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The Six Flags Magic Mountain (SFMM) Discussion Thread

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Postby Manic Monte » Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:09 pm

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Wes41190 wrote:How could they possibly theme it to Terminator when the park 30 minutes away has a Terminator attraction? I'm not saying it's impossible, I just think it doesn't make a whole lot of sense and would create confusion in the marketplace.


And if it IS a CCI *WOODIE* Then why would you theme it to terminator?


LOL, the same way you would theme Evil Knievel to a *WOOD* coaster.
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Postby DATman » Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:11 pm

^^^Because it would be like Knotts building a Finding Nemo ride.
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Postby Bolliger&Mabillard » Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:20 pm

I don't see why they can't theme it after Green Lantern or Wonder Woman or something. Batman and Superman take up all the ride credit while the other DC characters get neglected so. But I was right about that GCI thing...so "SHAAAWIING!!!"
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Postby nagro5 » Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:21 pm

sfmmfreak101 wrote:Real fast, what happened to the idea of a "family Coaster?"


Well, if it has a 48 inch height requirement (I'm not saying that it will) then I'd consider it a family coaster.
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Postby Manic Monte » Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:24 pm

DATman wrote:^^^Because it would be like Knotts building a Finding Nemo ride.


Not quite. This ride will obviously be tied in with the release of the new Terminator: Salvation (with Christian Bale) film coming next year.

The same way the new "Batman" rides are tied in with the "new" franchise, Dark Knight, as oppose to the Michael Keaton franchise.
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Postby haiderodes » Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:21 pm

^ That actually sounds like it would make a cool tie-in.
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Postby Wes » Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:43 pm

Manic Monte wrote:
DATman wrote:^^^Because it would be like Knotts building a Finding Nemo ride.


Not quite. This ride will obviously be tied in with the release of the new Terminator: Salvation (with Christian Bale) film coming next year.


But it's still a tie-in with an existing franchise that already has an attraction at another local park. You can't compare it to the multiple Superman/Batman coasters, because they're still in the same park and park chain. Six Flags is synonymous with the DC characters, Universal has Jurassic Park, Mummy, Terminator, etc.
It's especially confusing considering the proximity of USH to SFMM, and them drawing visitors from the same audiences. I mean, look at the "Stupid things the GP says" threads, some people are going to be wicked confused if two competing parks are using the same franchise as the basis of their attractions.
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Postby PURE » Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:55 pm

Its funny how when people heard "family coaster" with "no inversions" they automatically think one of those lame wild mouse or Tony Hawk coasters was coming our way.

I mean, this is Magic Mountain. When they make coasters, they're not going to be tame. They've always had a reputation for pushing the bar of thrills in their park, I don't know why would people assume this installation would be any different.

So what do most of you think, is this still just speculation? Or is this report a pretty good indicator that a new woody really is going to be landing in Southern California?

And that Terminator theme makes no sense to me (with USH so nearby), I'm guessing someone made that up off the top of their head...
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Postby socalMAN123 » Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:00 pm

Terminator?! I agree with Wes on this one, this would confuse the GP endlessly. I mean, people to this day still walk up to me and ask me if SFMM is closing. If they theme it after Terminator, we would be hearing the GP confusing themselves for a loooong time. And if its wood, why would it be themed after someone who is a robot? Makes no sense to me, but if the ride is good, I'm not complaining. I'm just glad to see that we might finally get a decent woodie here in Socal. Ghostrider used to be great, but stupid CF neglected it and it's one of the worst rides I've been on. Let's just hope that no matter what coaster they put in next year, they won't forget about it.
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Postby Manic Monte » Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:03 pm

Someone did make it up off the top of their head...Mark Shapiro. It was he that leaked the info at an ACE luncheon this week. He also specified the "Terminator" theme.

The proximity thing is silly. The T2 ride at universal is an interative dark ride. The SFMM one is a coaster. You'd have to be a complete moron to confuse the two. And even if you did? So what?
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