Manic Monte Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Jay Thomas you mean? If I remember correctly, he did say that no decision had been made on what Pysclone's land would be used for. But that the 2009 project would not be located there. Perhaps he said that to throw us off? Or perhaps the location had changed since then. Or maybe only part of that area will be used. Not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBannedKid Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Plans change all the time in large projects like this. I'm sure the original location became too expensive and the park decided to move the coaster. Nothing Jay said was official so I wouldn't stick by everything he said. With that being said I'm just glad that they are getting a new coaster...no matter where it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Work begins on Terminator wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain Terminator SalvationDemolition crews have begun to clear space for the new Six Flags Magic Mountain wooden roller coaster scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend 2009. The Great Coasters International woodie will be built next to the Déjà Vu looping steel coaster and in the same location as Psyclone, a reviled wooden coaster mercifully removed from the Valencia amusement park in 2006. Despite the outcry in Internet forums at the obvious incongruity, the new wooden coaster will almost certainly carry the futuristic name Terminator: The Ride, a tie-in with the upcoming movie This is from http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/terminator-magic-mou-2874/ Which is the LA times so it sounds like Psyclone's old spot will be where the new terminator coaster will go. I am going to say the rumor is confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costa425 Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Work begins on Terminator wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain Terminator SalvationDemolition crews have begun to clear space for the new Six Flags Magic Mountain wooden roller coaster scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend 2009. The Great Coasters International woodie will be built next to the Déjà Vu looping steel coaster and in the same location as Psyclone, a reviled wooden coaster mercifully removed from the Valencia amusement park in 2006. Despite the outcry in Internet forums at the obvious incongruity, the new wooden coaster will almost certainly carry the futuristic name Terminator: The Ride, a tie-in with the upcoming movie This is from http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/terminator-magic-mou-2874/ Which is the LA times so it sounds like Psyclone's old spot will be where the new terminator coaster will go. I am going to say the rumor is confirmed. where did they get that info????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexinla Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 It's the L.A.Times man, of course they have there contacts with people inside the park. It's only a blog, so they would not post it/getting info if SFMM does not want to do so. They leak some info to build excitement for a new ride that is coming. Marketing 101 basically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 28, 2008 Author Share Posted September 28, 2008 New SFMM Update! Sunday, September 28, 2008 With all our summer TPR tours would you believe how difficult it's been to get to the park right down the street from us? Well, now that we are back in town the regular updates shall start again! Today was a very interesting day as it seemed kind of quiet but there was a lot going on. First off, Hurricane Harbor has extended their season through October 5th so if you're in the So Cal area and hot, now you have a cool down option. Next, Fright Fest was also well underway and that opens next weekend. There wasn't any visible information about the $5 additional fee for the mazes, but I'm hoping this might actually cut down on some of the horrendous lines as I've seen in past years. Yeah, free is always nice, but then again *free* meant 2 hour lines for the houses. So it's kind of a toss up as to which you'd rather have. I guess we'll have to see how this new system pans out. And then finally *something* is going on in Psyclone's area....you'll see! Now on to the photos... "I WILL GET YOU!!! ONE OF THESE DAYS!!! I WILL GET YOU!!!" So that concludes this update! Remember, Fright Fest starts next weekend, Saturday October 4th and Hurricane Harbor has been extended until October 5th. See you at the Mountain! But the bad employee award goes to this guy who came over and stamped our hands, then proceeded to go back and lean against the turnstiles while Elissa let her and the stroller out of the gate! Way to go, dude! And today's good employee award goes to Eric and Nancy who were awesome and helped us out. Obligatory Tatsu shot! (which actually seemed to be dispatching quite well today...in fact we saw a LOT of coasters going very consistently today!) Jokster's Hideout...yup! Now we have that to look foward to next week too! Oooh....looks like new Fright Fest goodness happening at Log Jammer! The obligatory Thomas Town shot...yup still here! Take your kids on the train. They will like it, I promise. At least this sign points in the right direction! Psyclone!!! YAY!!!! Yay! Backwards Colossus is here again! And this year, backwards Colossus has a new name...and that name is.... Oh, now that is just MEAN! C'mon guys! Don't rub it in! (Anyone know what I'm referring to?) Yay! The Colossus area has been populated with cars again! Wait...what is that I see on that sign? Fright Fest theming....or new toilet facilities...YOU DECIDE! "Can you tell me which way to the gravy buffet please?" Geez, man, I hate to see a perfectly new painted wall be all loaded up with webs and nastyess. OMG! OMG! OMG!!!!! There's a *CONE* there!!! You know that that means? That's right! 5 HUNDRED FOOT TALL DIVE MACHINE!!!!! Wow, there is a LOT of Fright Fest webbing around Tidal Wave....another maze, perhaps? Cool! Oh, THANK YOU for having Soda Shack open today! Seriously these are the best pretzels in the park! (We now almost forgive you for having the donut machine down!) If Magic Mountain was in Japan, you would see this picture a LOT! They sure are having a lot of sales at Magic Mountain today...or maybe the park is just doing it's "Hard Rock Park Impression!" (Too soon?) If you haven't gotten an AirZooka yet! Now's your chance! They are 50% off! I'm wondering if this view may be slightly different one day.... If this is a new wooden coaster, I'm sure it would be a Great.... Coaster.... *cough*Inc*cough* But really? Who knows what it could be. I'm still placing bets on the Whale Portal. I mean, think about it, you figure out how to transport whales through time and space and you can sell a LOT of admission tickets to come and see that! "More Flags! More Fun!" "Ok, I'm going behind this tree and count to three...all you other diggers and bulldozers go hide!" YES! OMG! Those are in fact stacks of WOOD! Or...at least the space aliens that put them there want us to *think* it's wood. Really it could just be wooden aluminum. As you know space artifacts are only built out of two substances. Either what you see here in the pictures or "Transparent Aluminum." And if you saw Star Trek 4 you would know that Transparent Aluminum is what you use to transport wales through outer space and through time. So obviously whatever is being built here must be a space/time portal for whales....built out of wooden aluminum (the transparent stuff is WAY out of Six Flags' budget.) Or it could just be a new wooden roller coaster...but that would be silly! Wait a second...that one has the tarp blown off...it looks like...OMG...it's WOOD! Wait a second....There are those mysterious white stacks of a material that came from outer space! It can't be a Fright Fest maze...Fright Fest starts next week and those stacks came from outer space...what would space aliens want with a haunted house maze? They've even got a new trailer back here and everything. I'm not sure what they could be building here, but if it is a Fright Fest maze, man it looks HUGE! The whole are has been cleared and some peculiar little orange flags have been placed...must be for a new Fright Fest maze! Wow, so it would appear that any last remains of Psyclone have been TERMINATED!!! New random wall...just because...and there was a Wario poster which automatically makes this wall cooler than Spin Out! Awesome! Thank you SFMM for supporting a game that my company worked on! (Too bad the movie kind of stunk!) At least we have Willoughby's to look forward to soon! It's always cool to go in here and see the old "Magic Pagoda!" (You older timers will remember) *sigh* Kick ass! It's been months since we've been in the tower! I hope those fingernails taste good! Yeah, she dispatched the ride with an enitre family just standing there! She wasn't even paying attention. "Hi! She finally let us in, but those other people weren't so lucky..." Speaking of epic fails there is this awesome ride op on Orient Express. She didn't even notice that Elissa and KidTums were standing on the stroller side of the ride and almost dispatched the ride had I not said something. "Excuse me...my wife and daughter would like to ride too!" No donuts = epic fail! "Hello! I am the happy evil pumpkin head inviting you in for some hot fresh donuts at the Cyber Cafe!" KidTums is NOT afraid of the giant pussy! Fright Fest is awesome because it means more Gossamer! (Google it!) Hurricane Harbor still open through October 5th. If you want wet...go here! Look out people! That giant man-eating spider is going to get you! (Women, you are ok...) Hey look! I recognize that train from somewhere! Yup, it's still good 'ol Six Flags Magic Mountain and Fright Fest is coming soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroworldfan1 Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 It talks about how the last coaster in that spot was crap... Well, if Psyclone wasn't total crap, wouldn't it be standing today? -Tatum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 ^? What Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 If they are building it in Psyclone's old spot i bet many or the GP wouldn't even know it was new after it is open for a few months. Probably still call it Psyclone. What I was thinking too. If it ends up resembling any sort of medium sized traditional woodie, no matter how different the layout or how much theming they add, the clueless GP will just think it's just Psyclone redux. Especially after the X/X2 redo. .... Then the rumours of a Terminator-themed family woodie wouldn't be sounding so ludicrous. Only with better theming and sets than TDK I would hope if so. (always fun to speculate!) I disagree. X2 proved to me that you could market ANYTHING. Lol. Some of those "clueless GP" don't even realize that X2 is X! They think that it's an entirely new coaster! People will be seeing ads for Terminator and come to the park, for Terminator. If they were to actually make the Psyclone-connection, I'm sure one ride would change that immediately. Lol! -Jahan That's amazing, would have never thought anyone would ever think X2 was a completely new ride! Truly amazing how gullible people can be. Just I overhear all the time up here people insisting Grizzly is the exact same ride as Roar and Giant Dipper, just because they're wood too. Like that recent article too about CGA's proposed GCI where they asked some putz in line for Grizzly what his thoughts were. And he stated CGA didn't need the new coaster because "they already have a wooden coaster that's good enough". Just seems to me that in the eyes of the coaster clueless GP, no matter how great or craptacular, all woodies are the same ride regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Whats with the blue polos? Did wardrobe run out of the yellow ones or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Robb "Oh, now that is just MEAN! C'mon guys! Don't rub it in! (Anyone know what I'm referring to?)" ::Sigh:: El Toro. Thanks for the update Robb! I'll be at the Mountain on October 13th! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice101 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 WoW! Can't wait to see if Deja Vu gets a new buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 The white stacks are just the framing for the X2 tunnels. Duhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Maybe 3rd times the charm for the new Whale Space Time Portal next to Deja Vu. Definitely a fun and funny update to the goings on. Oh, and Robb, I Googled Gossemer, but I had to use the mouse. How quaint. Good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclay2003 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Woo-hoo!! I love watching construction at SFMM. It has become a pastime of mine. The internet is great! Thanks Robb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP Psyclone Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I look forward to next year's West Coast Bash, especially for the expected X2 ERT. It's just too bad that the new coaster won't be open yet, which was the case this year with X2. Hopefully we'll at least get a behind the scenes tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looty Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Whale portal huh?...ACErs beware!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 29, 2008 Author Share Posted September 29, 2008 I look forward to next year's West Coast Bash, especially for the expected X2 ERT. It's just too bad that the new coaster won't be open yet, which was the case this year with X2. Hopefully we'll at least get a behind the scenes tour. For me personally, I sometimes find a backstage or construction tour more interesting than an ERT session. Riding a coaster is something anyone can do at anytime. And yes, ERT is a kick ass perk to get, but very few people get the chance to be up close and personal with some of these machines. If you're coming in from out of town, yeah it can be a bummer to have to look at a ride that's not open yet, but realistically, unless you're getting a construction tour of Hard Rock Park, what are the chances of that ride not being around the next time you visit? --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamico2 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 does anyone know if SFMM has announced the location of its future GCI woodie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 29, 2008 Author Share Posted September 29, 2008 does anyone know if SFMM has announced the location of its future GCI woodie? First, try reading this thread before you post. You will find the answer if you READ. Second, read this post before you think about posting here again: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31454 Thank you! --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfne2005 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Robb "Oh, now that is just MEAN! C'mon guys! Don't rub it in! (Anyone know what I'm referring to?)" ::Sigh:: El Toro. Thanks for the update Robb! I'll be at the Mountain on October 13th! John Awesome, I was actually at Great Adventure that day and saw them taking that picture....too bad the hot chick they used wasn't the one they included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Thanks for the update Robb. I'm so happy construction has started I now have something to look forward to. Can't wait for more updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Since Psyclone's old trains are used for backwards operation on Colossus---and nothing else, thankfully---do you think they'll ever repaint/retheme them? Or at least remove the Psyclone name? Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrs28330 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 That porter potty by the Heckles and Twitch Stage is my contribution to our future "Super Bathrooms". Just doing my part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 ^Thanks for the generous contribution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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