We reached the hotel by car yesterday. Not bad, it was quite far, about 40 mins drive from santa monica. We checked in to a motel, called rodeway inn. To be honest it is quite crappy, but since were here only for two days and we just needed a place to bunk, it's okay.
Magic mountain is quite a place. almost 90% of the rides here in this theme park is nothing but rollercoasters. Almost every roller coaster has a loop-the- loop and not just one, usually more than just one, unlike disneyland's california screaming.
We got the platinum flash pass at 99$USD a day thinking it came with admission...it didn't. Admission was 40$USD. The woman behind the guest relations counter was quite apologetic, but not like we had a choice. So we got the tickets and went it. We collected the fast-pass, which is like a large tamagochi. The platinum fast pass which we took allowed us to cut the queue like at disneyland and have no wait time. So we can just go straight to the front of the line. The gold fast pass will cut 50% wait time, but there is still wait time. The normal does not cut wait time, but allows you to book a spot and come back when it is your turn, just as if you have been standing in line. The platinum fast pass which we had also allowed us to re-ride the coaster a second time without getting off. This does not include rides that have very high ridership and rides with only one train.
To be honest before the briefing, which we have to go through before getting the fastpass, i didn't know the fastpass is a pager type device, not a card or something like at disneyland. The queue for the coasters here is quite crazy. It's about 1 1/2 hour to 3 hours for a single ride at peak hours. To kinda show you what the rides are like, i've attached links to how the rollercoaster is like from youtube.
We took the X2 first, it is the highlight of the park, in hindsight, we shouldn't have, but anyways, we did by paying 15$ per person at the counter to make a booking. We took the next available slot and immedietely ran to the X2. And by god, the X2 was the most frightening rollercoaster i have ever taken. It's a rollercoaster that swings you in 5 directions and has several loops, it is also going at over 100mph and have you going inverse as it climbed the track. It has flamethrowers, music, lights, etc. It was amazing! lol. I guess in hind sight we shouldn't have taken the most thrilling ride of the park as the first ride.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVVGHK7Yi7I
Next we took the viper http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1izstI-vCyg video speaks for itself.
then the revolution, the first looping rollercoaster in the world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrC5WUQczp4
then the tatsu, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_eKfNi2T24
then the goldrush, which was quite mild, but it is history... the first rollercoaster built at six flags. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01RHAxIBgyw&feature=related
then the riddler's revenge, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrsvkjhSwEQ, which i must add, is a standing coaster.
then terminator salvation, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrgV2DtwtIw
then we took scream, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-XRAFqjgsc.
goliath, which has a 255 foot drop into a 120 foot tunnel at 85MPH, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTtxFRLIfsA
then colossus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1C0jv2xe9A.
you know, i've never taken so many coaster consecutively in my life before.
then we took the batman, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blbHTWZmQeo
before calling a cab and heading back to the hotel.
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