The Six Flags Magic Mountain (SFMM) Discussion Thread

[giscoStarbucks Enthusiast]

Here's some video I took while I was at the park yesterday. They were pulling the gondola’s up the tower and lowering the catch car quite fast.


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And now we know where the breaks start! Looks like some pretty abrupt breaking though.

I'm just puzzled that the park decided to build horizontally, rather than vertically.

They now have the worlds longest sideways drop tower!

[willthethrillI just made a donkey in No Limits!]

Is it just me or does it sound like that girl in the video screamed because she thought the ride was going to crash into the ground?

[Sir ClinksalotBitch Please!]

Are you people serious about the "height" of where it drops from?

The old Superman wouldn't even reach where the red section is. The new S:EFK get's up to there and will sometimes hit the "brakes" up there. Where this drops from is right about where the breaks are. EVERY TIME. And it drops lower than where S:EFK curves up.

[Crazy4Coasters!ODS Drummer]

Just to clarify this post is not to complain about the ride. I enjoy Six Flags Magic Mountain and drop rides a lot and I'm excited and scared to ride in the near furture. I just needed some clarification on a few things and hopefully you guys and gals can help me out. I know the total height of the tower for Lex Luthor Drop of Doom is 415ft but I do agree that it's probably 20-30 feet away from the top of the tower. Assuming my numbers are correct (which I'm pretty sure they're not) that would probably make the drop between 385-395 ft. I'm not going to complain for 5ft but I was wondering if this ride will still beat "The Giant Drop" or "Blue Falls" for both tallest drop tower and tallest drop in a drop tower. I hope that made sense, thanks again!

[dylanreichLost My Veganity on the New Hotness trip.]

Just to clarify this post is not to complain about the ride. I enjoy Six Flags Magic Mountain and drop rides a lot and I'm excited and scared to ride in the near furture. I just needed some clarification on a few things and hopefully you guys and gals can help me out. I know the total height of the tower for Lex Luthor Drop of Doom is 415ft but I do agree that it's probably 20-30 feet away from the top of the tower. Assuming my numbers are correct (which I'm pretty sure they're not) that would probably make the drop between 385-395 ft. I'm not going to complain for 5ft but I was wondering if this ride will still beat "The Giant Drop" or "Blue Falls" for both tallest drop tower and tallest drop in a drop tower. I hope that made sense, thanks again!

Let's forget the numbers for a moment here because only SFMM knows how tall the actual drop distance is. Now, would SFMM, who loves to boast and advertise about all of their records, open this and not have it be the tallest? Doesn't "The Giant Drop" also not fall from the very top?

[alpengeist04Why do I still have a donkey title???]

Who's gonna be the one that goes up there with a tape measure?

[DietcokevanWhat would donkeys be like on the moon?]

Who's gonna be the one that goes up there with a tape measure?

Hopefully this helps.

Assume that all the horizontal beams are an equal vertical distance apart. That means that there would be 20 horizontal beams on the structure, but include the distance from the base of the tower to the first horizontal. So the vertical distance of the structure is equal to the distance between 21 horizontal beams equally spread apart vertically.

So take: 415ft(Height of the actual tower) ÷ 21 (number of horizontal beams) = 19.762ft vertical distance between each horizontal beam.

Based upon this we can assume that LL is 19.762ft from the top of the tower.

LL ends at the horizontal beam from the top of the tower. So take 415 - 19.762 = meaning the height of LL is *about* 395.283 ft.

THIS IS NOT EXACT. Boy do I feel extremely nerdy after this.

[Crazy4Coasters!ODS Drummer]

Just to clarify this post is not to complain about the ride. I enjoy Six Flags Magic Mountain and drop rides a lot and I'm excited and scared to ride in the near furture. I just needed some clarification on a few things and hopefully you guys and gals can help me out. I know the total height of the tower for Lex Luthor Drop of Doom is 415ft but I do agree that it's probably 20-30 feet away from the top of the tower. Assuming my numbers are correct (which I'm pretty sure they're not) that would probably make the drop between 385-395 ft. I'm not going to complain for 5ft but I was wondering if this ride will still beat "The Giant Drop" or "Blue Falls" for both tallest drop tower and tallest drop in a drop tower. I hope that made sense, thanks again!

Let's forget the numbers for a moment here because only SFMM knows how tall the actual drop distance is. Now, would SFMM, who loves to boast and advertise about all of their records, open this and not have it be the tallest? Doesn't "The Giant Drop" also not fall from the very top?

Once again, I'm not complaining and yes I understand that no drop tower falls from the very top of any structure. I do know SFMM advertises with solid informaiton and not with random numbers they draw up in their heads, I just wanted some clarification on the subject, that's all.

[giscoStarbucks Enthusiast]

I don't think it really matters how long or how high the drop is, it is going to be amazing. It is over 100 feet higher than anything else here in the US.

People need to get over the fact that the parks are going to market the ride anyway they want and most won't know the difference.

[Xceleratorfan96Does Jeff Johnson count this donkey as a credit?]

This ride will still be legit. Can't wait to ride it! If I go on Saturday could anyone give me advise for an Opening Day? I figured I should get there early but is the ride open as soon as the park opens?