I moved to Arkansas a year ago and have been curious about this park. I’m glad to see this review is available and am looking forward to taking my family for a visit in the future.
Gauntlet was my favorite ride in the park. The SLC is a good layout, so when it can run smooth like Gauntlet, I really like it. I visited in 2017 for a concert, and the park was slammed. So when I went back for another concert earlier this year in June, I did the season pass, as it was actually only $10 extra (factoring in free parking and a food credit), and it allowed me to also go on Friday afternoon & half of Sunday. Saturday was again slammed, but I got plenty of rides and slides in on the other days. I do wish it had a better coaster lineup, but I appreciated everything else the park had to offer. That Zach Williams concert was one of the first legitimate concerts to take place in the country post-lockdown. It's interesting that I just rode Twist N Shout last Saturday, and I just now realized from you that it used to be here. 0:25 btw, the pronunciation is (Wash ih tah) for Ouachita, kind of similar to Wichita; wash instead of wich. Yeah, I'm being the pronunciation police. It's actually kind of a running joke around there, which you reminded me of. I went to camp at Ouachita Baptist University for years.
No problem, I'm not the best at pronunciation so I don't take any offense. I'm glad the park does well on weekends since it seems like a well-kept park even if the coaster lineup isn't amazing.
Great comprehensive review. Big Bad John is another one of those coasters that hardly gets any attention, so it's great to see some light shed on it. I'm glad you got a good ride on Gauntlet, my ride on it was terrible lol.
I’ve lived in Hot Springs my whole life. I can remember magic springs when it looked WAYYY DIFFERENT! Me and my best friends all went to Cutter (the school down the way) and we got dropped off there during summer like it was a daycare. Now I live across the highway (I can see brain drain from my back porch) and me and my son get season passes and go all the time. The water park is definitely where we spend most of our time. This video was really cool!
Great informative video! I am driving from Memphis to Dallas this weekend to go to Six Flags fiesta Texas Six Flags over Texas with a buddy. I was contemplating making a stop on the way down for a couple hours and magic springs to film a vlog. Would you suggest that it’s worth it? I also like hearing that the coasters are not too rough because a couple of the ones they have tend to be rougher.
@@CanobieCoaster Thank you! I am planning on stopping by tomorrow for a couple of hours which should be plenty of time for me to ride the coasters and get some video.
@@CanobieCoaster Yeah. My dad considers a National Park to be far greater worth than an amusement park. Next time I go to Hot Springs I will definitely take a look.
Our family loves magic springs amusement park. It’s only 45 minutes from where we live so we always try to get season pass tickets. It’s not a bad deal and this year they’ve got some golden pass ticket that we’re really thinking about getting so that we can get a meal for free because everything is really pricey there.
We are going to be visiting magic springs for a band competition, this is my first time ever going! I just want to if there are any new rollercoasters besides the ones mentioned in the video? And if it's not too much, could also tell me which ones are worth riding? Thank you!
I don't mean to be that guy, but it is pronounced (Wash-eh-taw) referring to the Ouachita Mountain region. I live in Northwest Arkansas and have been to Magic Springs a handful of times. Ive always loved the park aince i was a kid. Great family place for a summer getaway.
Ive hit Silver Dollar City actively since 2015, before i moved to Little Rock. Would this be a good ~60 dollar purchase, just to try out for a one time trip?
The reason Arkansas Twister is so far from the other coasters is because of how HUGE it its, It is rated the #1 coaster in all of Arkansas, oh, and I forgot to mention, this coaster goes 50 mph and is 3,340 FEET, so that's why It's so far away from the other coasters.
@@CanobieCoaster I get it, like, is there a limit on how much space your supposed to use? Why can't you just build the Arkansas Twister next to the gauntlet?
I'd say it's worth it but right now it's not at the top of my list of parks to visit. So I'd certainly like to get there someday but not right away for sure. I do wish however that Ed Hart still owned and operated the park. With the success he's had with Kentucky Kingdom, I think he could have had just as much success with this place as well. Hopefully they'll try to add more exciting additions to the dry park later on.
The wave pool sucks they should have had wild river country open this summer but unfortunately there closed and everything is too far off we walked all day long they don't refill water up on sunny extremely hot days I saw a lady pass out from the sun beaming down on us they
Well I love magic springs so much and in fact it’s closed right now because it’s winter and they don’t wanna be around people you know how to do that so I really love match brings I actually live in Hotspring Dakin salt and it’s really fun we have a Lotta stuff to do now but we don’t have a Lotta stuff still do but merry Christmas is almost Christmas is almost coming up and it’s not open right now but as well please don’t when I went to open on Christmas so I hope y’all have a dolly Holley Ameri Christmas and next year for Magic Springs I am going to be going and I’m just so sad and I cannot wait any longer but that’s life and I really wanna go on Xcode star because my Chloe my friend Chloe she really but I want to go out with somebody but like not really nobody else wanna go on with her I want to go on you know XX poster and the brain drain and I want to go on the gauntlet I never been on the gauntlet so I’m so sad and next year I
Agree!! The park in the 80’s was awesome. I remember when the Roaring Tornado opened and we went. My aunt lost her hairpiece on that ride 😂 😂. I was too young to ride it at the time. I also remember the beautiful landscaping they had. I loved Magic Springs in the 80’s.
Thank you for posting. This brought back a lot of memories for sure. Remember back in the 80s when they had a roller coaster in the very front of the Park and it's simply had 2 hills and one loop in the middle. 😂 Back then I loveed it because it went forward and backwards. Based on your review they obviously removed it and updated the park tremendously LOL. Comparing it now from back then it's a lot better. I also recall an observation tower back in the 80s too but I may have my parks mixed up.😊 Glad to see that it's still there at least!
I love how you explain the history of the park. Thank you. Btw in the 80’s they had a huge 🎡. I don’t know why they got rid of it.
Very cool!
I just recently found your channel and I just wanted to say that your videos are really good and I enjoy them a lot. Keep up the great work 👍
Thanks!
I moved to Arkansas a year ago and have been curious about this park. I’m glad to see this review is available and am looking forward to taking my family for a visit in the future.
Enjoy!
I’ve been to Magic Springs with my friend and it’s the best experience and I’m glad you share the parks history too.
Cool
Yeah I try to give some history with my reviews.
Gauntlet was my favorite ride in the park. The SLC is a good layout, so when it can run smooth like Gauntlet, I really like it. I visited in 2017 for a concert, and the park was slammed. So when I went back for another concert earlier this year in June, I did the season pass, as it was actually only $10 extra (factoring in free parking and a food credit), and it allowed me to also go on Friday afternoon & half of Sunday. Saturday was again slammed, but I got plenty of rides and slides in on the other days. I do wish it had a better coaster lineup, but I appreciated everything else the park had to offer. That Zach Williams concert was one of the first legitimate concerts to take place in the country post-lockdown. It's interesting that I just rode Twist N Shout last Saturday, and I just now realized from you that it used to be here.
0:25 btw, the pronunciation is (Wash ih tah) for Ouachita, kind of similar to Wichita; wash instead of wich. Yeah, I'm being the pronunciation police. It's actually kind of a running joke around there, which you reminded me of. I went to camp at Ouachita Baptist University for years.
No problem, I'm not the best at pronunciation so I don't take any offense. I'm glad the park does well on weekends since it seems like a well-kept park even if the coaster lineup isn't amazing.
Yeah besides the headbanging which ruins the ride SLCs are good in a lot of aspects.
2022 log flume no.2 is open again
I love how you tell all of the history of the park you really said everything about it
Nice review!!!
Thanks!
I LOVE this place! Nice review, Subscribed!
Thanks!
Great comprehensive review. Big Bad John is another one of those coasters that hardly gets any attention, so it's great to see some light shed on it. I'm glad you got a good ride on Gauntlet, my ride on it was terrible lol.
Thanks! And when I say a good ride on Gauntlet, it didn't kill me but I wasn't hopping back in line.
i live in hot springs arkansas, Magic springs sure is an experience. Magic springs is great. I would recommend you guys to visit this place.
Glad you enjoy it.
I’ve lived in Hot Springs my whole life. I can remember magic springs when it looked WAYYY DIFFERENT! Me and my best friends all went to Cutter (the school down the way) and we got dropped off there during summer like it was a daycare. Now I live across the highway (I can see brain drain from my back porch) and me and my son get season passes and go all the time. The water park is definitely where we spend most of our time. This video was really cool!
Thanks for sharing!
Nice. I’ll be hitting this place for the first time this July.
Enjoy!
1:42 Woah I had no idea Magic Springs was SBNO for 5 years and then ED HART
That’s amazing.
Ed Hart to the rescue!
Weathers amazing
Nice!
just found your channel from the Lightning Rod video and have been enjoying your videos! It's so odd how they run X Coaster
Thanks for sticking around! X-Coaster is very bizarre, but fun.
@@CanobieCoaster Thanks for making great videos! Yeah it looks like a ton of fun :)
I live in Arkansas and I love magic springs
Great informative video! I am driving from Memphis to Dallas this weekend to go to Six Flags fiesta Texas Six Flags over Texas with a buddy. I was contemplating making a stop on the way down for a couple hours and magic springs to film a vlog. Would you suggest that it’s worth it? I also like hearing that the coasters are not too rough because a couple of the ones they have tend to be rougher.
The coaster lineup is just ok, but the park looks super nice.
@@CanobieCoaster Thank you! I am planning on stopping by tomorrow for a couple of hours which should be plenty of time for me to ride the coasters and get some video.
I went there yesterday and I love it even..tho I kinda past out on the Hawk ride
Those rides can be quite nauseating.
Was there a six feet
I actually saw this when I went to Hot Springs National Park. However Dad thought it was a tourist trap and we didn't go.
That's a bummer.
@@CanobieCoaster Yeah. My dad considers a National Park to be far greater worth than an amusement park. Next time I go to Hot Springs I will definitely take a look.
Our family loves magic springs amusement park. It’s only 45 minutes from where we live so we always try to get season pass tickets. It’s not a bad deal and this year they’ve got some golden pass ticket that we’re really thinking about getting so that we can get a meal for free because everything is really pricey there.
Nice!
We are going to be visiting magic springs for a band competition, this is my first time ever going! I just want to if there are any new rollercoasters besides the ones mentioned in the video? And if it's not too much, could also tell me which ones are worth riding? Thank you!
No new ones since this was made.
I don't mean to be that guy, but it is pronounced (Wash-eh-taw) referring to the Ouachita Mountain region. I live in Northwest Arkansas and have been to Magic Springs a handful of times. Ive always loved the park aince i was a kid. Great family place for a summer getaway.
Sorry for the mispronunciation.
Hey at least they removed the bad coaster (Twist N Shout) and kept the good coaster (X-Coaster)
True.
THATS WHERE IM GOING TOMORROW
Have fun!
Ive hit Silver Dollar City actively since 2015, before i moved to Little Rock. Would this be a good ~60 dollar purchase, just to try out for a one time trip?
Silver Dollar City is much better, but it's worth trying if you're in the area.
The reason Arkansas Twister is so far from the other coasters is because of how HUGE it its, It is rated the #1 coaster in all of Arkansas, oh, and I forgot to mention, this coaster goes 50 mph and is 3,340 FEET, so that's why It's so far away from the other coasters.
I get that is where it had to go based on its size. It's still a weird placement.
@@CanobieCoaster I get it, like, is there a limit on how much space your supposed to use? Why can't you just build the Arkansas Twister next to the gauntlet?
Bimini baths amusement park was fun
Is that a Hot Springs reference?
Im going there😊
Enjoy!
I just went there
Hope you liked it!
Wow John is really Big Bad
And it's the best coaster there.
7:47 oh I thought it was X Coaster after watching a Magic Springs review from another channel
Nope, that's the painful Gauntlet.
there is 2 other park in Arkansas (1 is an FEC tho) but none of them are huge, they both have only 1 coaster
I saw those two parks on RCBD. Doubt I'll ever make it there.
@@CanobieCoaster yeah even for credit hunters that would be one of the last places in the country u go
Especially since I don't even know if that outdoor kiddie park allows adults on the ride.
@@CanobieCoaster yeah, bushkill park didnt for me lol that was such a weird experience
@@CanobieCoaster IF you don't ASK..you won't KNOW,
Isn’t a chute the chutes ride just a log flume but with a boat instead of a log
I consider shoot the chutes rides the ones in the big boat with just the lift, turn, and drop.
As a local, you hit the water park, dry off on the dry side, and leave with your pants nice and dry
Makes sense.
I'd say it's worth it but right now it's not at the top of my list of parks to visit. So I'd certainly like to get there someday but not right away for sure. I do wish however that Ed Hart still owned and operated the park. With the success he's had with Kentucky Kingdom, I think he could have had just as much success with this place as well. Hopefully they'll try to add more exciting additions to the dry park later on.
Adding Brain Drain recently was a good start. But I can't deny the fact the water park is the bigger draw.
How much airtime does that drop tower have again?
Lots. You float the whole way down and drop like a rock. I love the ARM towers.
I left here yesterday
Hope you enjoyed it!
@@CanobieCoaster yep
The wave pool sucks they should have had wild river country open this summer but unfortunately there closed and everything is too far off we walked all day long they don't refill water up on sunny extremely hot days I saw a lady pass out from the sun beaming down on us they
That stinks!
how many acres is it?
Not sure but they have a lot of land.
@@CanobieCoaster im gonna call them and find out bc i cant find info on the acreage anywhere. ik knotts berry is 57 acres. 🥦
I'm going her on Thursday or driday
Enjoy!
😐 The bumper cars looked like a total snooze fest. I mean, only five slow-ass cars? Otherwise a pretty fine looking park
When the thunderstorm hit and they were the only operating attraction, they suddenly got a lot more appealing.
And a tiny, tiny track. It looked sad to me.
Hot Springs is like a knock off of every semi-large city, with a theme park and casino n all
It looked like a decent town from what I saw.
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hey hey young man!!!!!!!
Hello
Well I love magic springs so much and in fact it’s closed right now because it’s winter and they don’t wanna be around people you know how to do that so I really love match brings I actually live in Hotspring Dakin salt and it’s really fun we have a Lotta stuff to do now but we don’t have a Lotta stuff still do but merry Christmas is almost Christmas is almost coming up and it’s not open right now but as well please don’t when I went to open on Christmas so I hope y’all have a dolly Holley Ameri Christmas and next year for Magic Springs I am going to be going and I’m just so sad and I cannot wait any longer but that’s life and I really wanna go on Xcode star because my Chloe my friend Chloe she really but I want to go out with somebody but like not really nobody else wanna go on with her I want to go on you know XX poster and the brain drain and I want to go on the gauntlet I never been on the gauntlet so I’m so sad and next year I
The offseason is never a fun time for amusement park fans.
The Magic Springs in the 80's was a lot better.
Roaring Tornado would've been better than any of their current coasters.
Agree!! The park in the 80’s was awesome. I remember when the Roaring Tornado opened and we went. My aunt lost her hairpiece on that ride 😂 😂. I was too young to ride it at the time. I also remember the beautiful landscaping they had. I loved Magic Springs in the 80’s.
My List of coasters at Magic Springs worst to best (my opinion):
5. Big Bad John
4. Diamond Mine Run
3. Arkansas Twister
2. X Coaster
1. Gauntlet
Interesting, I have a similar list except I flip 1 and 5.
"IN YOUR OPINION"....OTHERS may NOT agree with it.
lol big bad john
It's an awesome name.
A theme park is NOT a theme park without a Ferris wheel.
It's a classic, but not a must for me.
GR
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Thank you for posting. This brought back a lot of memories for sure. Remember back in the 80s when they had a roller coaster in the very front of the Park and it's simply had 2 hills and one loop in the middle. 😂 Back then I loveed it because it went forward and backwards. Based on your review they obviously removed it and updated the park tremendously LOL. Comparing it now from back then it's a lot better. I also recall an observation tower back in the 80s too but I may have my parks mixed up.😊 Glad to see that it's still there at least!
I wish that shuttle loop you described were still there.
Worst and funniest pronunciation of "Ouachita" ever
Whoops.
Goddamnet Ouachita is pronounced WASH-it-aw
Whoops, sorry!
Ouachita Mountains pronounced Wash ih tah
Ah ok, thanks!
@@CanobieCoaster lol no problem. I said it when I first moved to Ouachita Parish. I was told quickly about how to properly say it! Haha
This theme park is located in the homestate of 90s US president Bill Clinton.
Yup!
Ouachita is pronounced Wash-it-taw
Oh ok, thanks!
@@CanobieCoaster Don't feel bad. The great Alex Trebeck mispronounced it on Jeopardy. (Wink)
It's pronounced Washitah not owchita
Sorry about that.
Looks very scenic but not worth the drive.
That's sort of how I feel unless you've been to all the other parks nearby.
@@CanobieCoaster Or if you’re making a run of all the parks along Interstate 40.
@@StamfordBridge ye id just go for the creditsbut also i love supporting small parks
@@coastercloudy Same here. And I enjoyed this park.
@@StamfordBridge thats great i might could go next year idk
First
Thanks!
Im suing you
For?
@@CanobieCoaster yes
What about it?