Six Flags Schuyler Lake/Matrix

History
The ride started construction in September of 1986.

The ride opened on May 25, 1987. In 1994, due to Time-Warner buying out Six Flags, the coaster got new theming and effects to reflect the ride's sci-fi theme.

After Premier Parks' purchase of the Six Flags chain, some of the 1994 effects were disabled to save money.

When Cedar Fair bought out the park, all of the remaining abandoned effects were turned back on.

Trivia

 * During the early days of Schuyler Lake's Matrix, there was an "alien" that hung near the ride's end that would come down and land on the riders. This was the first SFX element to be removed from Matrix after complaints from riders saying that the creature was making them uncomfortable.
 * From 1999 to 2005 during Fright Fest, the ride was temporary renamed to "Nightmare on the Brutal Planet"