The Six Flags Magic Mountain (SFMM) Discussion Thread

[Xcoaster]

Is the paint really that faded, or does it just need to be cleaned? During a backstage tour I ran my hand across a support and it seemed like it was just covered in a light film, with the brighter colors easily revealed underneath.

[mr. cockblock]

From the looks of that picture it looks Scream!'s paint is completely flat with no gloss or shine whatsoever. Really makes the ride look worn out and old, thats a shame but its only paint so its all good. Maybe one day Scream! will get a new paint scheme

[Tmcdllr]

^^ Sour milk this morning in your Cheerios? Read the disclaimer at the bottom of the page.

 

Eric

 

Sour milk and Cheerios, mmm extra crunchy!

[Bolliger&Mabillard]

^I think the current scheme is nice, I like it. I just wish it would revert back to this.

[jray21]

Are all these puns supposed to be funny?

 

Looks like someone rained on his parade.

[ebl]

I think Scream! was the last SFMM coaster to be painted with regular paint. If they repaint it (same or different), it'll get the good, long-lasting stuff. Honestly, I've always liked the current blend of three colors and don't have any problem with keeping it the same.

 

Eric

[Bolliger&Mabillard]

^Agreed, but I think Tatsu was painted the same way. There are bits and pieces of Tatsu that look as bad as Scream does.

[ebl]

^ Actually, I think you're right. Now that I think about it, some of Tatsu is pretty faded.

 

Eric

[cal1br3tto]

I agree that Scream!'s paint needs to be freshened up. I don't care for the colors, but at least they go well together.

[ebl]

No doubt there are things on the park's to do list that have a much higher priority. So far, I haven't heard anyone whine about Scream!'s faded colors.

 

Eric

[jray21]

The faded colors match well with the faded parking lines.

[ebl]

If SFMM ever does a Bizarro makeover, I'll bet Scream! would get it.

 

Eric

[Sir Clinksalot]

^ Even though Goliath isn't a DC Coaster, I've always thought the Bizarro theme could work for it.

 

Honestly, I'm quite surprised they didn't do it on Terminator. If it still had the on-board audio I think it may have gotten it.

[ebl]

As I've said before, I give SFMM kudos for trying out an onboard sound system on a wooden coaster, but I also didn't think it would last because the vibration over time would kill it. And it did. Let's see what they do when Apocalypse comes to town.

 

Perhaps The Green Lantern could have been a Bizarro, being that the Zac-Spin is a rather odd coaster to begin with. Painted purple, it would have fit nicely in the spot they've picked out.

 

Eric

[JJ728]

^Agreed, but I think Tatsu was painted the same way. There are bits and pieces of Tatsu that look as bad as Scream does.

Rides painted with regular paint originally were: Goliath, Deja Vu, X, Scream, Tatsu, and Gold Rusher. Rides that have been "repaired" of color: Goliath, Deja Vu, and X.

 

I like to think of it this way: Riddler was built in 1998 and the paint hasn't been touched since. Does that tell you something about the quality of paint that was used for the rides half Riddler's age that look worse then Riddler's now?

[boywholaughed]

Ok, ok guys, starting to get out of hand. Lets deal with reality for a second.

Rides painted with regular paint originally were: Goliath, Deja Vu, X, Scream, Tatsu, and Gold Rusher. Rides that have been "repaired" of color: Goliath, Deja Vu, and X.

 

You forgot Viper.

 

I just want to ask for opinions.

 

 

1) Isn't it odd that people bash on such a great ride like Scream for being built on the parking lot? It's in the area that is made to look like a FairGround, Colossus was built on the parking lot too.

 

2) Should there be a fair themed area in the park in the first place?

 

3) Since there is, was Scream really the right choice of ride to place there, or should they have placed it somewhere else (or not at all haha)

[skyrocket010]

Which attracations are currently closed besides Superman?

[Sir Clinksalot]

^^ Scream was a very last-minute ride. The park sort of backed into it when it was being built for another park and then they decided to send it to SFMM. I forget which park it was off the top of my head.

 

^ From what I saw yesterday: Log Jammer, Superman, Ninja (due to cold/wind), Sierra Falls , Thomas Town stuff. I also didn't see X2 run, but we didn't go to that corner so not sure if it was open or not.

[TheCoasterGuy]

Deja Vu was closed yesterday as well.

[boywholaughed]

De ja Vu's been closed since early summer.

[John Knotts]

^^ Scream was a very last-minute ride. The park sort of backed into it when it was being built for another park and then they decided to send it to SFMM. I forget which park it was off the top of my head.

 

If I remember correctly it was SFA.

[Bolliger&Mabillard]

^I remember hearing it was Over Texas, which seemed more fitting. Corporate would be more inclined to spend B&M money on Over Texas than America....

[John Knotts]

^ I think you might be right actually. There were rumors of a floorless for SFA, but of course it never happened. lol

[ebl]

SFGAd and SFA are only about 150 miles apart. With SFGAd already having Medusa/Bizarro, it almost wouldn't make sense to have a mirror-image clone (which Scream! is) that close.

 

Eric

[thrillrider]

^^ Scream was a very last-minute ride. The park sort of backed into it when it was being built for another park and then they decided to send it to SFMM. I forget which park it was off the top of my head.

 

^ From what I saw yesterday: Log Jammer, Superman, Ninja (due to cold/wind), Sierra Falls , Thomas Town stuff. I also didn't see X2 run, but we didn't go to that corner so not sure if it was open or not.

 

It was supposed to be for sfne, but due to bad planning, they did not build scream. Sfne got Knight flight instead.