The Six Flags Magic Mountain (SFMM) Discussion Thread

[robbalvey]

^^ Yeah, but at least that's a bit more common in Nevada, heck, even I've ridden Desperado in the snow! I honestly couldn't tell you the last time I saw that much "white stuff" above the mountains over looking the park.

[PeoplemoverMatt]

I never thought I'd see Magic Mountain in the snow, much less actually be there. That was amazing, and beautiful.

[hyyyper]

Now here is something you don't see everyday...

 

Six Flags Magic Mountain with a beautiful snow capped mountain range as the backdrop!

 

Click on the image to get the larger size...

 

 

Wow, it looks like SFMM has moved itself to Switzerland or something. It looks so surreal, it might as well be a photoshop creation.

[AllenA07]

After talking with some family I have living in the area, this was the largest snow storm they have seen since at least the late 80's. They mentioned that this might have even been the biggest going back to the early 70's. In all the years that I lived in the area (about 20) I can remember snow flurries happening once or twice (though as you move towards Acton and Palmdale it becomes more common) in all those years. So the take away is that this is indeed some very rare weather for the area.

[Jew]

In the 25 year anniversary yearbook they made for employees, they have a few pictures of the park covered in snow. I believe those photos were from the 70's.

[ebl]

"Wow, it looks like SFMM has moved itself to Switzerland or something." (hyyyper)

 

Closer to Intamin, huh?

 

Eric

[robbalvey]

Just to give you an idea of how rare that snow is, here is the same angle, 24 hours later. You can see that other than the tops of the mountains, it's all pretty much gone, and I would guess that the snow on those tops will be gone by tomorrow or Thursday.

 

--Robb

 

Before:

 

After:

[gforce532]

Hey robb, where are you standing at to get those pictures. That is shuch a great angle of the park.

[ebl]

A bit off-topic from the snow discussion, in these pictures, when looking at Colossus, you can actually see the old double-down profile better than the current block brake track. I just found that interesting.

 

These pictures have been incredibly cool (no pun intended this time). As our planet warms (or cools or whatever it's doing), I expect at some point to have a full force blizzard out here. And when that happens, wouldn't it be great for some SFMM insiders to get pictures of the midways and shops decked out in real snow and completely covering the ground?

 

Eric

[robbalvey]

Hey robb, where are you standing at to get those pictures. That is shuch a great angle of the park.

Right around the corner from our house, off Copper Hill.

[Fire2box]

A bit off-topic from the snow discussion, in these pictures, when looking at Colossus, you can actually see the old double-down profile better than the current block brake track. I just found that interesting.

 

Are you talking about on the right side of colossus where it dips down twice in a row, after one of it's flat turns?

 

I don't think I noticed them whenever I rode it 3 or 4 times this past year.

[robbalvey]

^ That's because they don't exist anymore.

[DJeXeL]

^How was that double down? Looks pretty aggressive.

[Guy T. Koepp]

It was awesome back in tha day. Great pops of air!

[COASTER FREAK 11]

^That was before the dark times. Before the empire.

[ebl]

The double down was flattened and brake-ified in 1991. It was good airtime indeed---especially when SFMM ran Colossus backwards with the three-bench PTC trains in the mid-'80s.

 

Eric

[socalMAN123]

It would be great to see the double down come back if Colossus got the Rocky Mountain Treatment, nudge nudge

[Guy T. Koepp]

It would be great to see the double down come back if Colossus got the Rocky Mountain Treatment, nudge nudge

 

 

You, Me, and a silent army of coaster dorks are keeping our fingers crossed.

[cooksta77]

^Amen. A Rocky Mountain Makeover would be amazing!

[fatdaddy]

Was there a little over a week ago and was glad to see a line for Colossus at the end of the night, right before closing. I mean the last ride of the night is always a tough choice.

[Sunfire]

I think "Rocky Mountain Treatment" is becoming the new Aquatrax for TPR.

[fatdaddy]

I think "rocky mountain treatment" needs a word filter.

[metrock]

In the 25 year anniversary yearbook they made for employees, they have a few pictures of the park covered in snow. I believe those photos were from the 70's.

I was remembering how we had that book as part of the SFMM guide on ACN. So I looked it up. 1989. Really cool I must say. I don't think I ever noticed it before.

 

[ScottBrown]

It would be great to see the double down come back if Colossus got the Rocky Mountain Treatment, nudge nudge

 

 

You, Me, and a silent army of coaster dorks are keeping our fingers crossed.

 

It would be nice to see it get the Rocky Mountain Treatment and have it restored to the way it was the day it opened

 

PS sorry about the triple post the stupid Wi Fi here froze up and Im not sure why it posted like that

Edited January 5, 2011 by ScottBrown

[Bolliger&Mabillard]

^^Hard to believe at one point the Rev was the most intimidating coaster in the skyline...