Last weekend we were invited out to experience Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Magic Mountain. We also got a preview of "Taste of Holiday in the Park" which begins December 14th. 

And of course, we took some time to get a West Coast Racers update now that the ride is testing. 

Welcome to a damp Holiday in the Park! 

The park was not busy due to the weather which meant we got to say hi to our friend Bugs!! 

We first headed back to see if West Coast Racers was tesing

It was!! 

The rest of the area is starting to come together a bit, still hoping for some more shade. 

Vroom!!

The new Coaster Candy store had just opened the day of our visit, and looks great. 

Prior to setting out to see the lights, we got a preview of Taste of Holiday in the Park 

Everything was REALLY good, we can't wait to head back and try more. 

Some of the HITP merchandise

Be sure to buy a bear, and they'll give one to a local charity. We love this. 

SANTA!! I know him!! 

The popular S'mores stations are back. 

Boo, no spider. =) 

Lots of awesome characters all around the park

Rockin' Universe!! 

The big globes of Merry Lane are back! 

The front of the park looked great with the ground wet from the rain

Love this picture

Holiday In The Park continues through January 5th, you can find more information about the event here. 

Today we headed up to Six Flags Magic Mountain for our first "park" update in a few months. Between vacations, Fright Fest and everything else it's been kind of hard to get up for a daytime visit. Plus with Apocalypse closed it was kind of getting repetitive since we couldn't see more of the ride. 
But not today!! Not only was the back area open, but more of the area is starting to take shape. We have a LOT to get to today, so let's get to it!! 

Early entry FTW!! 

Hey Tatsu, we see you hiding back there. 

DE-NIED!! Well, hope you enjoyed the update!!! 

Actually, the area was closed while Apocalypse was still testing. We had to come back later. 

Sling Shot is open as well 

Ready to head Underground? 

Video update and pics continuing below

Curvy

The station is really starting to take shape

It's gonna be awesome to see trains flying overhead in all directions

Nice Curves!! 

And lots of them! 

Twisty stuff all over the place

More of the station

The rest of the area is, well, not done. Crossing our fingers they don't leave it like this. 

There were supposed to be a lot more planters than two. 

Launch and electrical stuff. 

Some were expecting testing to start tomorrow, don't see that happening, but it should happen very soon. 

Twin Charged Tacos is open!!

Street Tacos and Sopes. 

Would have greatly preferred more Coke Freestyle. 

But it looks quite nice inside. 

The restrooms are also open, very nice but no pics inside. Because that's just creepy. 

An overhead view from Samurai Summit. 

This is as far as you can get for now. 

The park is preparing for Holiday In The Park, which begins in (checks calendar), 13 days? Didn't Fright Fest JUST end? 

Merch already available in the stores. 

Including, Christmas Poop Hats? I mean, what did you eat!?!?! 

The globes are back in Metropolis. 

Lots of lights strung up for Rockin' Universe. 

A few random odd's and end's from around the rest of the park. 

Revolution is currently running 1 train. The other train is on the transfer track. Not sure if it's getting pulled off or if it's coming back soon. 

Some Fright Fest props are still waiting to get put away for the winter. 

Superman (and Lex Luthor) are currently closed. 

More Fright Fest stuff lingering. They should do a "dark Christmas" theme in this area. =) 

Alrighty, that's going to wrap it up. We'll obviously be keeping our eyes on West Coast Racers over the next couple of weeks for testing and an opening date. As soon as we know, you will too!! 

This past Friday night we headed back to Six Flags Magic Mountain for another round of scares at Fright Fest. After an opening night that was well over 100 degrees and packed, it was nice to visit on a Friday Night and have it be in the low 70s and VERY manageable crowds. We definitely recommend it. Let's head in!! 

Written by Gregg Condon

Took the good camera, only about 20% of the pics actually turned out which is pretty typical for a Halloween event. =) 

And so she walked out of our lives forever ... 

(the "Temporary closed" sign was gone as well)

We arrived at the park just in time to take in "Unleashed". 

Here they come ... 

These 3 pictures show the art of the scare slide. Despite being a bit blurry I love these pics. 

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Where we would spend most of our night, but more on that later. 

We first started off with the mazes and Vault 666 which I didn't experience on opening night. 

Now in it's 5th (I think) year, this was easily the best year for this maze so far. Other than some of the props and the path, this maze seemed entirely new. Gone is the "animals and human hybrid" theme and it's taken on a whole new life. 

Condamned was also really great, it just seems really quiet in there this year for some reason. 

I try to get this shot every year, and it never works out. 

Red's was fun as always, but would love to see some changes to this one next year. Or an entirely new maze. 

Music and stuff happens here 

Exile Hill

We did both Willoughby's and Sewer of Souls. It's definitely time for another re-theme for Willoughby's. It's still fun and the talent in here is great as always. I'd love to see the Willoughby's story continue, but a fully re-imagined maze is definitely needed here for next year. 

Sewer of Souls was great again, we did it once with the 3D and once without. Great both times. 

Aftermath, fun as always. 

The sign for the Underground is done

Looked like the track for West Coast Racers was completed, no station yet. 

One of our absolute favorite scare zones

We also got some more story time with Lorraine Lurane. One of our absolute favorite characters at any Halloween event. Definitely not to be missed. 

Foggy revolution 

Hey Riddlers!! 

Headed back in to City Under Siege. 

We could seriously just stay here all night and be happy. 

Looking for his next victim

Tag Team

No need to fight guys, plenty of teenagers to scare

Did a GIF of all of these shots but wanted to post them individually as well. 

For some reason, 99% of the shots I took in Terrortory Twisted didn't turn out. 

So long SFMM, until next time. 

We're going to make it a point to go later in the evening one night just to see the Slider Show, so stay tuned for that. 

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Related Updates: 

• SFMM West Coast Racers and Fright Fest 2019 Opening Weekend - September 17, 2019
• Six Flags Magic Mountain West Coast Racers Tour - July 19, 2019
• Six Flags Great America Maxx Force Media Day - July 3, 2019
• Six Flags Magic Mountain West Coast Racers Update - June 22, 2019
• Six Flags Magic Mountain West Coast Racers Update - May 25, 2019

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