mjcave

Ok, this is going to sound like a pretty stupid question at first ... We're going to Magic Mountain, Knotts Berry Farm and Disneyland in April. Usually when we go to MovieWorld/DreamWorld etc we just turn up wearing thongs, and just take them off on rides where we might lose them, and ride barefoot. Just wondering if anyone has any idea about footwear policy for the US parks - whether or not we would be permitted to just take off thongs and ride barefoot ... or should we make room in our luggage for joggers? I'm not keen on being confined to joggers, but I'd hate to turn up in thongs only to be told we couldn't ride.

Thanks heaps for all the hints and tips! After the initial disappointment of X probably not being open when we go, we're sort of hoping now that it won't be - in the hope that the locals will put off trips to Magic Mountain until it does open, thus the park maybe being a little quieter!! And anyway, there seem to be soooo many rollercoaster there that are way different to anything we've experienced here anyway, probably we won't even miss X. Will definitely get the flash passes before we go too, then no time wasted when we arrive. We kind of hoping the same for Knotts - there's apparently a new one opening there in spring, hopefully it will run overtime and not open in time for our trip, and maybe the park won't be quite so busy! Its Xcelerator I really want to try there, anyway, and supreme scream. Thanks again for all the tips ... can't wait to get there

What's parent swap?? We are actually going with family, both my brothers and my sisters families will be there too, and not all of them like the big coasters so we're probably ok for "babysitters". My 10yo went on the Tower of Terror at Dreamworld when he was 8 and won't set foot on a big ride since!!! I think my 3yo girl is more adventurous than my 10yo at the moment! But I'm pretty sure there will be plenty there to keep the "tamer" family members and younger ones happy. Those flash passes sound great, do we just buy them when we get to the park? With theme parks, my plan is always to arrive at opening time, or earlier and not to leave until closing time! However, we're flying in from Australia and will have to get a tour bus up to Magic Mountain, so that's why I think we're going to be limited to about 7 hours actually in the park. Bit of a bummer really, I'm fairly drooling over the big rides, there's none quite like them over here! Thanks heaps for the advice!

Does anyone have any idea what the queues are like around mid-April at Six Flags Magic Mountain? We're going next year, staying in Anaheim, and I get the idea its a bit of a long haul up to Magic Mountain from there so we don't want to go if it means queueing for hours for the big rides - considering that we'll probably only have 7 hours in the park to begin with and we've got a 3yo and 10yo to think about, as well as satisfying our own lust for the biggest rides!