Six Flags Magic Mountain "Our Promise EST 1971" Television Commercial (2021)

Six Flags Magic Mountain, formerly known simply as Magic Mountain, is a 262-acre (106 ha) theme park located in unincorporated Valencia, adjacent to the city of Santa Clarita, 35 miles (56 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It opened on May 29, 1971, as a development of the Newhall Land and Farming Company and Sea World Inc. In 1979, Six Flags purchased the park and added the name "Six Flags" to the park's name.

With 19 roller coasters, Six Flags Magic Mountain holds the world record for most roller coasters in an amusement park. In 2017, the park had an estimated 3.3 million visitors, ranking it sixteenth in attendance in North America.

Roller Coasters
Apocalypse: The Ride (Terminator Salvation: The Ride)
Batman: The Ride
Canyon Blaster
Full Throttle
Gold Rusher
Goliath
Magic Flyer (Goliath Jr.)
Ninja
The New Revolution
The Riddler's Revenge
Road Runner Express
Scream
Speedy Gonzales Hot Rod Racers
Superman: Escape from Krypton (Superman: The Escape)
Tatsu
Twisted Colossus
Viper
West Coast Racers
X²

Other attractions
Buccaneer
Pacific Speedway
Dive Devil
The Flash Speed Force
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth
Grand Carousel
Jet Stream
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom
Honda Express
Roaring Rapids
Jammin' Bumpers
Scrambler
Sling Shot
Swashbuckler
CraZanity

Former rides & attractions
99 Steam Train
Billy the Squid
Circus Wheel
Colossus
Condor
Crazy Barrels
Déjà Vu
Dragon
Eagle's Flight – El Dorado
Eagle's Flight – Galaxy
El-Bumpo
Flashback
Freefall
Grand Centennial Excursion Railroad
Granny Gran Prix
Green Lantern: First Flight
Jolly Monster
Little Sailor Ride
Log Jammer
Magic Pagoda
Metro
Mountain Express
Psyclone
Reactor
Sarajevo Bobsleds
Scrambler
Shockwave
Sierra Twist
Spin Out
Thrill Shot
Tidal Wave
Tumble Drum
Yosemite Sam Sierra Falls
Z-Force

Themed areas
Baja Ridge
Bugs Bunny World
DC Universe
Full Throttle Plaza
Metropolis
Rapids Camp Crossing
Samurai Summit
Screampunk District
Six Flags Plaza
The Boardwalk
The Underground

You Are Amazed
You Are Wowed
You Are Thrilled
You Are Ready
You Are Here
Tasmanian devil
Warner Bros. Characters
Mr. Six
Little Six
Fright Nights
Special Events
Family Vacation
Day Trip

HISTORY
In 1968, Sea World Inc. founder George Millay and his executives began looking for a place in Los Angeles County to build a theme park. Knowing that Newhall Land and Farming Company had enough undeveloped land in the new town of Valencia, he asked CEO John F. Dickason if they could build a theme park. They eventually formed a partnership to build a 200-acre theme park. Construction began in November 1969, until May 1971.

When the park opened, there were 500 employees and 33 attractions, many of which were designed and built by Arrow Development that did previous work on 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 was 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 consisted of 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.

In the 1971 season, Magic Mountain obtained permission from Warner Bros. to use Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies characters. However, they did not continue using the characters after their first year. In 1972, they began using trolls as the park mascots. The trolls King Blop, also known as King Troll, Bleep, Bloop, and the Wizard became recognizable symbols of Magic Mountain. All King Productions, a contractor, provided the entertainers wearing the costumes until December 31, 1972, when Magic Mountain took on that role.

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