 Yesterday I headed up to Six Flags Magic Mountain for their first day of daily operations in over a year. It was great to be back in the park, I saw some very encouraging things and overall had a really fun visit. In this update I'll share some of my thoughts on the park, covid protocols and what you can expect if you'll be visiting the park in the near future. Written by Gregg Condon I arrived about 10:10 for my 10:30 reservation. I wasn't hopeful when I saw this, but they opened parking about 10:15 and I was in the park by 10:30.  I did a full walk around of the park and commentary on my day. Be sure to check it out on our YouTube channel. The queue for the temperature check and security. They ARE checking reservations. I saw somebody with a reservation for Sunday get turned away. So please, make sure you show up at your reserved time.  Lots of signs around the park and even outside the park. I found the completely touch-less temperature check and security to be a breath of fresh air and I hope all of the parks go this route. Not only does it give people a great first impression, but it's so fast and easy.  They currently have only 2 of the new security check devices, but you literally just walk through it. There was zero wait.  We missed you too!!   Lets head into the park   Absolutely zero wait at the gate. If you have a new pass they'll give you your pass card here.  It felt great to walk through these gates.   Lots of "rest" and food area's where you normally wouldn't see them.    I headed for Revolution first, figured I needed to start on something "easy" after a year of no riding, plus I absolutely LOVE Revolution  Social Distancing, cleaning and loading every-other row!  About to ride my first coaster in over a year. Tell me you can't see a smile through a mask!   It was a beautiful (and slightly warm) day   Heading over to Full Throttle. This was pretty much as empty as I saw the walkways all day.  20 minutes after park opening, lots of cleaning already going on!     A reminder, the stickers on the ground are there for a reason. Use them!   Not even exaggerating, I must have seen 100 sanitizer bottles throughout the day. It's amazing to see.  Social distancing FTW!  After a nice back-seat ride on Full Throttle it was time to grab a bite to eat.  I tried to do the mobile ordering at Wascals, but they were having some issues. No biggie, these are the kinds of things to expect after a year of the park not being open.  I had to ride Road Runner Express because I was wearing a Vekoma hat. And it's the only Vekoma in the park.  More seating locations where there aren't normally seating locations!  DO THE SIX!!
Batman was closed, it is apparently getting some new paint.   All of the Green Lantern stuff is still here, will be shocked if the new coaster doesn't use this as the entry/station/queue.  Don't see any panting yet  Social distancing markers in the games area too!  I know I sound like a broken record with all the dining area's, but seriously, it's impressive how prepared the park is.  If rumors are true, Tidal Wave isn't going to be around much longer. I do think the park needs more than 2 water rides, so hopefully they'll get some kind of splash battle or something in the next couple of years.  Some pics of Riddler's in action, because why not. Click to see larger views of each. Justice League was closed when I walked by, but apparently opened later in the day.  More seating!  Gold Rusher was also closed when I went by, but did open later.   The Underground was definitely the most popular area when I was at the park.    After a quick water/mask break I had to take a ride on West Coast Racers  From this angle I didn't think people were social distancing, but they actually were. So yay!  The park has gone to 100% mobile/card payments, but you can actually convert cash to a card at kiosks around the park. Really great idea!!  So overall I had a really great day at the park. There were some technical issues, but it's to be expected after the park has been closed over a year. I mean, you wouldn't try to start your car after a year and expect there to be no issues. Right? So just be prepared for ride down time and slower loading times due to cleaning and distancing. All that said, there are a few things I would like to see changed. Namely, more drink locations. Again, they are still re-staffing, but with the heat and masks it would have been nice to have more places to just get a drink vs having to wait in line. But that's small compared to all the good at the park. Kudos to Six Flags and the park staff for taking all the precautions they did. It's so great to have the park open and I can't wait to go back soon. Related Videos
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We headed up to Six Flags Magic Mountain the other day to take a look at the all new white train on The New Revolution and to take a look around the park at what's maybe coming for 2017.
We'll be back at the park on Thursday so we'll have more from The New Revolution then but for now let's take a look at the new train and some nice night shots from friend of the site Cody. But the bulk of today's update is going to be looking at the potential for 2017 and a nice video we put together discussing some things about that project. Not really "what" the project us (as we don't know) but the potential and what that might mean for the rest of the backside of the park.
Written by Gregg Condon
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The nice and shiny white train
If possible it was actually a bit smoother than the red train. So good to have this back. Took a nice front seat ride today without the VR.
And despite rumors, we did confirm with the park there will not be a 3rd train. Just the Red and White. Too bad as a a Blue train would have filled out the connection quite nicely.
How about a few night shots from our good friend Cody who was at the park last night. 
And lastly, a couple of gif files we created from video Cody sent us. Love the classic amusement park feel this gives off.
Alright, enough of The New Revolution for now. We'll have more of that later in the week.
Our main update this week is looking at the 2017 project area and some speculation on not really the "what" is coming but what that means to the surrounding area.
We'll start back at the Action Theater which has been completely removed.
Lots of room here for "something" whether it's a Justice League dark ride or some other type of ride.
Fences all around the area. Once they start building something it's going to be pretty obvious what's coming.
Tidal Wave is closed, whatever is coming we have a feeling it's going to be DC themed. Let's hope this ride stays with a nice Aquaman re-theme.
Elsewhere in the park, Grad Nights are coming.
"It's peanut butter jelly time!"
Season Pass previews for The New Revolution end on April 17. The ride will be closed April 18-20 and reopen on April 21 with the ribbon cutting at 11am.
Total accidental almost awesome coaster shot. Didn't even notice the train coming down the first drop until I got home. =)
Lastly, new slide pieces continue to show up on site. These are replacing the kid friendly slides at the front of the park on "Reptile Ridge". Not sure if it's also replacing the speed slides that are there as well, let's hope the middle slide is staying. That's the best body slide in the park.
Alright, that's going to wrap it up for this update.
Be sure to check out the video above and let us know what you think about our 2017 project speculation and if you think we're crazy or are making maybe a little bit of sense. We'll be back up at the park on Thursday for the grand opening of The New Revolution and then on Friday we'll be at Discovery Kingdom for a tour of The Joker.  Last week Six Flags Fiesta Texas held their media day for the all new Batman: The Ride which opens this Saturday!! Unfortunately weather wreaked havoc on the day and not even Batman could hold off the storm. But that didn't stop Mary and Becky from having an AMAZING time at the event and getting some great pictures!!! Mary's review of Media Day: The media only event was top notch. From the limo ride to the red carpet. Awesome fireworks and large confetti that resembled bats flying when set off were the back drop while the Batman theme music played. The food was great, they had coconut shrimp and pork tenderloin with all the fixings and sides you could want. The only setback was the weather. The few people that were able to ride said it was like nothing they had ever ridden before. Some even said it actually scared them in a good way, exhilarating and fun. I can't wait to ride soon. Thunderstorms and lightning foiled our plans this time but we did sit in the chair at the front of the ride and pretend to ride. Plus I got to meet Batman. And who doesn't love Batman. Mary and Becky are ready for the red carpet treatment at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
The Red Carpet at one of the best Six Flags parks.  Love what they've done with the ride entry.     That sure does look fun.    Some of the queue.    Even though they couldn't ride, Mary and Becky still had some fun in the test seat.
What event for a new Batman ride would be complete without a picture with Batman.  Here is some on-ride footage of the ride for those who may not have seen it yet. Thanks so much to Six Flags Fiesta Texas for having us out, we enjoyed sharing the pictures on media day and can't wait to get out there and ride for ourselves. And a HUGE thank you to Mary and Becky who are pretty much like Gregg's sisters, except the pretty much part. Almost 25 years of friendship will do that. =). And they've both promised to be our new Texas correspondents, so yay!!! They will be sending more from Fiesta Texas when they get out there and ride Batman soon. If you enjoyed this update please share with your friends and make sure you "like" us on Facebook and "follow" us on Twitter and Instagram. Also, be sure to join our new Mailing List to receive our newsletter (will be sent out about every two weeks)
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