coasterlvr

really? just one day? i thought you had to go to all three? hmmm, maybe i'll go tomorrow then. my hand kind of feels okay. lol

anyone doing the commecial/media shoot? was curious what i'm missing after i broke my thumb and needed surgery and couldn't make it.

i'm more interested in not hearing six flags say they have it.

i don't know how much the Hallelujah Jubilee affects attendance, but it is the same day. https://www.sixflags.com/magicmountain/special-events/concert/hallelujah-jubilee

i just broke my thumb bad last week and was bummed i'll be out a few weeks. also going to miss a 3 day knott's berry farm media shoot starting tomorrow. bad timing! if i didn't have surgery tomorrow, i'd consider giving it a go still. lol

No they can run 3. 3 trains is only needed June-end of Fright Fest. That leaves them 7 months to rehab 3 trains. Their issue is that their cycle shop is understaffed so train refurbishments take longer. i know it took 4 guys to reinstall, remove and reinstall the right color front shield and 4 bolts in 45 minutes on TC during commercial shoot. so, i can only imagine how long it takes to rehab an entire coaster train.

*fixed*

only been once to KK when Chang was brand new. Lighting Run had me thinking about going back, this definitely has me making plans.

i hope it's enforced. or like line jumping, the rule is in place, but never enforced. but not just selfie sticks, phones being used by seemingly at least one person on every train of TC. it's like there's a new pov video almost daily uploaded to youtube.

i think in LA, it's pretty cheap. i just did a random search on priceline for oct 10-13. pickup from burbank is $11 a day for the cheapest, $67 total.

Not sure if you're being a smart A$$ or not but to let you know, I have been traveling to LA for several years now, I am quite familiar with a good bit of the public transportation systems. It never hurts to ask locals, experts on exactly what would be the best options for travel. That's what we are here for right? To everyone else, thanks! Im still figuring if I wanna stick to public transportation or biting the bullet and renting a car. More suggestions and options are greatly appreciated... i'm not much of a public transportation guy, but i'd think it would take so long i'd probably bite the bullet and get a cheap car.

The only RMC to date that uses steel wheels is Outlaw Run, for some reason SFGAM decided to use nylon and poly wheels on Goliath. RMC won't run steel wheels on steel track for more reasons than one. there's an interview with alan shilke where he said, at least at the time of the interview (media day), that wicked cyclone was using a combo of all three wheel compounds.

My problem with Goliath is that it's just so boring. It's fun, don't get me wrong, but there's no real oomph to the ride outside of the helix o' doom that's been tamed. The first drop is pretty bad, though the tunnel at the bottom is great. The high turn is cool but not thrilling. The "airtime" hill provides zero airtime. The MCBR, at least the past few times I've ridden, have brought the train to a complete stop. After the MCBR it's just random turns and the helix o' doom which, as I mentioned before, has been tamed to be nowhere near as forceful as it used to be. It has some good ideas but just poor, boring execution. don't disagree with any of this, but, with nothing else nearby thats tall and fast, i enjoy it for what it is. and because it has decent capacity with short lines. but it was much better without that slow down at the top, and the ridiculous mid course break. TC's drops are awesome, but after riding SFGAM Goliath, makes you wish for more. even love Raging Bull's drop with the pre drop as well.

i wouldn't mind if they got a pressure washer to clean up the walkways and stations. oh, and some trash cans.

i'm all in for both days. looking forward to some TC dueling with 100% enthusiasts. after great fun with enthusiasts during the commercial shoot, GP rides are duds. just gotta figure out where to take a nap during the day at SFMM. lol

i can't see visiting a park from far away and not getting fast land/flash pass anymore. takes so much stress off, imo.

i still am looking for the dual, duel after like 25 GP rides. i've actually only had a 4-5 good duels out of those rides. btw, i count a duel as one where the trains drop off the lift together in less than a second. anymore than that, and one train is just chasing the other with practically no interaction.

it's like no one from magic mountain has ever been to another park that runs their rides at manufacturer capacity.

If that's the case I'm guessing I rode the non-maintained train, my train was practically bouncing around the course. People sitting behind me were even comparing it to Ghostrider roughness in the jackhammer department. i rode the newly refurbished train. not sure if it was worse or better than the other, but i was internally debating if it was worse than ghostrider. ghostrider the last time i rode it, i felt it could really do something bad to my back. i didn't feel like that with apocalypse.

I might have been there three times last week. yeah, i've never seen TC run. lol

i've only seen it stack like that once. i was on the last train. lol as much as i'd like to bash the ride operators, that could be a handicap or special needs situation to take that long. it takes how long for that to happen? 6-8 minutes?

it was easily the worst i have ever felt it last thursday. it was right up there with my favorite rides in the park before. i rode the new refurbished train with the restraints with the bar near your feet. i couldn't keep my vision clear it was shaking so violently. keeping my back off the seat helped some, but it was still pretty bad. i'm not sure i'd call it rough, but it was shaking like never before. also, only about half the train was loaded, which i know used to make a difference, but, not like it did this past ride. i've been with just my friend and i in the back, and wasn't as bad as it was this last ride.

i used to love viper. i used to marathon viper on those days when MM was still open weekly during september. i gave it a go the other day in the front. no wait, so figured wth, i like the wind in my face. wasn't nearly as bad as the last time i rode in the back, which was my favorite seat, but it felt to me like it was time for it to go.

that's why i said what i said. it was a great show, no doubt. long enough to watch 90% then get out before the heard of people hit the parking lot.