Percy's Railway (roller coaster)
- Percy's Railway (roller coaster)
Infobox roller coaster
name=Percy's Railway
caption=
location=Six Flags Magic Mountain
section= Thomas Town
type=Steel
status=Operating
opened=March 31, 2001
manufacturer=Bradley and Kaye
designer=Chance Rides
model=Little Dipper
track=Vekoma
lift=Chain lift hill
height=10
drop=2
length=350
speed=10
inversions=0
duration=0:30
angle=1
capacity=360
cost=$1.00
acceleration=
gforce=2.1
rcdb_number=749
Percy's Railway is the current name for a small, oval-circuit steel roller coaster made by Bradley and Kaye that opened in 1971. The coaster is located in the Bugs Bunny World area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California.
The ride was originally located at Beverly Park in the 1940s before coming to Magic Mountain in 1971. It was named Clown Coaster from 1971 to 1984, Wile E. Coyote Coaster from 1985 to 1998, Goliath Jr. from 2001 to 2007, and Percy's Railway since 2008.
After 1998 the roller coaster was rebuilt from the former Wile E. Coyote Coaster and customized to look like the much, much larger Goliath roller coaster, located in the same park. 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 "Goliath Jr." (Goliath Junior).
As Percy's Railway, the cars have been rebuilt to resemble Percy the Small Engine (the leading car) and his Troublesome Trucks (the two following cars), all from the television series Thomas & Friends [YouTube|RQkXYacbhoc|Percy's Railway at Six Flags Magic Mountain (off-ride video)
(Accessed 2008-10-07)] . There are other attractions in the park based on the same theme.
References
External links
* [http://www.rcdb.com/id749.htm Goliath Jr. at RCDB]
* [http://www.sixflags.com/parks/magicmountain/Rides/goliathjr.html Goliath Jr. at the official Six Flags Magic Mountain website]
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