Fright Fest
Long-running Halloween event with haunted mazes, scare zones and after-dark entertainment.
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Hybrid resort · North America
🇺🇸 Valencia, California, United States
Twenty coasters on a Santa Clarita hillside
Overall score8.2
Opened
1971
Size
262 acres (106 ha)
Rides
40 attractions
Avg. visit
9 hours
Ticket range
$60–$110 USD
Events & shows
Holiday in the Park
Winter event with millions of lights, festive areas and seasonal shows.
Visual Archive
Magic Mountain holds the world record for roller coasters at a single park, and the lineup is not padded: X2 is the only 5th-dimension coaster in the west, Twisted Colossus is a duelling hybrid, and Tatsu flies riders face-down over the hillside at 100 km/h. Full Throttle, Goliath and Superman: Escape from Krypton round it out.
Theming and food lag the Disney parks nearby, but nowhere else in the world offers this much track in one day.
Plan Your Visit
Hours & tickets
- Operating hours
- Typically 10:30am-8pm, extended to 10pm or later in summer and during Fright Fest
- Seasonal closures
- Open year-round at weekends, with daily operation in summer and holiday periods
- Queue-skip pass
- THE FLASH Pass in several tiers, priced by date and demand. From about $90 USD.
- How long to stay
- Full day
- Multi-day tickets
- 2-day and combo tickets with Hurricane Harbor; season passes are usually cheaper than two single days.
- Season pass
- Annual or season pass from about $130 USD.
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- Hollywood Burbank (BUR), ~25 miles; LAX ~40 miles
- Public transit
- Santa Clarita Transit route 3 and Metro 791 serve the park, but a car is far more practical
- Parking
- On-site parking available. Around $35 USD per day.
- Staying over
- No on-site hotel; chain hotels in Valencia and Santa Clarita are a few minutes away
Accessibility
- Accessibility
- Steep hillside layout with long climbs, though funiculars and an Orient Express shuttle help. Wheelchair and ECV rental available, and the Attraction Access Pass provides return times.
Good to know
- Who it suits
- Overwhelmingly a thrill park for teens and adults; Bugs Bunny World covers young children but the park is built around extreme coasters
- Best time to visit
- Weekdays in February to April or September; avoid summer weekends when queues and heat are brutal
- Dining
- Standard American quick-service; a dining pass is worthwhile for a full day
- Outside food
- Outside food and drink are not permitted.
- Weather cover
- Almost entirely outdoor and exposed on the Santa Clarita hillsides; shade and hydration matter more than rain cover, and coasters pause in high wind.
- Baby care
- Nursing and changing facilities available at first aid and family restrooms.
- Rentals on site
- Stroller / pushchair hire and Lockers available on site.
- Currency & payment
- Cashless park — cards and mobile wallets only, with cash-to-card kiosks near the entrance.
- Official app
- Six Flags app (iOS/Android): wait times, map, mobile dining and Flash Pass management.
Archival records
World record for most roller coasters at one park
World's first fourth-dimension roller coaster (X2)