Overview
- The park closed X2 on July 12 after two riders were hospitalized in early July, including Pamela Guillen who collapsed after riding on July 5 and Naomi Greer‑Wilkinson who collapsed six days later.
- Treating neurosurgeons and medical records say both July patients had acute brain hemorrhages consistent with rapid acceleration‑deceleration injuries and required emergency cranial surgery, with one patient remaining in a coma.
- A CNN review of medical records, depositions and court filings ties X2 to more than a dozen serious injuries and hospitalizations since the ride opened in 2002 and to dozens of head or neck complaints logged in park records.
- Six Flags says X2 had routine inspections and posts warnings about inherent risks, while the company has settled multiple past suits including a recently reported settlement in the wrongful‑death case from a 2022 rider.
- California workplace‑safety authorities have opened an inspection and the new reporting raises the prospect of regulatory action, litigation outcomes or design and operational changes that would affect future safety rules for extreme coasters.