So much fun!!! A handicap pass makes the day filled more with rides than waiting in line, but that's not available to everyone, so I would definitely plan more than one day to ride everything! Make sure to ride The EXTREME!!!!!!

Oh my gosh…it was great. They have the best rides of any theme park I have ever been to, and this is coming from an Ohio girl! But it was magnificent...the rides are the best and the scenery is just awesome!

Once you descend the mountain from Rapids Camp Crossing and enter the Baja Ridge themed area, you have completed your circle tour of Six Flags Magic Mountain. (Baja Ridge adjoins Six Flags Plaza, which is both the park's entry and exit gateway.) On this tour, I saved the best for last, the infamous X--No Limits roller coaster. It's infamous because it turns blasé, seasoned coaster fans into screaming scaredy-cats. But who am I to talk? I'm telling you this at the prompting of my friends who have actually ridden X, because I, myself, have never summoned up the nerve to try it!

This coaster boasts a 200-foot first drop down, which you soar at 76mph. Those two features by themselves would make for an adrenaline-filled ride, but that's only the beginning. The train itself has a unique shape. The individual cars stick way out from the center of the train, and each car SPINS INDEPENDENTLY of both the train AND of all the other cars! Thus, not only are you dropping and zooming on this ride, but spinning forwards or backwards at the same time! (Which way you spin at any given moment depends on gravity, as you ascend, plunge, veer right, or hang left.) As I photographed X, the riders screamed nonstop throughout the whole length of the ride! I'm so envious of them. SOMEDAY I'm going to get the courage to board this mean machine!

The other coasters in Baja Ridge are wild, but do-able. There's the Viper, which came to the park in 1990. Its green-and-orange trains loop and corkscrew around a steel track, traveling at 70mph. That one, I enjoyed. Its attractive entry building fits in well with the Mexican-Baja California theme of this "land." The third coaster in Baja Ridge is Revolution, which was actually the first looping coaster ever built, the park claims. It's 113 feet tall and travels at 5mph. Personally, I won't be going on this ride again. It just doesn't give a smooth ride. I like to dip and plunge, but I hate to bang and bash! But, try it--YOU might like it!

If you're hungry while in Baja Ridge, you can eat at a branch of the chain restaurant, Panda Express. Now, as you might know, that's a Chinese restaurant, so what it's doing in Mexican-themed Baja Ridge, I'm not sure! But the food is good, just like the food served at any other Panda Express in town.

On your circle tour of Six Flags Magic Mountain, once you leave Cyclone Bay (which is at the back of the park), you'll start heading around towards the main gate again. AND you start to CLIMB! The hill between Cyclone Bay and the next themed area that you'll encounter, Rapids Camp Crossing, is a workout! Luckily, it's lined with tall trees and, therefore, is a scenic hike.

The star attraction of this "land"--actually, the ONLY ride--is Roaring Rapids, a raft ride. You'll journey along a beautiful, woodsy white-water course in round 12-person rafts. This was the first raft ride to be built in the western USA. Of course, now these rides are common. In Southern California alone, three other theme parks have raft rides: Knott's Berry Farm, Disney's California Adventure, and Sea World of San Diego. But, since the free-floating sensation you'll feel while in the rafts is always a pleasure, I recommend going on this one, too.

Once you board your raft, you'll meander downstream, where the crosscurrents will splash water at you from the side and tall jets of water will rain upon you from above. In other words, you'll get soaked! The crowds love this, though, especially on hot days. Thus, on sultry summer afternoons, you'll find the longest lines for this attraction, so you can plan around visiting during these busy times if you don't want to have a wait. Otherwise, the line for this ride isn't too long.

After leaving Roaring Rapids, you may wish to play a few arcade games (which are the only other things to do in Rapids Camp Crossing.) A nice place to eat is Katy's Kettle, a fast-food restaurant housed in an attractive rustic-style building and surrounded by tall pines. You can order burgers or, like I did, the chicken strip meal. I think it cost around $7 or so for the chicken strips, fries, and a drink. You'll dine at a table under the shady trees. And when you're done, you'll get a special treat! As you continue on from Katy's Kettle Restaurant, the pathway will start to head DOWNHILL!

The Cyclone Bay themed area is the last "land" that you can reach on your circle tour of the park WITHOUT climbing a big hill. So enjoy it! Your feet will start to get sore once you leave this place! To teens and adults, the huge attraction here is the Deja Vu boomerang-style roller coaster. (That just means that it doesn't complete a full circle during the course of the ride. It stops midway at a "dead end" and then repeats the same course, this time going BACKWARDS.)

Well, this is another one I wasn't brave enough to try! It's so TALL! The "dead end" towers soar 200 feet above the ground! Plus, there's a 90-degree first drop! Not for me, I don't think! But many people LOVE this ride. It loops around the track at 65mph, the riders hanging in suspended cars. Whoa! I DO enjoy it as a piece of eye candy. What a fun ride to photograph!

There's another roller coaster in Cyclone Bay that I HAVE been on, the traditional-looking wooden coaster, the Psyclone. I screamed going down the first hill, after which the rest seemed tame. I will say, though, that this ride has a drawback. It's very bumpy and jostly. Kids over 54 inches tall may ride it.

There's a water ride in Cyclone Bay, too--the Arrowhead Splashdown. If you try it, you'll climb into a "jet boat," ascend up the Samurai Summit hillside, and then wind around on that scenic hill. At the end, you'll take a 57-foot plunge--and just might get splashed!

At Cyclone Bay, the 6 Flags people hope you'll spend some more of your hard-earned cash, as evidenced by all the extra-fee attractions in that area! Coming into Cyclone Bay from the Movie District, you'll pass through a section of carnival games. You can toss a ball, throw a dart, etc., to try to win a prize. (They have some cute stuffed animals as prizes that your kids--or your girlfriend--will love.) If you're feeling wealthy AND adventuresome, you can try the expensive "Dive Devil," where you'll plop down over $25 to enjoy a skydiving-type experience. (The exact per-person price varies on how many people in your group will be going on the ride. You can ride alone or have up to two other people with you.) You'll get into a harness at the top of a tall structure, then jump out into thin air, where you'll have a free-fall experience--traveling around 60mph as all four limbs wave in the breeze! Still haven't spent enough? Try the Cyclone Bay 500, a go-cart ride. Actually, though, the fee for this falls into the "reasonable" range at $6, though that's only for one set of laps.