Six Flags Magic Mountain

Valencia, California

About Six Flags Magic Mountain

History of Six Flags Magic Mountain
Magic Mountain was built in the early 1970's by the same people who created Sea World. The park has also featured many firsts and record breakers. Revolution the first ever steel looping rollercoaster and X the world's first multidimensional coaster are just a few one of a kind attractions at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

When is the best time to visit?
Spring Break and Summer are the busiest and hottest times at Magic Mountain. For cooler weather visit during the Fall and Winter months. Any day except Saturday is a great time to visit, because crowds are much lighter.

What's coming next to Six Flags Magic Mountain?
Six Flags CEO Mark Shapiro stated that Magic Mountain would bet getting another roller coaster in 2010 and a Wiggles World kiddie land sometime after that. No other details on the roller coaster are known at this time. SFMM is not building another woodie for 2010.

Best way to get around Magic Mountain.
One of the defining characteristics of this park is that it is built on a decent sized hill. Walking around the place can be a real pain. The park is designed roughly in a circle. When you go into the entrance, you go through the main street area then approach the big fountain in front of Revolution. At this point you have two choices if you want to walk. You go left to go to X2, Viper, Roaring Rapids and Revolution then up the hill. Or you can go right and to Goliath, Colossus, Batman, Riddler, and other rides up the hill. I would offer a third option. Instead of walking up that hill, ride the Orient Express up to Samurai Summit. That is just about the top of the hill and you can walk down either side from there. There is a little downhill section to get to Gotham City Backlot, but up there you can also ride Tatsu, Ninja, and Superman. (NOTE: To get to tatsu you have to go left as you exit the Orient Express and turn left to go down a few flights of stairs and then left again to the entrance.) Once you get down to the front of the park, ride Orient Express back to the top and do the other side. Saves a lot of time and a lot of wear on your feet. By the way, Orient Express is a funicular which is basically two cars on a straight track pulled up and down by a cable. While one goes up the other goes down.

Park Time Saving Tip:

If you intend to bring in a bag such as a fanny pack or a backpack, be aware that some rides do have lockers that you must store them in due to the nature of the rides forces. The Rides that have lockers are: Goliath, Batman, Riddler's Revenge, Scream, Terminator Salvation: The Ride, Tatsu, and X2. Now from this tip writing each locker rental is $1.00 for those individual rides and each rental is only good for up to 2 hrs. A Day locker for the front of the park is $11.00. Keep that in mind when you planning your next visit at Magic Mountain. -- Last edited by Mateo sams

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