Six Flags Schuyler Lake/Matrix

History
The ride was announced on September 1st, 1986. Construction on the ride started just weeks later on September 20th, 1986.

The ride opened on May 25th, 1987. In 1994, due to Time-Warner buying out Six Flags, the coaster got new "Space Mountain" style 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 refurbished and turned back on.

On August 24, 2018, it was announced that Matrix would close permanently at the end of the 2018 season. The ride had it's last day of operation on September 3rd, 2018. It remained closed during Fright Fest as it began getting dismantled and was eventually completely removed by November 2018.

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".
 * Some of the old thematic elements from Matrix like the que line wall murals are still in use for Cyborg Escape.
 * Matrix did not get the "Bones on the Beach" music until 1991.