VALENCIA, California — The X2 roller coaster, which is the subject of multiple lawsuits, has been closed, the president of Six Flags Magic Mountain announced Tuesday. “After nearly 20 years, we have decided to permanently retire X2,” Six Flags Magic Mountain president Brian Oerding said in a statement posted on the Six Flags blog. “While X2 consistently passed a multitude of safety tests, we have decided to close the attraction because we believe it is the right thing to do. Attraction safety is a cornerstone of our business, and when we see guest confidence being shaken, we take it seriously,” Oerding said. The lawsuits allege that passengers suffered significant brain injuries after riding the X2 roller coaster. Lawyers representing the plaintiffs say more than 100 people have come forward. X2 has been closed since July 12 and will now remain closed. Following news of the closure, plaintiffs’ attorney Gary A. Dordick issued a statement that read in part: “Today Six Flags Magic Mountain finally did what it should have done a long time ago. X2 is closed forever. For our customers, this decision comes too late… We will continue to fight for every rider who was injured at X2. We will hold Six Flags accountable.” A judge has scheduled a 2027 trial in a lawsuit filed by a Yucaipa husband and wife after the woman allegedly suffered a traumatic brain injury while riding Magic Mountain’s troubled X2 roller coaster. The lawsuits allege that the attraction had design problems dating back to when it opened in 2002, originally called X. According to court documents, Pamela Guillén and her family visited Six Flags Magic Mountain in July of this year for her. My daughter’s 16th birthday. Guillen said X2 was the family’s last day trip. After leaving the trip, Guillen said she felt confused and disoriented. His next memory was waking up in a hospital two weeks later and learning from his family that he had undergone emergency brain surgery. “Everything went blank. My next memory is waking up in the hospital about two weeks later,” Guillen recalled. “I had suffered a traumatic brain injury and needed emergency brain surgery to stop the bleeding and had to be intubated. I was in a coma. I spent almost a month in the hospital.” Guillén is one of three people who recently filed lawsuits against Six Flags Magic Mountain alleging they suffered significant brain injuries after riding X2. A Garden Grove family is suing Six Flags Magic Mountain, alleging their son died shortly after riding the theme park’s X2 roller coaster. Another plaintiff, Michael Wick, visited Aparcó with his family and rode X2. Wick’s attorney said he underwent two brain surgeries and is now unable to practice law due to a disability. Six days after Guillen collapsed leaving X2, Naomi Greer-Wilkinson boarded the roller coaster. Her parents said they are still waiting for her to start breathing on her own. “Naomi, 25, has not yet returned home. Her parents, Artemis and Josh, are with her every day and wonder when she will be able to breathe on her own again,” said Christopher Bulone, a partner at Dordick Law. Magic Mountain has already settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Christopher Hawley’s family. That lawsuit alleged that Hawley died after riding X2 in 2022. Copyright © 2026 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
