Day 4 - Mar 25, 2005 Last updated: 4/10/05 8:00pm PT
Day 4 brings us back to Six Flags Magic Mountain. When we were there 2 days ago, “X” wasn’t running early in the day. It was running later, but the line was huge (somewhere between 2-3 hours). So we decided to come back today and go straight to “X” and wait no matter how long it took. It was the only thing we wanted to do at the park. As luck would have it, the ride was operating right away. We waited less than an hour to get on.
This is the coolest ride I’ve ever ridden. Imagine if you will, a normal roller coaster car riding on the tracks. Now to the left and right, outside the car, attach two reclining chairs to each side. Now, imagine sitting in those chairs, outside the track, with nothing above or below you. Now image what it would be like if those chairs rotated, forward and backward. This is “X”.
You leave the station facing backwards, and climb that first big hill backwards. Normally on a coaster, when you get to the top of the first big hill, you hang there for a bit, admiring the huge drop you are about to travel down. On “X”, you don’t see the drop because you are backwards. The chairs rotate as you move along the track giving you a unique perspective. A couple of times, you are sent down hills with the chairs rotated face down. There is nothing between you and the ground.
Look at the person hanging face down out of the car. This is fun.
We went west on the way back from Six Flags to drive along the Malibu coast. This was dumb. There were heavy rains recently, and part of the road was covered with mud, creating a huge traffic backup. We ended up in Venice for a stroll along the beach and shops. No muscle-heads out at the weight lifting area. Must’ve been too cold. It was 65 (brrr) 🙂 And what’s with all the women wearing snow boots in LA? I saw it all over. Thick insulated snow boots.
Dinner was at a Cuban restaurant called Versailles. Fried pork chunks in a citrus garlic sauce. I’d say juice more than sauce, but boy was it good!