Sunday, July 20th 2008




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Tatsu Lift Hill
Photos By: Magic_Mountainer, CF Member

Tatsu is pretty much the world's best flying roller coaster, and a step in the right direction for Magic Mountain, who have put far more thought into this ride, its layout and theme than one would normally expect to see here.

Type: Flying Coaster
Manufacturer: Bolliger & Mabillard
Height: 170ft
Drop: 111ft
Length: 3602ft
Speed: 62mph

Opened: 2006



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Force Factor

Average Member Rating Out of Ten


Actual Rating: 9.143

Members Who Have Been on and Rated Tatsu: (14)
Ratings in Brackets


Rich Bacon(10), Jambo(10), RCcrack(10), MsIsly(10), SFMagicMountainMan17(10), Ghostmage(10), 
sfmmfreak(10), magic_mountainer(10), blako(9), southend_marc(9), Xpress(9), Vampire_Freak(9), Nemesis Inferno(7), 
eltorolover(5), 


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lancejesse


Posts: 0
Location: 
i think the landscaping definitely adds to this ride. superman in new jersey wasn't as good.
ozgaz


Posts: 0
Location: London - UK
I agree with all the Air is better comments - I think they were too busy trying to break all the records and not enough
time spent figuring out what flying coaster are about.
blaze123


Posts: 16
Location: 
air is better because it is how a flying coaster should be, giving a true flying seensation, rather than being intense,
slowish but very enjoyable
southend_marc


Posts: 1226
Location: southend
Very intense that left my head spinning a bit so must have been intense. Probably the best ride in the park.
ciallkennett


Posts: 367
Location: Milton Keynes, UK
An intense flying coaster....interesting....
Lorax3000


Posts: 21
Location: Denver
This ride looks soo sweet!! Some one really needs to put up the POV of this ride. Is Six Flags still trying to sell MM?
ashleyB2961


Posts: 1
Location: 
it is not as good Air at alton towers with air you feel like your flying with tatsu its just a mental ride that
california builders made to try and top everything!everyone that sees this comment click on find ride and type in air it
is calm and is what i call a flying coaster
jujuondeck


Posts: 0
Location: 
i want ot ride this so baaaaaaddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pink Panther


Posts: 119
Location: The Enchanted Forest
The best ride ever
Jambo


Posts: 217
Location: Manchester
Wish i was from america and in california. That way i could go when the schools are on firsst day of school. (Or i could
try and find out). That way the park would be mostly empty. This was the first ride in the park i went on, me and my
dad chose the back row. And christ, i wasnt expecting that many g's though the pretzel loop. After that we thaught we
could do anything, so ran to X and queued for 1hr and 30 mins. Both rides were worth it. Excellent day, must go park.
Johnny


Posts: 2153
Location: Hampshire, U.K
Fantastic. Easily the best ride in the park, and simply an amazing experience. Looking down 170 feet up was great, and
the first drop was awesome. All the inversions and elements were highly enjoyable with a good mix of force and fun, with
the pretzel loop being one of my favourite inversions ever. 10/10.
Xpress


Posts: 1060
Location: Find me, and I'll tell you.
Incredible ride experience. If you haven't been on a B&M flyer before, you won't expect this! Forces were intense,
especially in the first and last cars. Longest I had to wait was 30 mins, and that was on a very slow day(first day of
school for California). Definately worth riding over and over again.
Montreal_3_Goliath


Posts: 0
Location: 
This ride creates, power and agility. Very silent which I dislike, but very smooth, and always a thrilling pleasure at
night!
RCcrack


Posts: 27
Location: BW, Germany
great ride, especially the pretzel loop but didnt ride it in the first row
Nemesis Inferno


Posts: 1654
Location: 
There is the arguement of gently feeling of flight (AIR) against extreme flight with loops seen here...
Jazz


Posts: 4
Location: 
that looks totaly AWSOM
Vampire_Freak


Posts: 4
Location: 
so? make it longer lol add another corckscrew or something.
sfmmfreak


Posts: 1006
Location: Burbank, California
It's already the longest in the world!
Vampire_Freak


Posts: 1006
Location: Burbank, California
great ride, and a lot of fun. if only it was a bit longer.
tatsu maverick


Posts: 61
Location: The Enchanted Forest
i soooo want to ride this!!
magic_mountainer


Posts: 61
Location: The Enchanted Forest
My number 1 coaster now. I couldn't stop riding it in the front row. I loved it. The pretzel loop had some pretty
intense g's.
Xpress


Posts: 1060
Location: Find me, and I'll tell you.
Good luck ridding X. It has been closed for some time now. You'd have a 1 in 5000 chance of it being open. Tell me if it
is though.
magic_mountainer


Posts: 1060
Location: Find me, and I'll tell you.
I seriously can't wait until the end of May. I'm dying to ride this. Although I'll be riding X first!
Xpress


Posts: 1060
Location: Find me, and I'll tell you.
I love it! The best ( and only) flying roller coaster I have been on. I live the twisted layout on the parks hillside.
Seeing trees and people below you makes you feel like you are flying, oh wait, you almost are. Love the big pretzel
loop. Insane speed through it. Did anyone see the test run video?
SFMagicMountainMan17


Posts: 1060
Location: Find me, and I'll tell you.
What can I say... THIS RIDE IS INSANE! Once you reach the top of the lift hill, there is the ground, 225 feet below you!
You think to yourslef, "What did I get myself into?!" But after the first drop, you regret saying (or thinking that!)
The wingover is incredible, the zero-g roll will make your mouth drop open, the overbank is really fun too, but when you
round the corner to the pretzel loop, that is when the real action starts! As you go down the drop, the G's are insane,
and once you get to the bottom, you're just screamin', YAHOO!!!!! After the pretzel loop, it's just the same old inline
twist. All in all, DEFINITLY 10/10. No doubt #1 on my list!
sfmmfreak


Posts: 1006
Location: Burbank, California
oh ewan, they have 2 stations, and they have 4 trains, but u r rite about the q, its really long! I went once and there
was no one there, that was a good day!
sfmmfreak


Posts: 1006
Location: Burbank, California
absoulutley krazy, the inverted loop is the most intense thing i've ever faced on a roller coaster
Ewan


Posts: 1006
Location: Burbank, California
Oh this is so much better than Air the force and spped is great. Just how a flying rollercoaster should be, shame about
poor change over time and a 3 hour que on a peek day with 1 train and 1 station oops!
Knucklecoaster


Posts: 1006
Location: Burbank, California
Havn't been on this one yet, but nxt time I go America I'm definately checkin this out, it looks amazin!
Rich Bacon


Posts: 810
Location: Wales, UK
Seen as you'll be in the brake run for 10 minutes look done at the floor and admire the neat rows of shiny stripes on
the floor that are the marks of peoples spit. Mmmmm, isn't that nice?!
hazza


Posts: 0
Location: 
10 10
Rich Bacon


Posts: 810
Location: Wales, UK
Feels very high once you reach the top of the lift hill, the drop is forceful whilst still giving the sense of freedom
that Air has. The Gs pulled on the Pretzel loop were a bit OTT for me (feels as though an elephant has jumped on you),
but I suppose other people would like that. I went on this three times, woo!!!!!
Vampire_Freak


Posts: 810
Location: Wales, UK
Wow this ride is amazing! the wing-over in the flying position was insane. Very forceful and fun. 10/10 no doubt #3 in
my top ten.










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