The Six Flags Magic Mountain (SFMM) Discussion Thread

[PKI Jizzman]

YES AWESOME. Now I only need to go 1/2 way to Australia for the best drop tower. But they claimed 100mph on the drop down. SOOOOOO

Edited September 1, 2011 by PKI Jizzman

[Skycoastin Steve]

16 people per cycle? That's two "low capacity" rides in a row for such a big park.

My thoughts exactly.

[gforce532]

Drop Tower at KI scared the crap out of me at 300 ft. This one is going to really rock my world. Bring it on 2012.

[ABW]

LA times pulled the article!!!

[sammmmmy]

so wait will it be on both sides or one? If its only on one, shame on you intamin!

[wesley815]

LA Times even posted it to Twitter but then quickly pulled all articles related to Six Flags 2012 plans.

 

Hummm... or think they are waiting until 12 midnight Pacific time?

Edited September 1, 2011 by wesley815

[JJ728]

Is there another car on the other side of the tower? It would seem strange that it would only be one sided...

 

[Edit]: Beat me to it^^

[Skycoastin Steve]

so wait will it be on both sides or one? If its only on one, shame on you intamin!

Pretty sure that would have been SFMM's call, not Intamin.

[xmichellex]

^ I believe the article said it would be on both sides of Superman, at least from what I gathered... but the article is gone now so can't double check. Guess it was too early to release the info!

Edited September 1, 2011 by xmichellex

[CoasterGuy06]

^It did say Both sides. 2 drop vehicles, 8 passengers each, 16 total.

[Jew]

LA Times even posted it to Twitter but then quickly pulled all articles related to Six Flags 2012 plans.

 

Hummm... or think they are waiting until 12 midnight Pacific time?

 

The article was dated 3:30am on September 1st. Clearly it wasn't supposed to be released yet.

[jjune4991]

In the picture you can barely see green on the other side of the tower. And yea, 16 people total and the side in the picture shows 8, so there should be another side.

[Guy T. Koepp]

This is an awesome unexpected surprise! I was definitely thinking drop tower, and Intamin, but didn't think they would put it on the side of Superman. Kudos MM.

[John Knotts]

16 people per cycle? That's two "low capacity" rides in a row for such a big park.

My thoughts exactly.

 

Couldn't even get one page in without the complaining starting. It's a flat ride, not a coaster. One that everyone was complaining the park needed. And people still aren't happy.

[BaMiTsPaT]

This looks like its going to be one of the most insane drop towers around! I still need to ride Apocalypse, Roadrunner, New Superman, Green Lantern, and now this!!! Though the capacity won't be too great Still, I'm so happy that SFMM is getting a flat!!!

[Skycoastin Steve]

16 people per cycle? That's two "low capacity" rides in a row for such a big park.

My thoughts exactly.

 

Couldn't even get one page in without the complaining starting. It's a flat ride, not a coaster. One that everyone was complaining the park needed. And people still aren't happy.

I honestly don't care what SFMM gets, I won't be going back there any time soon considering I live 3,000 miles away. But one has to wonder about the practicality of 16 people per cycle at a park that has the kind of attendance and slow operations that SFMM does. From everything I've seen, Green Lantern hasn't exactly been a people-eater for them, either. It's not complaining by any stretch of the imagination, it's common sense.

[Fooz]

Its obviously a conspiracy to sell fast passes....

[paulm12]

Holy Ballsack! That's crazy. My only concern is the sound of superman during the ride and where the stations Gunna go.

[robbalvey]

My guess - Drop Tower. On the side of Superman? Perhaps? Perhaps not? It's been done once before...sort of....

[gforce532]

My only concern is the sound of superman during the ride

 

I was thinking the same thing. Expecially a 1/4 of the way up when Superman pass literly right next to you at near full speed.

[Chrisrad]

O..M..F..G

 

Since this will be more awesome than Kings Island's Intamin drop tower (which scared the crap out of me at the top), I can only assume that I will need some fresh boxers if I ride this.

 

 

Way to go, SFMM! And the awesome person who 'leaked' this out..

 

What is even more awesome is thinking about the Superman car and the drop tower riders 'falling' at the same time.. it's kind of a drop tower racer. Ok, that's stretching it, but still.

[JJ728]

^^^^Same. Could you imagine going up that tower and you were on the edge right at the spot where the car goes? Deafening!

 

Hopefully they'll put some sort of mufflers on Superman, but I don't think they'll end up doing that. Probably just time the launches in between rides so they aren't going up at the same time.

[bostonlva]

Does someone have the article they can post?

[MrSum1_55]

16 per cycle? The park probably should build two more on the other face of Superman, allowing for 32 per cycle. Kennywood's drop tower holds more people than that, at 20 people. However, when I went, one of the cabins was out of service, while the queue was 3/5 full. Even with a pretty good crew, the line still moved pretty slow.

 

But, who cares? Its an Intamin. I've ridden KI's and KD's and find it hard to imagine another hundred.

[xmichellex]

Does someone have the article they can post?

 

They took the article down, it was posted prematurely (giggity).