Day 7: On Top of Magic Mountain

Day 7 – Six Flags Magic Mountain

Odometer Reading – 3008

Unlike some people leaving Las Vegas, Da MF Man and I left town with our wallets intact, refreshed and we didn’t pawn the rental car. We were off to Six Flags Magic Mountain, the largest of all the Six Flags parks. Da MF Man has been talking about this place for the past 3-4 years.

We got to the park around Noon local time and worked out our plan. Note our excitement:



We only had six hours before the park closed and there were so many coasters to ride (10 roller coasters to ride). We rode them all inside of four and a half hours (You can’t touch the professionals).



Time to check-in to the Best Western, gas up the Smokin’ Monkey Mobile and get some dinner. Tonight – We dine at Denny’s!!! My favorite thing about Denny’s is you can get pancakes at any time of the day…and if you know me, you know I enjoy a good stack of pancakes. Another reason my belly is so big but that’s another topic for another blog. The pancakes were great. The service was fantastic. The only thing left was to relax at the hotel hot tub.

Tonight on Celebrity Hot Tub

You know you are getting old when riding roller coasters causes aches and pains in your lower back, legs, and feet. We were blessed to find a hotel with a working hot tub. The heat from the water worked out the kinks in our bones and relaxed our minds. We had reached the halfway point of our journey and were amazed by what we had accomplished in the past week. All of those parks…all of those coasters…This is truly a vacation to top many of the vacations I have taken in the past.



Today’s guests on Celebrity Hot Tub…

We did have a few visitors while in the tub. A San Diego mother, her 17 year old daughter and their two friends from Minnesota joined us. Waitaminit….I know what you’re thinking…Get your mind out of the gutter!!! This was a group of adults just talking about whatever come to mind, enjoying the soothing jets of the hot tub. Two other guys did stop by the tub but they didn’t stay long. I think they realized that there were not going to get any type of action from the ladies so they went to their rooms.

Let me say this…a little vodka, cranberry juice, and soda will have anyone telling their life stories to any Tom, Dick and Harry that will listen. Da MF Man and I are great listeners, especially when we’re sober. After three hours in the tub, not only do I know their names, jobs, how much they are paying on their mortgages, when their spouses/parents passed away, which ones were in abusive homes as a child, that the daughter had a few raging parties at her home while her mom was away, and so much more…It was like an primetime episode of Oprah, Jenny Jones, and Dr. Phil all at once. We almost had a “Jerry Springer” moment but the two friends did not get to swinging when they had their argument. Don’t know how much they remembered of the past night but they did say hello when we saw them at Denny’s for breakfast.

All in all, Magic Mountain was great. We’re on the West Coast and things are going smoothly. Tomorrow, we take the scenic route north to the San Francisco area. Knott’s Great America has a few coasters with our names on them.

Later!!!