The Six Flags Magic Mountain (SFMM) Discussion Thread

Youtube · by **cooksta77** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 2:35 pm

Top Thrill Dragster wrote:I meant the anti rollbacks have been silenced. You can now hear the soundtrack clearly while going up the lift.

Oh ok I know what you mean now. When I went that trains audio was shut off because you didn't hear anything when it was going up the lift hill.

Youtube · by **PeoplemoverMatt** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 2:12 am

cooksta77 wrote:
PeoplemoverMatt wrote:Um, the last time it snowed here was 1988, unless you count the extremely minor flurry (if it was even that) that we received in Jan '07.

Even in this past storm that hit about a week ago I think, They said it was in the 30s and there wasn't even flurries? I only say that because it was the same tempature where I live and it snowed for about 20 minutes.

Yeah, even though the I-5 was closed a whopping 7 exits north of me (and 4 north of Magic Mountain Parkway), at Parker Rd., we didn't get a single hint of snow. I drove up to Parker Rd on the night of the closure and all I found was big rigs lining both sides of the I-5 for about 6 miles up to the closure. No hint of snow. I drove up the I-5 last Tuesday (12/23) to find snow, and I had to go clear to Gorman/Frazier Park to really find it.

It does get into the 30s and even 20s here overnight this time of year, but Valencia is at a way low elevation for snow. Gets into the 50s-60s during the days. During the storm, it got up into the upper 40s during the daylight hours. When there's cloud cover, at this elevation the heat gets trapped overnight so it's still too warm to snow.

Snow at Magic Mountain is extremely unlikely, but, as demonstrated by the recent freeway closure, sometimes you don't have to go very far north up the I-5 to find snow.

by **haiderodes** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 8:31 am

^The Sky Tower has pictures of snowfall at Magic Mountain from the 1980's. Its a shot of the park entrance covered in it.

I've been under the impression that the main reason the park doesn't "go all out" for the holidays is due to its mostly weekend-only operation this time of year (aside from the couple of weeks surrounding Christmas and New Years). If its only open weekends, it would seem like a lot of work to put up decorations that would just sit there on the days the park was closed.

Youtube · by **PeoplemoverMatt** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:29 pm

^ Likely from the last time it snowed here in 1988, as I said it had last page. Tweaked a phrase above in case anyone misread that as my saying it had never snowed here before.

Facebook · by **Bolliger&Mabillard** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:53 am

Went to the park today. I know that the weather halted the operation of a lot of rides, so there's no one to blame, but still, sigh.

by **ebl** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:20 pm

^ I thought about going yesterday...glad I didn't! But I do need to get out there to renew my pass at some point. Tomorrow, perhaps.

Eric

Youtube · by **robbalvey** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:27 am

Ok so who is going to the New Years Event tomorrow night and would be willing to post an update for us?

--Robb

BTW, here's a little sneak peak of what you can expect tomorrow night:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/respres/3149007319/

Personally I think that looks GREAT!

--Robb

by **zakkster** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:53 am

Has the date for the West Coast Bash 2009 been announced yet? Is it going to be March 22, 2009? Thanks!

Youtube · by **robbalvey** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:10 am

^ Nothing yet. TRUST ME...when the date is announced, YOU WILL KNOW!

--Robb

Youtube · by **robbalvey** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:11 am

Ok so who is going to the New Years Event tomorrow night and would be willing to post an update for us?

--Robb

BTW, here's a little sneak peak of what you can expect tomorrow night:

More photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/respres/

Personally I think that looks GREAT!

--Robb