The Six Flags Magic Mountain (SFMM) Discussion Thread

[SomeotherguyuserI know more about donkeys than women!]

Crazy idea here, but what if they built a haunted house inside of the Sky Tower for Fright Fest? That would certainly be something Knott's or Universal could never do and give SFMM the upper hand in marketing for the haunt season.

[ReuschiniDid my donkey title just change???]

^Nice thought, but logistically the capacity would be quite low.

[megalyteWhat would donkeys be like on the moon?]

Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but why aren't people allowed to the lower level of the Sky Tower?

[FrightFest1408What would donkeys be like on the moon?]

Hey guys! I went to the mountain on saturday 4/28/12
I wanted to show you my construction update from that day :

YouTube Videolink

[MechanicCan you see the donkey in my toast?]

Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but why aren't people allowed to the lower level of the Sky Tower?

Because idiots dropped things, like coins, down on the unsuspecting people below.

[XYZA village is missing its IDIOT!]

SFMM really is going backwards, as mentioned before, the Magic of the Mountain really made Sky Tower more interesting, now it's just plain and boring in there (other than the views).

When Jay Thomas came to the park, he really knew what he was doing. He cleaned the place up, and made trips to the park a lot more bearable. I really miss Jay and what he did for the park, cleanliness wise and ride wise, an overall family friendly place. I really enjoyed the park during his "presidency". Now with Bonnie Rabjohn, the park is back in this depressing decline, and it is sad to see the place turning back into what it once was. I'm surprised that Tim, or Neal, or for that matter any other previous manager don't seem to keep the values Jay had for the park.

[SuperShawnI love donkeys more than me.]

Was at the park today, absolutely dead, if you can make it on a weekday in the next two weeks you'll have a blast. The first lot was barely full and there was maybe two buses. Our day summed up was 41 rides on X2 being in the park from just after 1pm to 6pm close!

[mr. cockblockHoly crap you have a HUGE donkey!]

^ Sounds like an EPIC X2 SESSION! (jealous)

I haven't been to the park since this past October, when I was there the park looked great and everything seemed to be running fine. Just curious, but other than the Sky Tower Museum getting the shaft, what other bad things are they doing to make everyone say the park is heading back down the wrong path?

[SomeotherguyuserI know more about donkeys than women!]

^ Sounds like an EPIC X2 SESSION! (jealous)

I haven't been to the park since this past October, when I was there the park looked great and everything seemed to be running fine. Just curious, but other than the Sky Tower Museum getting the shaft, what other bad things are they doing to make everyone say the park is heading back down the wrong path?

The park full of things that are worn down or rotting away like the monorail tracks, old structures that are no longer used that are falling apart in plain sight, inefficient ride operations (One train ops, not allowing Green Lantern to flip), nasty restrooms and bees surrounding trash...I know there's some stuff I'm still forgetting.

Although I love the rides there at SFMM, I can't help but feel like it's just a run-down carnival. It's one of the major coaster parks of the country, but their management there gives me the impression that they don't feel like it is. While adding Lex Luthor and YOLOcoaster will be nice, I just would like to see them take a brake from adding new rides and just focus on fixing up the park and making it look nice again. While they're at it, improved operations would be nice as well.

After seeing that survey question on Screamscape about YOLOcoaster going backwards, I am hoping and praying that it will NOT be a shuttle coaster that goes backwards on the same track. If it is, the capacity will be AWFUL.