The Six Flags Magic Mountain (SFMM) Discussion Thread!!!

[EBLTPR's Olden Goldie]

I don't have any problems with Tatsu's pretzel loop in the front, but riding in the last row is very uncomfortable for me. (So where did I ride the time we rode it yesterday? The back. But that's because the others wanted to, so...)

Goliath's helix? No problems for me, but closing my eyes helps, as does focusing on the track ahead.

Eric

[4rturoTitle]

I have to disagree with most of you.
Goliath's helix is much more forceful than Tatsu's pretzel,
I blacked out every time in Goliath, but never in Tatsu.

Both great rides though....

[BaMiTsPaTWhat would donkeys be like on the moon?]

Personally I find Tatsu's pretzel not to bother me but Goliath's Helix of death gets me some times, but both are very re-rideable for me.

[a8aI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

I actually enjoy Goliath's helix. It's the best part of the ride in my opinion.
Tatsu's pretzel loop isn't too bad. I can handle it.

[metrockI wrote the book about donkeys!]

I hadn't been to SFMM in a while, and some friends wanted to go. So I figured why not. As always, I took my camera along. Here is a brief report of my trip.

Check out my full Photo TR here: http://www.americacoasters.com/forums/v ... 78#p256878

I was running a bit late to the park today and didn't get there until 11:20, almost an hour after the park opened. When we were making our way through the parking booths, I was still a little worried to see a good deal of people around the ticket booths and walking to the park. Luckily, the first section of the parking lot wasn't even full.

Anywho, the first stop of the day was Viper. Practically a walk-on. And somehow I managed to get two rides on before others in my party got one. Looking down at X2 from the top of the lift, it looked to have a 20-30 min line. So I decided to hold off and ride that last.

From there it was off to go ride Terminator. And of course, I had to stop and take pictures of walls and dirt. Here you go:





Terminator was quite fun. It was nice to see that instead of a downgrade in theming, they actually added some since I last visited. Camo net over all the chain link fences and doors in-between each pre-show. The audio was working, as was the flame. The fog, however, wasn't. But I'd guess they had it off because of the colder temps. No big loss there.

The wait for Terminator was 20 mins.

Continuing the loop around the park, it was off to go get a ride on Riddlers Revenge. As we approached, I smelled something good in the air. Oh, a new restaurant. No more mexican food! Now selling mini pulled pork/sausage/bbq sandwiches. Reminded me a lot of SFoT.



Batman was fast and smooth as ever. No complaints here. A one train wait.

I also took a ride on Grinder Gearworks. I hadn't been on it in at least 10 years. After riding, I remembered why.

Oh look, Goliath is getting paint!



And so is the Flags gift shop!



Another restroom is being remodeled



This is where Santa goes:



I ended the night with a ride on X2. Now, to be honest, I really didn't want to ride. Even after the addition of new trains, the ride was still beating the piss out of me. But I figured I would give it another shot. This would actually be my first night time ride since the transformation. We also decided to ride in the front row, another first since it became X2.

After waiting 30 mins (the line stayed the same all day long) I must say, I had an awesome ride and am really glad I did. It was a great way to finish a relaxing day at Magic Mountain.

I leave you with a picture taken with my older brother.




Anywho, I had way too much to post again. If you would like to, please check out the complete report at: http://www.americacoasters.com/forums/v ... 78#p256878

I hope you enjoyed this read.

[wiyoh1984I know quite a lot about Donkeys!]

Great post Chris....looks like alot is going on at SFMM, I'm ready for another visit next year.....

[robbalveySite Admin]

Which one is Mr. Six????

[SteelinwoodI know more about donkeys than women!]

The first time I rode Tatsu was the first time I blacked out on any roller coaster.

After that first time, it got a little better because I was more prepared for it, but still, that is THE most intense moment at any coaster in Southern California.

I think alot of pretzel loops pack a punch. I came close to blacking out on SUF, but I was in the back seat. Plus it was night, so I couldn't brace for it either way. I've never been on Tatsu, but I automatically agree with you. What row where you in?

[atem122Did Medusa in the front and back]

The thing that ruins Tatsu for me is the layout. It's honestly just getting to the point where it's starting to bore me so much that I have to consider whether it's worth riding (I guess I'm just spoiled from having a decent amount of rides on it). The pretzel loop is still pretty cool, but it rattles too much through it which creates a decent amount of discomfort through those high G's. The only 3 good parts of that ride to me are the lift hill, overbank, and pretzel. Needless to say, the first few times I rode Tatsu, it was the greatest thing I had ever been on, however, I kind of enjoy Viper more than it now...though I am kind of an Arrow (or at least SFMM Arrow) fanboy haha

EDIT: I have a question, do they still cycle the colors on Terminator's sign? On KROQ night, it cycled through colors and was really awesome, now it just stays red, which is still cool, but I liked the color changing.

[robbalveySite Admin]

^ I think they had decided to keep Terminator's sign red. The changing colors were cool, but I'll be honest, it did kind of look like "Gay Pride Terminator!"