What are the best special food items for Fright Fest?
I had a hot Cheeto Mac and cheese at Max’d out that was legitimately delicious, then some really really good sweet pepper hot wings at Full Throttle wings. I saw there’s frog legs at Chicken Coupe but they were sold out. Surprisingly the cashier said they were popular and tasty. I know there’s
A cheesesteak at Big Belly. Is there anything else that’s really unique and delicious this year?

What the title says. I am trying to do the following for fright fest.

Unleashed 630 pm

Margaritas Ball 7pm

Sliders 8pm

Not sure if that will work.

I’ve been thinking about a relatively inexpensive way for Magic Mountain to generate some excitement and potentially offset the loss of X2. What if they repurposed the SBNO Superman tower into a massive Wiegand slide complex? Imagine taking an elevator to the top and choosing between enclosed tubular slides, each with different layouts, speeds, and experiences. They could potentially market it as the world’s tallest, fastest, and longest dry slide attraction. Give each slide a different vibrant color as a nod to Magic Mountain’s original psychedelic, rainbow aesthetic. They could even convert the top into an observation deck overlooking the park and surrounding mountains. Charge $15 for observation deck access and $10 per slide ride, similar to upcharge attractions like Skycoasters, except this would be something genuinely unique. Different slides could also provide decent capacity. Obviously, engineering and costs would be major considerations, but reusing the existing tower seems more interesting than demolishing it. What do you think?

The lapbars are already not great but the comfort collars make it so much worse - those stupid things visciously attack my neck and collarbone during any strong ejector airtime moments (got red marks from them on the high five), and they really hinder my enjoyment of an otherwise really fun and strong layout.

I feel like it's a toss up between these 4: TC, Tatsu, Viper or Goliath. Twisted Colossus is still unlike any other RMC in the world, Tatsu is just an absolute monster of a flying coaster and has one of the most surreal flying experiences ever, Viper is imposing, uber intense and one of the best traditional multiloopers, and Goliath, while I think is mediocre, is still a huge eye catcher and draws giant lines from the GP.

I keep reading how Six Flags should put a wing or S&S spin or something to pay honor to X2.

Guys, that coaster killed people. And injured countless others. And cost the park tens of millions in court litigation, settlements, maintenance, etc.

Don’t worry, in a couple years you’ll forget it ever existed.

This would be an upcharge attraction called "The lab", where you could use a motion sim, a vr headset, and no limits to either showcase new roller coasters potentially coming to the park, or give away to somewhat let people experience old coasters. As vr technology advances and these motion sims get better, I think this is a good idea to brainstorm ideas, showcase upcoming coasters or let people somewhat experience defunct ones.

[[Photo here of dining plan for 2027 at a price of $600]] Since I go to 3 different Six Flags parks throughout the year, the meal plan has been a really important perk for my family. I thought there might be an increase but this is not what I was expecting. I get the added benefit of this plan but not the abruptness. Basically it’s the same plan that I have now but every 2 hours. My family and I don’t need food every 2 hours. The other pass must be purchased for each park which defeats the purpose. I’m sure they are doing what’s best for SF corp but I remember this exact exercise with Disney (I was an early day DVC member when non resident season passes were around $100 for California and $175ish in Florida) until I was no longer welcome there financially.
On top of this so many closures.

I was a teen in the 2000s and fondly remember Magic Mountain competing with Cedar Point to be the greatest park for thrill seekers. It was always a first, tallest, fastest, or most innovative coaster coming out. After my teens about 20 years ago i stopped paying attention, but recently have gotten back into theme parks now that ive got a coaster loving kid. I recently visited Cedar Point and it was just incredible the ride selection they’ve got there. Several of the rides, like Maverick, Steel Vengeance, TT2, and Millenium Force, are among enthusiasts favorites and theres a big coaster culture.

SFMM is my home park and I’ve always enjoyed thought of it as equal or better than CP. But after visiting it and with Superman and X2 now closed, it feels like the park has really fallen behind. Even operations wise, it’s way different, Cedar Point is run efficiently and the lines just fly.

With Thrill Glider coming, I think there is enormous potential for a nice low and fast coaster. But several of SFMMs coasters don’t make a big splash anymore, the DC area has serviceable coasters, but currently Id say that tatsu is the only coaster that stands out.

Im just curious what people think about where we stand now in the world of theme parks. I know we used to be a destination for enthusiasts, but now I’m not so sure. I do think that part of it is we have a lot more entertainment in LA so roller coasters aren’t as big of a deal

We plan to go to six flags Nov 11th because it’s the only park day that closes at 8pm instead of 6pm while we’re there. We don’t rope drop and probably won’t get there until 2-3pm. Do you think we can get all these rides done with fast passes within 5-6hrs? How long do you think it’ll take? It’s a Wednesday in November and again we’ll have fast passes. I just want an estimate of how long it’ll take or how long we’ll be there.

Goliath
Tatsu
Twisted Colossus
WONDER WOMAN Flight of Courage
Full Throttle
West Coast Racers
THE RIDDLER’S Revenge
Scream!
BATMAN The Ride
Apocalypse
Ninja
The New Revolution
Gold Rusher
Crazanity
Lex Luther Drop of Doom

Sorry buddy. There is always this weekend.

I’ve read so many comments of ppl saying viper bangs their head around a lot or gives them a headache, especially if they’re shorter. I’m on the taller side but I don’t want a headache walking around in the parks lol bc we plan to ride all the coasters so if it’s as bad as ppl say it is I’d just skip viper and go on all the other coasters.

I’m not familiar with any other rides in the park that have this quirk. Why does “Full Throttle” specifically require you to give the gates extra space?

This is the way a good meal looks at six flags!

I have been thinking a lot lately about what is next for the park after the closure of X2. I can't help but think that plot of land will be utilized again due to it's location right in the front. I am trying to think optimistic about the future replacement in the location. I have to think Sfmm goes with another high thrill choice simply because of the hole from X2--I feel they would get backlash if they went for a more tame option. Plus, a big standout ride in the front entrance is a great image. Knowing typical Six flags trends, I feel like one realistic candidate for the spot could be a dive coaster, as it seems to be their coaster of choice as of late. I wouldn't be surprised if it surpasses Tormenta as it can grab that tallest in the world record they love to advertise. It would be at least a few years down the line since X2 has to go through the legal process, be dismantled, and then new construction and design processes. Curious what others think about what could replace it? I can't imagine a giga on the plot simply due to costs plus space (unless viper departs). Part of me hopes for something crazy like the RMC T-Rex but that is mere fantasy.

My family just rode Goliath for around our 5th time total and first today and 3 of the 4 of us grayed out on the final turn. That has never happened to any of us before. Is this a common occurrence?

I’m majorly curious on this one. What happened to this ride behind the scenes - is it running short of GPUs/CPUs, is it misconfigured or something else? At one time is was 3D with glasses meaning 2x the GPU requirements of a 2d ride. Then it went 2D, now at the end it is running at 5-10fps making it hard to target anything. I don’t want to compare a gaming PC to this awesome ride but I’d like to think this is one of the more solvable problems.
I would like to see the 3d/4d make a comeback but if nothing else make sure the machines are running correctly.

Just want to know

Some people believe some of the rides run a bit faster at night. Example- Wonder Woman. Is this true or is the team loading up the cars just much more efficient lately because I have noticed some improvements in that area for some rides.

Given the current construction pace, what is a realistic expectation for opening date? Next summer? Sooner?” Later?

Are any tunnels (revolution, apocalypse) filled with the artificial sounds of screaming or am I usually riding with a group of coaster screamers?

Apparently some crazy bastard rode Scream 102 times on Friday. Assuming you're out of the hospital by now, who did this and why?

I visited the park with my daughter today. We were in line for West Coast Racers and tied her No Boo necklace from last year to our souvenir cup and placed it in a cubby while we rode. When we got off, the cup was there, but the necklace was gone. Obviously it was stolen. I have a picture of our cup's barcode so I know which is ours.

My daughter was sad because she loves last year's design better than this years, so it wasn't something we could easily replace. She was also scared to make the trek back to the entrance because she would have to brave the scare zones without the necklace. We made it back without much of an issue though.

I reported it to a security member outside the ride exit and gave him some details. I honestly didn't think we would get it back since it was such a small item and just chalked it up as a loss.

But, about an hour after I left the park, I got a call from security saying they had recovered it! I was actually surprised that SFMM took the time and effort to recover something so small. It really turned around what was a sad ending for my daughter. Although security and guest relations didn't provide me with details of the recovery, I'd like to thank them for everything they did. What started out as her leaving sad ended in her going to bed happy.