 Hey everybody, we're back today with an all new update from Six Flags Magic Mountain! We've got some pics and video of offseason enhancements to Hurricane Harbor (there are a LOT), some general upkeep around the park, thoughts on Superman closing and possible Sky Tower reopening (rumors), and of course a look at prep for the 2026 coaster coming to the park. Let's dive right in! Hurricane Harbor and Park Enhancements Let's start out here at Hurricane Harbor where the Black Snake Summit slides have gotten a pretty awesome paint job.  Can't wait to see all of the changes inside Hurricane Harbor. It's been a few years since we've visited so we'll make it a point to visit this summer.    Viper just celebrated it's 35th Anniversary so I took a nice ride on it. It seems to be running pretty well this season actually!  Just make sure you pick the right seat. =)  Inside the park there's a whole bunch of small things happening, that most people wouldn't notice. But we do! And we love it.  This former smoking section now has a sign that indicates there is no smoking allowed. As somebody with asthma who is triggered by cigarette smoke, this is amazing for me!  Not really a park improvement, but Scrambler is still sitting vacant. I doubt it comes back as even the sign has been removed.  It's a sold flat-ride spot so hopefully something will come here soon. The park is in desperate need of more flat rides.  The site is still showing as an attraction on the app, but when you click it there is no information. Hopefully that's a good sign that some kind of attraction will be coming back here soon. Superman Closure Let's talk about Superman. The ride announced it's permanent closure last week which didn't come as a surprise to most of us. While we wish we could have gotten some final rides, I certainly understand why it didn't reopen. It was simply cost prohibitive.  As of now the tower is remaining (I can't even imagine what it would take to bring this thing down at this point) and Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom is remaining open. Although it wasn't open during my visit. We will be posting a tribute to Superman: The Escape and Superman: Escape from Krypton over the next few weeks. If you have any memories of Superman that you want to share, put them in the comments below and we'll include them in our update! Sky Tower Reopening?Obviously the pictures below are old (August of 2006 to be exact), but wanted to talk a bit about the Sky Tower. There have been a LOT of Rumors floating around that Sky Tower may be reopening at some point. While I certainly understand that many of you never got to experience the Sky Tower and would like the opportunity to, I'm honestly not in that group (even though I've obviously been up in the Sky Tower many times over the years).  The last we heard about 10-12 years ago was that it would take $3-$4 million just to get the Sky Tower up to the California Building code for public opening. Imagine how much more that would be in 2025. Especially now.  While these views are fantastic, capacity is low, ridership would be low after the first few weeks. There is a reason it shut down in the first place.  Wow, this corner of the park sure looks different than 19 years ago. Personally, I would rather that $5 million or so be spent on overall park improvement. I mentioned in our update video that there were probably 100 things I'd spend that money on other than the Sky Tower. It's probably not 100, but here are a couple I'd love to see happen ...
  Fully expect this to be redone with Project 2026 Project 2026 Speaking of Project 2026, lots more earth is getting moved around.  Some of the seats for the Golden Bear Theater are still there, but it looks like they're chipping away at it. Literally.  Can we also hope that Full Throttle gets a more permanent looking station with this addition? Maybe they'll finally finish it? (I'm joking ... kind of) Related Videos
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 Let's start off this update with a look at the completed sign out by the I-5 Freeway. Looks great!  They have finally added semi-permanent barriers between the tram/bus road and parking lot.  A look at the new colors for Tornado at Hurricane Harbor. They are working hard inside the waterpark. Looking forward to seeing what all they're doing soon.  The Canadian geese are hanging around the park as they do every year. Look for chicks in the very near future.  Let's take a look at what's going on for Project 2026.  LOTS of trees have been removed, and it looks like the hill has been taken down a bit.  Here's a pic from last November, you can definitely see the difference here.  Despite "rumors" and "plans" that you may have seen floating around, nothing has been confirmed from the park regarding what type of attraction/coaster is coming to this area of the park.  Hopefully some of the trees will be saved and this won't just become another concrete area.  You can see the Superman station all the way from Bugs Bunny World now!  Full Throttle too!  Goliath also just got a new paint job and it looks fantastic!   Here is how the paint looks today ...  And this is what it looked like last November. It's like an entirely new ride!  They are still working on the new restrooms near Colossus.  If you want to ride something, better do it!  New 2024 bottles are now available. For those who have it included with your pass, just go into any eatery with your pass and they will hook you up.  New to me was the new Flash Pass entrance for Apocalypse. I'm not sure how long it's been like this, but works so much better.  Alright, that's going to wrap it up for this update. Hopefully we'll get some kind of announcement from the park soon regarding what's coming next year! Related Videos
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After the big Six Flags press release last week detailing their $1 Billion investment in the parks over the next two years I decided to head up to the park last Friday to check out some of the off-season projects going on at the park. And there are a LOT of them.
In fact, I've got an email out to the parks PR department to see if we can get a list of the projects so we can make sure we're covering them adequately this off-season. Stay tuned. The work even extends outside of the park. Let's get right to it! 
The long-shuttered gift shop next to the 5 Freeway is getting some work done. Not sure if the shop is actually reopening or if this is just some refurb. It certainly doesn't look like it's being removed.
They're also doing a lot of work inside Hurricane Harbor. We saw them working on the family raft ride and others near the entrance a few weeks ago. Last week it was Tornado.
Inside the park, preparation is going on for Holiday in the Park.
As part of the $1 Billion announcement, one of the projects was a "first of it's kind in North America" coaster for SFMM. We aren't sure what it is yet.
Lots of talk about it being an Axis coaster, however Intamin did announce a new family coaster at IAAPA this week, so perhaps a family coaster with inversions is in the cards for the park?
More off-season work going on in the ScreamPunk area. The Colossus restrooms are no more. A welcome update and hopefully larger more accessible restrooms are coming.
We "think" Goliath is also getting a new paintjob this off-season. Our friends from Baynum Painting posted some pics the other day. But after thinking about it we aren't sure if it was Goliath or Titan at SFOT. Guess we'll find out soon. =)
For now, the Sandwich/Boba shop is staying.
More holiday in the park prep in Screampunk.
Got a bit of rain at the park during my visit. Always love visiting parks in the rain.
The Underground is getting ready for Holiday in the Park and the Holly Rock area. We did create a playlist for this area on Spotify and Apple Music a few years ago. It's a fun one. If there are any updates this year we'll be sure to update the playlists.
Superman: Escape from Krypton
Wanted to talk a bit about Superman: Escape from Krypton. As we all know, Kingda Ka is being removed from Six Flags Great Adventure. This would seem to indicate the chain is getting rid of low-capacity, high-maintenance, high-cost coasters. I honestly can't think of any coaster that fits that description more than Superman.
The coaster is now 27 years old and since the park shutdown in 2020, it has been closed much longer than it's been open.
That being said, the tower goes deep into the ground. VERY deep. The possibility remains that they could, unlike Kingda Ka, keep the tower for Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom while closing Superman.
Let's hope that as the first 100mph coaster in the world we do get some kind of advanced warning that the coaster is closing permanently and not have to rely on unconfirmed reports from theme park vloggers.
The Greatest Coasters Ever Built Mural
A lot of time small park improvements get missed, but we always love to highlight them. This happened a few months ago but with all of the Halloween stuff we didn't get around to covering it.
It's interesting what got it's own spot and what has to share with another coaster. Some make sense, like two members of the Justice League.
Or the two Premier coasters at the park.
And then just random pairings of two coasters that probably deserve their own spot.
And then the kiddie coaster gets it's own spot. Here are the rest of them.
Jokes aside, really do love seeing these infrastructure projects going on at the park. They aren't going to bring in people just to see them, but it goes a long way in improving the overall park experience.
As I was leaving the park I went into the Looney Tunes Super Store for the first time in years. I forgot this was even in here. Thanks for reading the update! We hope you enjoyed.
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