up with a new hotel. Trouble is Benidorm is very touristy with people only really coming in droves for 3/4 months of the year.
I have this credit 😅😅
Tera Mitica is not worth the money they charge , it was when the Colossus was working, but to me if you get rid of the best coaster in spain , then you deserve less people coming through the gates, id have it re tracked and opened up again,
They need to RMC
Probably the worst experience I've had with a roller coaster so far... Incredibly dull and rough
Magnus was never a great coaster. Rode it it 2000 (Park opening), 2004 (1 year after Tizona opening) and 2009 (after Inferno was added). The ride always had problems with roughness and the extreme heat of Benidorm. Since 2004 the coaster only run with one train, and became one of the worst coasters of Spain. Years later, people began to talk about a retrack by GCI, and some dreamed of the RMC conversion, but the first one was not plausible because the park was losing money every year since the opening and closing areas to try to recover from that situation, and the RMC conversion... well... it would be an awesome adition, but the park does not have 10 milions to spend on that.
This is by far the worst wooden roller coaster I have ever ride in my life. The train shakes a lot you leave the ride with a massive headache. It looks amazing but people hate it. Glad is closed
In fact, I think Magnus is the second worst wooden coaster, the first one is Coaster Express in Warner Madrid. I've ridden both of them...
Try Furious Baco, at Portaventura (yes it's steel) the vibrations that enter your head on that ride.
Even when it was new, this was absolute garbage. I rode Magnus in the early 2000s and it was rough, slow and just boring. Terrible pacing with a terrible layout. Its awesome to look at but I've never been on a coaster that didn't live up to expectations as much as this.
I doubt anyone would be sad to see it go.
b bu but that double down drop😭
@@germancoasterenthusiast3123 yeah and it literally has no force at all. None of the hills do. A lot of the pov clips in this video are sped up. Go find another pov and you'll see just how slowly it really crawls through the layout.
Doubt the coaster will ever return, a wooden coaster abandoned for 6 years doesn't give it a good future. Maybe it stays sbno until it's unsafe to stay standing.
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I have a terrible fantasy of six flags buying this place…
It may be sad to see a ride go, but this ride look kinda boring anyway..