Looking into it, it appears it was closed for some renovations in 2018, but I don’t see anything about a permanent closure.
As a little kid, we had basically an annual trip to Disneyland, which became more of an annual trip to Magic Mountain as I got older, whether with family or friends.
You’re right - I either got news of it during that 4-month period, was misinformed, or I’m thinking of a different coaster. But I don’t care about any other coaster this way, so probably one of the first two.
Well, good news! Now I just need to get back there
Everyone who’s posted a location in this thread is on the map. (I’m looking into a user map that would run inside the forum software, but there don’t seem to be many good options.)