4th of July at (Six Flags) Magic Mountain! Coasters! Coasters! Coasters! On Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!

We spent the 4th of July (at least the day time portion) at Magic Mountain and rode lots of coasters! Things were hectic in the morning, settled down with some reasonable lines in the late morning/early afternoon, and then things really picked up. Operations were much better compared to our May trip, with most restrictions lifted and increased capacity. A lot of coasters were running 3 trains, and the Gold Rusher crew wins crew of the day. It was our first ride on West Coast Racers, and I got my RMC fix on Twisted Colossus. We finished with an air conditioned lunch at the Full Throttle Sports Bar and then got out of there. The day's coaster count: 6. The Great American Revolution, West Coast Racers, Gold Rusher, Twisted Colossus, Goliath, and Scream.

Not a bad 4th at all. Enjoy!

Magic Mountain Mondays #10: Revolution

This photo is not Rev’s heyday. But it’s running like a champ these days.

In August of 1995, I took a bunch of photos (on film no less) at Six Flags Magic Mountain using an inexpensive camera. I was working as an Operations supervisor at the time, and the purpose of the project was to create a slide show for an employee appreciation party for our Operations staff. I’ve carted these slides around for over 25 years and I finally had them digitally transferred this year. About 2/3s of them aren’t available for posting because they are crew pictures and I have no way to request permission to post them. But I do have 50+ available that are just various shots of the park. Enjoy this time capsule from August 1995.

Magic Mountain Mondays #9: The (Mighty) Metro

The loss of The Metro still stings.

“I remember the letter wrinkled in my hand
”I’ll love you always” filled my eyes
I remember a night we walked along the Seine
Riding on the Metro”

In August of 1995, I took a bunch of photos (on film no less) at Six Flags Magic Mountain using an inexpensive camera. I was working as an Operations supervisor at the time, and the purpose of the project was to create a slide show for an employee appreciation party for our Operations staff. I’ve carted these slides around for over 25 years and I finally had them digitally transferred this year. About 2/3s of them aren’t available for posting because they are crew pictures and I have no way to request permission to post them. But I do have 50+ available that are just various shots of the park. Enjoy this time capsule from August 1995.

Our June 2021 WDW Trip, Part 6! Disney's Animal Kingdom, pt. 2 | Dinosaur, Everest, trails, and more!

Our 2nd (and last) day at Disney's Animal Kingdom on this trip. We arrived at opening for Dinosaur and Everest, as well as an early snack at Satu'li Canteen. Whatever else we had planned was waylaid by a brief power outage that the park took a while to recover from. Still had a lot of fun - walked the Tree of Life and Tiger trails, met a dragon and a lizard, and then headed out for the rest of the day at EPCOT. But that's another episode. Enjoy!

Our June 2021 WDW Trip, Part 5! DHS half-day | Baseline, Muppet Vision, and more

It's the 2nd of our 3 Disney Hollywood Studios days. Early morning Rise of the Resistance boarding group, Muppet Vision 4-D, opening time at Baseline Taphouse, and just walking around. And yes, I'm still mad that Sam the Eagle was cutoff during his spiel. Enjoy!

Do you think the First Order uses DO-18 keys?