cooksta77 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 ^From the Weather channel http://www.weather.com/weather/local/USCA1182?from=interactive_topnav_undeclared It says it's only cloudy. But the internet doesn't always tell the truth. Andrew "Than again I'm not a meteorologist" Iorio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhcbiinoc Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I'm hoping they're open tomorrow, planning on heading up there as I will be up in the Valley tonight and was planning to hit the park to renew my pass and get a few rides in tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I'm down the street from SFMM. It's been raining on and off since last night. I don't think it's raining hard enough to actually impact many of the rides, I think the main reason for them closing is that all of the terrible SoCal people wouldn't show up today because they're scared of the rain. Â I find this closure especially ironic on the day that we put up the TPR Video of Robb and I riding roller coasters in the snow in Japan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atem122 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I also figured t was an attendance issue from the LA people. It's raining mildly decently here, which is SFMM's biggest attendance area, and I doubt anyone's gonna wanna go outside today (though I'm about to go biking with my friend ). Even if it was 80 degrees and sunny at SFMM today, I doubt anyone would really show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeoplemoverMatt Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 SFMM was open today for about 2 hours before the park was closed due to the weather. Another reason to be there at rope drop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacemtfan Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I really want to go back to Six Flags Magic Mountain, but it's a three-hour drive from where I live. Â There are several credits that I haven't gotten yet, mainly X2, Riddler's Revenge, Terminator: Salvation, and Tatsu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexinla Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Another reason to be there at rope drop! Â Maybe I am just a filthy, filthy person but this sounded both dirty and exciting to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Were going to try SFMM tomorrow as well. Luckily we decided to just skip it today. We would have arrived at 1, about an hour after they closed. We ate a Farrell's instead. It was just like I remembered.... I am getting old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsguy5 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Does anyone know which side(s) of Colossus have been open recently? If my friends decide to bail on our Guatemala idea we might be going to SFMM instead. I've been on the side of Colossus that's on the right of the entrance, so I was hoping that maybe they've been running the left side or they've been alternating sides on a certain time schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atem122 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 ^On November first, they were operating the right side of Colossus, I don't know what side it is now, but it may still be the right since they probably have some repairs to do after running Psyclone's trains for Fright Fest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Disneylander Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Repairs? Does the Psyclone trains damage the Colossus track?/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atem122 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 ^I'm (of course) not a mechanic or an engineer, but I've heard that Psyclone's trains are ridiculously heavy, and do a decent number on the track, but I'm not certain on that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4rturo Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 True, that's why they don't run them all year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWill961 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Look what I found....... Â Â In a 2008 interview with Six Flags President and CEO Mark Shapiro, the Los Angeles Times quoted Shapiro stating that Magic Mountain will be installing a new roller coaster for the 2010 season. According to the Six Flags Magic Mountain website, the newest rollercoaster will be placed in between Deja Vu & Johnny Rockets. Acoording to Park Officials, the new addition will be The Roadrunner Express from Six Flags New Orleans. The ride will have a different theming but will be the same rollercoaster. Â If this is correct then boo... but if it is wrong...guess where I found this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 ^Acoording? I would certainly like to know where you found that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWill961 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Just think....the place where anyone can edit..... Â Is this true though? I was looking at that ride on YouTube...and I'm somewhat depressed now...that ride really sucks. I'd rather have a Tony Hawk clone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooksta77 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 ^Well it's not coming for older people it's being brought here to thrill children. It's a good conservative move that Six Flags should make due to being bankrupt. But again it's Wikipedia not official word. Andrew "I want an OFFICIAL announcements from the park itself" Iorio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterking2981 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Just think....the place where anyone can edit..... Â Is this true though? I was looking at that ride on YouTube...and I'm somewhat depressed now...that ride really sucks. I'd rather have a Tony Hawk clone. Â To clear this up, as I said pages ago: Â NOTHING IS OFFICIAL! Until Mr. Jay Thomas makes the announcement himself, what is coming for 2010 and 2011 are merely rumors, and only rumors. As of now, the only facts are that the Animal Farm has been removed, and will be replaced by some new rides (most likely as an expansion of Thomas Town), Hurricane Harbor will be getting an expansion of its own, and a new family coaster will be sitting next to Deja Vu. It could be Road Runner Express, and maybe not, but the park has made no official announcement yet. Â Â Btw, Don't count Wikipedia as a credible source. Shapiro only said SFMM was going to get a family coaster, but he didn't say anything about it being a salvaged ride. Â Edit: ^Cooksta beat me to it >.< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhcbiinoc Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I was at the park for most of the day today. I had a late dinner with one of my freelance website clients in the Valley, so I ended up staying at the HI Express across from SFMM last night and went to the park today to get my 2010 Xtreme Pass and get out of the house for the day. I'm glad I did, it was a good day to visit. Â Although I was not sure how things would play out with the rain, fortunately, the forecast for today on Weather.com was correct and it was partly cloudy and rather pleasant. Although there was some turnout for Toys For Tots, which was good overall the crowds were very light. Â I got to the park about 12 and in between 12-6 I got my pass, got one of the new X2 shirts at Flags (they may not be new but I had not seen them), and managed to get four front row rides on X2, three rides on Tatsu, three rides on Scream, and one ride each on Riddlers, Goldrusher, Ninja, and Terminator:Salvation. Revolution, Goliath, Superman and Batman were all down (I overheard one ride op on Scream mention something in their spiel about a "new and improved Batman The Ride" next year. which was interesting). Â The park was clean, all the holiday music was a great touch, every employee I encountered was pleasant, and operations were very good: the only two long waits I had all day were the first one on X2 before they added a second train, and on Terminator, mostly due to the pre-shows as there were empty rows on most of the trains going out. By the end of the day the X2 crew was really doing a great job with dispatches. I did notice that all of the fire and mist effects were turned off on both Terminator and X2 today, although the on board audio was working fine. Whatever is going in the space next to Deja Vu looks to have a very small footprint as there is not much space cleared. Â All in all it was a great day at the park. I'm debating doing the New Year's Eve party there this year, depending on what time off I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 You lucked out with X2. My wife and I were there from about 10:30-12:30. We were about 4 groups back on X2 when it broke down. It was over an hour before they let people on, and it was only one train. But it did run pretty good today, not as jerky as my last visit in September. We also rode Terminator, and it also ran very well (like always). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterking2981 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Anyone going to attend the park's Rock n' Ride New Year's party? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 After how good last year was, There's no way I'm missing this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermoosh Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 (I overheard one ride op on Scream mention something in their spiel about a "new and improved Batman The Ride" next year. which was interesting). Â How else does Six Flags "improve" existing rides? Yup...flamethrowers and a soundtrack, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexinla Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Maybe "fire" in the line where the police car used to be.... I am all for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 ^ They could reuse the fog pits. fill one with fire jets, and the other with a shark infested pool! Know that would be a good improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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