Officials for Six Flags Magic Mountain in Santa Clarita recently announced the planned closure of Colossus,"The Greatest Roller Coaster in the World," later this summer.

Six Flags Magic Mountain's classic wooden roller coaster, Colossus, will be closing on Aug. 16 after 36 years in operation. The park will be running the coaster backwards until June 15.

Six Flags Magic Mountain opened for daily operation on Saturday, and guests will have the chance to ride Colossus and Batman The Ride backwards for a limited time only. Hurricane Harbor also has new thrills in store for Summer 2014.