Valencia, California is home to our next featured theme park.  And if that doesn’t sound familiar, your hint is this:  It’s just a hop and a skip from Los Angeles student tours.

The theme at this park is Extreme, a challenge well met by the fact that Six Flags Magic Mountain is second in the world for the largest collection of coasters in any one park.  THE LARGEST COLLECTION.  (Later in the week, you’ll meet the the park that takes the top spot in that prestigious title).  Let’s discover some of the thrilling participants:

X2:  Um . . . 360-degree rotating seats, head-first drops, visual, audio, and sensory effects – Extreme doesn’t seem extreme enough to describe this ride.

The Riddler:  Another record breaker, the Riddler is the world’s tallest, fastest, stand up roller coaster.

The Viper:  This coaster named for a poisonous serpent has SEVEN head-over-heels inversions.

Tatsu:  A flying coaster, which describes your position to the ground, and also the tallest, fastest of its kind.

Deja vu:  You’ll be strapped into ski-lift type chairs, experience crazy-scary drops, a vertical loop and a 110-story butterfly.  Then you do it all AGAIN.  Backwards.

Are you intrigued yet?  This park is practically the theme park to end all theme parks.  At least if your favorite part is the thrills.  You know Six Flags, of course, there are plenty of attractions for the less than thrill-inclined members of your group.  Perhaps sometime we’ll even devote an entire week to attractions just for them.  This week it’s all about the dips, the dives, the scary climbs, mind-boggling loops, and of course – all the screaming.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for more!

(Photo by respres on Flickr).