Holiday In The Park 2016 at Six Flags Magic Mountain

Over the weekend we got to check out the first night of the amazing Holiday In The Park at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
In just it's third year this event has easily turned into one of our favorite events of the year. Even if you don't care for the rides at Magic Mountain, experiencing the Holiday atmosphere in the park is worth the price of admission alone.

Pictures by Matthew Nelson and Gregg Condon
Written by Gregg Condon

(click on any of the pictures below for a larger version)

Let's start off with a few daytime pictures because the park looks incredibly festive by day and night.

An AMAZING A cappella group greets you as you enter the park.

The transformation from Fright Fest to Holiday In The Park happens so fast every year

New this year is the Gleampunk District, and it's amazing.

Some great original holiday characters

Even Twisted Colossus gets decked out for the holidays this year

Uhhhhhh ...

Do really like this shirt though

As night sets the lights come out ... also new this year is Santa's Wild Sleigh Ride

On The New Revolution for the Holiday Season is "Santa's Wild Sleigh Ride". We got a chance to experience the ride and we all really did enjoy it.

I hadn't personally ridden the VR Version of Revolution since Media Day earlier this year and while I'm still not a fan of VR on coasters and it's impact to capacity I have to say I did enjoy this more than the regular Revolution VR. And that pretty much was the consensus among everybody I talked to. So be sure you check it out.

Heading into the Gleampunk District

All the lights in the area are blue and green to match Twisted Colossus

It's spectacular in person

Lots of fun things to see

Raise your hand if you they should keep these lights on Twisted Colossus up all year!!

Also new this year is a new show in the Gearworks Theatre - Kwerkmas.

It's a fun cirque type show with great acrobatics, dancers and a magician. We've put together a slideshow below to give you an idea of what the show is like.

Rockin Universe is always one of our favorite area's

The Winter Wonderland is back and is as always just fantastic.

So one of the things that really put Holiday In The Park on the Map when it started two years ago was the food. This was definitely a departure from the normal "Burger and Fries" that Magic Mountain had been known for.

The first year they started kind of traditional, with a ham feast, tamales and other traditional type holiday foods. Which was awesome. And yes, for those of us who live in Southern California, tamales are most definitely traditional holiday food.

But last year they started "experimenting" with a few different things. Some things were removed and in it's place came the Holiday Turkey Dog (Turkey dog with stuffing, cranberry sauce, mayo) which from it's description you wouldn't think would work. But it DOES.

Other favorites from last year included the Mac n Cheese Burger, Chocolate Covered Caramel Pretzel, Funnel Cakes and more. And all of your favorites are back with a few new treats to enjoy.

And as we did last year, we'll be sharing our top 5 lists so you can be sure to know what to try when you visit.

Aftermath of our first food stop of the night. Sorry, we ate too fast to get pictures. Plus we were having such a good time just enjoying the company.

Towards the end of the night they had a nice reception set up for us near Katie's Kettle. SFMM sure does spoil us.

Lots of amazing treats.

Fried Oreo, Cranberry Fudge, Peppermint Bark

Cinnamon Stick (new for 2016)

Mac and Cheese Burger

We actually remembered to get a before pic ... kind of. ;)

Top 5 food picks

Kristi

Holiday Dog
Cinnamon Sticks
Almond Brownie Funnel Cake
Mac and Cheese Burger
Chocolate Peppermint Ice Cream

Gregg

Holiday Dog
Banana Pudding
Tamales
Cinnamon Sticks
Cinnamon Bun Ice Cream

Rose

Holiday Dog
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Almond Brownie Funnel Cake
Chocolate Peppermint Ice Cream
Mac and Cheese Burger

We had such an amazing time at Holiday In The Park. It truly is one of our favorite events each and every year, not just holiday events, but in general. The lights are fantastic, the atmosphere is phenomenal, everybody is just out to have a great time, it's stress free, no drama. Oh, and the food is amazing.

Thanks again to Magic Mountain for the amazing night, we can't wait to get back and experience more of Holiday In The Park. And we WILL be back.

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