Medusa is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, Medusa opened in 2000 as the first floorless roller coaster on the West Coast. The roller coaster features seven inversions, a 150-foot (46 m)-tall lift hill with a 150-foot (46 m) drop, and the first Sea serpent roll element ever built on a B&M roller coaster.
Vallejo is a city in Solano County, California, United States. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, about 30 miles northeast of San Francisco. The city is known for its rich history, including its role as a major naval base for the U.S. Navy in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its population was 121,692 in 2019.
Mare Island is a peninsula in the city of Vallejo, California. It is considered a peninsula because no full body of water separates this or several other named "islands" from the mainland. Instead, a series of small sloughs cause seasonal water-flows among the so-called islands.
The Mare Island Museum is a historical museum located in Vallejo, California on the former site of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. The museum is dedicated to preserving the history of Mare Island and the U.S. Navy's presence in the area.
