Anywho, the first stop of the day was Viper. Practically a walk-on. And somehow I managed to get two rides on before others in my party got one. Looking down at X2 from the top of the lift, it looked to have a 20-30 min line. So I decided to hold off and ride that last.
From there it was off to go ride Terminator. And of course, I had to stop and take pictures of walls and dirt. Here you go:
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- Wall-o-doom
- Looking from the Deja Vu queue
- Dirt!
Terminator was quite fun. It was nice to see that instead of a downgrade in theming, they actually added some since I last visited. Camo net over all the chain link fences and doors in-between each pre-show. The audio was working, as was the flame. The fog, however, wasn't. But I'd guess they had it off because of the colder temps. No big loss there.
The wait for Terminator was 20 mins.
Continuing the loop around the park, it was off to go get a ride on Riddlers Revenge. As we approached, I smelled something good in the air. Oh, a new restaurant. No more mexican food! Now selling mini pulled pork/sausage/bbq sandwiches. Reminded me a lot of SFoT.
- A new restaurant
The wait for Riddler was one train. They were running two, which helped.
Over to Batman, I took the side entrance into Gotham City Backlot, something I haven't done in a long time. In doing so, I noticed things I totally forgot about. Such as:
- Gotham City statue
- Themed buildings in the Batman extended queue
Batman was fast and smooth as ever. No complaints here. A one train wait.
I also took a ride on Grinder Gearworks. I hadn't been on it in at least 10 years. After riding, I remembered why.
Oh look, Goliath is getting paint!
- Goliath getting paint. Awesome!
- A closer look. I see a worker man!
- Now I see three!
- Hey dude, I think you missed a spot.
- I hope this paint lasts
- Contrasting the old paint with the new. Looking much better!
- Goliath getting paint
- Goliath getting paint
- A little hard to see, but you can see where the new paint has stopped along the drop
And to continue the trend of going on flat rides I hardly go on, I rode the Swashbuckler. A lot of fun. When the side across from me would hit the high point, they would all scream. When my side did, silence. So I decided to start screaming. Funny because it was me vs them the entire time; I was the only one on my side making any noise. Quite entertaining, I must say.
Now, I know the company is in debt, but this, along with similar ads, is going a little too far in my book.
- Tacky?
And since I haven't been on it yet, I decided to ride Thomas. (that sounds so dirty)
- Goliath from Thomas
- Thomas?
Back around to the front of a the park - a few things:
- The Flags gift store is getting paint. Didn't they just re-paint it a few years ago?
- The lockers are looking very plain now. Perhaps they are next?
- Flags getting paint
- Flags getting paint
- Flags getting paint
- Flags getting paint
- It looks really nice in the front.
Another restroom is down for a remodel. It is nice to see they are doing this. Though, larger ones would be welcome. The renovated one back by Terminator is still quite cramped.
- Restroom remodel
And the park is also decorated for Christmas
- No Santa?
- The entrance decorated for x-mas
I ended the night with a ride on X2. Now, to be honest, I really didn't want to ride. Even after the addition of new trains, the ride was still beating the piss out of me. But I figured I would give it another shot. This would actually be my first night time ride since the transformation. We also decided to ride in the front row, another first since it became X2.
After waiting 30 mins (the line stayed the same all day long) I must say, I had an awesome ride and am really glad I did. It was a great way to finish a relaxing day at Magic Mountain.
I leave you with a picture taken with my older brother.
- The Six Bros.
