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roller coaster, located in the same park, and relocated near to it. The old supports were replaced with supports that resembled those found on the Goliath and the trains were rebuilt from the chassis up. It was repainted with Goliath's color scheme and given the name
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In late 2010, Six Flags began the process of removing licensed theming from attractions. They terminated several licenses including that for
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to match Six Flags Magic Mountain's new kids zone, Thomas Town. Similarly to the Goliath Jr. makeover, the cars were rebuilt to resemble
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In 1998, the roller coaster closed and was disassembled. In 2000, the coaster was redesigned to look like the larger
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Single train with 3 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 12 riders per train.
892: 810: 755: 496: 468: 388:. It was an unknown-named coaster at the former Beverly Park prior to operating at Magic Mountain. 377: 294: 137: 71: 52: 820: 719: 556: 525: 492: 449: 918: 216: 769: 381: 366: 212: 8: 923: 858: 454: 41: 974: 848: 625: 939: 902: 838: 774: 472: 415:. It was relocated to Six Flags Magic Mountain in 1971 where it began operation as 373: 897: 369: 609: 989: 159: 146: 93: 80: 372:
made by Bradley and Kaye that opened in 1971. The coaster is located in the
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Previously known as Little Dipper (1941-1971) Clown Coaster (1971-1984)
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also known as Percy's Railway, is a small, oval-circuit
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Six Flags Magic Mountain
Whistlestop Park
Coordinates
34°25′29″N 118°35′45″W / 34.424861°N 118.595918°W / 34.424861; -118.595918
Beverly Park
Coordinates
34°07′18″N 118°25′05″W / 34.12167°N 118.41806°W / 34.12167; -118.41806
Steel
Kiddie
Bradley and Kaye
Chance Rides
lift hill
Inversions
G-force
Magic Flyer at RCDB
steel
roller coaster
Whistlestop Park
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Valencia
California

Beverly Park
Goliath
Percy the Small Engine
Thomas & Friends
Thomas the Tank Engine
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Whistlestop Park

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