Since my last Twisted Colossus construction update, the bulk of the work done on the former Colossus roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain has been demolition of the upper bents all the way around the second turnaround. As you can see in this first photo, they are almost done with that work and the coaster is now considerably shorter around this turn than it was before:

The bents are being removed one at a time, and the process looks pretty straight forward. The crane cable is attached to the steel support beam that runs across the upper portion of the bent. This is what keeps it from toppling as they cut it away from the rest of the structure, as well as how they get it to the ground. The guys in the basket were working on the right side of the bent:

There was another guy working on the left side of the bent:

Here’s a better shot of the steel cables wrapped around the steel support beam. The heavy track rails were already removed. All that’s left is a bit of wood in the middle that made up the walking platform that ran between the tracks:

Once everything was secured, the guy on the right started making cuts with a chainsaw:

The guy on the left also started making cuts with a chainsaw:

Once the last cut was made, the bent popped loose and was supported only by the crane:

Now it was just a matter of hauling it away:

The crane spun it around counterclockwise and set it down inside of the structure:

Here’s a short video of the entire process of removing just one bent:

That’s it for this update. I’ll be back at the park later this week and will be sure to let you know if anything new is going on with the Twisted Colossus construction.

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