Part of Enter Sandman On Coaster "X2"

[porcelmc]

Anyone ride this one yet? I finally rode it over the weekend. I also road the original X about a month after it opened.

SO could they actually make the best coaster on the planet better??? I guess so.

The only changes were

-KICK ass soundtrack you hear during the ride
---> starts out with some classical tune, before it pumps into Enter Sandman as you go up to the first drop..changes into Aresmith's Love in a Elevator for a brief verse, changes into Beastie Boys Sabotage, and concludes with a Rage Against the Machine songs I dont remember exactly.

-a new paintjob
--->they also repainted Viper. Looks better overall from the previous purple.

-new trains
--->they look plain as fuck to me. They old one are still visible in the sheds and they still look better.

-pyro
-->the pryo is used one but is a very cool affect. On the way out I watched it go off about 5 times and it even looks cool from the car.

-line props
-->new xtreme vids that are on a never ending loop. Pretty boring after awhile. they need to add some stuff for the long line or at least change the vids as you get deeper.
-->they updated the singage and made it REALLY lame. The old line at the foot of the tower was replaced with nothing. That was the sign that had all of the schematics and rough sketches. It kinda gave you a feel of the power that this ride had.


Overall I still think its the best coaster ever. I only rode it once during the day. Went back at night and the line was still 2 hours so I said fuck it and hit everything else. I did find the music actually distracting a bit. While I think the soundtrack is awesome, I kinda made me forget about what was actually happening. I guess that will fade as I ride it more. PLus I dont know if the soundtrack is the same for every ride or not. If someone else has rode it and has some input I would really appreciate it.

My advice, if you never rode X or X2 and are a coaster fanatic, get on this fucker before it breaks down! The original X was notorious for being shutdown (for reasons that are rarely made public.)

My 7 year old daughter rode the ride with me and its now her favorite as well. Go figure!

Couple of vids here:

http://www.sixflags.com/magicMountain/rides/X2.aspx

http://www.sixflags.com/magicMountain/index.aspx