Six Flags Magic Mountain
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The Thrill Capital of the World The Xtreme Park Go Big! Go Six Flags Magic Mountain! |
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| Location | Valencia, Santa Clarita, California |
| Coordinates | 34°25′37″N 118°35′49″W / 34.427°N 118.597°WCoordinates: 34°25′37″N 118°35′49″W / 34.427°N 118.597°W |
| Owner | Six Flags |
| Opened | May 29, 1971 |
| Previous names | Magic Mountain - 1971 to 1979 |
| Operating season | Year round |
| Visitors per annum | 3,104,000 in 2015 |
| Area | 262 acres (106 ha) |
| Rides | |
| Total | 43 |
| Roller coasters | 19 |
| Water rides | 3 |
| Website | sixflags.com/magicMountain |
Six Flags Magic Mountain is a 262-acre (106 ha) theme park located in the Valencia neighborhood of Santa Clarita, California, north of Los Angeles. It opened on May 30, 1971, as Magic Mountain, a development of the Newhall Land and Farming Company. In 1979, Six Flags purchased the park and added the name "Six Flags" to the park's title.
With 19 roller coasters, Six Flags Magic Mountain holds the world record for most roller coasters in an amusement park. In 2015, the park had an estimated 3.1 million visitors ranking it eighteenth in attendance in North America.
When the park opened, there were 500 employees and 33 attractions, many of which were designed and built by Arrow Development Co. which designed and built many of the original attractions at Disneyland. The admission price in 1971 was $5 for adults, and $3.50 for children between the ages of 3 and 12. Because the park was in a relatively remote part of Los Angeles County, the Greyhound bus line provided bus service to and from the park and Los Angeles, as well as from Northern California, and optionally allowed purchase of park admission at the time the bus ticket is purchased.
At its 1971 opening, the rides and attractions included Gold Rusher, a steel coaster; the Log Jammer, a log flume; the Sky Tower, an observation tower; Grand Prix, similar to Disneyland's Autopia ride; El Bumpo, bumper boats; a Carousel; and other smaller rides. There were four transportation rides to the peak: Funicular, a cable railway or funicular, later renamed Orient Express; the Metro, which consist three monorail stations around the park: Whitewater Lake, Country Fair, and Mountain stations; and "Eagles Flight", a skyride that combined two stations at the peak: the long one north to Galaxy Station, and the short one west to El Dorado Station. The Showcase Theater (renamed Golden Bear Theater), was part of the original park and featured Barbra Streisand as the first of many headline performers who would appear at Magic Mountain over the years.
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