Medusa
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Medusa is a floorless steel roller coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom known for its multiple inversions and smooth, high-speed layout.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medusa canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6680580 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Medusa Context triple: [Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, hasRollerCoaster, Medusa]
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A.
Medusa
Medusa is a famous painting by the Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio depicting the severed, snake-haired head of the Gorgon from Greek mythology at the moment of her death.
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B.
Gorgons
The Gorgons are monstrous sisters from Greek mythology, most famously including Medusa, whose petrifying gaze could turn onlookers to stone.
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C.
Madame Medusa
Madame Medusa is the greedy, red-haired villain from Disney’s animated film "The Rescuers," known for kidnapping a young girl to help her retrieve a priceless diamond.
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D.
Despoina
Despoina is a mysterious Arcadian goddess in Greek mythology associated with Demeter and often linked to secret fertility and underworld cults.
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E.
Pasiphaë
Pasiphaë is a figure in Greek mythology, the Cretan queen and wife of King Minos best known for being the mother of the Minotaur.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Medusa Target entity description: Medusa is a floorless steel roller coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom known for its multiple inversions and smooth, high-speed layout.
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A.
Medusa
Medusa is a famous painting by the Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio depicting the severed, snake-haired head of the Gorgon from Greek mythology at the moment of her death.
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B.
Gorgons
The Gorgons are monstrous sisters from Greek mythology, most famously including Medusa, whose petrifying gaze could turn onlookers to stone.
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C.
Madame Medusa
Madame Medusa is the greedy, red-haired villain from Disney’s animated film "The Rescuers," known for kidnapping a young girl to help her retrieve a priceless diamond.
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D.
Despoina
Despoina is a mysterious Arcadian goddess in Greek mythology associated with Demeter and often linked to secret fertility and underworld cults.
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E.
Pasiphaë
Pasiphaë is a figure in Greek mythology, the Cretan queen and wife of King Minos best known for being the mother of the Minotaur.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
floorless roller coaster
ⓘ
steel roller coaster ⓘ |
| builtBy | Bolliger & Mabillard ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 1600 riders per hour ⓘ |
| designer | Bolliger & Mabillard ⓘ |
| drop | 150 ft ⓘ |
| element |
cobra roll
ⓘ
dive loop ⓘ interlocking corkscrews ⓘ vertical loop ⓘ zero-g roll ⓘ |
| gForce | 4 ⓘ |
| height | 150 ft ⓘ |
| inversions | 7 ⓘ |
| length | 3937 ft ⓘ |
| liftType | chain lift hill ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Vallejo, California ⓘ
linked to:
Vallejo
|
| manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | 65 mph ⓘ |
| model | Floorless Coaster ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high-speed layout
ⓘ
multiple inversions ⓘ smooth ride experience ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2000-03-18 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom ⓘ |
| owner | Six Flags ⓘ |
| parkSection | Sea ⓘ |
| previousNames | Medusa ⓘ |
| restraintType | over-the-shoulder restraints ⓘ |
| riderRestriction | 54 in minimum height ⓘ |
| rideType | thrill ride ⓘ |
| status | operating ⓘ |
| supportColor | purple ⓘ |
| theme | mythology ⓘ |
| trackColor | green ⓘ |
| trackType | steel ⓘ |
| trainConfiguration | floorless trains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Medusa Description of subject: Medusa is a floorless steel roller coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom known for its multiple inversions and smooth, high-speed layout.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.