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Six Flags Magic Mountain Shuts Down X2 After Lawsuits

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Six Flags Magic Mountain shut down the X2 coaster after brain-injury lawsuits.
Attorney Gary Dordick filed three lawsuits on Sept. 22 for clients with catastrophic brain damage.
More than 100 riders are expected to file traumatic brain-injury claims.
Plaintiffs Naomi Greer-Wilkinson, Pamela Guillen and Michael Wilk each required emergency brain surgery.
CNN reported X2 was linked to two deaths and over a dozen serious injuries in two decades.

History

Historical Context

After a teenage girl died at the Kern County Fair in 1967, California enacted ride-inspection laws in 1968 and expanded them with the Permanent Amusement Ride Safety Inspection Program in 1999. The U.S. CPSC now tracks park injuries, recording 52 deaths between 1990 and 2004. Those oversight roots frame today’s X2 coaster lawsuits filed by attorney Gary Dordick against Six Flags Magic Mountain.

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Story summary

Six Flags Magic Mountain shut down the X2 coaster after brain-injury lawsuits.
Attorney Gary Dordick filed three lawsuits on Sept. 22 for clients with catastrophic brain damage.
More than 100 riders are expected to file traumatic brain-injury claims.
Plaintiffs Naomi Greer-Wilkinson, Pamela Guillen and Michael Wilk each required emergency brain surgery.
CNN reported X2 was linked to two deaths and over a dozen serious injuries in two decades.

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