Colossus was nearing completion in May 1978 when it was used as a backdrop for fight scenes in the NBC TV movie "Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park". In 1983, it was featured in the film "National Lampoon's Vacation" as "Screemy Meemy". In the sitcom "Step by Step", Colossus is the roller coaster that the Lambert-Foster family rides in the opening sequence. The roller coaster was also seen in television episodes of "Knight Rider", "Wonder Woman", and "The A-Team". The film "Zapped!" featured the ride when protagonists Barney and Bernadette visit Magic Land (Six Flags Magic Mountain). The "Castle" episode "Deep Cover" used Colossus as a stand-in for the "Coney Island Cyclone".