iZak Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 ^ Yeah, it's a company policy that they emphasize A LOT (it appears as a ride certification question on almost 90% of the tests). The best the ride ops can do is get them some water and make sure that Security/First Aid is called to the scene. I had quite a few people go down every summer...Especially when I was at Tidal Wave (ironically) and our misters weren't working w/ a 1-hour wait. That and the kid that decided to take a dump in the queue and smear it on the wall (I won't tell you where we "dumped" it) made for a great summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incredicoaster Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 ^ Yeah, it's a company policy that they emphasize A LOT (it appears as a ride certification question on almost 90% of the tests). The best the ride ops can do is get them some water and make sure that Security/First Aid is called to the scene. I had quite a few people go down every summer...Especially when I was at Tidal Wave (ironically) and our misters weren't working w/ a 1-hour wait. That and the kid that decided to take a dump in the queue and smear it on the wall (I won't tell you where we "dumped" it) made for a great summer! wait did you work at tidal wave this past summer? cus if you did i worked there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iZak Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 LOL! No, no...This was back in 2002. I haven't worked at the park since March 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savemagicmountain Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 so your saying that at magic mountain you cant help a guest over into the shade? You just stand and wait for somone to come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iZak Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Not just at SFMM, but at every SF park. Now, if they have someone with them, they can help them into the shade and you can get some water for them, but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guttermouth Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Magic Mountain is giving free admission to anyone who brings a toy over $15 bucks in value for the annual Toys for Tots toy drive. You must bring a reciept showing the toy. The last day for this is tomorrow the 10th. I was planning on going anyways. Hope to see u guys there. G-Mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraxleRIDAH Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Has anybody been to the park within the past two weekends? Kind of anxious to see a new update...wondering what's happening at the park. Was supposed to go yesterday, but it was raining in Valencia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 We've been the past two Saturday's. Going to do a big update on all the SoCal parks and some other fun stuff this week! If you have any questions you're dying to have answered let me know and I'll try to help out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowfanman Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I went on Saturday with a ton of friends, but was unable to shoot an update. My apologies. Hopefully next weekend. Anyway, I didn't make my way over to Tatsu, to see that wall, however the pathway between Rapids and Ninja is still in fact, closed. The operations at the park weren't too shabby, however. While it did take seemingly forever to park (at opening, they only had 4 parking booths open, causing the traffic line into the parkinglot to reach Magic Mountain Pkwy), however they had a lot of rides open at opening! Tatsu was even running 2-station, 3-train operation, and decently, as well. The park is also, of course, playing generic holiday music throughout the park. But with no decorations or marketing for the holidays, it does seem quite random, even with Christmas 14 days away...shit! Christmas is 14 days away! I have some shopping to do! Hope that can hold you over for a week. Sorry again. EDIT: Whoops...forgot about the Alvey's update! Yea, they should have you covered there. -Jahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraxleRIDAH Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I appreciate the updates! I suppose nothing much is happening at the park at this time. I had read earlier in this thread that in a meeting, the idea of covering up the lot beneath Scream was brought up. Not sure whether or not that was true, but had my fingers crossed thinking there would be signs of it occuring. Is there anything out of the ordinary or interesting worth mentioning? I guess tomorrow's live conference call with Shapiro will tell us a little bit more about what the corporation plans to do with Magic Mountain and the five other properties that are up for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Nothing going on under Scream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Six Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 As long as Wonka remains the sponsor of Scream I could care less about any theming. _six Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 DUDE!!!! What if they spread Nerds underneath the entire ride!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMAN962 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 ^ I don't know what you guys are talking about, but if nerds were spread under the ride, I'd like it. It'd taste good! They could change the name to: Candy: The ride or something like that! ~Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colossus Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 And lets replace the ride ops with ompa lumpas. That would be awesome ~Chr!s-O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan King Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 And lets replace the ride ops with ompa lumpas. That would be awesome ~Chr!s-O Would they sit and talk on their phones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 What if they spread Nerds underneath the entire ride!?!?! I might need to change my pants. _six Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMAN962 Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 What if they made a chocolate river flowing under the ride, nerds rope as the rails, and pixie sticks as the supports! That'd be cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan King Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 What if they made a chocolate river flowing under the ride, nerds rope as the rails, and pixie sticks as the supports! That'd be cool! Just..stop...you killed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollerholden Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I got this e-mail a day or so ago..don't know if anyone else got it. December 13, 2006 Six Flags says it will keep Magic Mountain rolling The firm plans to decide by year-end whether to sell the park and says it would be sold as an operating business, not for its real estate value. By Alana Semuels LA Times Staff Writer Magic Mountain will remain a theme park not converted into a housing development or retail complex if Six Flags Inc. Chief Executive Mark Shapiro has anything to do with it. Shapiro told investors Tuesday that the company expected to decide by the end of the year whether it would sell Magic Mountain and several other properties to reduce its $2.2-billion debt. He said all the parks would keep operating for the foreseeable future and wouldn't be sold for their real estate value. In June, Six Flags raised the possibility it might unload some of its 30 amusement and water parks, perhaps to developers. "Magic Mountain is open for business and will stay open for business," Shapiro said in an interview Tuesday after a conference call with investors and analysts. Doubts about the future of Magic Mountain contributed to a 12% decrease in attendance in the key June-to-December period from a year earlier, and Shapiro said he wanted to eliminate that uncertainty. "Too many people thought we were closing down the park," he said. In addition, company executives realized that they would get more money selling the parks as ongoing operations than as real estate, Shapiro said. Local leaders said they were relieved that Magic Mountain and its water-park neighbor, Hurricane Harbor, were not slated to disappear. "Clearly having Magic Mountain remain an entertainment facility is the best and highest possible use for that land," said Larry Mankin, CEO of the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce. But the park may be losing some local prominence. Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Pulskamp said he was considering a request from the local auto dealers association that Magic Mountain Parkway be renamed Santa Clarita Auto Center Parkway. The city plans to have public meetings on the proposed name change. The effort isn't playing well at Six Flags' New York headquarters. "We're shocked by this. Here's Santa Clarita calling us for months and saying they'll do anything to keep the park, and now the city manager is thinking of changing the name of Magic Mountain Parkway," Shapiro said. "Some love." Also on Tuesday, Six Flags unveiled an array of initiatives designed to draw in families and boost revenue, including character licensing deals with Thomas the Tank Engine and Australian children's entertainers the Wiggles, a discount on season passes and corporate alliances with companies such as Cold Stone Creamery. Six Flags executives predicted that in 2007, observers would see the results of the changes Shapiro made since becoming CEO last December. But some analysts wish that the turnaround was proceeding at a pace resembling a thrill ride. "The news or lack thereof has clearly disappointed investors," analyst Barbara Cappaert of Vermont-based KDP Investment Advisors Inc. wrote in a note to clients Tuesday. Six Flags shares fell 33 cents to $5.26. The stock has slumped 87% since its high in May 1999. Cappaert expects that the company will sell only some of the parks, raising $500 million from the sale. Analysts previously had said the company needed about $800 million from the sale to steady its finances. Six Flags wants to sell parks in Concord, Calif., Buffalo, N.Y., Denver, Houston, Oklahoma City and Seattle, in addition to Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor in Valencia. During Tuesday's conference call, Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Speed said that total park attendance decreased 14% from 2005 and that revenue would be down 2% for the year. Shapiro said, "Don't get me wrong. We have a long way to go. This is a turnaround story that will play out in three or four years total." Although the turnaround ride may be making some investors queasy, Shapiro said the company had made great strides since his arrival. Guest satisfaction regarding park cleanliness, security and safety are all at five-year highs, according to surveys conducted by an independent company, and the average guest is spending 14% more at Six Flags parks than a year ago. "2007 will be a pivotal year," said David Miller, an analyst and managing director at Sanders Morris Harris in Los Angeles. "It will be more indicative of the company operating at full tilt." The deals involving the Wiggles and Thomas the Tank Engine are huge, Miller said, and will help rekindle family interest in the parks. Miller also was encouraged by the partnership deals Shapiro has secured with Home Depot Inc., Papa John's International Inc., Eastman Kodak Co., H.J. Heinz Co. and Cold Stone Creamery. In 2006, sponsorship revenue rose to $29 million, which the company hopes to increase to $40 million in 2007. The company's emphasis on season passes is also paying off, Shapiro said. Aided by heavy discounting, about 109,000 season passes have been sold this year, compared with 52,000 during the same period last year, the company said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK8R Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Well the corporate deals will be great. The ability to use the Wiggles and Thomas would help appeal to familes more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blnkgttrst Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 *anxiously awaiting the elissa photo update* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapseofreason Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 ^Dude, it's on the main page. :sighs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Six Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Just thought I should point out that today the pathway from the Rapids area to Samurai Summit has reopened. _six Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blnkgttrst Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 ^Dude, it's on the main page. :sighs: Wow, i saw that the day it went up didnt care to think it was the same update. My mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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