Nestled in Valencia of California, the Six Flags Magic Mountain is a theme land that offers over 50 rides. Its mascot is Mr. Six in whose honor the park is going to launch a new ride called Mr. Six's Dance Coaster in May 2011. Today, the Magic Mountain theme park has all attractions that a family would like to dream of or have in a theme park.
Main Rides
- Atom Smasher as a Mack Musik Express
- Batman: The Ride with floorless suspended coaches, steep turns, and five inversions
- Buccaneer as a swinging pirate boat
- Canyon Blaster as a junior coaster
- Colossus as a dual wooden coaster
- Cyclone 500 as a go-kart charging a small fee
- Dive Devil as a freefall ride asking an additional fee
- Déjà Vu with inverted and suspended floorless coaches with two straight falls and three inversions
- Goldrusher as a steel coaster running on distinct landscape of Magic Mountain
- Goliath as a steel coaster with a starting fall 255 feet down to an underground tunnel
- Grand Carousel as a merry-go-round that is 98 years old
- Grinder Gearworks as a round up one
- Jet Stream as a log flume
- Log Jammer as a typical log flume offering two lifts and falls
- Metro as a monorail ride situated next to previous sight of Flashback
- Ninja with swinging and suspended coaches, steep turns, and curves around the treetops
- Orient Express as a Funicular cable car ride
- Percy's Railway as a steel coaster dedicated to young kids
- Revolution as the first modern coaster to offer a loop of 720 degree
- The Riddler's Revenge as the tallest and longest coaster on Earth moving reversely for six times on a steel route
- Roaring Rapids as river rapid water ride replicating a wild raft journey
- Sandblasters offering the bumper cars
- Scrambler
- Scream! offering bottomless coaches moving over the rails with seven inversions at a high speed of 65 mph
- Sky Tower as an observation tower of 38 storeys offering a museum located atop where the artifacts of Magic Mountain's history such as TV commercials, old maps, and former ride parts exist
- Swashbuckler as a Yo-Yo
- Superman: The Escape as the first coaster to move at the speed of 100 miles per hour
- Tatsu as the tallest and longest flying coaster in the world featuring a suspended track and vehicles to lounge the seaters touching the track
- Terminator Salvation: The Ride as a wooden coaster with steep turns, slanting falls, tunnels, mist splatters, and special effects of sound
- Thrill Shot as a fast climbing slingshot ride charging a small amount of nominal fee for participation
- Tidal Wave as a Shoot-the-Chutes ride
- Viper as a huge steel coaster offering seven inversions and the tallest loop of 360-degree on the planet
- X² as the fifth dimensional coaster with special effects making the seaters go to and fro with the seats located on a different axis
- Yosemite Sam Sierra Falls as a dual waterslide offering tubes
Dining Options
- Cold Stone Creamery at Six Flags Plaza offering unique items like Chocolate Devotion and Six Flags Cookie Coaster Crunch
- Corn Cart at the Gotham City Backlot
- Food Etc. at the Colossus County Fair offering tacos, sandwiches, sushi, and desserts
- Freshers at Six Flags Plaza
- Los Cuates Mexican Grill at the Cyclone Bay offering Mexican items and Dippin' Dots
- Mooseburger Lodge at the High Sierra Territory adorned with music and ACs and offering sandwiches, salads, buffet, and a kid's menu
- Mrs. Fields (new) in The Movie District offering cookies, frozen yogurt, and a Super Brownie Sundae
- Papa John's at the Gotham City Backlot
Accommodations
- Rodeway Inn Magic Mountain Area at 5 minutes – From $63.18
- Comfort Suites Stevenson Ranch at 3 miles - From $95.00
- Hilton Garden Inn Valencia Six Flags – From $98.00
- Holiday Inn Express
- Embassy Suites
- Courtyard by Marriott
- Residence Inn
Tickets
A ticket for one day entrance to the Magic Mountain is $59.99 for an adult and $34.99 for those who are under 48". The combo schemes start from $44.99 that includes entrance, food, and parking. There is also a season pass available for $69.99 with which the holder is entitled to free tickets for friends, free events, and a visit to all the Six Flags parks. A group pass is also there starting from $23.50 for a group of 10 or more. For more information about passes and other tickets, go to http://www.sixflags.com/magicmountain/tickets/index.aspx.
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Verdict:The Six Flags Magic Mountain is really no less than a magical dreamland for families. A visit to this park is not worth missing if you are in California.
