Overview
- Two women suffered severe, similar brain hemorrhages after riding X2, the first on July 5 and the second six days later, and the park closed the coaster on July 12.
- Three neurosurgeons who treated the patients told reporters the injuries matched those from rapid acceleration‑deceleration forces and required emergency skull surgery for brain compression.
- A CNN review of medical, legal and internal park records links X2 to more than a dozen serious injuries and hospitalizations since 2002 and shows at least 70 head or neck complaints in Six Flags records from 2019–2022.
- Six Flags says it conducts daily inspections and posts warnings about inherent risks, while state safety officials have opened inspections and families have filed lawsuits or advanced claims in court.
- X2 is a rare 4D coaster whose independently rotating seats, steep drops and 'raven turns' concentrate unusual forces that experts warn can exceed some riders’ tolerance and that is now under closer regulatory and legal scrutiny.