The Six Flags Magic Mountain (SFMM) Discussion Thread

[Sir Clinksalot]

^ Whenever FF starts ... so probably first weekend in Oct. But they have only been running it during FF hours the past few years (maybe opening backwards side about 4 or 5).

[bostonlva]

I keep hearing that SF has a press release scheduled for SEPT1. If that is true, im betting we will find out what SFMM is getting in 2012 right?

[cooksta77]

People say parks are out of room I say 3 words...Knotts Berry Farm. They continue to build and theoretically they have residence areas all around. So saying SFMM is out of room silly, but moving on I saw someone say a Mega Lite was a horrible capacity ride.....I always thought that they wee people eaters. I think this would be a great addition to the park but the US General Public would think it's too crazy.

-Cookie

[BaMiTsPaT]

^Well I could imagine the capacity on them is not the best since their trains are half the size of most of Intamin's hypercoasters. I do not know how many trains they run though.

Edited August 21, 2011 by BaMiTsPaT

[Andrewoplis]

^ I think they run 2 trains of 4, but I might be wrong

[WFChris]

People say parks are out of room I say 3 words...Knotts Berry Farm. They continue to build and theoretically they have residence areas all around. So saying SFMM is out of room silly, but moving on I saw someone say a Mega Lite was a horrible capacity ride.....I always thought that they wee people eaters. I think this would be a great addition to the park but the US General Public would think it's too crazy.

-Cookie

 

I don't think the US General Public would find a MegaLite too crazy, I'm pretty sure Californians would look at it and think it is too small to be good, and then ride it and complain that it is too short. Like they do with Apocolypse. And Green Lantern. SFMM needs a larger ride experience to be added soon; the last 'long' ride they built was Tatsu. We like long rides.

[CoasterKings908]

I don't think the US General Public would find a MegaLite too crazy, I'm pretty sure Californians would look at it and think it is too small to be good, and then ride it and complain that it is too short. Like they do with Apocalypse. And Green Lantern. SFMM needs a larger ride experience to be added soon; the last 'long' ride they built was Tatsu. We like long rides.

 

First of all, that's what she said. Secondly, as much as your statement is true, I think it's time to show the US General Public show how these "short" rides are just as great, or even in some cases better than the normal "long" rides.

[paulm12]

WTF!? I went on it (Deja Vu) yestarday several times and upon asking several staff, they said it wasn't going anywhere. Goddamit.

 

Had the absolute craziest ride on GL too, up the lift my friend and I were facing the sky; after the mcbr (which it acts as a trim now) I had no idea what the hell happened. I was so dizzy after the ride, I had to use the handrail to keep from falling . Hella crazy.

 

And of all the coaster types MM has, we still don't got no Wild Mouse. While I agree with whoever said MM needs long rides, I can't see where they could put any of these. Maybe a dive machine if they took out cyclone 500 and used the ground underneath Dive Devil as a place for tunnels, spanning across both cyclone 500's old space and the theater near Riddler's.

 

Its a fact; SFMM needs more family and flat rides. But I think most of their business comes from extreme rides like X2. As much as Sharpe is fixing park 'image', he seems to be doing a good job balancing out the rides. And I'm still confused about the park map. They rate Ninja as 'thrill seekers in training' and gold rusher as 'moderate thrll seekers'. Also, it cracks me up to see Superman in the 'moderate thrill seekers' catagory. Its been in this catagory forever (AKA as long as I car remember), its just its description reads: Blast over 100 mph to the sky BACKWARDS 400 feet in the air.

Edited August 21, 2011 by paulm12

[Arkhamar]

Awwh, man! I hate to see Deja Vu go. I don't care for titles, but what prides me the most about SFMM is they have the best variety of coasters on the planet. Seeing Deja Vu go would remove the 'boomerang' style out of the park's collection. For me, Deja Vu was one of the more intense coasters ranked with X2, Tatsu, and Goliath. This made it's location strategic. I would hope SFMM replaces it with another high intensity coaster, like a Megalite (I want a Giga or Strata closed circuit!) to liven that area, just like the awesome job they did with DC Universe. I can see it now, an Intamin Giga/Strata going over Apocalypse, just like Goliath over Colossus, ha!! Too ambitious, I know...but the world is gonna end in 2012, so why not go all out and GO BIG, real BIG!

[paulm12]

now SFMM only has superman for a shuttle coaster

 

maybe an impulse coaster?

[PeoplemoverMatt]

Can someone explain to me how having 2 launched coasters would be redundant, and therefore a problem, but having 16 coasters with chain lifts isn't redundant & not a problem?

[BlueFireCoaster]

^It isn't a problem and it isn't redundant.

 

Sure, it might be said here or there by some of the more loony coaster enthusiasts, but that doesn't necessarily mean the majority of people believe it to be so. IMO, Magic Mountain could get nothing but 3 launched coasters over the course of the next 10 years and it wouldn't be redundant or a problem to me or most of the GP! Don't take too seriously or try to make too much sense out of technicalities that come up on the forums...you'll drive yourself nuts!

 

BTW, Deja Vu is one of my favorite coasters in the park and if anything it will be sadly missed by me. I only hope I can get back to the park to get my parting ride with it. I have memories of it with one of my good friends, which I suppose nobody really thinks about when it comes to roller coasters, but it's amazing the things you remember when you're having fun on awesome rides.

[KDCOASTERFAN]

I think MM has been lacking in the "thrills" department for at least 5 years. They either need a ridiculously tall drop tower, a giga Intamin, a Maverick-style Intamin, or a super awesome Euro fighter. If they really want to step up their game, they would put in a taller Kinda-Ka coaster with added elements. Where is MM getting the money for this anyway?? Every time I'm at the park it's literally empty. I mean of course X2 has a ginormous wait, but that's because it's the best/scariest coaster on the planet.

 

They're getting the money by simply withholding expenditures to other parks that's how.

[paulm12]

Wait, the last time I checked SFNE already had a boomerang coaster; why do they need a GIB?

Maybe they'll trade us for Bizzarro

[buckaroo234]

its strange, last night on Deja Vu was the first time i fully greyed out on a coaster, in the boomerang element. Ive never greyed out on any ride, the closest ive gotten is a little tunnel vision in the goliath helix.... it was strange. Also, i have video proof GL no longer stops on the MCBR, to the great joy of me. Also, i have to say riding it again, i can swear there are about 4 less trims that you can see facing batman, and a whole section of trims right before the MCBR that you can see on the side facing Superman.

 

[John Knotts]

It's so awesome. They're now running the ride the way people had hoped they would when it was announced. GL is now one of my top 3-4 coaster experiences in the park, and a worthy replacement for the departing Deja Vu.

[buckaroo234]

i still hope for an intamin blitz coaster called scavanger using the Deja Vu area, as well as the cleared land for what ended up being RRE, and idk how possible it would be but theres a beautiful desert canyon just south of Deja Vu and the maintaince shed that could totally be used, dunno who owns it and what the land use requirements on it is tho, so i may be talking outta my ass. A kickass eurofighter back there would be awesome too.

[cooksta77]

^I looked it up but what exactly is a Blitz coaster?

[ernierocker]

^I looked it up but what exactly is a Blitz coaster?

 

Maverick is an Intamin Blitz Coaster.

[jray21]

i still hope for an intamin blitz coaster called scavanger using the Deja Vu area, as well as the cleared land for what ended up being RRE, and idk how possible it would be but theres a beautiful desert canyon just south of Deja Vu and the maintaince shed that could totally be used, dunno who owns it and what the land use requirements on it is tho, so i may be talking outta my A$$. A kickass eurofighter back there would be awesome too.

 

After riding Maverick last week, it seems so long ago....., I would love to have that type of coaster anywhere at SFMM!

[Bolliger&Mabillard]

^It would be nice, with such a diverse collection, Magic Mountain needs something that unique. Deja Vu's spot along with an out rim of Terminator would be well more than enough space to tuck a stellar ride in that spot.

[Saber]

Wait, the last time I checked SFNE already had a boomerang coaster; why do they need a GIB?

Maybe they'll trade us for Bizzarro

 

As amazing as that would be, I doubt SFNE would be willing to give up their best roller coaster, especially when it's one of the best in the world.

 

Intamin seems to be more on board with SFMM recently, but I think we're all just waiting for whatever they're going to announce. Be it a drop tower, Blitz, Mega-lite, there's going to be something new and exciting for SFMM within the next couple of years for sure.

[Schotcher]

Magic Mountain definitely lacks thrill rides. Drop Tower!

[Tmcdllr]

its strange, last night on Deja Vu was the first time i fully greyed out on a coaster, in the boomerang element. Ive never greyed out on any ride, the closest ive gotten is a little tunnel vision in the goliath helix.... it was strange. Also, i have video proof GL no longer stops on the MCBR, to the great joy of me. Also, i have to say riding it again, i can swear there are about 4 less trims that you can see facing batman, and a whole section of trims right before the MCBR that you can see on the side facing Superman.

 

 

 

That's exactly how GL was running when I rode it about a week ago, and there aren't any trims missing, looks like they are all still there.

[InkblotKat]

now that I think about it, I would much rather prefer a Eurofighter than a Megalite :3