Six Flags Magic Mountain

[Wesker69]

 

[Rideguy70]

I've seen the work they're doing on the slides, and they totally look brand new with very spiffy paint jobs. My only concern is I hope the rest of the park area and buildings have gotten equal attention. I'm not super optimistic, but even just the new looking slides are a big improvement.

Just hope it gets a new slide or two... it literally hasn't gotten a new slide in about 10 years. How can the "coaster capital of the world" not have a water coaster?

 

[Wesker69]

Just hope it gets a new slide or two... it literally hasn't gotten a new slide in about 10 years. How can the "coaster capital of the world" not have a water coaster?

best they can do is add another Dippin Dots cart

You'd think for the 30th anniversary, they'd at least add something other than a face-lift. Of course if they had built a parking garage, they could expand the Waterpark. Oh well.

 

[Rideguy70]

Parking garages are ridiculously expensive... there's kind of a reason that only Disneyland and Universal have them. In fact, I can't think of any other theme park in the US that has it's own parking garage. So that's never going to happen.

And really, Hurricane Harbor (and for that matter, SFMM) doesn't really need more space for attractions. There's plenty of space, they just have to use it.

 

[chris.g]

Parking garages are also terrible for traffic.

 

[Wesker69]

Six Flags needs to do A LOT of backstage facility shifting. That's valuable space to use as well.

Flat parking lots are dumb. And huge. At least Six Flags has the tram. Waiting for it sucks & that walk is hell

Parking garages vs parking lot is no different when it comes to traffic, they all have to go the same way in/out. Of course if it is routed correctly, that traffic can be minimized.

Six Flags needs so much work done thanks to all the years of neglect. Also I'm kinda surprised that with the new bus stop near X2, they didn't finally have a sidewalk paved to the park entrance.

 

[coaster31]

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Parking garages are ridiculously expensive... there's kind of a reason that only Disneyland and Universal have them. In fact, I can't think of any other theme park in the US that has it's own parking garage. So that's never going to happen.

And really, Hurricane Harbor (and for that matter, SFMM) doesn't really need more space for attractions. There's plenty of space, they just have to use it.

Also. Any parking garage in CA is going to cost millions more than if it was built in any other state. Mainly due to earthquake regulations.


I am perfectly fine with them sticking with a good ol fashioned flat parking lot

 

[Rideguy70]

Flat parking lots are dumb. And huge. At least Six Flags has the tram. Waiting for it sucks & that walk is hell

You must also hate Knott's parking. And Cedar Point's. And Dollywood. And Carrowinds. And Great America. And... well, again, basically every theme park parking in the world outside of Disney and Universal. Let's be real here. And yeah, the walk isn't great, but it isn't much worse, than, say, Knotts, which has no tram service at all.

Six Flags needs so much work done thanks to all the years of neglect. Also I'm kinda surprised that with the new bus stop near X2, they didn't finally have a sidewalk paved to the park entrance.

It does, and it does still have a long way to go. But it also needs to be recognized that many improvements have happened:

• New bathrooms at The Underground, Steampunk, and behind Emporium
• New Underground area
• New park map by Drop of Doom
• Lots of repainting (nearly all the shops by the main entrance)
• Main front of park waterfalls are back, improved seating at the coffee area near it, new signage there and the video screen removed
• Magic Mover working again
• Goliath and Tatsu repainted
• Additional mazes for Fright Fest
• New sign off the freeway
• All old ticket booths removed, and entrance repainted, fences at security area installed
• Solar panel parking lot completed (something that I thought I'd never see actually get done)
• Roaring Rapids restored
• Lower pagoda station repainted
• Jet Stream entrance redone

Just to list a few things.... not to mention the rumored restoration of the Sky Tower.

Now, I can't lie... there's an equal list of things that still need to be fixed, and yes, I do agree it was due to a lot of neglect and/or focus on just building big coasters. But let's also not pretend nothing has been done lately.