The Six Flags Magic Mountain (SFMM) Discussion Thread

[colossus_queen]

I will definitely be there although not looking forward to it. I am helping a friend who cant afford to go. I would update here, but somebody ALWAYS beats me to it. nyah!

[SFMMGeek27]

I'll be there tomorrow too.

 

X2 won't close if it is not windy in the morning and gets windy later in the day. It will close if it it is windy in the morning and it will remain closed for the rest of the day unless it stops pretty quick.

[ioio]

I'll be there tomorrow too.

 

X2 won't close if it is not windy in the morning and gets windy later in the day. It will close if it it is windy in the morning and it will remain closed for the rest of the day unless it stops pretty quick.

 

Winds are supposedly gonna be a sustained 20MPH until about noon (from early morning, well before park opens), then lets up to around ~10MPH from then on .... does anyone know at what rough wind speeds do rides generally start going down at?

[rosscoe]

Surprised to see that the Mountain is closed on Xmas day, plus no NYE event.

[singforfood]

Surprised to see that the Mountain is closed on Xmas day, plus no NYE event.

 

They aren't Disneyland, the crowd on Xmas day wouldn't be big enough to pay for the employees needed.

[laqueefa]

Surprised to see that the Mountain is closed on Xmas day, plus no NYE event.

 

They aren't Disneyland, the crowd on Xmas day wouldn't be big enough to pay for the employees needed.

 

Agreed. I did see great reports from people regarding their NYE events though. It's a shame they aren't doing it this year.

[SFMMGeek27]

I'll be there tomorrow too.

 

X2 won't close if it is not windy in the morning and gets windy later in the day. It will close if it it is windy in the morning and it will remain closed for the rest of the day unless it stops pretty quick.

 

Winds are supposedly gonna be a sustained 20MPH until about noon (from early morning, well before park opens), then lets up to around ~10MPH from then on .... does anyone know at what rough wind speeds do rides generally start going down at?

 

Lex Luthor and X2 will go down above anything around 12 MPH and then Scream would be next around 20 MPH. Riddlers probably not until 25-30.

 

Gold rusher valleyed Sunday night so they might close it when it is windy now.

[coasterbill]

Lex Luthor and X2 will go down above anything around 12 MPH

 

What?????

 

Cedar Point (which has the dumbest wind policy ever) doesn't even shut the Sky Ride down until it gets to about 15 MPH and Raptor, Gatekeeper and Dragster don't close until about 25? Why do they need to close X2 for 12 MPH winds? That seems insane to me. 12 MPH winds are basically just a light breeze.

[coasternut]

Lex Luthor and X2 will go down above anything around 12 MPH

 

What?????

 

Cedar Point (which has the dumbest wind policy ever) doesn't even shut the Sky Ride down until it gets to about 15 MPH and Raptor, Gatekeeper and Dragster don't close until about 25? Why do they need to close X2 for 12 MPH winds? That seems insane to me. 12 MPH winds are basically just a light breeze.

 

I think those quoted wind speeds are a little low. I know Lex shuts down with wind speeds around 40 as measured at the top of the tower. They want to protect the cables from hitting together.

 

Yes, today could be a repeat of Sunday's wind closures...

[ioio]

Was Sunday's winds really that high (above 20MPH), that that many rides had to close? I wasn't there, but weather reports made it seem like it was around 15MPH?

[VTown661]

So far this morning just a wisp of a breeze perhaps 3mph.Looks like its going to be around 75 degrees today and should be nice.

 

Sunday past heck ya winds must have hit gusts in the 60mph range during the day and sustained winds in 30-40 range it was epic and brutal.

[SFMMGeek27]

X2 is currently testing. It will be open soon. Currently in line for Full Throttle.

[ioio]

So it looks like everything is operational today? Is it crowded?

[PeoplemoverMatt]

You'd think a park that's located at the base of a canyon/mountain area, where it's almost constantly windy, would make a little extra effort to help make sure its major rides don't have to be closed because of minor wind.

[Comeagain?]

You'd think a park that's located at the base of a canyon/mountain area, where it's almost constantly windy, would make a little extra effort to help make sure its major rides don't have to be closed because of minor wind.

 

Considering X2 trains are basically giant sails, and anything 400' tall (Superman, Luthor) is going to have issues with high wind.

[singemfrc]

You'd think a park that's located at the base of a canyon/mountain area, where it's almost constantly windy, would make a little extra effort to help make sure its major rides don't have to be closed because of minor wind.

 

Considering X2 trains are basically giant sails, and anything 400' tall (Superman, Luthor) is going to have issues with high wind.

Yeah X2 has always been extra vulnerable to wind, and the old X trains were even more so. What could the park really do to "help make sure its major rides don't have to be closed because of minor wind"? How does SFMM stop the wind?

[Guy T. Koepp]

^

 

By eating less frijoles!

[DarkMetroid567]

God, this forum will find ANYTHING to complain about when it comes to Magic Mountain.

[Manic Monte]

How about a giant dome?!

[Superbatboy]

God, this forum will find ANYTHING to complain about when it comes to Magic Mountain.

Exactly

[loop-de-loop]

God, this forum will find ANYTHING to complain about when it comes to Magic Mountain.

Exactly

But the park makes it so easy.

[coasternut]

The wind never materialized today. Everything was open except for Lex Luthor. It was down all day (I left at 4), but starting to test, not too successfully.

[ioio]

^ how was the crowd? Long lines? Two train operations? Hoping for no crowds tomorrow lol

[coasternut]

^ Almost a full 3 parking lots of cars. Monday was into overflow (3 full lots). It's been extremely busy. Goliath opened late. I walked by at 11:45 and the line was out to the lockers already. I'm sure they didn't have all the switchbacks open that soon.

 

I walked back to Scream at 3:45 before I left, and it was out to the entry way. That ride is rarely busy especially with Colossus closed now. Nothing else is back there.

[WFChris]

You'd think a park that's located at the base of a canyon/mountain area, where it's almost constantly windy, would make a little extra effort to help make sure its major rides don't have to be closed because of minor wind.

 

This has got to be the dumbest complaint about SFMM I think I have ever seen. And I've been reading this thread since day 1! SFMM has been improving their operations in nearly every way for the last couple of years. Perhaps its a good sign that we have resorted to complaining about SFMM's inability to control wind.