PeoplemoverMatt Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 So the lift hill isn't going to rise at a steeper grade? Nope, but the lift hill will go a bit higher and the drop will be at a little steeper angle than before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I'm just glad to see so much being done in a short time frame. Could be SFMM's first coaster to open on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i<3coasters Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I'll be at the park on Monday and snaps some photos that aren't heavily filtered so we can get a sense of the actual colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiemon Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I'll be at the park on Monday and snaps some photos that aren't heavily filtered so we can get a sense of the actual colors. If you are a season pass holder, they have a half hour ERT on Full Throttle in the morning @ 10:00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vedved82491 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 If you are a season pass holder, they have a half hour ERT on YOLOcoaster in the morning @ 10:00. Do they send you this information via e-mail or do you have to specifically check somewhere to find out. I've never been notified of any ERT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiemon Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 It was in the season pass newsletter they send via e-mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colossus_queen Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 come to think of it, me either, and im a gold pass member. I signed up for notifications and everything and still got nothing, otherwise I wouldn't have known about the special ERT days. I only found out thru the Our Mountain fb page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiemon Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Yeah, I cannot figure it out. I bought me and my daughter gold passes. Both signed up for newsletters. My daughter gets hers (around every week or two) and I do not. I even logged in again and opted in again. Still don't get them. One might take the opportunity to bash Six Flags at this point, but I don't play that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlvr Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 also, make sure your are registered to https://rewards.sixflags.com/ that may or may not help. i know i get multiple emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruzClan Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I get some emails from them, but I have not been sent that offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlvr Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 sign up, these email are similar, but titled Pass Holder Benefits, and dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 At the park now Apocolypse just valleyed while I was on it. Thankfully the staff was on the ball and evacuated us very quickly. Some way to end my first ever visit to MM. I'll post a TR later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonlva Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 At the park now Apocolypse just valleyed while I was on it. Thankfully the staff was on the ball and evacuated us very quickly. Some way to end my first ever visit to MM. I'll post a TR later. any damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mater Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 How exactly would a valley damage a coaster? A better question would be- Where the hell did it valley? That thing hauls ass around the course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdude Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) At the park now Apocolypse just valleyed while I was on it. Thankfully the staff was on the ball and evacuated us very quickly. Some way to end my first ever visit to MM. I'll post a TR later. Where did it get stuck? I can't think of too many places where that ride would be likely to valley given how well it tends to maintain speed throughout the course. Other than the high turn after the drop and the turn onto the brakes you're probably moving 30+ MPH the whole time. Edited October 11, 2014 by rcdude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlvr Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 A better question would be- Where the hell did it valley? That thing hauls A$$ around the course. i'm interested in that too. i would think it would only happen from a bad wheel or something. maybe something happen to the track! have RMC just throw some topper track on it since they are there already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharman19 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 A better question would be- Where the hell did it valley? That thing hauls A$$ around the course. i'm interested in that too. i would think it would only happen from a bad wheel or something. maybe something happen to the track! have RMC just throw some topper track on it since they are there already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 To everyone asking, it did indeed valley in the turn after the first drop. I really don't know how it happened but the train didn't make it up the second hill and we rocked back and forth about 10 times before coming to a stop. Thankfully where the train stopped was only about 8 feet off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lareson Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 That's really odd for that to happen. I personally have never heard of it happening on any of the modern GCIs as I believe most of them are designed to ever prevent that from happening under normal operations. If it took a while for it to stop, at least that's a fairly good sign. Means nothing was stuck in the wheels, as it would of only went back and forth a couple times. Only thing I can think of is high winds, but even then, it'd have to be a combination of factors such as wind and cold temperatures. Maybe over-greased wheels with a couple other factors? Just puzzles me that this happened on a GCI with those heavy Millennium Flyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 ^Some other people in the train said they smelled "burning wood", and when I got off of the train I noticed I had some wood shavings in my lap, so perhaps some track started ripping up and slowed the train down. I really don't know. I'm just grateful it happened at a low point on the track and that the staff got us out rather quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 But did anything actually go wrong or is Magic Mountain just turning another one of their rides backwards?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruzClan Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I hope there isn't any damage and it was just a freak occurrence. Maybe a wheel malfunction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternut Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I was at the mountain today too. I got many rides on "Pocky" (I know everyone hates the abbreviation) in the morning. It was running fine. I walked by to ride more at 5:30, and was told the ride was down for the day. Lots of work going on with TC. The blue and green track looks great! Late in the afternoon just about all the guys were working on the "trick track" near the ground. There must be some problem with it. Also others have mentioned it, but lots of trees gone around the closed ice cream shop by the Colossus old entryway. I'm guessing it must be for the loading platform and queues. It was getting dark, but here's a picture showing some of the chopped stumps. Good riding day - 41 for me. Tree trunk stumps... Make way for TC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveblueberries Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Hopefully they fix that situation with apocalypse soon. So, anyone got any new pics of that twisted freakshow of a ride being built? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Toro_Ryan Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 That's weird Apocalypse vallied. Was the train fully loaded? I mean any roller coaster can valley but it's usually more likely on a cold morning test run with an empty train. I've seen El Toro valley once when I was training in March but it was like 30 degrees out and Toro hates the cold. Regular wooden coasters with steel wheels on steel track are less affected by cold weather so I doubt that could have been a factor. I think this is the first I've heard of a GCI valleying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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