ECZenith Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Ahh they have finally beautified my beloved Ninja, can't wait to see it for myself in March! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 From my visit last week the employees definitely seemed 'better', but we still saw: Â - Employees half out of uniform - Employee on iPod - Employee SMOKING IN VIEW OF GUESTS!!! Â And this was not riding anything, just roaming employees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike robinson Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Is Bob L. still Operations Manager? If so I can tell you that things will improve as that man is one of the best in the business. I was fortunate enough to work for him at SFAW and dealt with him when he was GM at Waterworld and Splashtown and can tell you from first hand experience that he is the best. I hope he is still there as if anyone can make operations work at that park, he can. He is the right man for the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 ^^Woow.....after I read the 'terms and condions' for working at a Cedar Fair park the other day....you will be yelled at for having a gotee or beard! Hate to see what happened if you got caught smokin, on iPod, or stuff like that! Otherwise, Ninja is look pretty new....but X doesnt look so good ><...hopefully the ride experiance is better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Mike: care to answer the guys question? Â -Joey "never heard that name before" Mandel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme-me Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 wouldn't it technically be to 2006? didn't Psyclone finally close in December? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMAN962 Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 ^No, it wouldn't count because the ride is still standing. It would as of right now probably be considered SBNO. Â -Mike "Still waiting for my $50 " J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Thanks for the update Jahan! I haven't gotten to the Mountain this year, hopefully I will be at West Coast Bash which is the next chance I have to go there. ---Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike robinson Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Mike: care to answer the guys question?  -Joey "never heard that name before" Mandel  Sorry I did not see a question, but back in the day that kind of stuff would not be tolerated by anyone in Six Flags Management. I remember seeing employees being fired for walking past a piece of trash without picking it up. Being out of uniform? Your were gone! Smoking in front of the guests? You were gone. No Ipods or cell phones back then but I would imagine they would be firing offenses also. I worked for SFAW 20 somthing years ago, and I saw a lot of people fired for much less and there were a ton of people waiting to take their place.  Yes, those days are gone at Six Flags as I have seen everything described at more than one park. I know that it starts at the top and people have to be able to enforce standards and I think that is where the problem is. Is it and HR thing? I don't know. I know there used to be a waiting list to work at Six Flags parks and now it seems they will grab anyone they can so maybe they can't afford to enforce things like they could in the good old days.  Maybe some of you remember Magic Mountain from the 70's and early 80's. How was it then?  I never worked for Cedar Fair so I have no idea how they do things, but from my visits, they seem to run a tighter ship and have higher standards and like I said before, I think that starts at the very top.  Make employees want to keep their job and know there are consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USRoadTripper Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Very nice update Jahan! I agree, that photo with Batman is really awesome, but I also agree with Elissa that you need to put a train in that vertical loop! haha Also, I love your little subheadings within the report...they're always so funny yet appropriate! Â -Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 ^^Long gone are the days of "people waiting to take your place." There's very few entry level theme park jobs that are in high demand (USH studio tour guide and entertainment department jobs are all I can really think of...) Â It's just a problem that's 100000x worse because of the awful management, low pay, lack of extra benefits, etc. that SFMM has had for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I went to the mountain today, there were a few employees on cell phones, and one solving a Rubiks Cube. I'll post some pictures from the day later. Anyway, did anyone notice, they've fixed the fan in Batman's queue line, and I noticed the sounds playing, did they just fix this? It didn't work when I went last month. Also, I noticed Mr. Six's bus from the commercials backstage, behind Batman, was that there before, or did I just not notice it? Oh, and the Carousel has reopened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towerhill Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Ya today was great I took many pics with this guy!!! ^^^^(sixflagsmagicmoutian) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Okay, Here's some pictures from Saturday: I like this shot, anyway, it's nice to see that the park is improving, I noticed a lot today, things being repainted, queue sounds working, etc. It's a nice change. I thought this was funny. OMG, the fan is spinning!!! All the sounds in the tunnel were playing again too! Later in the day, the barricade was back in place. Random paint bucket. Ninja sure is looking nice! That's a lot of lights! TIRES!!! More Caution tape. Much to my disappointment, they had cautioned off just about everything. Surprisingly, this area was open, giving me a chance to get closer to Psyclone. The Carousel reopened today. It looks nice. I like this guy, he was actually trying to solve a Rubik's Cube in his spare time! Hmm, typical. I saw several people like this throughout the day. Even the sheriff department officers were chatting away on their phones. Not much closed today, Deja Vu is missing from the list though. It's really nice to have X open again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hjalmar Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 it's so awesome to see that Six Flags have learned from there trip too Europe, finally there going to improve there parks. Â beautifull pictures, i really have to get money to travel too america Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Thrill Dragster Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Great Pictures, I am still in shock that they are really completely painting Ninja. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjeagle35 Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Glad to see Magic Mountain heading in the right direction. My trip there a few years back wasn't very great, but if the park keeps improving like this, I might make a return trip. I know its all small stuff now, but seeing a clean, freshly painted park, with almost all attractions open is much different than the Magic Mountain I experienced a few years ago. Maybe Six Flag's new management does know something about running an amusement park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmulder21 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 I hope someone gets pictures of Psyclone's dismantlation. (Yes, I made up a word...) The Texas Cyclone's demolition was captured on film, so I trust that some kind SFMM employee will put his/her camera to good use! Eric Yep, that was me( i caught it on the way to work and i almost panicked). google astroworld in the videos, it's up. I have clearer versions on my server. PM me for links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**McFly** Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 It is very nice to see things taking shape, I hope the trend continues. Â As for the comment about Six Flags new management knowing how to run an amusement park, I think this is a learning experience for them. Â Maybe the new Six Flags owners/management will take a look at Disneyland over the past 10 years. Old management let the place go to hell causing attendace to drop. New management fixes the park up to how it looked years ago and attendance is awesome. Â Many times the corporate world loses grasp of the most simple concepts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan King Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 THE FAN! THE FAN! Its alive! That's about all i care about. Heres kinda my list of what I want to see.  - Batman's Line Scenery repainted / cleaned up - Goldrusher Repainted - Colossus Repainted - A lot of stuff just needs cleaning = Pressure Washer - Tatsu Run Three Trains / Both Stations - Any maybe a lot more paint  Just my thoughts  -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Thrill Dragster Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 ^I believe that they have started to paint Colossus, because when I was on it on the 4th I noticed paint buckets through out the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Yeah, lots of painting going on, I wouldn't be surprised to see even more repainting in the coming weeks, I think it'd be interesting to see Superman repainted. Ninja looks just amazing, seriously, pictures don't do it justice. I'm extremely happy to have the fan spinning and the sounds playing again! I even took a short 4 sec. clip of it spinning when I saw it. I'll post it if anyone wants me to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan King Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Eh, I never remember hearing the sounds..probably because its been busted for so long!  But Colossus SERIOUSLY needs a repaint. With the mix of rust, chipping paint, and the track that used to be red. Its just an eye sore. I think I recall Jahan saying to me that it used to be a photogenic ride! But with it looking like crap...its kinda hard to say that now  Superman getting a repaint kinda leaves me on the fence. I'm not sure if I like or dislike this idea. I mean, I hate the ride in General. Its a waste of metal. But on the other hand, if you are going to keep it, open up both sides and I guess make it appealing. In this case, a color scheme may be what it needs  I'm REALLY glad to hear about the repaints. I do recall myself commenting to someone when I was last there that the place really needs some elbow grease..and A LOT of it. I really noticed up climbing "The Mountain" and near Deja Vu. But I'm glad that progress is being made.  Now the question is...will it stay this way?  -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Hopefully it will stay this way. Only time will tell, we should know soon enough. *crosses fingers* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TatsuXtreme Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Eh, I never remember hearing the sounds..probably because its been busted for so long! But Colossus SERIOUSLY needs a repaint. With the mix of rust, chipping paint, and the track that used to be red. Its just an eye sore. I think I recall Jahan saying to me that it used to be a photogenic ride! But with it looking like crap...its kinda hard to say that now  -Ryan  Colossus used to be red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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