Wes Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 You know what's better than nothing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJLehto Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 "better than nothing" guess it's a little less exciting than YOLO! but honestly, better than nothing is pretty much my expectation for the ride. Now it can only go uphill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousReed Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Went to the park today. Plenty of line jumping from summer camp kids and their camp counselors were just letting it happen, Full Throttle had a 5 minute wait around 2PM, the ride-operator at Sandblasters was horrendously slow being distracted on his cell phone, and Revolution is in bad shape. Seriously, there was duct-tape holding the queue together. I think Revolution should be the next ride to get a rehab. Overall, not the best day at the park, not the worst. Â Also saw 3 stilt walkers. One being a Parrot maybe, another from the Lion King Musical, and a Pirate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Overall, not the best day at the park, not the worst. So, you're saying...it was better than nothing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterKings908 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Seriously, there was duct-tape holding the queue together. Would you be referring to the duct tape on the brown railing on the lower bridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousReed Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Seriously, there was duct-tape holding the queue together. Would you be referring to the duct tape on the brown railing on the lower bridge? Overall, not the best day at the park, not the worst. So, you're saying...it was better than nothing? Yes actually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterKings908 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Seriously, there was duct-tape holding the queue together. Would you be referring to the duct tape on the brown railing on the lower bridge? Yes actually! Well, it's better than nothing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooksta77 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Was thinking of heading to the park Tuesday the 30th because I'm in the mood for a "Better than nothing day" but what has Full Throttle's lines been like this summer? -Cookie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolercstrluvr Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Was thinking of heading to the park Tuesday the 30th because I'm in the mood for a "Better than nothing day" but what has YOLOcoaster's lines been like this summer?-Cookie  I was at the park this past Tuesday and later in the day the line was about an hour to an hour and a half. But they are moving fast with getting trains in and out of the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AusCoasterFan Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I understand that there are significant flaws in the way Six Flags Magic Mountain conducts itself, but come one! A theme park with 18 roller coasters and a series of world record holding/holders, I think we're being way too harsh. I'd love to live near a Six Flags Magic Mountain. Instead, the nearest roller coaster to me is a old wooden wild mouse 300kms away. The likes of Superman, Tower of Terror II, Arkham Asylum and so on are over 1100kms away! I think some of you are perhaps taking Six Flags for granted... I agree there are some improvements that could/should be made, but please, see it from my perspective where Six Flags Magic Mountain has more roller coasters than the whole of Australia put together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallDuell Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Anyone else notice (what looks like) the return of Riddler's missing train? Was it shipped back from NJ? Thought I saw it by Scream! Â It is too bad that there is no chance for some sort of transportation ride to return to this park - this park, more than many, needs it AND they're just nice to have. In the "old days" it always seemed nice to have a "ride" that everyone could go on (most every ride at the park really requires you to "have" to be a ride person)....I know, I know, the park is FOR people who want to ride - but there are still plenty of parents/grandparents that tag along that end up just spending time sitting on a bench/holding jackets/watching the stroller! Â On a somewhat related note, anyone know what the status of that old kennel down the road is (the one where the guy had rescued a bunch of MM relics)? I know he "temporarily" went out of business, just wondering if all of the stuff is still there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooksta77 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 ^I forget which thread I saw it in, whether it's this one or the SFGAdv Thread, but they say that the train went missing from there and they saw it was back here at Magic Mountain. -Cookie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmullin Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 It probably is, because I was a SFGAdv a few days ago, and there were only 2 trains running on Gree Lantern, and there were no other trains to be seen in the station area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanreich Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 If the park did really get the train, this is fantastic news! I'll probably ride Riddler's a lot more now knowing the line will move a lot quicker. Or maybe they'll just continue the poor operations on that ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmullin Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Knowing SFMM, I don't think they are going to ever run 3 trains on Riddler, more likely 1, at least it's better than nothing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanreich Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Knowing SFMM, I don't think they are going to ever run 3 trains on Riddler, more likely 1, at least it's better than nothing though. My hope was that they won't ever have to run 1 train. They can always be rehabbing one while keeping 2 trains running, unlike what they've been doing currently. Looking at any other park, what a concept for SFMM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmullin Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 ^ Yeah I would hope that would happen too, but they are probably more likely to run 1 train on any given day than 3. That was my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooksta77 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Look at it this way, one train on Riddler, It's better than nothing. -Cookie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 When I was there a couple months ago they were running both trains and the operations were vastly improved over my previous visit several months earlier, it also seemed like they had put some work into cleaning up the station (not as dirty, all the lasers functional, music working) so I think they are actually starting to pay attention to it for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmullin Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 ^^ That's what I said! Everything's better than nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousReed Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I understand that there are significant flaws in the way Six Flags Magic Mountain conducts itself, but come one! A theme park with 18 roller coasters and a series of world record holding/holders, I think we're being way too harsh. I'd love to live near a Six Flags Magic Mountain. Instead, the nearest roller coaster to me is a old wooden wild mouse 300kms away. The likes of Superman, Tower of Terror II, Arkham Asylum and so on are over 1100kms away! I think some of you are perhaps taking Six Flags for granted... I agree there are some improvements that could/should be made, but please, see it from my perspective where Six Flags Magic Mountain has more roller coasters than the whole of Australia put together! Sure but with cruddy operations and poor employees, it kinda ruins the whole experience. And living near the park after awhile, you just get tired of the cruddy operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 For me, nothing really is better than SFMM. Only bother to visit when there is a new credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AusCoasterFan Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I understand that there are significant flaws in the way Six Flags Magic Mountain conducts itself, but come one! A theme park with 18 roller coasters and a series of world record holding/holders, I think we're being way too harsh. I'd love to live near a Six Flags Magic Mountain. Instead, the nearest roller coaster to me is a old wooden wild mouse 300kms away. The likes of Superman, Tower of Terror II, Arkham Asylum and so on are over 1100kms away! I think some of you are perhaps taking Six Flags for granted... I agree there are some improvements that could/should be made, but please, see it from my perspective where Six Flags Magic Mountain has more roller coasters than the whole of Australia put together! Sure but with cruddy operations and poor employees, it kinda ruins the whole experience. And living near the park after awhile, you just get tired of the cruddy operations. Â I've only been to the park once (for a couple days) and I thought the operations were quite good. Tatsu, Goliath and X2 were very good... Or maybe it's just me being used to the dreadful operations on the Gold Coast - Slow change overs, nearly all coasters having just one train, lack of operators, the list goes on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 (edited) I was there last week for three days and most operations were consistently terrible every day. I didn't understand why it was so difficult to simply just move a bit quicker, stop fooling around with other ops, and be a bit more conscientious about filling empty seats (especially Superman's crew). Many parks have just as many rides to keep up with and have better operations, so it's not like it can't be done. SFMM's collection of coasters is awesome, but it's a shame that a decent guest experience is hindered by shoddy operations. Edited July 27, 2013 by FeelTheFORCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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