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???? - Samurai Summit Renovation - (3/10/2025) Some interesting rumors have been sent our way regarding the future development of Six Flags Magic Mountain. Keep in mind that these are just wild rumors at this point, with nothing close to being verified… however… I’d be remiss if I didn’t admit that I had heard most of these rumors before in one form or another over the past few years.
The control and direction of the Six Flags chain has been itself under a wild ride over the past decade, falling under the guidance of several different leaders, each with their own vision of how they wanted to do things, as well as different priorities of which parks would be more in focus than others. Now with the latest political shift complete, finalizing the merger of Six Flags and Cedar Fair, it isn’t strange at all that some of the older rumors may be returning to light as the new leadership calling the shots is more known for their advanced planning efforts than the previous ones.
So with that in mind, I’m hearing that the focus of the park, following the opening of the 2026 roller coaster, will be to tackle a redesign of the park’s Samurai Summit district, which essentially would affect all the rides at the top of the mountain itself. The good news is that I’ve heard nothing at all about making any changes to Tatsu, but it is sounding like everything else up there would be under review.
This includes the closed Superman: The Escape (aka: Escape From Krypton) and I’m hearing that it may be very unlikely that Superman would ever reopen again. The one thing Superman has going for it is that the park does not want to lose the Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom ride attached to the sides of the Superman tower. Currently Lex Luthor is now the world record holder for being the tallest vertical drop tower ride in the world, offering a dizzying 415 foot drop to the ground below. While Lex Luthor’s height was surpassed by Zumanjaro at Six Flags Great Adventure, the demolition of the Kingda Ka tower that it was attached to has returned the record to Magic Mountain, or at least until the Sirocco Tower at Six Flags Qiddiya opens. I’ve been hearing that the difference in the tower structures and how these individual rides were built means that it is possible for the tower itself and Lex Luthor to stay in place, while still removing the launch tracks and station for the Superman coaster.
In a previous announcement, but under the old management, it was confirmed that the park was looking to reopen the closed Skytower at the top of the mountain, so hopefully this will still fall into the efforts of the future Samurai Summit renovation plans, along with renovations to other existing facilities on the mountain, and is also rumored to include the creation of an all new thrill ride.
There are rumors of another loss for Samurai Summit however, with an increasing number of whispers claiming that Ninja’s lifespan may be coming to an end. The coaster which opened in 1988 was the West Coast’s only Arrow Suspended coaster and was extremely popular for a long time, featuring a winding layout hidden by trees along the mountainside. Over the years most of those trees were removed (especially after one fell on the ride) and Ninja also suffered a little damage over the years from various Earthquakes, but it still managed to survive all these years relatively intact. If the rumors are to be believed, the long term planning efforts of the park to build the rumored Vekoma “thrill glider” coaster in 2026 is thought to be meant as a replacement for Ninja. If so, 2025 could be your last year to experience Ninja… or they might be able to keep it around for 2026 as well. Unlike how we’ve seen this year’s crop of closed rides just closed and demolished without warning, the early word is that the park is planning to give fans a healthy advanced warning as to when they plan to close Ninja for good.
Again… all rumors… but if you visit the park, do yourself a favor and get a few good rides in on Ninja while you still can. Nothing lasts forever…
