mantooth

Hello everyone! My name's Mantooth. Yup - that's my real last name! I live in Los Angeles. I thought I knew a thing or two about SFMM until I made the unfortunate mistake of posting my own, ill-informed strategy. SFMM is my home park. I keep a season pass and try and get up there whenever I can. It's all about the thrill rides for me. Disneyland kind of creeps me out and there ain't enough good rides at Knotts to warrent the drive. But then again, living in Southern California you get kind of spoiled. Anyway, great site. I really like the reviews....especially Fantazy land.

I should have known better than to question the experts. Sounds like I may need a new strategy and I can't think of better time to implement it than this Sunday when I go to Magic Mountain. Color me obtuse (not hard to do) but I did a search looking for your guys' Magic Mountain plan and can't find it. If you could point me in the right direction, it would be much appreciated. Thanks and great site!

Well....I'm new so "Hi". At any rate, my system has always worked for me. I went on a Saturday last month and we had five coasters in, some of which we road multiple times, before noon. Like blackjack, I'm sure everyone has their own method. I usually save Tatsu and X for last after the sun has gone down to avoid the heat but, once again, it's one half dozen..... Have a good time!

You should be OKAY on a Sunday in Mid-August. You don't have to worry about the church groups (it's Sunday) and the school groups. I go to Magic Mountain a lot and have a pretty good system. 1. If you don't have a season pass, purchase your tickets on-line before hand. 2. Get to the opening gates right when the park opens at 10am. 3. When you enter the park, avoid the temptation to head right for X or Tatsu. Break a RIGHT towards Goliath after you make your way down the "Main Street" area and hit the big Six Flags fountain. Goliath is a good first coaster and will get your blood boiling for the rest of the day. By nature, the park is designed to funnel people to the LEFT after the main entrance and walkway. If you start with Goliath, you can make your way backwards through the park and hit Batman, Colossus, Riddler, Scream and maybe Deja Vu within the first two hours of opening. I usually save X (and now Tatsu) for the last rides of the day. By that time, you're worn out anyhow and don't mind the wait in line. 4. Six Flags reaches it's crowd peak between 1 - 2pm. This is when lines will be the longest and the heat the worst. It's a great time to leave the park, head down the hill and have a leisurly lunch at either Red Lobster or El Torito. Hope this helps! I'll be there on Sunday as well!!