Last week we were invited out to Six Flags Magic Mountain for another great tour of Justice League: Battle for Metropolis. As you'll see below the building is done and now comes the fun part of adding in all of the ride elements and scenery. We also got some more news on what's going on around the rest of the ride. Written by Gregg Condon We got our hard hats ... on We also got some great renderings of the ride and surrounding area This is going to look much different in a few months The entrance to the ride And the exit is of course through the gift shop This area has been in need of a makeover so it's going to be awesome to see this redone We also did confirm where the entrance for Justice League will be which will cause the Riddlers queue to be rerouted a bit (good news as the queue is crazy long) A look at where the entrance will be, and the colors for the Riddlers repaint. We did confirm the colors for Riddlers will be this bright. Let's head inside shall we? Right now it's essentially a warehouse, but not for long. The rides entry The entire track is level Lots of room for lots of Justice League stuff More doodads just waiting to be installed somewhere Super high ceilings They've already cut out the path of the ride Outside lots of other work is going on The gazebo is staying as a part of the beer garden This will be backstage area but also re-done As you can see the work being done on the food locations is quite extensive We asked again about the Tidal Wave entrance being moved and they did confirm that it's going to be moved over towards the games (where the flash pass entrance is now). Maybe it's just us but that seems like so much more work than just re-theming the ride to Aquaman or The Penguin. The gas station is completely gone, will be interesting to see what they do with the rest of the Riddlers themeing when they re-paint it. Interested to see this completely re-done as well. It's been time for awhile. The entrance to Metropolis JB's will soon be Ace of Clubs Thank you Magic Mountain for another great tour. We can't wait for the next one. Here is the rest of the concept art they shared with us. Related Updates: It's been since that game when that one team had a big lead and gave it up to that other team at the end since we've had a Justice League update. And while we have a special Justice League treat coming up later this week we figured since we were on an epic "Park Hop" day we should do a quick update from the park. But Justice League isn't all this update is about, there's some big changes going on with Apocalypse as well. Read on to find out. Written by Gregg Condon We'll start at the far end of the construction area and work our way around. As of right now, no work done on the new entrance for Tidal Wave. We're still holding out hope that they aren't going to move the entrance but instead give the ride a re-theme to fit Metropolis. The building is almost completely sealed in at this point. Sorry for the crooked pics, it's easier to get pictures with the cell phone in this area than with the big camera. More stuff looks like it's been cleared out from JB's, but no re-theme yet. Lots of clearing of land, and a few wrapped up doodads here and there ... hmmm. Doesn't look like much now, but wait. Birds eye view. Lots of work still to be done. Doesn't look like much change to the eateries yet. As we first shared with you on Thursday, a company called Wood Coaster Developments is doing some major work on Apocalypse. While it wasn't clear how major the work actually was a couple of days ago, we're pretty sure that after seeing the pictures below you'll agree it's pretty major. "temporarily" Unless having a crap load of track removed is just a "temporary" thing. =) Was kind of shocked to see so much track gone. This is a MAJOR (and much needed) refurb. While some parts of the track are gone entirely, some are still standing ... for now? Big ass crane on site, and no, this isn't the one for Aftermath 2. A look at some of the track that's been removed so far. We had thought at first that this may be pre-fabricated track, but it wouldn't just be laid out like that if it was. We don't think. =) Maybe sometime this year Southern California will have 2 awesome wooden coasters at the same time!! When is the last time that happened? (never, the answer is never) Tatsu is still closed, also temporarily. No visible work going on with the replacement of the lift hill chain. Didn't make it up the hill though. One last little tidbit, the Xtreme Zone store was closed, and while it still had merchandise inside, it looked to just be a "storage" area. Honestly, we'd love for this entire area of the park (from Jet Stream to Apocalypse) to get a major makeover now that Apocalypse is seemingly going to return to greatness. We'd love to see a complete re-theme of Apocalypse to some kind of "boardwalk" coaster and a re-do of this entire area with maybe a few flats and perhaps a Ferris Wheel. That's what I'd do. Right now, Apocalypse just doesn't match the theme of the rest of the area, unless you consider Candy Stores and Cold Stone to be post apocalyptic. =) Alright, that's going to wrap it up for this update. If you were following along on our social media over the weekend you probably already know it's going to be a busy week of updates this week. We've got Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, Universal Studios Hollywood, California's Great America and Busch Gardens Tampa. Team Park Journey has been busy little bees this weekend. So stay tuned for all of that this week!! Related Updates: Happy Super Bowl Sunday everybody. We started our day off with a quick visit to Magic Mountain to check out the progress on Justice League and of course to ride a few rides. Lots of new changes to the ride as it's almost totally enclosed as well as a few interesting changes to the surrounding area that we'll get into below. Written by Gregg Condon Walls are starting to show up on Justice League Most of the side walls are up, the back wall is totally up and the front wall is getting close to being done. We'd anticipate all of the walls being done by this time next week. Doesn't look like any re-painting has been done on Riddler's Revenge yet, but the gas station is gone, which is interesting because in some pics sent to us from The Coaster Guy it was repainted last week. Not sure what happened that caused the change. Last week it was there and re-painted (thanks to The Coaster Guy for allowing us to use this pic) On the back side not much work on the beer garden yet The eateries are getting some nice freshening up, hopefully inside and outside. An overhead view of the area Not much change on JB's yet Lots of drywall ready to go up The area where the tree was in front of Scrambler has been paved over Hopefully these trees aren't next Moving on, some ground work being done in front of Twisted Colossus, the "store" is gone as well. In preparation for a SF Corporate event this month, some Fright Fest decorations are coming back. They will be showing off Fright Fest and Holiday In The Park for the event. Batman is still running one train as the other is in refurb, it looks like some of the new'ish paint is coming up. =( Apocalypse is still closed although there's no sign outside stating that it's closed for refurb. Likewise, Tatsu is still closed with a sign that says "Temporarily Closed". Alright, that's going to wrap it up for this update, we hope you enjoyed seeing the progress on Justice League. We're hoping for another construction tour in the very near future. Related Updates: |
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