I'm sorry to say, but Magnum originally WAS orange. There has been much debate over the color over at GTTP, but it has always been a DARK orange. I just bought "America's Greatest Roller Coaster Thrills 3D, and they have Magnum on there. They have footage, and the POV from it's first year. It is definitely orange. There is another things to think about when thinking about the color, why would they build 2 coasters in a row with the same color? (Iron Dragon and Magnum)