Tales of the Flowers: California Six Flags Magic Mountain

Friday, September 19, 2025

California Six Flags Magic Mountain - 2025/06/11

We got an even earlier start today so we could get up and have breakfast before we headed to Magic Mountain. Our server Antonia is so nice. We've seen her all three mornings and she's awesome. My eggs benedict were runny, just like they were supposed to be.

And there's Ian with his pancakes. They look so good.

We made it to the Six Flags parking lot by 10:05am.

Were able to hop on a bus to get us to security. Ian and Alli were giving the Viper sign a thumbs down. They didn't like that ride.

At 10:10am we were walking under the gates.

And since we have the passes that let us in early, we were at rope drop at 10:12am! Perfect!

Around 10:15am they dropped the rope and we sprinted to our first stop. What will it be? Tatsu? Twisted Colossus? West Coast Racers?

Uh, no. The restroom. We're staying well hydrated with our all-you-can-drink cups. That and all the orange juice from breakfast.

But a short time later, we were in line for X2! Everyone has to queue outside the actual ride entrance, because even though we got to come in at 10:15am, they don't open the rides until the park opens at 10:30am.

It was a head banging, leg clanging ride like usual, but we were on and off by 10:42am.

We spent the rest of the day wandering around to the different rides. Tatsu is a favorite of the kids now.

Wonder Woman, which is so much like the Jersey Devil, is really fun.

Trying something new? The Gold Rusher is the oldest coaster at the park, built in 1971. It has no loops and is extra jerky. I'll raise my hands on just about any ride, but this one, I have to brace myself.

The New Revolution is the first coaster in the modern era with a loop. It's a little jerky too, but the kids had a lot of fun.

While walking through the queue for it though, there is a huge swarm of bees! Ian is more afraid of the bees than any of the coasters!

Back near Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom, we found Flash.

Wanna race?

Even though it's only 2:30pm, we've got to get going. Down in Hermosa Beach there's Wednesday night volleyball and we can't miss it! Plus we've got to meet up with Theresa who is coming back from work travel.

I stopped by Guest Services yet again to let them know the meal plans weren't working and that'd I'd be back in a couple weeks. Hopefully they can sort things out by then...

We've also got to get ready for our next big event in LA. The Pasadena Chalk Festival!

I've been using the same Staples for years to help print out a 1:1 "blueprint" of our chalk mural. This year we thought it would be fun to see Grogu go to Hogwarts!

Gotta lay it out and check it before we leave the store. I have to play with the colors and invert some things too because the Staples software has gotten smarter and won't print a blueprint if there's too much ink coverage. And to save on printing costs, sometimes I move things around into empty spaces (like the golden snitch) and we just make up what should be there. At $12 per blueprint (this one needing 4), it can start to get pretty pricey for something we're going to throw away as soon as we use it.

Back in the South Bay, there's laundry to be done. Living out of suitcases for a couple months means that this is a common occurrence.

And it was really just the one night in the South Bay because the next day, the four of us hopped into the car and drove through downtown LA towards Pasadena!

We've got our site!

With a little time to kill before the artists dinner tonight, we decided to go to a nearby Chuck E Cheese!

There's not too many left that have the animatronics.

And on the prize wall was a toy we haven't seen before. And it fits perfectly with our chalk mural! Plush Baby Yoda! Of course we can get him! He'll be our little mascot while we're drawing this weekend. (thank you to the worker who let us know we could buy him at the nearby Target for way cheaper than the tickets we're spending).