thrillseeker4552 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Those are great ideas. I’d rather deal with and pay for a locker and have the trains race 95% of the time then the way it is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlvr Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 While this will definitely be an unpopular opinion, I honestly wouldn't mind if the park added fluffy, fluffy bunnies filled with medicine and goo to TC. It seems to work for the most part on X2, and it wouldn't even cost that much to implement. All they would have to do is modify the queue a bit. Heck, they'd probably make all of that money back within a few years from fluffy, fluffy bunny filled with medicine and goo rental revenue. i honestly wouldn't mind either. would also be nice if they had the indicator lights on the cars like they do on other RMCs so the attendants can see right away which lap bars aren't in position. hearing them call out seat numbers when the attendant is half way back to their post is another reason they don't get trains out fast enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 ^^ This week TC has been only running 2 trains, if running at all. Something is abnormal there. or it's becoming the new normal. TC always runs 2 trains when school is in session. They did the same thing late last year/early this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshfreund Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 While this will definitely be an unpopular opinion, I honestly wouldn't mind if the park added fluffy, fluffy bunnies filled with medicine and goo to TC. It seems to work for the most part on X2, and it wouldn't even cost that much to implement. All they would have to do is modify the queue a bit. Heck, they'd probably make all of that money back within a few years from fluffy, fluffy bunny filled with medicine and goo rental revenue. i honestly wouldn't mind either. would also be nice if they had the indicator lights on the cars like they do on other RMCs so the attendants can see right away which lap bars aren't in position. hearing them call out seat numbers when the attendant is half way back to their post is another reason they don't get trains out fast enough. Would be even better if it were like Santa Cruz ...put in your credit card, the 10ck3r is free for the 1st 45 minutes or something, after that it's starts charging, not sure of the rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroG001 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 How are the crowds on the weekdays leading up to Christmas weekend? I noticed the park is open till 9:00 pm that week and I'd love to get out there for some night rides since I haven't gotten any this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 How are the crowds on the weekdays leading up to Christmas weekend? I noticed the park is open till 9:00 pm that week and I'd love to get out there for some night rides since I haven't gotten any this year. If school is out (which is probably is), expect it to be crowded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanthonyam Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Very curious to see if any rides will be closed for maintenance on off months like Jan and Feb, since they are now going year round. If it would be worth it even going at those times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 My 6-month, post-jaw-surgery coaster hiatus has finally come to an end, so I stopped by the park for a few hours on Saturday. It wasn't too crowded, and most everything went pretty smoothly in terms of ride ops. Apocalypse, Green Lantern, Lex Luthor, and Full Throttle were closed. Viper and Goliath both seemed faster than I remember. Viper flew through the loops like crazy, and I actually got a decent amount of floater airtime on Goliath. They were both excellent rides! My one disappointment was the ops on Twisted Colossus. The ride was only running 2 trains, and the ride ops weren't even trying to race. This is one crew that normally hustles, but they were dragging their feet last Saturday night. Most trains were making it all the way back to the station before the next train would dispatch. With TC having a 4:00 ride time, those were some pathetically slow dispatches. Despite not racing, I was able to sit in the back, which made for a fantastic ride with tons of ejector airtime. It's still my favorite ride at SFMM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeoplemoverMatt Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 There's a brush fire in the vicinity of SFMM. I-5 is closed at Magic Mtn Pkwy. So far the park does not seem to be threatened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Someone posted on Facebook that the fire was very close to the park, and may have already hit the park. Any truth to this? Can't seem to find much about it online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlvr Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Someone posted on Facebook that the fire was very close to the park, and may have already hit the park. Any truth to this? Can't seem to find much about it online. looks close on the map, but it's on the other side of the freeway in the hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 From: The Signal Santa Clarita Valley The Rye Fire is currently burning at 1,000 acres with multiple evacuations and road closures in place. College of the Canyons in Valencia is serving as an evacuation center, City Communications Manager Carrie Lujan said. The Centre located at 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway was previously the designated evacuation center. Evacuations: West Ranch High School Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School West Creek Academy Rancho Pico Junior High School Oak Hills Elementary School Six Flags Magic Mountain SCV Senior Center Newhall Community Center About 1300 homes in the Westridge community Travel Village Oakmont of Santa Clarita senior apartment complex Road Closures: Newhall Ranch Road between I-5 and Rye Canyon Road Now reopened: I-5 southbound at Hasley Canyon Road and northbound at Magic Mountain Parkway The Signal will post updates as the story progresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 (edited) Delete: Double Post Edited December 5, 2017 by Mr Stratosphere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 From 23ABC News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Wow that's really close!! Ah the joys of living in Southern California, we're all wearing masks at work because the smoke is so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 I really like Green Lantern. Yes, I said it. It's the most intense ride in the park and really freaks people out. My last ride on it was outstanding. Those drops are amazing. I don't know, I feel like people like to pile on this one and the bashing of it is a little unfair. It's obviously not a ride for everyone I will admit, but I have a special place for unique, freaky A$$ coasters that have their way with with me. You and I can definitely be friends. I love it for the same reason - it's the only coaster where I just never know what to expect, and I love the anticipation and the rush of not knowing exactly what it's going to do. Sometimes it's boring, often it's painful, but when it's just right man it's amazing. I've still yet to try one of the new FreeSpin coasters to compare against it. For all two people that care, Green Lantern is down until the end of the year (if not longer) so no need to worry about riding it. All the park would need to do to make it a better ride though would just be to simply remove the magnetic brake that prevents the cars from freely spinning. I guess that would be Monte and I, so thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 From Amusement today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Yikes. credit: LA Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 It looks like one of those "Hollywood" Egyptian sandstorms, a grey one, barreling down on poor Magic Mountain there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 It looks like one of those Egyptian sandstorms, a grey one, barreling down on poor Magic Mountain there. Yeah and unfortunately its on the wrong side of the park. It would have to destroy the entire rest of the park before it got to the coaster I wouldnt mind burning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Some incredible images coming in. These were sent to me so I dont know who the credit is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Ooooooo new attraction! I am kidding, I jest, I hope that this helps put things out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 (edited) Some incredible images coming in. These were sent to me so I don't know who the credit is. Wow. Incredible is right. I trust they're not, but they almost look photoshopped because of how surreal they are. I knew there are 747s and DC-10s in use to fight fires, but I wasn't aware of any MD-87s until now, so that's neat. Edited December 6, 2017 by Ed Farmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeoplemoverMatt Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Fire is still burning but I-5 and surface streets in the area are all back open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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