TR: Six Flags Magic Mountain, 1/31/10

[austinlee]

I was going to go on 2/7 but went today instead since I was concerned about the weather. I got there at 10:20 and was able to park in the 4th row of the parking lot. The rest of the day they only had the first lot full. I am very happy that I went today instead since it turned out to be the best day I have ever had at SFMM. I got on 57 total rides, shattering my previous highest total which was 43. Almost every coaster was a walk on. I went on most of them 3-4 times before going on to the next coaster. Scream, Ninja and Deja Vu were closed.

 

I also saw a sign which said that the rewards program is valid for any visit from 5/15 to 9/7 and found out that Season Pass Value Books will not be available until early March.

 

Ride ops on almost every ride were waving when the trains left the stations and clapping when they returned. On Batman and Terminator they were also high-fiving people when they exited the train. Also, just about everyone was saying "enjoy the ride", "thank for for riding" and "enjoy the rest of your day" on most coasters.

 

I also had something happen which has never happened to me at SFMM before. When I walked up to the stairway in the Riddler's Revenge queue, the ride op stopped me and said "I recognize you, you come here a lot don't you?" I told him yes I come here about once a month. You know you come to a park a lot when employees start to recognize you. The really funny part is it happened two more times later in the day. A ride op on Terminator told me he recognized me from other visits and later a guy who walks around with the costumed characters told me he had seen me walking around the park before.

 

Audio on Terminator Salvation has also been improved. It is much easier to understand and some parts have either been added or extended. Also the Batmobile which used to be at the entrance to the Gotham City Backlot is now under the coaster. The police car is next to it. I thought it looked cool and am happy to see that the Batmobile has returned to the area.

 

Here is my day in order:

 

1, 2, 3: Tatsu three times without exiting. Walk on to front row then switched rows and rode two more times in the middle.

 

4, 5, 6: Terminator Salvation. Walk on (except for the pre-show) three times without exiting the train. Sat in row 10 or Sector 10 as the park calls it.

 

7, 8: Gold Rusher twice. Walk ons. Row 2 then the middle.

 

9, 10 , 11: Riddler's Revenge. Walk on three times without exiting the train. Row 7.

 

12, 13, 14: Batman three times. Walk ons. Row 2 twice then row 3.

 

15, 16, 17: Colossus three times. Walk ons. Row 2, front row then middle.

 

18, 19, 20, 21: Goliath. Walk on four times without exiting the train. Sat near the back.

 

22, 23, 24: Revolution. Walk on three times. Solo ride in front row then switched rows and went two more times. Sat in the middle for last two rides.

 

25, 26, 27: Viper. Walk on three times. Sat near the back. Rode twice then switched rows and rode again.

 

28, 29, 30, 31: X2 four times. Two train wait each time. Sat in the middle twice then front row then row 6.

 

32, 33, 34, 35: Tatsu four times. One train wait for row 2 then rode three more times without exiting the station. Sat near the back twice then the middle.

 

36: Superman once. 15 minute wait. Sat in the back. Waited a little longer than I would have preferred since better coasters were walk ons, but I skipped it on my last visit and didn't want to skip it again. I probably would have gone at least one more time if the wait was as short as everything else.

 

37, 38: Gold Rusher twice. Walk ons. Sat near the back. Rode once then switched rows and got back on.

 

39, 40, 41: Terminator Salvation three times without exiting the train. Sat in the very back, my favorite spot for air-time.

 

42, 43, 44: Riddler's Revenge three times. Walk ons. Back row twice then moved to row 6 and got back on.

 

45, 46, 47: Batman three times. Walk ons. Sat in the middle.

 

48, 49, 50: Goliath three times. Walk ons. Rode once then switched rows and went two more times. Sat near the back.

 

51, 52, 53: Viper three times. Walk ons. Solo ride in front row then sat in row 2 twice.

 

54, 55: Revolution twice. Walk on to front row then moved to the middle and went again.

 

56, 57: X2 twice. 10 min wait for the middle then walk on to row 6. I can't think of a better way to end the day.

 

Ride totals:

X2: 6. Highest one day total I have had as X2 other than Season Pass Appreciation Day on 9/11/09. I rode it 14 times that day. As X, I rode it 7 times on 12/2/07.

Viper: 6

Revolution: 5

Tatsu: 7. Highest one day total I have ever had. Previous best was 6 on 11/21/08.

Superman: 1

Terminator Salvation: 6. Highest one day total I have ever had. Previous best was 5 on 1/10/10 and also 10/12/09.

Gold Rusher: 4

Riddler's Revenge: 6

Batman: 6

Colossus: 3

Goliath: 7. Highest one day total I have had since May, 2000. Next best was 6 on 3/31/08.

[AWill961]

Wow. I was going to go Saturday. But didn't. I'm still going to try for Sunday. Supposedly it is just going to be cloudy then.... little bit of rain on Saturday.

 

Good report

[austinlee]

Thank you and good luck for Sunday. I hope you are able to go. I have heard all kinds of conflicting weather reports on all different local stations and the Weather Channel for next weekend. Everything from:

 

1. Clear both days.

2. Steady rain or drizzle Sat but not Sun.

3. Steady rain Sat, slight chance on Sun.

4. Steady rain both days.

5. Heavy rain both days.

 

Perhaps I could have stuck to my original plan to go this Sunday but I decided to take the sure thing yesterday just in case the rain does come next weekend. When we were talking about Super Bowl Sunday in the SFMM Discussion thread there were a lot of people who wanted to go that day. I hope it works out well for all of you.