Lex Luthor’s Drop of Doom

One thing that is awesome is you wait indoors and it is air conditioning. Yes the line looks short, but does take quite some time especially if there is a lot of fast pass people which can cause quite a delay. I rode on both sides which is nice. I liked the one where you look at the parking lot and all of the rides. I like how we go up very slowly and see the park as it does take your time. Once you go up you go down very fast as it is fun as well as your nerves and heart are shaking :)

The first time I rode Lex Luthor’s Drop of Doom, my friend and I had special passes that allowed us access to the ride before the park officially opened. I remember the slow-​lift, which continually rises up far more than I want it to. By the time it’s 75% of the way to the top, I’m begging for them to stop, but that damned gondola just keeps going and going! It really is quite unsettling, but fun at the same time. You’re granted a beautiful view of the entire park before being dropped 400 ft in a free-​fall that reaches 85 miles per hour. It’s simple, it’s short, and it’s quite the rush!
Fun fact: After my friend and I completed our first ride, the party that went after us ended up getting stuck up top for a good 20 minutes. Considering the height you’re at, I would have inevitably had a full-​blown meltdown if this were to happen.
I read that, when operating simultaneously with Superman (which runs on the same track), the tower can sway back and forth up to two feet. On one instance, my girlfriend and I were up top, and the tower (or the gondola) was indeed moving back and forth, making it all the more frightening that something was wrong.
I’m a big fan of the basic, yet highly effective concept. It’s nice to see Magic Mountain maximize the use of this giant tower that was previously only used for Superman.
Highly recommended for a quick rush!

INDOOR LINE. A must for a hot day.
This ride drops you from a very high point at 85 miles per hour.
The build up for this ride is intense with a couple false drops/​small movements.
There’s a Lex Luther voice speaking to you once you make it to the top, so you get a good idea of when you will drop.

I don’t know if drop rides are really anyone’s favorite, but this one is pretty good.
The lines are usually pretty long and they can only run revolutions one cycle at a time, so the wait isn’t always worth it for such a short free-​fall, but this one goes up a lot higher than your average free-​fall ride and it hangs there at the top for quite a while, giving your nerves some time to really kick in before you feel the tower swaying and shaking and if you’re really lucky you’ll get to be up top while the Superman ride, which uses the same vertical scale, goes up on the other side of the beams and blows out your ears from the sound and your butt hole from the fear. ‘Hold on to your butts’, is accurate advice for this ride.

I love free fall rides, and this is the tallest one! As the ride takes you up, you get a spectacular view of the entire park and its surroundings. You can see everything because you are so crazy high up. This ride is even taller than Goliath. Your feet just dangle and sway in the air. You know the drop will happen, but you have no idea when. The anxiety of just waiting up there suspended at the top is the worst. It feels like forever! If it’s windy, it’s just really really scary.
Then suddenly, you feel the rush of wind and the lightness in your stomach as gravity plummets you down. It goes by so fast that you won’t have time to scream. The next moment, you open your eyes are realize the car stopped and you are safely back on the ground.

I am not a free fall fan which is why I did not get on with my boyfriend. I am glad I didn’t because he ended up getting stuck at the top for ten minutes! I was already planning the rest of my weekend as a single lady when he finally dropped down. He admitted he was scared not only because there was only one other person on the ride with him but, because he said the tower would sway every time the Superman ride would pass. I would have been super scared and pissed if I had been up there!

This ride is INTENSE!!! On the way UP is even scary. On the way down is TERRIFYING!!! The wait is short so I’d definitely recommend multiple rides on this one!

Probably the scariest ride they have here. The drop is 400 ft and when you get to the top the whole thing kinda sways a little bit from the Superman ride. When I got to the top its a huge rush because you are up at the very top for around ten seconds or maybe a little more. You are up a lot higher than Goliath and your feet just dangle in this little seat. The view is cool too. I enjoy the rush that roller coasters and free fall rides give me and this one takes the cake. The whole experience was a lot of fun but really scary. At the top there is a speaker with Lex Luther telling you that you are going to die or something like that. I was trying not to pay attention.
The drop is extremely fast and really gets the heart pumping. The line was really short when I went on a weekday and its inside with A/​C which was perfect for how hot it gets at this park. If you have ever been on a free fall ride and enjoy them, I would definitely check this one out. It’s crazy.

My stomach is still lodged into my esphogas after riding that ride. Who remembers Freefall? Yea, it’s that but on steroids.

I absolutely love stuff like this. I’ve been to many other Vertical Dropping Carriage rides before, and none can hold a candle to this one.
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One Bad A$$ thing about it is when the Superman goes up on the side of it, the whole tower sways and when your up there it’s pretty trippy. Adds to the awesomeness…
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Be prepared to have your head messed with.

This ride is basically FreeFall on steroids. Two cars, one on each side of the Superman track, eight seats each traverse to the top of the tower and drop. It looks insane, but the ride is much tamer than it looks.
Its a very smooth ride to the top, but it just keeps going and going and going. Since you’re facing out, you have no idea where the tower ends, but the views are spectacular. Once the car stops, it’s a matter of anticipating the drop. The car wobbles back and forth a bit at the top due to the wind and that’s a little disconcerting, but I never felt like it was going to separate from the structure.
The drop is quite thrilling, really. As the car gains speed, the air rushes past you faster and faster and then it just starts slowing down very quickly. It’s sort of a letdown, actually, I’d ride it again, but only if the lines are extremely short (less than 20 minutes). The worst part is not knowing when the car is going to drop.

This one is OK. Not much to it, really. They try to build it up that you are going to test some new vehicle. Then you strap into the chair and up you go. They really rely on that more than anything because the lift up is a bit acrophobic. You end up about 400′ off the ground sitting in a chair with a chest bar holding you in. If you aren’t a window washer or one of those guys who repairs transmission towers you’ll probably find that bit unnerving (which is the whole idea!). And you sit there for several seconds before it drops you. The drop itself is over in moments. It’s fun, but very brief.
It wouldn’t be bad if the wait wasn’t an hour or more. For a wait that long it probably isn’t worth it. If there’s a short line, go for it. Or if you have a Flash Pass, I suppose (especially the one with reduced wait times… platinum, I think).

I didn’t even get on the ride because I didn’t feel like waiting an hour to get on. I was more interested in grabbing something refreshing to drink, but it did look like fun.

Had it not kept breaking down, I’d have gladly given 5 stars. The line moves quick, but it took us 2 times of waiting through it to finally get on due to mechanical issues. Had a great time on the ride, and I’ll definitely do it again. By that time, I’m sure all the kinks will be figured out :)

My new favorite ride at Magic Mountain. Been on about 25 times and it doesn’t get old. It still feels super high, it still feels like you drop forever. A picture at the top would be one of the best on ride shots of any ride. The way most freak out going up is half the fun. :)

OMG! I love this ride. The climb to the top is fast and once you’re there is quite serene. The view is spectacular. I couldn’t hear Lex Luthor’s voice clearly but it didn’t matter. The 40 story freefall drop is one of the best feelings i think everyone should experience! Definitely a must ride at the park!

The most breathtaking drop ride ever it makes supreme scream at knotts look like a kids ride. I went on it for the first time during fright fest with some friends and it was at night which makes it even better then later on around 11 a thick marine layer rolled into the valley so we had to go on it again so we got up about a hundred feet or so and could’nt see squat and it was during fright fest so the timing was perfect.

Pretty much one of the most epic rides ever built. A 400+ foot free-​fall drop attraction? Awesome doesn’t do it justice. The queue line is an old arcade, complete with air conditioning. The line stated it was 45+ minutes, but we waited in line far less than that. A/​C = godsend on hot days.
The ride itself is just… dang. I mean, it pulls you up moderately quick, but still slow enough to where you get a good gauge of how high up you’re going. At halfway up, you look up and still notice you have a WAYS to go. You probably start thinking «oh man, bad idea.» While you ascend the tower, Superman: Escape from Krypton launches cars, causing the tower to SWAY. Yup, SWAY. So now the ride just got 10x more tense as you climb the tower. Once up at the top the view is really amazing, and somewhat unnerving (looking at all those ant-​people down there). The freefall is crazy. You keep going. And going. AND GOING. The wind starts whipping around you like you’ve jumped out of an airplane. Suddenly, you hit the mag brakes and come to a smooth stop.
Easily one of the best thrill rides @ Six Flags.

Since most of the wait was in an air-​conditioned building, it might move it right up to the best ride at the park. Everywhere else you might be in a sweltering metal boxed area, a outside shaded line with broken misters, a muggy mister area or getting completely drenched by the misters. So refreshing to just stand and be moderately cool and not sweating for the first time ALL day.
This ride has only been open since April 2, 2012, which also makes it a go to ride. Along with the fact that it is the WORLD’s tallest drop tower. What are you waiting for get in line now!
Our wait was only about an hour and upon exiting notice that they have a single rider line (AWESOME).

The best ride ever