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Hey everybody! We took a break from breaking down 2026 Six Flags Passes for a few days because, quite frankly, it was giving us a headache. But we're back to hopefully try and make some sense of all this, and hopefully give you the best option for your passes. For this update we're only going to look at the difference between Knott's Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain. If we tried to do this for every park we wouldn't even finish before the pass sale ends.  If you want a straight breakdown of prices only for every park, you can check that out here. We attempted to break down various options. This is obviously not exhaustive, but hopefully it's close enough. Trying to spare you all a 90 minute video breakdown and a short novel. Hopefully we succeeded.  Here is a breakdown of EVERY option for both Knott's Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain. From park specific passes to the Gold/Platinum Pass/Membership and every conceivable add-on that you could possibly want. Down below we'll start giving you options that make sense. There is one option that makes zero sense. We'll get there. We have heard from more than once source that you can add a 2026 Knott's Scary Farm pass to your Magic Mountain Gold/Prestige pass after purchase. But we have not been able to 100% confirm. If you have done this, please let us know. Prestige Pass vs Prestige Pass If you are getting a Prestige pass it comes down to wanting Bring a Friend Tickets for Knott's Berry Farm or Magic Mountain. You also save $70 by getting the pass at Magic Mountain.  Let's add in dining. This all comes down to which park you will be visiting more/will want to eat at more. Despite the price difference I think we'll give this one to Knott's Berry Farm considering the longer operating calendar and greater variety of food options.  When considering the All-Parks Dining it once again comes down to the bring a friend tickets for Knott's Berry Farm vs Magic Mountain and saving $70 at Magic Mountain.  Same Scenario when adding the Drink Plan if you want to save $70 get your pass at Magic Mountain.  Adding the All-Parks Dining and Drink Plan once again produces a similar scenario.  Next let's add in some fast lanes. In this scenario you are once again choosing a park preference for the 1-Park Fast Lane. Whichever one you will be visiting most. Also note that Knott's Berry Farm has more operating days than Six Flags Magic Mountain.  Adding the Dining Plan and Drink Plan back into the scenario along with the Fast Lane presents a similar result to what we've seen repeated above. The same $70 price difference comes into play. Basically, if you will be using your two Bring a Friend tickets for Knott's Berry Farm in 2025 the $70 price difference probably makes sense.  And here we have the most expensive 2026 pass you can get for Six Flags. This pass includes EVERYTHING! Dining. Drinks. Fast Lane AND Scary Farm. If you're paying this much Winner = Six Flags Corporation! Gold Pass vs Gold Pass Let's check out some Gold Passes. The most glaring addition you are going to see here vs the Prestige pass is the $90 fee to add Knott's Berry Farm parking to your Season pass. The Knott's Gold Pass with Parking is only going to save you $35 over the Prestige pass which includes parking. If you want parking at Knott's you will also have to add it with a Gold Pass from any other park.  Similar scenarios when adding in the 1-Park Dining Plan. It comes down to which park you will be visiting/dining at more often. Remember that if you want parking at Knott's you'll have to add the $90 to your Six Flags Magic Mountain pass too.  The first pass that's kind of even across the board. If you're adding in the $90 Gold Pass parking at Knott's Berry Farm the Magic Mountain Pass is only $10 less.  For our Gold Pass Fast Lane scenario the 1-park Fast Lane is significantly cheaper at Six Flags Magic Mountain, however adding the all-parks Fast Lane will only save you $20 if you are adding on the Gold Pass parking at Knott's Berry Farm.  We're now getting into scenarios where the Gold Pass makes less sense considering the $90 fee to add Gold Pass Parking at Knott's Berry Farm. Knott's Prestige Pass with these options = $1452.99 Magic Mountain Prestige Pass with these options = $1382.99  Finally, a pass option that really doesn't make any sense. If you're paying this much for a pass you shouldn't even think about getting a Gold Pass. You should get Prestige. If you're doing payments note that the down payment for the Gold Pass with these options is actually MORE than the Prestige Pass with these options. Knott's Prestige Pass with these options = $1607.99 (Knott's Prestige down payment with these options = $256.27) Magic Mountain Prestige Pass with these options = $1382.99 Hopefully this helps you figure out what pass works best for you. In the end it really comes down to a few things and what is a priority to you. Magic Mountain Advantages:
Knott's Berry Farm Advantages:
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Welcome to an all new update from Six Flags Magic Mountain. Our first since April. We had anticipated at least a little bit of progress on the rumored coaster for 2026, but honestly the site looks kind of abandoned at the moment. In fact, there is less construction equipment on site now than there was 3 months ago. Still, there's quite a bit to check out at the park including some prep for Fright Fest. I've also got some thoughts on Ninja in the update video below, and it sadly isn't good.  Welcome to Six Flags Magic Mountain. No, this isn't May or June. This is the middle of July. And it's only 75 degrees. In Santa Clarita (technically the desert). Sadly, I think the weather is going to pay us back for this very mild summer just around the time Halloween Season starts.  A long overdue project, a new wall has been built between the walkway and Hurricane Harbor. It looks fantastic. However, just like Magic Mountain to take 2 steps forward and 1 step back. It would have been nice to see them repave the walkway while they were busy working over here.  The entry plaza is looking fantastic!  A hopeful good sign of things to come. Yes, trash cans can be a good sign. Love these throwbacks.
Project 2026? Let's take a look at what is supposedly the site for the parks 2026 attraction.    Doesn't look like much going on at all.  To compare, here are some pics from April.  There was construction equipment visible in April that is now gone, or at least not visible.  Back to yesterday, just lots of dirt and stairs and seats. We'll continue to keep an eye on this spot, and of course if there is an announcement we will certainly be covering it. Fright Fest 2025! Now to something that's actually happening, it's getting close to Fright Fest time! The Facade for SAW is gone, and this doesn't look "Saw" like at all.  In fact, it looks almost like a Mansion. Hmm ...  It has been about 13 years since Willoughby's 2.0 was unveiled. Maybe a sequel is coming down here?  However, considering what a staple Willioughby's is at Fright Fest, not sure if I can see them doing it in a pop-up tent and not a more permanent structure.  Further back, Trick r' Treat is completely gone, and will likely not be returning. Unless it's going to another location. I can think of a few prime locations for it. =)   Some of the signage for Army of the Dead is still in The Underground, but when we rode Apocalypse in April it seemed they were removing some of the maze.  Nothing visible on Willoughby's yet. But it's still early.  Likewise, nothing going on with Sewer of Souls. Alright, that's going to wrap it up for this update. Hope you enjoyed and we hope to see you at Midsummer Scream in just a few weeks! Related Videos
Related Updates  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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