I love the rides and the kids area - but am offended that for the amount I pay for the entrance and the high cost of bad food then we have to pay $15 for parking on top of it! Also, they have the worst customer service. Everyone working there seems to hate their job and hate that you're there making them actually work. I don't trust the people running the rides - they all look like hung-over, high school drop outs. If you can get past the customer service, don't mind the cost, eat before and after you attend the park, you will get a thrill of a lifetime with all the choices of rollercoasters. (As long as you don't go when they have a lot of rides closed and the lines are so long you only get to go on 3 or 4 the whole day.)

As Magic Mountain's list of attractions expands, its aesthetic quality seems to decline. It's an inverse relationship that troubles me. As a rollercoaster enthusiast, I love going here, but as a human being with a sensitivity toward to the unkempt, I hate going here. Someone needs to reinvigorate this place.

The park is really run down. Haven't been here in 20 yrs and the bathrooms are old, faucets are the turn handle kind, push handle toilets when other places are using sensor lights. Dining options are expensive, poor quality food and facilities are old. A corn dog and fries (no drink) cost over $8! For the price, the food value is better at Disneyland! I sat at an indoor table where with 4 eateries and no one wiped the dirty tables for over 45 mins, unlike at Disneyland. The park is full of teens working a summer job and don't care about their work. However, it is a great place for teens who love roller coaster rides. I got nauseated riding "Ninja", but these rides are not my cup of tea. The water rides really get you wet, you're wet for hours until the heat dries you off! "Tansu" was an outrageous 3 hrs wait from start to finish. They need to update and "Fast Pass" their rides. Rumors are that Magic Mtn is looking for a buyer. That can only translate to mean financial difficulties. Parking will cost you $15/day and if you don't arrive early, it's hard to find a parking space. The walk from the parking lot to park is quite a distance and the tram doesn't run very often.

This is the best theme park. There's a lot of rides to go on. And for those of you who like milder rides they have a whole section of the park with rides and they even have a different section for little kids too! The rides I recommed you to go on are X, Deja Vu, and Goliath. They do have height restrictions most of which are 53". Be sure to wear shoes and not flip flops (I had a bad incident in which they came off while on a roller coaster) and bring spare clothes (they have lockers to store belongings in) becuase some of the rides get you extremely wet.

Magic Mountain is a definitely geared to satisfy the real roller coaster enthusiast. With so many coasters to choose, the thrills never stop. X is one of a kind. The individual seats spiral as you speed up and down unexpected curves and twists. You have not rode a coaster until you have experienced Goliath.

Wear comfortable shoes. Enjoy the California weather. Have fun, we sure did!