Photo TR: Six Flags Mexico and La Feria Chapultepec

[shivtimI teach at the school of donkey!]

I recently had a chance to spend a long weekend in Mexico City, and visited Six Flags Mexico and La Feria Chapultepec while I was there.

Overall Mexico City is great. Very friendly people, fantastic food, and cheap. There are some really neat sights and a world-class museum. I never once felt unsafe, even when walking at night. Many US cities have a higher violent crime rate. I also did not get sick, despite eating tacos and quesadillas off the street (I did avoid ice and water/juice).

Here's a little bit of transportation information in case anyone is interested in doing the trip themselves:
Six Flags Mexico: I took Metro line 3 to the southernmost station, Universidad. There's a large taxi stand right outside the station (next to the buses), and it was about 40 pesos ($3.50) to take a cab to SFM from there. It's only about 7km away and takes maybe 10 minutes depending on traffic. On the way back, I caught a cab on the street right outside SFM, and took it to Universidad station to do the trip in reverse. You also could just take a taxi all the way from the city center, but it's 25km so it would be more expensive, especially if you hit traffic.
La Feria Chapultepec: I took the metro to Constituyentes Station. It's about a 10 minute walk from there. Unfortunately it's not marked at all, and it's a rather unpleasant walk across a couple of major roads. Walk past the science museum and the main entrance to La Feria is on the right.

Now on to the pictures!

[sspaz1000I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

Great TR! SFM looks pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing!

[QueerRudieFull Fledged Meat Enthusiast!]

Awesome, awesome AWESOME Photo TR Tim...

It's a shame that Mexico has become the 'retirement' home for Schwarzkopf coasters- I hate going there for safety reasons, but my unending love for all of His rides drives me to head there.

Sigh. I need a huge lottery ticket to bring the rides home to the USA.

[DJeXeLThis button makes my penis erect.]

Superman looks like an amazing hyper. After being on Mamba, Steel Eel, and Steel Force I can only imagine how good it is.
Great report, thanks for sharing.

[BigDipper 802 + 2 = donkey!]

Nice trip report! I remember seeing a photo of Montaña Rusa in a book years ago before its reprofiling and when it was still running Century Flyers. Even now, it looks like an interesting ride. Also, Churro Man needs to find his way to all US Six Flags parks.

I am completely fascinated by these two parks. As a dedicated Morgan fan, I'm glad to hear Superman is so enjoyable. Too bad Medusa supposedly doesn't live up to its beautiful structure. La Feria Chapultepec sounds like it has some great classic rides for such a modest park. I see there is some stunning architecture in the city as well.

Thanks for the reviews and travel information! I'll definitely be keeping these parks on my radar.

[GutterflowerA zonkey is a cross between a zebra and a donkey.]

Nice TR, good to hear about some of the more out the way parks.

Am i right in thinking that it's GCI that are retracking Medusa? If so it may make the ride a bit less rougher.

[chadsterThe Pony Express can't find my teepee]

Most excellent report, Gracias. For some reason I now have a strange urge to travel South...

[Dragon KhanWhen I grow up, I want to breed donkeys!]

Exotic parks to say the least. La Feria looks a bit Ghetto, but hey, they got not one but TWO Schwarzkopf looping coasters ! Montana Infinitum is excellent (rode it as Magnum Force @ Flamingoland and it hauled a**, maybe even better than acclaimed and excellent Olympia Looping) and I have a soft spot for launched (shuttle loop). Definitely worth stopping by ! and even better at night from Youtube videos I see) Oh, btw, am I alone to think a single red car on a blue train looks cheap ? kind of a quick fix

[simon8899I wish they would make Street Fighter Donkey.]

Cool PhotoTR!

At first I thought about adding Mexico City to my WDW trip next year but its a real hassle switching between the US and Mexico - you then need to apply for a regular US visa and cant use the Visa Waiver Program so I dropped it for now and do Mexico seperatly some day.

Love to see my good ol Dreier Looping - once on the german carnival circuit - is still in operation. But at the old times in germany it had lapbars only. Having two Schwarzkopf coasters in one park alone would be a reason for me to visit!

and they also have a Weber Traumboot - TOPS!!!

One question: How can one get around without much knowledge of spanish???