OVER 100 riders who went on a world-famous Six Flags roller coaster claim they have suffered brain injuries as a result.

Three bombshell lawsuits have been filed against the theme park company, claiming that it “has been willingly gambling with people’s lives,” attorney Christopher Bulone said on Tuesday.

Six Flags has been accused of ‘gambling with people’s lives’ after over 100 riders claim they have suffered brain injuries after going on the same ride

The X2 roller coaster is dubbed a ‘right of passage for the ultimate daredevil’

All of the alleged injuries as a result of the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California happened in the last two years alone.

“No ride like that should be allowed to exist,” Bulone said at a press conference announcing the lawsuits.

The X2 ride opened in 2002 and has a top speed of 76mph with a peak elevation of 200ft.

It’s dubbed by Six Flags as a “right of passage for the ultimate daredevil” that “will have even the most hardened thrill seeker screaming.”

It features 360-degree rotating seats with head-first, face down drops and is “carefully designed to keep you in total sensory overload the entire ride.”

The trio of lawsuits come after CNN investigated over a dozen serious injuries and hospitalizations linked to the two-minute ride, including two people who died, attorneys said.

Now, over 100 people have come forward in the past two months claiming they sustained varying brain injuries after going on the ride, attorneys said.

They added that hundreds of others came to them but are unable to take part in legal action due to various issues including the statute of limitations and no proof of medical treatment.

Naomi Greer-Wilkinson suffered significant injuries from the X2 ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain

Greer-Wilkinson remains in a coma due to her injuries

Pamela Guillen Valencia also suffered a catastrophic brain injury after a ride on the roller coaster

She was forced to relearn how to walk and talk after the incident

Two female riders previously told CNN how they both fell unconscious after getting off the roller coaster and had to undergo emergency brain surgery for traumatic injuries.

Naomi Greer-Wilkinson, 26, and Pamela Guillen, 40, suffered injuries caused by “a traumatic rapid acceleration-deceleration event experienced while on the X2 ride,” surgeons said per an email seen by the news outlet.

“I was confused and disorientated, and I remember seeing the fear in my daughter’s eyes and how scared she was,” Guillen said.

“Everything went blank. My next memory is waking up in the hospital about two weeks later.”

She had to learn how to walk and talk again and to this day suffers with headaches and is at risk of seizures without daily medication.

Meanwhile, Greer-Wilkinson remains in a coma.

“Naomi, 25 years old, still hasn’t come home. Her parents, Artemis and Josh, are with her every single day and wonder when she’s going to be able to breathe on her own again,” Bulone said.

In a third lawsuit, Los Angeles attorney Michael Wilk says he suffered a huge brain bleed and had to undergo multiple surgeries after he went on the ride in February.

He took his grandkids to the popular theme park but now claims he can no longer practice law as he continues to suffer from the repercussions of that injury including brain fog, severe headaches and memory loss.

The lawyer says that his head was repeatedly bashed against the head rest while on the ride and once he got off, he fell ill with a stabbing pain in his head, dizziness, and struggling to walk.

The X2 has been closed since July 12, though Six Flags has not given a specific reason

22-year-old Christopher Hawley died after suffering a traumatic brain injury allegedly after going on X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2022

In the suit, he alleges that colleagues noticed cognitive decline and were so concerned they told him to get medical help.

An MRI revealed huge intracranial bleeding and swelling and a midline shift of his brain leaving him with “permanent cognitive impairment,” the suit claims.

The X2 ride has been closed since July 12 though no official reason has been given.

Six Flags has declined to respond to the lawsuits, saying it does not comment on ongoing litigation.

In previous legal action regarding the X2 ride and injuries, lawyers for Six Flags have argued that warning signs clearly tell visitors of “inherent risks in the participation in or on any amusement ride or attraction.”

They have added that the ride is regularly tested and that if used “as instructed” by a “normal” rider, it is not powerful enough to cause traumatic brain injury, CNN reports.

“Magic Mountain, as a business, seems to think that it’s OK that if people voluntarily choose to ride a roller coaster, then they’ve assumed the risk,” attorney Gary Dordick, owner of Dordick law said on Tuesday.

“No! They don’t assume a risk of death or catastrophic brain damage for some family fun.”

A wrongful death lawsuit was previously settled between Magic Mountain and the family of Christopher Hawley, 22, who they alleged died as a result of riding X2 in 2022.

Source: https://www.the-sun.com/news/17045245/six-flags-x2-magic-mountain-brain-injuries-lawsuit/