Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park located minutes north of Hollywood occupies 260 acres and features more than 100 thrilling rides, shows and attractions, including the landmark 384-foot tall Sky Tower and one of the world's largest collections of roller coasters - 15. Six Flags Magic Mountain has attractions in ten themed sections - Bugs Bunny World, Baja Ridge, Colossus County Fair, Cyclone Bay, Gotham City Backlot, High Sierra Territory, Rapids Camp Crossing, Samurai Summit, The Movie District and Six Flags Plaza.

Thrill-seekers will find more than a days worth of attractions to try. Six Flags Magic Mountain's impressive collection of roller coasters makes it one of the ultimate thrill parks. Tatsu, X, Scream, Goliath and Superman The Escape are all super-sized roller coasters that will get your adrenaline flowing.

On warmer days Six Flags Magic Mountain has five water rides to keep you cool - such as Roaring Rapids, Tidal Wave, and the park's classic log flume ride, Log Jammer. Bugs Bunny World designed for the park's youngest guests and stars Bugs Bunny and all of his friends. This family friendly area has live entertainment, plus two-dozen rides and attractions especially for children. During the summer months, Six Flags Magic Mountain presents Fireworks and live-entertainment, such as the Batman Live Action Stunt Show and Looney Tunes character parade.

Six Flags Magic Mountain also has dozens of shops, plus a variety of dining options ranging from quick-service to full-service, sit down dining.

Adjacent to Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park is Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, a separate admission water park that is open seasonally featuring 23 water slides and attractions.

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Park History

Six Flags Magic Mountain began as a partnership between Sea World and Newhall Land and Farming. The theme park was to become the entertainment anchor and was a planned portion of the development. Newhall Land and Farming wanted to build an attraction that would draw visitors up and over the hill from the San Fernando Valley.

Construction on the $25 million theme park began in January 1970 on a large plot of land in the newly formed town of Valencia. Magic Mountain opened to the public on May 29, 1971 with 33 attractions. Opening year admission was only $5 for adults and $3.50 for children.

Magic Mountain got off to a rough beginning. Several of the park's rides were not ready on opening day and park drew more crowds than it was designed to handle. After Thanksgiving, Magic Mountain closed for significant renovations.

On Memorial Day weekend 1972, Magic Mountain reopened with an additional $5 million spent on improvements and new attractions. During the winter additional landscaping was planned, the queues for Gold Rusher and Log Jammer lengthened to address their popularity and several new rides debuted. The Log Jammer was so popular the first year, that the park hired Arrow Dynamics to build a second flume ride on Magic Mountain's southwest slope. Jet Stream the world's first hydro flume opened just in time for the Fourth of July holiday.

In 1979, Newhall Land and Farming sold Magic Mountain to Six Flags for $51 million.

Over the years, Six Flags Magic Mountain has launched many record-breaking attractions. In 1976, the park opened Revolution the world's first modern steel roller coaster with a vertical loop. In 1978, the park opened the world's largest dual-track wooden roller coaster, Colossus. Again in 1997, the Six Flags Magic Mountain broke records with the opening of Superman The Escape, the first thrill ride ever in the Northern Hemisphere to break 100 mph.