The Six Flags Magic Mountain (SFMM) Discussion Thread

[Manic MonteThe only thing better than a naked woman is a naked donkey!]

Wow! Great update!

Thomas Town looks great! I haven't been to the park since it opened, but I hope the park can get the word out about this. For some reason it looks more appealling at SFMM than it does squished into SFDK.

And I hear ya on the 2009 thing. Someone e-mailed me yesterday and expalined some things that I did not know (as well as to "shut the hell up" lol). I'm keeping quiet until at least construction begins (if not the annoucement itself). But I'm excited!

[alawhatI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

Nice Beatles reference, arrowfanman

[eblTPR's Olden Goldie]

Great report, Jahan! Thomas Town looks really nice. Methinks there needs to be more there to do to keep people there longer. A "blue" gift shop ain't gonna do it.

I like the Revolution train. However, some of the little touches aren't true to the 1976 color scheme. The stars on the rear bumpers, for instance, and the paint detail on the sides of the cars below the door openings. Back then, it was just black with some rainbow tape dots. I do like the fact that they gave the front of the cars the old lettering style, though. And it does look funny to see trains with those colors with the tall headrests!

Eric

[Xtreme-meI'm a know-it-all about donkeys!]

to tell you the truth, I was actually rather let down by X2. Some people thought it was amazing but I was somewhat disappointed with the whole thing. I only took one ride on it (I went the same weekend it opened) and, while the line wasn't too bad (an hour and a half wait after a breakdown), The only thing that was really that great was the fire. The sound was a bummer because it didn't really work very much and the sound was barely distinguishable while the ride was going and the new trains were not any smoother than the older ones. (actually, come to think of it, they were rougher than the last ride I had on the old trains) I think the red paint is a nice touch, but its really not that great. Would have rather had them use some of the money for the ride (say, about half of it) and save the rest for other things, like the new 2009 ride or to make improvements on other coasters.

Nice to see revolution get some love! are the trains any smoother or do they just look sexy?

[Team ThrillerSlightly racist and terrible at poetry]

Magic Mountain was my favorite park two years ago. Now, I can't believe how much I would like it.
It is looking so nice. The atmosphere is amazing now.
I love Six Flags Magic Mountain! The old looks new!

Thanks Jahan. Your the greatest.

--James

[SFjunkie2010I'm a know-it-all about donkeys!]

that is a fantastic update!!! Thanks for the pictures of Revolution, that ride deserves some love.

I also think that this is a pattern with Thomas Towns because the one here at SFNE is always dead as well... hmm....

[nagro5nagro5 tastes like poo-poo.]

Does anybody know what is going on with Laughing Dragons? I remember someone saying that they were working on it quite a few pages back.

Oh, and thanks for the update Jahan!

[VivaLaViboraHave I mentioned how awesome donkeys are?]

X has had the long line for awhile now. Part of it just has to do with the slow loading, and unloading procedures, plus broken trains. Who is to say that X2 is doing so much better than X was, and that the people say a 3 hour line is really worth it. The line is longer because the park is acting like it's a new ride, and people want to see what the heck they did to the ride.

Thus, it's going to be long for the first year as every ride is long for the first year. It's the years after that we know how long they are going to be. Screamscape says that they aren't going to put in anymore Dark Knights because the other ones were failures. However, if you were to go on the Dark Knight this year, you might be waiting 1 hour to 2 hours. That's because it's broke down some of the times, and there are tons of people that have never ridden it before because it is the new ride.

So, long lines in the first year doesn't really mean much to me because it's new to everyone.

[arrowfanmanFire Alarm Boy!]

^ Disregarding that I know for a fact that guests are generally very happy with X2, my point was just that--both X2 and Thomas are new. Therefore, how come X2 was pushed by the park and not Thomas?

What I was saying was regardless of whether or not it will stay that way--X2 IS the most popular ride in the park right now! You cant argue that.

I like the Revolution train. However, some of the little touches aren't true to the 1976 color scheme. The stars on the rear bumpers, for instance, and the paint detail on the sides of the cars below the door openings. Back then, it was just black with some rainbow tape dots. I do like the fact that they gave the front of the cars the old lettering style, though. And it does look funny to see trains with those colors with the tall headrests!

Eric

I don't think that the intent was ever to "copy" the 1976 trains, but rather create a train inspired by that design. I personally think the stars are an improvement over the dots.

Nice to see revolution get some love! are the trains any smoother or do they just look sexy?

As I said, the vibrations have been eliminated. The trains "glide" around. But the main "jolts" that throw your head into the restraint is still there. Those will never go away.

Does anybody know what is going on with Laughing Dragons? I remember someone saying that they were working on it quite a few pages back.

The sign atop the restraunt recieved a repainting (it desperately needed it) and it's open on weekends this summer.

[alexinlaI know more about donkeys than women!]

Thanks Jahan, always like your updates and the little "inside information" here and there

Saw you once at the restroom by Goliath but thought it would be kinda wierd to say "hi" while you doing your thing,lol