The Six Flags Magic Mountain (SFMM) Discussion Thread

by **Jew** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:08 pm

How much is actually new at Fright Fest?

Willoughbys and Brutal Planet have been around for ages, and even Jokesters and the Bog have been around for 3 years (I think) now...

So one new maze for $5? Again, that's not a big deal to me, and $5 for a maze is still a great deal considering all the other options (even the local professional haunts charge more)...but for a guest who has been coming for "free", I can see where there might be frustration over paying for essentially the same thing that has been free for ages. Magic didn't help themselves any by releasing that information so late either.

by **paintballer** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:14 pm

Jew wrote:So one new maze for $5?

Ha...ya'll have it cheap. Studio 13 at SFoT is 8 bucks, and so is Skullduggery, which are 2 premier mazes that are 5-7 years old

Youtube · by **robbalvey** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:34 pm

Jew wrote:How much is actually new at Fright Fest?

Willoughbys and Brutal Planet have been around for ages, and even Jokesters and the Bog have been around for 3 years (I think) now...

So one new maze for $5? Again, that's not a big deal to me, and $5 for a maze is still a great deal considering all the other options (even the local professional haunts charge more)...but for a guest who has been coming for "free", I can see where there might be frustration over paying for essentially the same thing that has been free for ages. Magic didn't help themselves any by releasing that information so late either.

I completely disagree.

I have been a guest who has been coming for years for "free" but never bothered with the mazes because I didn't want to stand in the long line.

This year the $5 wristband enabled me to do mazes I had never done before because it reduced the wait in line.

Brutal Planet and Warehouse 13 were both new to me and I hadn't been in Joksters or Willoughby's in about 8 years.

So it was well worth the $1 per maze to take a run through each one without having to wait in line.

I think it's fair to say that no matter what they decide to charge for, someone is going to complain. It really comes down to this - if you don't feel it's worth $15 for parking, $5 for a maze wristband, or $1 for a fluffy, fluffy bunny filled with medicine and goo - DON'T GO.

And you probably shouldn't be going to sporting events, concerts, county fairs, movies, or any other theme park for that matter because you're going to get charged extra for stuff there too....

My recommendation to you if you want to save those extra bucks is STAY AT HOME! Don't go ANYWHERE! Don't get DirecTV. Don't get NetFlix. Don't spend ANY money on entertainment. Take up knitting and crochet. I hear that you can get yarn REALLY cheap at most discount stores.

--Robb "It's embarrassing that anyone on this forum would make a big deal over $5." Alvey

by **montezooma** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:37 pm

robbalvey wrote:
Jew wrote:How much is actually new at Fright Fest?

Willoughbys and Brutal Planet have been around for ages, and even Jokesters and the Bog have been around for 3 years (I think) now...

So one new maze for $5? Again, that's not a big deal to me, and $5 for a maze is still a great deal considering all the other options (even the local professional haunts charge more)...but for a guest who has been coming for "free", I can see where there might be frustration over paying for essentially the same thing that has been free for ages. Magic didn't help themselves any by releasing that information so late either.

I completely disagree.

I have been a guest who has been coming for years for "free" but never bothered with the mazes because I didn't want to stand in the long line.

This year the $5 wristband enabled me to do mazes I had never done before because it reduced the wait in line.

Brutal Planet and Warehouse 13 were both new to me and I hadn't been in Joksters or Willoughby's in about 8 years.

So it was well worth the $1 per maze to take a run through each one without having to wait in line.

I think it's fair to say that no matter what they decide to charge for, someone is going to complain. It really comes down to this - if you don't feel it's worth $15 for parking, $5 for a maze wristband, or $1 for a fluffy, fluffy bunny filled with medicine and goo - DON'T GO.

And you probably shouldn't be going to sporting events, concerts, county fairs, movies, or any other theme park for that matter because you're going to get charged extra for stuff there too....

My recommendation to you if you want to save those extra bucks is STAY AT HOME! Don't go ANYWHERE! Don't get DirecTV. Don't get NetFlix. Don't spend ANY money on entertainment. Take up knitting and crochet. I hear that you can get yarn REALLY cheap at most discount stores.

--Robb "It's embarrassing that anyone on this forum would make a big deal over $5." Alvey

I love it!!! totally agree and couldn't have said it better!!!!!

by **AllenA07** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:56 pm

I agree with Robb that the $5 for the wristband just isn't that big of deal. The same goes with the whole fluffy, fluffy bunny filled with medicine and goo problem, whenever I go to a park and have a bunch of stuff I shell out the money in the morning and get a fluffy, fluffy bunny filled with medicine and goo for the day, which is a non-issue and saves me that all important $1. Parking I do have problems with, however I'm not willing to blame Six Flags for that one. For some reason most venues have learned that they can charge huge amounts (some lots at Staples Center are $40 this year, makes $15 seem like a lot less) for parking and people will pay. I hate it, but it is something that we all just need to deal with.

I said before that I wouldn't pay $5 for the mazes because I don't much care and would be generally happier with my $5. If however I really liked going through mazes and such, I wouldn't hesitate for an instant to shell out the $5.

In other questions which rides are in "the dark" this year? If X is one of the rides that is running without any lights (and I wouldn't be surprised seeing how for many years they would run Viper without lights) do they still use the fire effect? I could see going from darkness to fire effect being unpleasantly blinding. Then again I've not been on X2 yet so I've really got no idea on how good/bad the effect has been implemented.

by **ebl** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:30 pm

Remember how much we spend for just a 20 oz. soda. Kinda brings things into perspective.

Eric

by **KingOfNynex2003** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:21 am

is it me or does Heckles & Twitch look really similar to Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope from Insane Clown Posse except not as much make-up?

by **RIP Psyclone** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:53 am

Who are Heckles & Twitch? All I know is they are two characters that were rejected from Universal? Is it always the same two guys playing them, or is it like Blue Man Group?

by **KingOfNynex2003** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:57 am

RIP Psyclone wrote:Who are Heckles & Twitch? All I know is they are two characters that were rejected from Universal? Is it always the same two guys playing them, or is it like Blue Man Group?

They're these 2 guys

by **RIP Psyclone** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:24 am

^Thanks, that much I knew. I meant what are they supposed to be, how long have they been around, etc...