Six Flags Magic Mountain will extend its lead as the Roller Coaster Capital of the World as the Valencia amusement park adds its 21st roller coaster to its record-breaking lineup and continues to meet the challenges of competitors closing in on the title.

Six Flags Magic Mountain will debut an exciting new ride in 2026 that will be the first of its kind in North America, according to Six Flags officials.

The new Magic Mountain coaster is part of Six Flags’ plan to spend $1 billion over the next two years on new rides, themed areas, special events and other amenities at its 42 amusement parks and water parks.

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Magic Mountain will release additional details about the new coaster in summer 2025.

Magic Mountain’s next ride is expected to open in the former Golden Bear Theater location. scream landscape. Speculation has focused on the addition of a 200-foot hyper coaster or a 300-foot giga coaster, according to Screamscape.

Magic Mountain Destroyed the Golden Bear Theater earlier this year, but park officials have no information to share about what will replace the venue.

A banner hung on construction walls around the Golden Bear demo site featured a blue and orange cyborg bird with the slogan “Epic Thrills Begin.”

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Magic Mountain remains the reigning king coaster war It escalated further earlier this year when Poland’s Energylandia opened two new coasters; The total was up to 19 and he was just one behind the leader.

Energylandia has been on a construction spree since it opened with three coasters about an hour outside Krakow in 2014. Three coasters per year were added to the park in 2015, 2017 and 2019, and two coasters per year in 2018, 2021 and 2024. Roller Coaster Database.

Energylandia has been vocal about coming after the Coaster Capital title and has his sights set on taking down the world champion.

Six Flags Magic Mountain has more roller coasters than any other amusement park in the world; This is a source of pride for the Valencia amusement park. According to the Roller Coaster Database, Magic Mountain’s 20 coasters currently lead Poland’s Energylandia (19), Canada’s Wonderland (18) and Ohio’s Cedar Point (16).

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Canada’s Wonderland plans to open new AlpenFury coaster in 2025; This will increase the number of trains to 19 and share second place.

While Cedar Point plans to add the Siren’s Curse coaster in 2025, the park’s record-breaking Top Thrill 2 coaster remains standing but not operating.

Energylandia canceled plans to build a Vekoma tilt train in 2023, which had been in the works for several years.

Magic Mountain recently added: Wonder Woman Flight of Courage coaster In 2022.