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Hey everyone! Welcome to our annual West Coast Bash photo update! West Coast Bash has proved to be the roller coaster enthusiast event on the West Coast! This year we expanded the event to TWO parks instead of one! Part 1 of this update - Six Flags Magic Mountain!


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At 6:15am, the SFMM sign is still all lit up!


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If your name is Will, go here.


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Presenting to you the 2010 West Coast Bash T-Shirt Distribution Team! (They will be in swim suits and tutu's at 4pm)


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"It's funny because it sounds like LeZ."


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Who ordered the "10 minutes with the Aussie on the table" along with their XL T-Shirt?


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Sign up for Club TPR and get more cool stuff than any other theme park or roller coaster club!


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Who's ready for some ERT?


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Director of Operations Neal Thurman announces that for one day only the park has removed the over the shoulder restraints on Revolution! But then as soon as the meds kicked in he said "Just Kidding..."


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This is quite the awesome schedule! Where should we go first?


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"I don't need to make love to X2 when I can make love to this fancy pole!"


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Hooray! Roller Coasters are open!!!


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10 minutes later...diabetic coma.


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Hey Martin, the ACE convention is next month.


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Viper is open.... Yup.


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Oh my! Piers is the official sausage of Six Flags Magic Mountain! And I thought the tour of the glory hole was tomorrow!


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Yup, the restraints are still there!


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Oh, did we mention is was a BEAUTIFUL day? X2, Tatsu, Terminator, Viper, and Revolution were open with NO LINES?


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Tatsu is even better after 6 donuts and a trough of coffee!


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Hello big audio box on the back of Terminator! I sure hope you've got a retirement plan set up!


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It was time for the first of many "backstage tours" at this year's West Coast Bash. Today we got to see the crew do a "Block Check" before the ride opened!


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Somewhere up there is a piece of "Special" track.


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If you know what is so special about this piece of track...


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"Yeah, we are waiting for Goliath...what are you going to do about it?"


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So THAT is what it looks like under the Goliath tunnel!


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They even let us get VERY CLOSE to the helix!


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What is it with all these insane people who want to make love to the roller coasters???


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William looks unpleased about this, but really he is not.


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Now it's time for the "Backstage walking tour!"


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First we start with a giant mound of dirt!


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CAPTION CONTEST!!! Something very strange is going on here. If you know what it could be...


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"Mr. Burkhart! Mr. Burkhart! Why is Mr. Six still a mound of dirt?" "It just is, kid...it just is..."


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Don't worry! We are told that this mound of dirt will be transformed into the newest, baddest, most EXTREME thrill machine by Memorial Day!


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Marker Porn.


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Just picture it...dancing old men and children....yeah baby!


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So THAT is where they've been keeping the Magic Pagoda budda all these years!


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There is just something very dirty about this picture.


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Coaster track? Or picnic benches? You decide!


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Dum..de..dum...here we go on a backstage photo tour....


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Oooh! Places were "normal" people can't go! Oooh! (Oh, who are we kidding? We are not normal!)


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Now that there be 'da rollie coaster!


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OMG! It's the BACKSIDE of Terminator!


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Track.


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"Is there a bathroom somewhere around here?"


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Those aren't just trash dumpsters, they are BACK STAGE SPECIAL trash dumpsters.


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Road.


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"Don't walk too fast. You don't want to get a ticket."


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It's a shrubbery!


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Jet Stream boats getting refurbed.


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Parts started arriving for the new lauched 4D Free-Fly X-Car Steel/Wood Hybrid Inverted Log Flume Frisbee.


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BACK STAGE GROUP PHOTO!!! BBLLAARRRGGGG!!!!!


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You can't get shots like this unless you attend West Coast Bash...or like, well, I guess if you work at the park or sumthin...


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h! Batman is FANCY! Just like Piers!


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OMG! I spy some Club TPR members!!!


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Here's a different perspective on Batman and Riddlers!


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Yup, more backstage randomness.


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Batman's sexy backside.


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Take this detour to go to Freefall and Psyclone.


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Barrels equal theming! =)


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h! Pretty Batman! Very pretty! (Seriously, the new paint job looks awesome!)


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ZEEEEERO GEEEEEEEE!


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Pimp my boat.


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Does anyone remember what this area used to be? If you know...


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Did we mention they let us get right under Batman?


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Next tour! The old Magic Pagoda or now known as "Willoughby's Haunted Mansion!"


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"Hey look! I got some some head!"


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"Oooh baby...how I love dead guys in coffins!"


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I swear I saw a hidden mickey in here somewhere!


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This maze is well themed because it has barrels in it.


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"NO ROBB!!! PUT YOUR CLOTHES BACK ON!!! NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"


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I'M CRAAAAAZY GIANT SPIDER!!! GIMME SOME CANDY!


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Piers spent most of his day at Claim Jumper.


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Next up on our dirt lot tour was the former site of Flashback. This dirt lot is a much better ride!


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Let's hope this is the future site to some new Hurricane Harbor expansion!


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Today though, we are touring the old and busted Metro Monorail boneyard!


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And like, we are going to get REALLY close to these suckers!


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"Hello Metro... we are inside you!"


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"Do you all like my new monorail hat?"


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"Ok, who took a bite out of the monorail?"


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These next few pictures should make some monorail enthusiasts VERY happy!


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Wheels are like boobies to monorail fans! There is always a pair of them, they are round, and hopefully very firm.


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"Touch my broken monorail...TOUCH IT!!!"


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Yes, hi, this is the Metro. Now everyone sit down. Sitting? Good. Now listen up.... IT AIN'T GOING TO EVER F**KING RUN AGAIN!!! DEAL WITH IT!!! GET OVER IT!!! NOW STOP ASKING QUESTIONS!!! EAT MORE OVALTINE!!!!! Oh, I'm glad I've got that out of my system now....


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"How much for the one in red?"


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I'm trying to think of a good penis joke to make here, but one just isn't coming to my head.


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No, really there are people out there who are really getting off to these pictures! NO JOKE!


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Door.


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Still door.


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Yellow with some poop.


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Real Dolls for coaster geeks.


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This is going to end VERY badly...wait, no...scratch that...this is going to be freaking HILARIOUS!!!! =)


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"Please remove all ear jewlery & hearing aids before boarding Shed: The Ride."


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It's time to Eat! Yeeahhhh!


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The only line at West Coast Bash!


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It's time for another crooked head, grimace face photo from William! Oh, and for the scavenger hunt to take place as well.


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Jay Thomas. Park President or arm rest? You Decide!


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Hey! The entire group gets to hang out with a celebrity! That's right! Piers is in the back! =)


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Team #36! Or...the team that didn't use their mobile phones to win the scavenger hunt!


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Chuck and Bugs...together for ever!


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There's a party in my tummy...so yummy...so yummy....


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Oh no! Bugs is cheating on Chuck!


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Closed Set? NOT FOR US!!! =)


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"Invention, my dear friends, is ninety-three percent perspiration, six percent electricity, four percent evaporation, and two percent butterscotch ripple."


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Take all the dam pictures you want! (Yes, I know there isn't any dam here, but this was the first thing that popped in my head.)


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"Um, I am not going in there if it's not fancy!"


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What a pretty mess of newly painted orange and teal track! FANCY!


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"Hello sweetheart! You don't notice the parking lot on the ground because *I* am in the picture!"


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Hooray!


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Donkey Kong!


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Donald gives an EXCELLENT tour of Colossus!


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FANCY!


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COLOSSUS BACKSTAGE TOUR GROUP PHOTO!!!! YAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!


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Scream!


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Getting ready to take the uber spectacular group photo!


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All of these people are sexy. But only one is VERY sexy. Do you know who it is?


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10 years after the end of the world...the podium still stands.


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You guys ready for the Q&A session?


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HOORAY! NIGHT ERT ON CANYON BLASTER AND GOLD RUSHER!!! YAY!!!!


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Oh...bummer...there are all those other coasters too.... =)


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Once again the comedy trio of Jay, Neal, and Tim rock the house!


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They let the fat guy talk too.


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Scavenger hunt winners? Or team of proctologists? YOU DECIDE!


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OMG! Dueling Arrow MADNESS!!! Let's go on a tour!


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"Hey everyone! We are back stage at X2!"


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"Hey look! I found a giant letter U!"


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Uh, oh...this support is only X.


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These aren't parts for X2. They are actually building REAL Terminators at Six Flags Magic Mountain. (It was all explained in the pre-show.)


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Well, it's settled. X2 is a girl.


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Wheels make the coaster go.


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X2 actually has three sets of wheels. Road wheels, guide wheels and.... ta da...the X wheel!


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"I put on my hoodie and it magically brought me backstage to X2!"


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Hello X2 train...we see you!


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Yup we got to walk around the transfer track area. See what you missed by NOT coming to West Coast Bash?


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"Oh how I love thee X2."


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Pink track is for the ladies.


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THAT IS GROSS!!! STOP TOUNGING THE COASTER!!! YUK! YUK! YUK!!!!


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Time for some grub at Mooseburger Lodge.


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"I got some chocolate cake and a balloon bicycle. It's like being 8 years old all over again."


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Private dinner at Moosebuger = WIN!


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Nighttime ERT was here! And what is this? Something is going on at Colossus? OMG! They are RACING COLOSSUS for us!!!


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A Side...ready to go?


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B Side? Ready to smoke A Side? May the best team win!!!


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Terminator Salvation The Ride was running a special TAKE THE TUNNEL mix of the audio track!


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Chaging over the audio or ripping this bloody thing out completely? You decide!


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"Hello everyone! My name is William and I am in control of your Salvation!"


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"Hail William! Hail William! We are not worthy! Take the Tunnel!"


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WE TOOK THE TUNNEL!!!


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THANK YOU SIX FLAGS MAGIC MOUNTAIN FOR AN AWESOME NIGHT ERT!!!!

And now...VIDEO!!! Six Flags Magic Mountain produced a special Terminator Audio track JUST for West Coast Bash! Check out this video and... \
TAKE THE TUNNEL!!!!

YouTube: youtube.com watch
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGpQcHIGq9w[/youtube]


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And thank you to everyone who attended West Coast Bash! We couldn't have done it without all of you!!!

Photos by Robb Alvey, Dan Angona, William Shandling, Chuck Campbell, Craiggers, JK, Marlon Scott, PAL, Matt Jacobs, Steve Silvas, and many others who contributed photos. Thank you!