A full week has passed since my last visit and there continues to be lots of changes in the air at Six Flags Magic Mountain. It was another absolutely gorgeous day in the park, as you can see in this first photo. I usually like to start my day at the top of the Sky Tower, but it’s been closed for almost a month. It’s due for it’s annual inspection and will remain closed until the manufacturer can get out to inspect and sign off on it:

The Johnny Rockets Shakes & Fries that was located adjacent to Six Flags Plaza has been de-branded. The Johnny Rockets Express located in the Colossus County Fair section of the park is still there. I forgot to check the Johnny Rockets Shakes & Fries located in the very back of the park in Cyclone Bay. There appears to be a movement underway to remove all of the Johnny Rockets from the Six Flags parks, although all three locations were still listed on the Six Flags Magic Mountain web page as of this writing. There has been no word from the park about this change or what the re-branded locations will be called. Here is what the entrance to the plaza location used to look like:

And here is what it looks like as of today:

Speaking of food, the Food, Etc location under the Superman tower is getting a makeover. It still looks the same on the outside:

But parts of the inside are being completely remodeled:

The freestanding sushi and ice cream businesses, which are not located along the kitchen wall, are still open for business and were not affected. Everything else was closed down. Although there is no word as to what type of food will return in this space, it should be back open for business in roughly 3-4 weeks. I also learned that when it does re-open, alcohol will now be served from this location, making it the second location in the park, along with Mooseburger Lodge, to serve alcohol:

Still no signs of any Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom ride pieces being in the park, but work is starting at the base of the Superman tower. The area has already started to be cleared and a couple of work trucks could be seen in that location:

I also spotted what appeared to be a couple of ropes hanging down from the Superman tower and tied off to a tree. No idea what these are for. Also looks like a fresh cut branch, likely to make room for the construction that’s about to start:

No changes in the former Metro monorail station area since last week, other than a new chain link fence and some barricades that were installed around it:

Progress continues on the demolition of the former Log Jammer ride. Here is what the former queue area looks like. I think what makes me the most happy about this is that it means there will no longer be a Warehouse 13 scare maze during Fright Fest:

Lots and lots of earth being moved around:

It’s interesting to see how little really went into a flume ride that was built 40 years ago:

Not much left of the initial lift hill:

This was the tranquil area of the splashdown lagoon, where unsuspecting riders were doused by the water canons before floating back into the station:

Not much left of the splashdown lagoon, but you can start to see how much space there is to install something really big:

When was the last time anyone saw this much of Gold Rusher from the front of the park:

Whatever they have planned for this space, it’s starting to look like they are going to keep what’s left of the Log Jammer station and perhaps re-purpose it for the new ride:

The monorail beam was cut just above where Log Jammer passed underneath it:

They removed the monorail all the way over to where is passes over the top of the former Johnny Rockets in the Six Flags Plaza:

Here is a short video showing what the former Log Jammer area looked like today: