Before we get started on our epic day of fun a few thank you's have to go out. 

First and foremost, to the 54 people who came out ... THANK YOU!!! Obviously we couldn't have done it without you. Sure our minimum was originally 100 and sure we had to cut down on ERT due to the lower number, but I think it's safe to say that for those of us there, it wasn't even noticeable. By the time we got over to Twisted Colossus for our ERT everybody was all smiles and the event was off to a great start. 

Secondly, to our sales rep Debbee. I know I probably wasn't the easiest person to deal with because I'm a control freak and wanted nothing more than to put on an amazing event. But it was great working with you and we can't wait to start working on Mountain Madness II (more on that below). 

Thirdly to my Park Journey family (Chris, RD, Matt) and my family ... thanks for not letting me jump off a roof the last few weeks. =)

And last and most certainly not least, to the SFMM employees who put up with us and gave us an amazing time. The Twisted Colossus Crew. Mark Wing for the amazing Toyz of Terror 3D tour. Our group of managers for the Twisted Colossus Tour. The food prep managers and workers. The Demon's from Demon's Door who joined us for dinner and Tweety, yes, we had freaking Tweety at our dinner. Thank you so much!!! You made our event better than we could have ever imagined. 

Alright, now that that's out of the way, how about some pictures of our awesome day!!! 

Everybody started arriving at about 8:15 for a day of fun, but first, we had to park. =)

Everybody waiting to get in and have fun, and we're just excited to see if we actually could pull this off. =)

Our day started off with Twisted Colossus ERT, and this is pretty much what it looked like for the entire hour. No lines, everybody switching seats, 3 trains, dueling and lots of smiles and cheers. Pretty sure anybody who wanted a front/back/middle ride got one. 

After the park opened everybody spread out to do their own thing and I kept getting tweets and texts to the effects of "I know you said the park would be dead today but I didn't realize it would be THIS dead". 

Sure, we made things harder on ourselves holding our event on a Friday, during the school year, but the fact that everybody was able to ride or not ride in a park that wasn't busy was something we were very excited about. =)

​It was great seeing people having fun on random rides throughout the day

Or even having fun while riding no rides. =)

Enjoying non-existant lines and fancy rebuilt Ninja trains (it's seriously beautiful)

Our first tour of the day was of the Fright Fest maze Toyz of Terror 3D with the amazing Mark Wing. 

If you don't know Mark, you should. He started off in the parks operations and I remember him from way back when. He moved over to Entertainment/Creative and has been one of the major driving forces behind Fright Fest (his first maze was Aftermath). 

Next up was our amazing Twisted Colossus Tour which we were able to announce a few days before the event. To say that this tour was awesome would be a major understatement. We'll just let the pictures below speak for themselves. 

The fact that the supervisors giving our tour were on the line with the ride crew to make sure we could get dueling pictures was just another great touch. 

And then magically, like we'd planned it or something it was time for dinner. 

​Wow, our name on a sign. Like we're legit or something. =)

Dinner was amazing, not just the food but they sent over Tweety and some awesome Demon's from the Demon's Door scare zone. 

Our very first event group picture with some friends in the background. I'm pretty sure Kurt has a better version of this. 

After a great time eating, relaxing and chatting with a lot of people it was time for Fright Fest to begin. 

And lastly, it was time for one last "group" moment for the event. A night ride on Gold Rusher. This wasn't arranged by the park or anything, just a fun time on a classic ride. Everybody was pretty tired by this point but we still managed to have a great time on the ride. 

And shortly after that our first event came to an end. 

Thank you again to everybody who came out, it was all we could have hoped for and more. 

We hope to announce our next event very soon, no later than December or January. We just have to make sure everything we have planned can be worked out but the park is ready for us again. 

We learned some things from this first event that we'll definitely be taking into the next one, such as the day of the week. Our next event will definitely be on a Saturday. =)

Hope you all enjoyed the event and the re-cap. We hope to see you all at Mountain Madness II in 2016. 

Thanks to Jeff and Brent for the additional pictures! 

​- Gregg

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We'll start off with Disneyland

The biggest news, NO MORE PREMIUM PASS. In order to get no Blackout Days you will have to get the all new "Disney Signature Plus Passport". 

Current Premium Annual Passholders will also not have the option to renew their pass once it expires, but it is good until it expires. See the pricing breakdown below: 

The two passes valid for Disneyland that are essentially replacing the "Premium" pass. 

The only two passes valid for "Disneyland Only". 

Obviously people are going to not like this very much. There are a LOT of Premium Annual Passholders. Disney created this problem, they are trying to fix it, we'll have to see how it works out. 

Full disclosure, we were Premium Annual Passholders from 1998 to about 2012 (our first AP cost $199). We haven't had passes since early 2013 simply because we weren't getting our money's worth due to distance to the park, etc. So now we make about 1 visit a year. 

For those infrequent visitors such as us, this is a GOOD thing. It gives us a chance to visit the park when it might not be crammed with Annual Passholders. 

For passholders who like to go bi-weekly, weekly or even daily, this is obviously going to be a bad thing. This is going to cause a lot of people to drop down to the Deluxe or, as Disney probably hopes, reduce the number of AP's to a manageable number. 

For those going for a day or 2 or on vacation, we stress to check the Deluxe Annual Passholder blackout days, because those days will be even busier. 

Obviously it's going to take at least a year for these changes to really start showing their impacts. It will be interesting to see what happens for sure. 

Next, let's take a look at Walt Disney World. To say that WDW has far less Annual Passholders would be a gross understatement, but they did make some changes nonetheless. 

Interestingly enough, if you look at the Florida Passes, the Disneyland/WDW pass isn't even listed. It's not as big of a deal in FL as it is in CA. 

So what do you think of the AP increases. Let us know below. For/Against? Why? 

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Hey everybody, below is the final schedule for Mountain Madness coming up TOMORROW!! If you have yet to get your tickets, click here, for the rest of you, see below!!! 

Due to lower than expected ticket sales we did have to make some concessions in order to still have the event (see below). Trust us, we feel terrible this came at the last minute so to compensate we will be providing donuts, fruit and croissants upon your arrival to the park. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us. Keep in mind this is our first event and it's definitely been a learning experience for us. We have been committed since day one to bring you the best event we can and we feel we've done that. Trust us, we'll be taking what we've learned and using it for our future events. 

If you will be posting on Social Media during the event be sure to use #MtnMadness and tag the park. @sfmagicmountain on Twitter and @sixflagsmagicmountain on Instagram. 

8:30am - Parking Opens (Parking is Free until 9:00am)
8:30am - 9:15am - Donuts, Fruit and Croissants at the front entrance 
Due to the shortened ERT (see below) we'll be bringing in some Donut's and Croissants for everybody. We can't bring these into the park so we'll be at the front of the park near the drop-off area. Come join us for some snacks and time to hang out before our crazy day. (see below for where we'll be meeting)
* ERT Wristbands will also be handed out at this time
9:30am - 10:30am Morning ERT - Twisted Colossus
Unfortunately due to lack of ticket sales ERT had to be cut down. But with only approximately 50 of us getting a lot of rides in during ERT won't be a problem at all. We apologize for the last minute change in schedule on this, but this is why we're bringing donuts and croissants. =)

10:20am - Park Open for Gold Passholders
Feel free to head out to to the rest of the park to get some early rides on Full Throttle, X2 and Tatsu or keep riding Twisted Colossus. 
10:30am - Six Flags Magic Mountain Opens
Enjoy your day in the park. After our ERT on Twisted Colossus we suggest heading back up to the front of the park to ride Full Throttle, X2 and Tatsu. Although the day will not be very busy these rides still tend to get lines. 
3:00pm - Maze Tour - Toyz of Terror 3D
Meet at the tree in front of the Full Throttle Sports Bar at 2:50pm and we'll have our maze tour at 3:00pm. One time with the lights-on and then with show lighting and 3D glasses. 
4:30pm - Twisted Colossus Tour
Meet in Scream Plaza at 4:20 as we get a great 45 minute tour of the all new Twisted Colossus

5:30pm - Dinner at Paradise Picnic Pavilion
​We will be having dinner at the Paradise Picnic Pavilion which is located near Road Runner Express and Tweety's Escape in Bugs Bunny World
* Fright Fest Wristbands will be handed out during dinner

1:00am - Fright Fest and Magic Mountain closes.
​We'll see you for Mountain Madness II in 2016!!! 

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Busch Gardens Tampa's Howl O Scream event begins tonight #howloscream @BuschGardens @howloscream ​

​This year's theme is Unearthed

​Scareactors and guys and girls selling shots welcome us to the park

Unearthed: Scarlett's Revenge is new this year. It's really well done and makes good use of Gwazi

Circus of Superstition 3D and Unearthed food truck in Gwazi Park

Our visit to BGT #HowlOScream was cut short due to weather, but the park makes use of the large space for scares

Returning favorite houses include The Basement, Zombie Mortuary & Zombie Containment Unit

​The stage show Fiends takes place several times a night, while you can also enjoy a meal and beer

BGT always does a great job turning every pathway into a scare zone. No one is safe!

Too bad we got rained out but still enjoyed our night at #HowlOScream ​

Amazing update Renée, thanks again for sharing some great pics from Florida. Can't wait to see more from Howl O Scream!!! 

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We are spending the evening at Epcot to check out the Food & Wine Festival! #epcotfoodandwine @WaltDisneyWorld ​

Festival Center isn't open yet but will feature daily seminars in the old Wonders of Life building

A look at some of the 20th anniversary merchandise

Entrance to the World Showcase

​The cranberry bog has returned!

Master of Roast is all about the perfect cup of coffee

Highlights from the festival throughout the years

​More festival highlights from previous years

First stop is Farm Fresh for Loaded Mac n Cheese and pumpkin hard cider

​New Zealand & Australia booths and menus

Craft beer in the Odyssey building. Florida Harvest beer flight, yum!

Shrimp taco in Mexico is spicy and delicious!

New this year is exclusive festival wine at Block & Hans. The Cab is very good!

​The booths and menus in Patagonia and Africa

​China and South Korea booths and menus

​The Brewers Collection and Germany

​The Poland and Italy booths

​Hops & Barley and Japan

​Morocco and Belgium. Waffle line was the longest we've seen so far!

Absolutely love the cheese bread in Brazil!

​France and Ireland

​Greece and Canada. Booths closed early for the preview but we'll be back! (OMG, the Cheddar Cheese Soup)

Next Eats looks like a great place, we'll have to try it next time we're at the Festival. 

Some more festival merchandise, dedicated to the beer

With the booths closed, we hit @cavadeltequila instead. Blue Magic margarita is the best!

​Had a great night at the Epcot Food & Wine Festival preview!

Thanks again to Renée for yet another amazing update from Florida. Food and Wine looks absolutely amazing this year. 

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Also, a reminder that our Fright Fest event is THIS FRIDAY which includes ERT, Tours, Food and Front of the line maze passes. If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, you can get them here!!! Time is running out to join us for this amazing event!! 

Before Fright Fest we decided to take a quick look at The New Revolution. 

As you can see, The New Revolution is prominently featured on this years Fright Fest map. 

Not really a whole lot of updates other than walls, which is good because people were hopping the temporary ones to go smoke back here. 

No moose this time ... :(

They've extended the walls pretty far, which means DON'T GO THERE!!! =)

A look at the station, doesn't look like too much if anything has changed so far. But both trains are definitely gone. 

We did post the first of our Fright Fest Videos this morning. Enjoy!!! 

A few daytime Fright Fest pictures ... the handy Maze Locations signs are back and have been updated since last year of course. 

The Harvest Fest is back as well. Maybe we'll do some Arts and Crafts on Friday during our event. =)

Awesome new display in front of DC Universe. We'll have night pictures and video up soon. =)

The newest Scare Zone "Terrortory Twisted" which is really great and is up there with the best scare zones at Fright Fest (Sinister Circuit and Nightmares)

Lots of great props!! 

Lastly, we totally missed this during the day but there is an all new planter that was installed. As you can see it's pretty much back near the games by Lex Luthor and the Basketball game. We almost missed it as we were walking around for Fright Fest. We'll get some daytime pics of it on Friday. 

Alright, that's going to wrap it up for this update. We'll for sure have a full update next week with more of The New Revolution and our full day and night of Mountain Madness. We'll see you all on Friday!!! 

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