The Six Flags Magic Mountain (SFMM) Discussion Thread

[Blake Hooton]

Goliath is about to reopen tomorrow after weeks of repainting and refurbishment.

[KBrylczyk]

On 1/25/2025 at 1:56 AM, Blake Hooton said:

I will stay tune for more as they put of the final touches for the marquee at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

You really don't need to.

[PeoplemoverMatt]

This should look pretty good once it's done.  Nice to see the park's name restored to prominence like it originally was.

[prozach626]

Needs more bright orange and neon green.

[Blake Hooton]

21 hours ago, PeoplemoverMatt said:

This should look pretty good once it's done.  Nice to see the park's name restored to prominence like it originally was.

Based on contractors stated, the Six Flags will to be on top of the name as i showed you that on of the golden letters.

[Blake Hooton]

The "EST. 1971" would be added below it.

[Blake Hooton]

There is so much to finish.

[Blake Hooton]

I look to see the final pieces of the puzzle.

[michaellynn4]

Are we incapable of putting more than one sentence within a single post?

[prozach626]

He's trying to up his post count.

[MidwestThemeParks]

I am planning to go to multiple legacy Six Flags parks this year starting with Magic Mountain in early May. I purchased the all park dining plan and all season drink bottle through Magic Mountain. Are the legacy Six Flags parks the same as Cedar Fair where the all season drink bottle works at all legacy Six Flags parks?

I also never had to enter a season pass number for the dining plan like I did for Cedar Fair. Is it correct that the dining plan gets added to my pass once I am at Magic Mountain?

[jazma]

No, they said it would but It won't work.  if you have a legacy CF pass with ALL PARK and CF dining and add an all park dining via SFMM for legacy SIX, as I did, it won't work.  They had to refund me at the park.  They said it would only work if I wanted to buy an all park SFMM pass, which why would I when I had the All park via WOF?  Out of the three people also at guest relations when I was there, we ALL had the same issue.  Get it refunded and just buy your meals.

[prozach626]

The type 2 diabetes gods have spared you.

[Blake Hooton]

Now the current Six Flags logo (as separate brand) has been added, but on the top of the retro Magic Mountain logo and also small. I knew that was gonna be added, but i didn't realize it was gonna be gold/copper color

[prozach626]

That looks great. Thanks for all the updates.

[Blake Hooton]

44 minutes ago, prozach626 said:

That looks great. Thanks for all the updates.

No problem. With that almost complete. This combination of the current Six Flags and the retro Magic Mountain logo combination does pay tribute to its past and present time of the park.

[PeoplemoverMatt]

I don't particularly like the gold lettering but I dont hate it.  It does look a bit off center since the planner for some reason decided to include the registered trademark symbol in the placement of the logo on the sign.

[MidwestThemeParks]

On 2/23/2025 at 9:14 AM, jazma said:

No, they said it would but It won't work.  if you have a legacy CF pass with ALL PARK and CF dining and add an all park dining via SFMM for legacy SIX, as I did, it won't work.  They had to refund me at the park.  They said it would only work if I wanted to buy an all park SFMM pass, which why would I when I had the All park via WOF?  Out of the three people also at guest relations when I was there, we ALL had the same issue.  Get it refunded and just buy your meals.

I don’t have CF dining because I will be more going to more legacy Six Flags parks this year, but I assume that doesn’t make a difference. They really advertise that poorly on their website. I don’t know why they wouldn’t do it like the legacy CF parks where you enter a season pass number when buying so they know you’re eligible.

[Blake Hooton]

Now the crew working on the sign makeover is in the final phase right now which is the two drums. I think they could put the new font for Hurricane Harbor on the top drum and possibly could have a small circular led screen on the lower drum.

[Blake Hooton]

Now the lower panels have been installed. I'm awaiting to see Hurricane Harbor name in a new font (to match to current Six Flags brand) on the upper drum.

[Blake Hooton]

The new look for the freeway sign for Six Flags Magic Mountain is done. The panels are done being painted. The "Hurricane Harbor" name is now on the top drum, the lower drum now has a detailed gold motif. It also lit up recently. That ends its six month work of repainting and installation. I found this off of the park's social media they post it recently.

[joelwee]

Six Flags Magic Mountain has confirmed that Superman: Escape from Krypton has permanently closed. Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom will continue operating for the time being, but the coaster will remain standing not operating.

 

(Photos and video from Theme Park Review)

https://www.ocregister.com/2025/03/28/six-flags-magic-mountain-permanently-closes-superman-coaster/

 

The Superman roller coaster that was once the tallest and fastest in the world has been exposed to a lethal dose of kryptonite and will never fly again at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

Six Flags Magic Mountain has permanently closed the Superman: Escape from Krypton shuttle coaster, according to Magic Mountain President Jeff Harris.

“Just like other roller coasters within the theme park industry, there’s a life cycle with these coasters,” Harris said in a video conference call. “It’s just reached a point in time where we need to make a wise decision on where we really should reinvest funds that improve the guest experience the most. It just doesn’t make a lot of sense from a business perspective to put it back into Superman.”

The Lex Luther: Drop of Doom attached to the coaster tower will remain in operation after Superman: Escape from Krypton closes. The drop tower ride will reopen in April following a seasonal refurbishment.

Magic Mountain crews had hoped to fix Superman: Escape from Krypton when the coaster closed for maintenance in September, but the necessary parts weren’t readily available and the most prudent option was to permanently close the ride, according to Harris.

“Some of the parts are obsolete,” Harris said. “It’s really tough to even get parts to keep it alive.”

Now Magic Mountain is trying to figure out what to do next with the record-setting coaster.

“It’s too early to disclose what we’re going to do with the actual track, cars, queue, building structure and everything else that comes with the attraction,” Harris said. “That’s yet to be determined, but we’re working through what that potentially could look like for the future.”

Superman: Escape from Krypton is not closing to make room for the new first-of-its-kind coaster coming to Magic Mountain in 2026, according to Harris.

The loss of Superman: Escape from Krypton will drop Magic Mountain’s coaster count to 19 — still more than any other amusement park in the world. The new 2026 coaster will bring the park’s coaster count back to 20.

“We are still the Thrill Capital of the World for guests of all ages,” Harris said. “We’re still the reigning park when it comes to the quantity and variety of roller coasters.”

The $20 million Intamin Reverse Freefall Coaster debuted in 1997 at Magic Mountain as Superman: The Escape, according to Roller Coaster Database.

The shuttle coaster featured a pair of side-by-side 1,235-foot-long L-shaped tracks that each curved toward the sky.

The electro-magnetic propulsion launch system shot riders from zero to 100 mph in 7 seconds. Riders experienced 6.5 seconds of weightlessness on the vertical section of track before dropping backward toward the launch station.

In 2011, the coaster was rechristened Superman: Escape from Krypton when the ride vehicles were flipped around so riders were launched backwards and looked toward ground as they plummeted back toward Earth, according to RCDB.

It’s been a tough few years for the world’s tallest roller coasters.

Ohio’s Cedar Point closed the 420-foot-tall Top Thrill Dragster for the entire 2022 and 2023 seasons after a metal piece flew off the ride and seriously injured a woman waiting in the attraction queue in 2021.

The rechristened Top Thrill 2 replaced the Intamin hydraulic launch system with a Zamperla electro-magnetic propulsion launch system in 2024 — but the ride only operated for about a week before the park closed the coaster again due to mechanical issues.

New Jersey’s Six Flags Great Adventure demolished the 456-foot-tall Kingda Ka and Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom in February — marking the final demise of the world’s tallest roller coaster and world’s tallest drop tower, respectively.

Now Superman: Escape from Krypton has been relegated to the history books.

The 415-foot-tall Magic Mountain ride debuted in 1997 as the world’s tallest coaster and held the title for five years until Top Thrill Dragster opened in 2003 at Cedar Point.

Superman: Escape from Krypton took the coaster height title from Dreamworld’s 377-foot-tall Tower of Terror II in Australia. The 100 mph shuttle coasters shared the speed record until the 107 mph Do-Dodonpa debuted in 2001 at Japan’s Fuji-Q Highland.

The Tower of Terror II shuttle coaster track was removed in 2019 — leaving behind only the tower supporting the Giant Drop thrill ride.

Superman will remain a presence at Magic Mountain on the Justice League: Battle for Metropolis dark ride, during the DC Heroes and Villains Fest this summer and in character meet-and-greet photo ops in the DC Universe themed land.

 

[bostonlva]

9 minutes ago, joelwee said:

Superman Escape from Krypton has permanently closed. Lex Luthor will continue operating for the time being, but the coaster will remain SBNO until the park decides what to do with it. Lex Luthor may be on borrowed time, if the park decides to demo the whole structure.

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The structure is more likely to be repurposed than demolished. 
 

this is not like KK that can easily be demoed given where it’s located in the park

[Doppel Looping]

Do we need a new record for the park with the most record breaking coasters that it has retired?

[prozach626]

It was closed when we set aside a day for MM during our honeymoon in.. my God, 2012. That was along time ago.

I was slightly disappointed, because I wanted to experience the ride I'd seen on TV forever.