The Six Flags Magic Mountain (SFMM) Discussion Thread

[buckaroo234]

It would be like the Revolution tunnel but at least 100 times better!

 

Would suck if there were OSTR's tho *ducks*

[MontagnaMagica]

Would suck if there were OSTR's tho *ducks*

 

*throws pie*

 

If it's Intamin, I'm afraid it's likely that it will have shoulder restraints. What was the last Intamin coaster to have lap bars?

[harper83087]

Off topic question, I'm putting together some numbers for a family trip to the mountain March 29-31ish. The sfmm site doesn't have any of the flash pass pricing up anymore (not sure if it's due to the offseason or what?), would anybody be able to give a ball park prediction of what gold prices will be for groups of 4 and 5? If not it's no big deal...Thanks in advance

[DJeXeL]

^^Formula Rossa in 2010

 

[Schotcher]

Would suck if there were OSTR's tho *ducks*

 

*throws pie*

 

If it's Intamin, I'm afraid it's likely that it will have shoulder restraints. What was the last Intamin coaster to have lap bars?

 

 

Skyrush 2012?

[galindoverhere]

So now that Thrill Shot is being removed, I could see a few flats, maybe one or two take it's place... a StarFlyer (SkyScreamer) would fit perfectly in it's place as well....

[Zingoman]

I'm all about the SFMM coaster collection but it's a blatent issue that if you aren't a coaster lover, then you have very few options at that park. The park boasts what, 5 flat rides? With the loss of Sierra Twist, Circus Wheel, Freefall (call it a flat?), and the Rotor (forget the park's name for it) among other rides in the park's history, It's really time to get some new flats in there to round things out. Toss in the loss of the monorail, and a flume ride, and your options are shrinking further. As much as I love coasters, I look at parks as a whole, and Magic Mountain has a noticable lack of variety outside of coasters.

[JJnCFL]

1982: Freefall dropped riders 10 stories. 2012: Drop of Doom will drop riders 40 stories! #throwbackthursday #gobig

 

 

 

 

https://twitter.com/#!/SFMagicMountain/status/170296426226659329

 

 

 

I never knew it was blue?

 

That's 10 stories taller every 10 years, wonder what the next one will be in 2042

[Freefallbestrideever]

Does anyone remember back in the day the Viper ride ops saying "Say goodbye to the Viper" as you left the station? Or am i just dreaming?

 

Does anyone know what ranking Psyclone had on the wooden coaster poll before it died? Or do they not go that low?

[cal1br3tto]

^According to Mitch Hawker's poll results, its most recent (and worst) ranking was 179 as a defunct coaster in 2007.

 

It bested only Grizzly in 2005:

174 Psyclone S.F. Magic Mountain CA 203 3 170 0 0.0173

175 The Grizzly Great America CA 123 0 173 1 0.0029

and in 2006:

178 Psyclone S.F. Magic Mountain ,CA 163 1 177 0 0.0056 37

179 The Grizzly Great America ,CA 86 1 176 0 0.0056 26

Note: Sorry about all the edits. I made some mistakes in my original post.

Edited February 19, 2012 by cal1br3tto

[bostonlva]

Theme Park Review @ThemeParkReview

Six Flags Magic Mountain already working on their "next record breaker!" @SFMagicMountain #WestCoastBash

 

If this is referring to the 2013 attraction, then it could be a giga perhaps?

[Wes]

^ There's a lot of records that have nothing to do with height.

[bostonlva]

^ There's a lot of records that have nothing to do with height.

 

 

tallest/fastest/longest are the only records a bunch of the GP would know of (I think)

 

 

 

 

edit: then there are the "most ______ on a ride"

Edited February 19, 2012 by bostonlva

[coasterking2981]

^There's steepest drop, among others.

[cal1br3tto]

I assume it wouldn't just be the "coaster crown" again, right?

[galindoverhere]

Like Wes said there's a lot of records that don't have to do with height and perhaps we COULD see an Aquatrax, the first ever to be in the U.S.

[Top Thrill Dragster]

18th coaster. Most coasters in one park.

[galindoverhere]

^ Don't be too surprised if CP gets a coaster for 2013 as well, which means 18 coasters for them as well, a lot of fighting will be going on as we see another tie happen between the two parks...

[bostonlva]

18th coaster. Most coasters in one park.

 

 

I would think they would be going more towards a "first(insert type of coaster) or longest/fastest etc record) Any coaster they build would come with the coaster crown record + if down the line they have to remove a coaster they would lose the crown. So i think the record they are talking about is more then just the "coaster crown"

[bostonlva]

^ Don't be too surprised if CP gets a coaster for 2013 as well, which means 18 coasters for them as well, a lot of fighting will be going on as we see another tie happen between the two parks...

 

Which is why I think its more then just that "record"

[UrbanLegend]

I wouldn't be terribly surprised if was a "most inversions" record. They are in desperate need of some more inversions

 

Plus, pretty much the only standard of success the GP has for a ride is how many loopty-loops it has.

[galindoverhere]

I wouldn't be terribly surprised if was a "most inversions" record. They are in desperate need of some more inversions

 

Plus, pretty much the only standard of success the GP has for a ride is how many loopty-loops it has.

 

PLEASE not another coaster with loops! They need something AIRTIME filled, such as a blitz terrain coaster or a giga coaster... a blitz terrain coaster would be perfect with a combination of loops and airtime, (basically a better version of Maverick )

[MontagnaMagica]

What they REALLY need is an Aquatrax, obviously!

[6flagsbrad]

^ But Tim even said yesterday during Q & A that they won't get an aqua trax.

[sammmmmy]

I wouldn't be surprised if they did worlds longest. If they had a Giga or Blitz, it could totally follow the path of the monorail (including the tunnel) and then some in the log jammer area. That would be absolutely incredible, and be awesome for onlookers to see this giant speeding at 90-100 mph over pathways.