Magic Flyer
Steel roller coaster
title: "Magic Flyer" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["roller-coasters-in-california", "roller-coasters-opened-in-1971", "roller-coasters-operated-by-six-flags", "six-flags-magic-mountain"] description: "Steel roller coaster" topic_path: "general/roller-coasters-in-california" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Flyer" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Steel roller coaster ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox roller coaster"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Magic Flyer |
| previousnames | Little Dipper (1941-1971) |
| Clown Coaster (1971-1984) | |
| Wile E. Coyote Coaster (1985-1998) | |
| Goliath Jr. (2001-2007) | |
| Percy's Railway (2008-2010) | |
| image | Six Flags Magic Mountain children area.jpg |
| caption | Magic Flyer, when it was known as Percy's Railway. |
| location | Six Flags Magic Mountain |
| section | Whistlestop Park |
| type | Steel |
| type2 | Kiddie |
| status | Closed |
| opened | May 29, 1971 |
| year | 1971 |
| manufacturer | Bradley and Kaye |
| designer | Chance Rides |
| model | Little Dipper |
| track | Oval |
| lift | Chain lift hill |
| height_ft | 10 |
| length_ft | 350 |
| speed_mph | 10 |
| inversions | 0 |
| duration | 0:30 |
| angle | 1 |
| capacity | 360 |
| gforce | 2.1 |
| rcdb_number | 749 |
| trains | 1 |
| carspertrain | 3 |
| rowspercar | 2 |
| ridersperrow | 2 |
| custom_label_1 | Height Restriction |
| custom_value_1 | 54 in or shorter to ride |
| coordinates | |
| extend | {{Infobox roller coaster extend |
| location | Beverly Park |
| locationarticle | Beverly Park (amusement park) |
| coordinates | |
| section | |
| subsection | |
| status | Relocated to Six Flags Magic Mountain |
| opened | 1946 or later |
| closed | 1970 |
| :: |
|name=Magic Flyer
|previousnames= Little Dipper (1941-1971)
Clown Coaster (1971-1984)
Wile E. Coyote Coaster (1985-1998)
Goliath Jr. (2001-2007)
Percy's Railway (2008-2010)
|image=Six Flags Magic Mountain children area.jpg
|caption=Magic Flyer, when it was known as Percy's Railway.
|location=Six Flags Magic Mountain
|section= Whistlestop Park
|type=Steel
|type2=Kiddie
|status=Closed
|opened= May 29, 1971
|year=1971
|closed=
|manufacturer= Bradley and Kaye
|designer=Chance Rides
|model=Little Dipper
|track=Oval
|lift=Chain lift hill
|height_ft=10
|drop_ft=
|length_ft=350
|speed_mph=10
|inversions=0
|duration=0:30
|angle=1
|capacity=360
|cost=
|acceleration=
|gforce=2.1
|rcdb_number=749
|trains=1
|carspertrain=3
|rowspercar=2
|ridersperrow=2
|custom_label_1=Height Restriction
|custom_value_1=54 in or shorter to ride
|coordinates=
|extend = {{Infobox roller coaster extend
|location= Beverly Park
|locationarticle= Beverly Park (amusement park)
|coordinates=
|section=
|subsection=
|status= Relocated to Six Flags Magic Mountain
|opened= 1946 or later
|year=
|closed= 1970
|cost=
Magic Flyer also known as Percy's Railway, was a small, oval-circuit steel roller coaster made by Bradley and Kaye that opened in 1971. The coaster was located in the Whistlestop Park area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. It was an unknown-named coaster at the former Beverly Park prior to operating at Magic Mountain.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/SFMM_Magic_Flyer_2.jpg" caption="Magic flyer"]
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History
Magic Flyer was originally located at Beverly Park in the 1940s, known as the Little Dipper. It was relocated to Six Flags Magic Mountain in 1971 where it began operation as Clown Coaster. In the 1984-1985 off-season the ride was renamed and rethemed to Wile E. Coyote Coaster to suit the theme of the nearby Bugs Bunny World.
In 1998, the roller coaster closed and was disassembled. In 2000, the coaster was redesigned to look like the larger Goliath 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 Goliath Jr. (Goliath Junior) to reopen in 2001.
In the 2007-2008 off-season Goliath Jr. was rethemed to Percy's Railway to match Six Flags Magic Mountain's new kids zone, Thomas Town. Similarly to the Goliath Jr. makeover, the cars were 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.
In late 2010, Six Flags began the process of removing licensed theming from attractions. They terminated several licenses including that for Thomas the Tank Engine. The Thomas Town at Six Flags Magic Mountain has been renamed and rethemed to Whistlestop Park which reopened on March 19, 2011. Percy's Railway was now again rethemed and renamed to Magic Flyer. The coaster saw very little change aside from Percy's face being removed and the red stripes painted over.
As of December 9, 2025, Six Flags Magic Mountain filed permits to demolish the ride alongside Tweety's Escape due them reaching the end of their service lives. On December 16, 2025, Six Flags officially announced their removals, both being replaced with a new outdoor play area named Taz's Exploration Trail as part of Whistlestop Park's merger with Bugs Bunny World into Looney Tunes Land. The coaster was then reported to have closed in January 2026.
Ride
The train exits out of the station and directly ascends the 10 ft lift hill. The track then makes a small dip before navigating a 180° turn to the left. A second small dip is followed by another ascent before making a second 180° turn to the left and returning to the station.
References
References
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- (18 January 2008). "Magic Mountain kiddie-coaster makeover". Los Angeles Times.
- Sanchez350. (25 August 2008). "Percy's Railway Offride Clip". YouTube.
- MacDonald, Brady. (25 November 2010). "Six Flags amusement parks prepare for thematic makeovers". LA Times.
- MacDonald, Brady. (January 18, 2011). "Five 'new' coasters coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain? Not so fast". Los Angeles Times.
- (12 March 2011). "Percy's Railway Gets A New Name At Six Flags Magic Mountain". The Coaster Guy.
- Sternfield, Marc. (December 9, 2025). "Six Flags Magic Mountain files plans to demolish 2 beloved rides".
- https://www.ocregister.com/2025/12/16/six-flags-magic-mountain-to-turn-kids-area-into-looney-tunes-land/
- https://www.ocregister.com/2025/12/30/six-flags-magic-mountain-closes-historic-ride-with-a-disneyland-connection/
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