I first visited there on it's opening day in May of 1971. I was 13 years old. My uncle, Eugene "Doc" Lemmon (phonetically La-Mahn), actually picked the site of, named it "Magic Mountain" in 1969. In 1969 he was one of the VP's of Seaword Inc, and was the President of it, after it opened. He was only there in 1971 and 1972. It became Six Flags in 1979. As I type this, I have my uncle's original artist drawing of his giant Magic Mountain poster that he had in his office. I also have his original hard-hat that he wore, while the park was under construction. Thanks for your excellent historical perspective!!
Much like your Colossus story, my Colossus story is, at about 11 years old, my dad was trying to convince me to ride Colossus. I had much trepidation. I ended up letting my dad ride himself. When he was about to board he yelled over to me watching, to reconsider. I did. The operators and those in line were kind enough to let me come up. I ended up really enjoying the ride, I also had a good feeling from conquering a fear, and they gave me an “I rode Colossus” shirt pin. A very nice memory. PS….as I got older I remember there being a sense of competition if both coasters were going up the hill at roughly the same time. Wooo Woooo Wooo!
Colossus is near and dear to my heart. It was the main reason to go to the park. I mean all of the roller coasters and rides were great but Colossus was the real draw. It really was the tallest and the fastest coaster in the park. I still remember the first time and that first drop! Even Twisted Colossus gives me that same Holy $hit .. WTF moment on that first drop! Back then Colossus had both trains going so we would race all the time! One side was always a little faster. I still remember the double up hill and that second turn was so fast I always was afraid we were going to fly off the tracks and that double down camel back before it was leveled out into a block brake. Colossus had some powerful floater airtime which is why we loved it so much. I don’t think many people remember this but the red and blue trains had names. One side was Thunder and the other Lightening! The two flags at the top of the lift hill represented the blue train and the other red. I wish Twisted had those two flags in blue and green. I know it’s sounds weird but I miss those two flags! I loved Colossus so much that I wasn’t even scared of that that steep drop but looked forward to it and those two flags waving in the breeze were the symbol of the excitement and thrills that were about to happen. Honestly, if someone where to ask me about a time in my life or memory where I experienced pure joy, it would be when I was riding on Colossus. I would get my friends to ride it, even the ones who were afraid to! Even if they swore never to ride again I felt like I accomplished something by getting them to ride and experience it in the first place
Loved Magic Mountain as a kid. Summer of 83 I was 13. Me and my friends would get dropped off at 10 in the morning and get picked up at 11 at night. All day riding roller-coasters. Those were some fun times.
Thanks for the great memories of Magic Mountain. My dad hated Disneyland, so he took me to Magic Mountain or Knotts Berry Farm. I also loved Colossus and would spend most of the day riding it.
In the early 80's the theater was called the "Magic Mountain Showcase Theatre" and a season pass to the park was $62. I remember seeing Sparks, Romeo Void and the Suburban Lawns one season. Money well spent. Great memories Kurt thanks for sharing!
@@blueghost4121 Yes! My sister had one of the stuffed Troll dolls. First time I went as a kid in the 70's Revolution was just being completed. It was the most extreme ride in the park. By todays standards not so much. lol.
Now that's the " Magic Mountain" I remember... We even got to see Jim Nabors ( Gomer Pyle) do a performance there once. Lol.. however would have been cool to see Oingo Bingo there.
Here in England we have a ride called the big dipper in the town of Blackpool as a kid I was always scared to ride it when I finally did I went on it when I spent a weekend with my mom in Blackpool every time we went there we would ride at least 5 times in two days great memories it's still there old but still there great sharing your memories Kurt great video well done 👍
Thank you so very much for doing a video about Magic Mountain. Magic Mountain is such a part of Los Angeles as Disneyland or Knotts Berry Farm. It’s a young park (1971) and yet so many amazing things have happened there. It has quite an amazing history in its 51 years.
Very cool series of videos! I worked at Magic during high school and this brought back some fond memories 😊 Also, Magic Mountain after hours, and in near total darkness can be VERY spooky
Love this one.I spent a lot of time in this town and at this park,wasn't much for Roller coasters either haha.I wanna say I had the same troubles as a young punk rocker as well and remember even having to go to the bathroom at Disneyland to take my Mohawk down with my friend.
It was my life long ambition to visit this place after seeing the Revolution in the film Rollercoaster as a kid. It blew my mind as a kid that you could have a rollercoaster that went upside down! Finally got to ride it in 2010. Such an iconic ride!
Colossus was my absolute favorite… it was the roller coaster of my youth. There used to be a recorded message that played in several different languages. It talked about Colossus being the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world. You mentioned the first drop being amazing. Well it still is. Twisted Colossus has an 80 degree drop and it’s fast just like it used to be
Great America was a HUGE deal for us kids back in day. We didn't do much as a family as my parents couldn't afford to do a lot with seven kids. But each year, my dad would give my mom a day off and load all of the kids into the rusted Suburban with a big bag of sandwiches to go to Gurney, Illinois. Those trips were awesome! So from about 1978 to 1984, we would make that annual trip. What memories!
Thank you this was such a great video to watch. It's been so terribly cold here 48 degrees fahrenheit for weeks now with rain everyday in the southern part of Australia where I live. So to see beautiful blue skies and trees bursting with green leaves cheered me up so much. Thank you. I truly hope to experience places like Six Flags someday. It looks so amazing. Your memories of going there (and working there) sound so wonderful. I always love your stories about times with your dad. They even bring a tear to my eye. I strive to be a dad who creates memories like those you have and share. Thank you so much. 👍
I remember in 26 years living in Scv I just visited once as a school trip in 94. What I also remember is being told that on the roller coasters daily inspections they would find cracks daily .
Mystic Lake ski & fireworks show, Aqua Theater dolphin & high dive show, Spinout. Saw Kiss, blue oyster cult, Van Halen, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Chuck Berry, Jose Feliciano, Oingo Boingo, Sparks, Barbra Streisand, Jim Nabors, Katrina and the waves. Great shows back then and a great time for all!
I worked there for 2 summers in the 80's. I was a ride operator there and I knew how to unlock the lap bars on Revolution while the train was in motion. My friend and I used to stand up on the loop. That was a rush. Saw Animotion, INXS and Oingo Boingo there. Lots of good times. Haven't been back there since 1990.
Great stories and glad you had a shared experience with your dad with this ride. Keep posting these like your own personal video diary. Thanks for sharing!
My first memory of the park was TRAUMA. There were some old-timey hand pumps located just past the entrance. You could either work on your pioneer muscles and pump water through or...if you were me...you could stick your finger in the mechanism and get it pinched, letting out a blood curdling scream (thereby sharing your trauma with your mother). Instead of heading into the park for a day o'fun, I was taken to first aid to make sure my finger wasn't broken and my parents weren't going to sue. My second, and only other memory from that day was the amazing smell of the candle dipping shop which ended up being my favorite thing about the park even once I got old enough to really appreciate the rides. Also, I'm glad one of us made it through that story about your dad. It was beautiful.
Another great video... I was also pulled aside and taken into that lil outside security office.. I was harassed & videotaped.. I ended up winning a small lawsuit for that incident.... Crazy thing is they harassed me the very next time I went, after the lawsuit.. So I pulled the security Sgt to the side and I told him who I was and about the lawsuit.. He left for about 5 min, came back and was super nice & personally escorted me in, ahead of the normal crowd... I haven't had a problem with security since...
I like your channel Kurt, you do a very good job making these videos, the subjects are always entertaining. Keep up the good work. your friend in Florida, Pat.
I wanted to add that where I'm orinally from, Virginia we had Kings Dominion theme park. We used to go there every summer and sometimes during spring break and have a blast. It had two huge wooden roller coasters that ran side by side called The Rebel Yell. Anyway, I just wanted to share that memory with you.
Don’t forget who else played at magic mountain……. Puppet show and Spinal Tap. That little track ride was the Swiss Twist originally, never saw it called Sierra Twist. I wish I could find footage of the Magic Pagoda funhouse from the 70s
I liked Swiss Twist. They DID change the name, but the ride was exactly the same. Puppet Show and Spinal Tap is classic. The one guy standing up in the "crowd" and just giving the band the finger had me in tears!
fun fact, you could find twickets in the garbage can in the front because most tourist didnt know what they were. i basically had a season pass cause i always looked at the trash cans
There used to be a ride called "mountain express" that you could see at the front entrance. Also, I remember an attraction called "the magic pagoda " which was located near the sky tower.
The four seater Mountain Express was great. I'm pretty sure it was the second ever coaster after Gold Rusher. From what I understand, it still exists at another park somewhere.
Great video! I still remember going to Magic Mountain back with my uncle and his wife around 1983 or so. The rides were mostly too scary for me, but I did go on the tea cups ride and I remember seeing the Viking ship, but don’t think I rode it. I remember my aunt and uncle would have me stand next to the “you must be this tall” sign. On the way home back to Anaheim we got McDonalds in Santa Clarita and I ate in the back of the car on the way home. At some point around then too I had seen National Lampoon’s Vacation and I recognized that Wally World was Magic Mountain.
Magic Mountain in 90s......I remember security guards with hand held metal detectors at the gate. This place was a favorite for "grad nites" but gang activity put an end to that.
Wow, great video! I haven't been to Magic Mountain since 2000. My 1st time to MM I was 3 years old in the early 70s I saw the Jackson 5 perform outside but can't remember where. I just remember my dad putting me on his shoulders so I could see. The security story WOW OH WOW! I went on Thanksgiving day back in 95' and 2 guards pulled me aside and told me I was in a gang and a car club. I said wow how can I be in a car club when I don't even own a car!! The whole day was bad..my friends were late picking me up, we ate at Wendy's that was just outside the park and I dropped my burger, then these punk a$$ security guards sweating me in line.
That’s 100% true in the 90s not only at six flags but everywhere lol the fairs always getting frisked and asked to step aside and asked questions lots of the times they wouldn’t even let us go in there just like nope, byeeeee!!! N if you don’t leave your going to jail
Six Flags in the 90's were some of the best times in my life! Does anyone remember the tree at the Flashback entrance where everyone would stick their chewed up gum on??? Right before you would enter, you'd stick your gum on it. My favorite to stick on it would be Bubblicious Hawaiian Punch flavor, cotton candy and Orange sherbert.. I also remember when sister was told to remove her earrings before boarding because it was so rough... She had 8 small hoops in each ear 😆. Also the summer of 93' or 94' when Batman the ride opened up, i remember being in line with all my cousins (Soaked after Tidal Wave) on a hot Valencia summer, sharing a souvenier bottle filled with frozen lemonade... The Batman stuntshow was in full effect! Man.... nothing could ever beat 90's Six Flags! No cell phones, hanging out with friends on your own, meeting girls, and watching the awesome Looney Tunes cartoons while waiting in line....
I’m sorry you didn’t experience the park in the 80s. I remember the tickets. They started them in the late 80s. They were free then. I remember saying it would be a shock if they start charging a nominal fee… like $1-$5 and that’s exactly what happened a couple of years later
I can totally relate. I never wanted to ride roller coasters when I was a kid. I only changed when I went to Knott's Berry Farm with my friends and I said to myself, my friends are going to think I'm lame if don't go on any rides. So, I bit the bullet and actually had fun.
Great video. 👍 The first time I went to MM was in 73 and went a ton of times in the 70s 80s and 90s. During the 80s, that place was really fun really “magical.” I sure miss those Log Jammer and Enterprise rides. Went last January the most recent time and can’t wait to ride Wonder Woman Flight of Courage later this summer. Magic Mountain is awesome!
love the episode;never been there;but i know santa clarita from a episode dukes of hazzard when the general lee did jump a river,should be not that far from six flags. did love that show also,also kitt from knightrider did jump that river,same location,and chips episode named offroad was filmed there also : indian dunes.
That was cool last time I was at Magic Mountain though was 89 or 91 just before Viper opened I went there a week before it opened and couldn't go on it😥
In the 70's the mascot was a troll. Still have a shotglass with a troll on it. My mom had a few large cave candles from the candle maker shop. Last time I went was for the Terminator Salvation ride opening when a motorcycle was to be used, then written out of the live action ride video. I still have that motorcycle. Can't recall but a couple gigs we had seen there, one being Inxs in 83. Some live footage is on CZcams. I forget the name of it but the sky observation tower was neat. Just not much to look at being where it's at.
DUDE!!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE you didn't talk about Magic Mountain!!! It wasn't called Six Flag until like the late 80s I think. I remember the 3 trolls and the wizard as their mascot. I even think they still have a statue of the wizard to commemorate when it was exclusively Magic Mountain. Once the Six Flags acquisition I don't even think they had the rights to Looney Tunes yet.
As always great video. I never noticed the Sheriff Station right at the entrance. What does that say about a theme park when that's the first thing you see before entering.
Since I'm a coaster freak, this is the REAL Happiest Place On Earth. It's my dream to ride my Carver skateboard on the smooth hilly backside of the place. I gotta get back!
I worked right around the corner from you at the same time. Thanks for reminding me of the oasis Cafe. I forgot the name. I always got the chilli fries there. I worked the arcade by the courtyard where the batmobile use to be parked.( Right by the tower for superman back then). Did you work when the gangs broke the truce there and had to shut down the park?
Oooh I had forgot about the Arcade! There was a total character that worked at Oasis named Eddie Lopez. You had to have interacted with him. No I don't remember the gang thing.
@@80sLife I remember a few characters working in there. We would often call in sick from work at the payphone by the tower( that use to be open) and go on the rides with our friends we saw before our shift and avoid our work area. Also when they double booked the arcade/ VR , I had to go work at the remote control boats by the Batman stunt show. Good times.
It might seem weird that cops would ask punk rockers about being in a gang but in Los Angeles in the 80s punk rock gangs were absolutely a real thing. LA Death Squad, Burbank Punk Organization,Fight for Freedom,Suicidals,and my many more. These were violent dangerous gangs.
It’s interesting to hear these things. Although I was born on the west coast in Oregon, I grew up in Michigan and largely doing things in the east side of the country in the 80’s and 90’s, and have lived in the Orlando area now for 24 years as an amusement and theme park fan. So I have tons of memories at places like Disney World, Universal Orlando, Cedar Point, and a handful of one-offs like Holiday World, Kennywood, Michigan’s Adventure, Busch Gardens Tampa and Williamsburg, and Coney Island. But I have visited Disneyland twice out west, and have always wanted to visit Magic Mountain. I can completely see how it could be a place where people had similar memories and grew up loving.
You gotta try twisted it was best then and better now. Like riding a bucking bronco. Enjoy videos. Normally watch on TV so hard to comment. Keep up the great work
I love this post, do you have any clips /history of the red tower ? We went in 1985 when at that time it was running . After that I never seemed to want to go in it again I think it was the fear of being in a elevator for so long . I would love to see what they have done to it .
I used to work at Six Flags in the 90's and would sit backwards when riding certain roller coasters (during test rides before they would open the park). My co- workers thought it was funny. Too bad we didn't have cameras with us to snap a photo.
surprised you didn't mention the fact Hurricane Harbor didn't exist until 1994 or the big Arcade and Lemonade stand that used to be near Log Jammer or even Eagles Flight where Superman's tower is now, So much History to SFMM it's crazy.
That’s a great Colussus story. I was afraid of coasters the majority of my life. My girlfriend at the time who later became the mother of my daughters, took me to six flags great adventure. My first coaster experience was riding the great American scream machine. I was Hooked after that
Kurt man what a Dad you had buddy still remember the story of how he came looking for you everywhere when you were in line for Prince.........thats coming from a fatherless child brother so take it to the HEART when I say that.......it was also funny how you looked over and he was terrified lol.....I have similar memories but I was only 7 and it was opening of Revolution May of 1976 me , Mom, Gramma and my uncle Gene who at the time was pitting image of the drummer form Blue Oyster Cult lol but you gotta ride Collossus now it is one of my favorites as well and I liked it before but it is way better now sorry to say but it RIPS buddy your son would love it and you missed the Wizards Caste It is still there where Giant Carrots are in Bugs bunny land it is behind the fence you gotta check it out next time your there man the wizard used to come out on the draw bridge which is still there its kinda dry rotting now but still fun to check out the Trolls used to dance around on it there was an entire show Im surprised no one does a video on it you shoiuld man but anyways God Bless buddy- Heath 1st Corinthians13
My friends mom was gonna take me to cancun Mexico with them which included his stepsister who I was in love with and had the "PLAN" all laid out right up until my parents said, "Leaving the country with them, don't think so" I was so upset! 2 months after returning from the Mexico adventure his mother was arrested for imbezzling 12.6 million from the company she worked for! Really made me feel like "The Jefferson's" and missing my piece of the pie!
You totally described me when you were talking about standing in line with your Dad after he forced you to go on that Rollercoaster 🎢 and going to the park with your friends and not wanting to go on any of the rollercoasters. That's me. I'm terrified of anything that goes upside down cause i always think I'm gonna fall out and get killed lol. Plus i hate steep long drops that basically go straight down so you feel like you're about to fall out while your stomach is in your throat. I've been that way since i was a kid and even now that I'm almost 49 years old I'm still scared to go on those things. Tomorrow my Brother wants me to go with him to Carowinds here in North Carolina and he loves all those insane rollercoasters and i know he's gonna try and get me to go on them and I'll be trying to talk my way outta going on them all lol. I'll be thinking of you the whole time I'm being tortured. 😰🎢
I love this park and I went there almost every Saturday except for weekends before yesterday and now I work at there for the food department for a summer job
I remember going while the Colossus was being built and then riding it the next time I was able to go. Another time I got to ride it backward. I was super sad when I heard they were dismantling it. I was in Tx by then, so I wasn't able to do a last ride. I'm not positive, but I think that spinning gravity ride where you stick to the walls was called the Spinnaker. Such great memories!
@@80sLife haha I really would like to go back. I'm down here in OC so I go more to Disneyland and Knotts. Btw you just got name checked by Adam the woo as a guy that does good work.
Living in Northern Ireland during 80's 90's there was nothing like this. Our first macdonalds was in early 1990's . Due to bombings and shootings life as a kid was not always simple and fun.
Let's play, "share dad's thoughts while waiting in line with his scares young son!" I'll go first, "that boy of mine is just like William Wallace, a Braveheart in the making, or a future Chucky Norris!" Was never part of that internal conversation! Hey my dad took me to a haunted house that I bolted out of at the first sight of daylight! I did it because I could tell how afraid my dad was but wanted him to keep his honor and integrity intact!
Hey Kurt, I'm really digging your channel. I've been binge watching your movie location videos. Would you consider doing one for The Wild Life? It was a 1984 movie directed by Art Linson and written by Cameron Crowe that starred Chris Penn, Lea Thompson, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Jenny Wright, Eric Stoltz, Rick Moranis and Randy Quaid. I figure since it's an 80s movie that was filmed in SoCal, this might be something you'd be interested in.
Wow! Things have changed at Magic Mt. last time I was there in and around 1994. Anyway, I was wondering if you could do filming location of the movie” American me”? I really enjoy watching your channels, brings back memories of when I was just a teenager.
magic mountain was great. cheaper and better version of disneyland. not as good now. went there in 80s for the 1st time. went for first time in 87. lost boys bridge filmed within viewing distance of magic mountain(and hit theaters shortly after my first visit).
Best memory I had of Magic Mountain was seeing the free concert KISS put on for the filming of KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park in 1978
You just brought back a flood of memories.
Totally! A flood!
@@williamb.8059 There's actual concert footage on CZcams:
czcams.com/video/DDOrX-RW350/video.html
I first visited there on it's opening day in May of 1971. I was 13 years old. My uncle, Eugene "Doc" Lemmon (phonetically La-Mahn), actually picked the site of, named it "Magic Mountain" in 1969. In 1969 he was one of the VP's of Seaword Inc, and was the President of it, after it opened. He was only there in 1971 and 1972. It became Six Flags in 1979. As I type this, I have my uncle's original artist drawing of his giant Magic Mountain poster that he had in his office. I also have his original hard-hat that he wore, while the park was under construction. Thanks for your excellent historical perspective!!
Much like your Colossus story, my Colossus story is, at about 11 years old, my dad was trying to convince me to ride Colossus. I had much trepidation. I ended up letting my dad ride himself. When he was about to board he yelled over to me watching, to reconsider. I did. The operators and those in line were kind enough to let me come up. I ended up really enjoying the ride, I also had a good feeling from conquering a fear, and they gave me an “I rode Colossus” shirt pin. A very nice memory.
PS….as I got older I remember there being a sense of competition if both coasters were going up the hill at roughly the same time.
Wooo Woooo Wooo!
Colossus is near and dear to my heart. It was the main reason to go to the park. I mean all of the roller coasters and rides were great but Colossus was the real draw. It really was the tallest and the fastest coaster in the park. I still remember the first time and that first drop! Even Twisted Colossus gives me that same Holy $hit .. WTF moment on that first drop! Back then Colossus had both trains going so we would race all the time! One side was always a little faster. I still remember the double up hill and that second turn was so fast I always was afraid we were going to fly off the tracks and that double down camel back before it was leveled out into a block brake. Colossus had some powerful floater airtime which is why we loved it so much. I don’t think many people remember this but the red and blue trains had names. One side was Thunder and the other Lightening! The two flags at the top of the lift hill represented the blue train and the other red. I wish Twisted had those two flags in blue and green. I know it’s sounds weird but I miss those two flags! I loved Colossus so much that I wasn’t even scared of that that steep drop but looked forward to it and those two flags waving in the breeze were the symbol of the excitement and thrills that were about to happen.
Honestly, if someone where to ask me about a time in my life or memory where I experienced pure joy, it would be when I was riding on Colossus. I would get my friends to ride it, even the ones who were afraid to! Even if they swore never to ride again I felt like I accomplished something by getting them to ride and experience it in the first place
Loved Magic Mountain as a kid. Summer of 83 I was 13. Me and my friends would get dropped off at 10 in the morning and get picked up at 11 at night. All day riding roller-coasters. Those were some fun times.
Cool video.
The first time I visited Magic Mountain was 10 years after it's debut, in 1981.
Been a fan ever since.
Thanks for the great memories of Magic Mountain. My dad hated Disneyland, so he took me to Magic Mountain or Knotts Berry Farm. I also loved Colossus and would spend most of the day riding it.
Simply special what a great story and Poignant moment with you and your father that was so sweet thank you for sharing
Thank you so much! I really enjoyed sharing it.
In the early 80's the theater was called the "Magic Mountain Showcase Theatre" and a season pass to the park was $62. I remember seeing Sparks, Romeo Void and the Suburban Lawns one season. Money well spent. Great memories Kurt thanks for sharing!
Yeah I remember seeing Dokken there
Do you remember the 3 trolls and wizard? This was before it was purchased by Six Flags.
@@blueghost4121 Yes! My sister had one of the stuffed Troll dolls. First time I went as a kid in the 70's Revolution was just being completed. It was the most extreme ride in the park. By todays standards not so much. lol.
@@spuriousemissions I never got use to calling it Six Flags. To this day I just call it Magic Mountain ⛰️
@@blueghost4121 SAME! :-)
Now that's the " Magic Mountain" I remember... We even got to see Jim Nabors ( Gomer Pyle) do a performance there once. Lol.. however would have been cool to see Oingo Bingo there.
Here in England we have a ride called the big dipper in the town of Blackpool as a kid I was always scared to ride it when I finally did I went on it when I spent a weekend with my mom in Blackpool every time we went there we would ride at least 5 times in two days great memories it's still there old but still there great sharing your memories Kurt great video well done 👍
Thanks for sharing that story. Go give it a ride. And thank you so much for the kind words.
@@80sLife your very welcome all the best 👍
Freefall was one of my favorite rides !!!
Thank you so very much for doing a video about Magic Mountain. Magic Mountain is such a part of Los Angeles as Disneyland or Knotts Berry Farm. It’s a young park (1971) and yet so many amazing things have happened there. It has quite an amazing history in its 51 years.
Very cool series of videos! I worked at Magic during high school and this brought back some fond memories 😊 Also, Magic Mountain after hours, and in near total darkness can be VERY spooky
Love this one.I spent a lot of time in this town and at this park,wasn't much for Roller coasters either haha.I wanna say I had the same troubles as a young punk rocker as well and remember even having to go to the bathroom at Disneyland to take my Mohawk down with my friend.
It was my life long ambition to visit this place after seeing the Revolution in the film Rollercoaster as a kid. It blew my mind as a kid that you could have a rollercoaster that went upside down! Finally got to ride it in 2010. Such an iconic ride!
Colossus was my absolute favorite… it was the roller coaster of my youth. There used to be a recorded message that played in several different languages. It talked about Colossus being the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world. You mentioned the first drop being amazing. Well it still is. Twisted Colossus has an 80 degree drop and it’s fast just like it used to be
Thanks for the video. I remember seeing Paula Abdul at the Golden Bear Theater circa 1989.
Awesome memory of you and your dad!
Thank you!! One of my favorites
Great America was a HUGE deal for us kids back in day. We didn't do much as a family as my parents couldn't afford to do a lot with seven kids. But each year, my dad would give my mom a day off and load all of the kids into the rusted Suburban with a big bag of sandwiches to go to Gurney, Illinois. Those trips were awesome! So from about 1978 to 1984, we would make that annual trip. What memories!
Thank you this was such a great video to watch. It's been so terribly cold here 48 degrees fahrenheit for weeks now with rain everyday in the southern part of Australia where I live. So to see beautiful blue skies and trees bursting with green leaves cheered me up so much. Thank you. I truly hope to experience places like Six Flags someday. It looks so amazing. Your memories of going there (and working there) sound so wonderful. I always love your stories about times with your dad. They even bring a tear to my eye. I strive to be a dad who creates memories like those you have and share. Thank you so much. 👍
KISS meets the Phantom
I remember in 26 years living in Scv I just visited once as a school trip in 94.
What I also remember is being told that on the roller coasters daily inspections they would find cracks daily .
Mystic Lake ski & fireworks show, Aqua Theater dolphin & high dive show, Spinout.
Saw Kiss, blue oyster cult, Van Halen, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Chuck Berry, Jose Feliciano, Oingo Boingo, Sparks, Barbra Streisand, Jim Nabors, Katrina and the waves.
Great shows back then and a great time for all!
I worked there for 2 summers in the 80's. I was a ride operator there and I knew how to unlock the lap bars on Revolution while the train was in motion. My friend and I used to stand up on the loop. That was a rush. Saw Animotion, INXS and Oingo Boingo there. Lots of good times. Haven't been back there since 1990.
Great stories and glad you had a shared experience with your dad with this ride. Keep posting these like your own personal video diary. Thanks for sharing!
My first memory of the park was TRAUMA. There were some old-timey hand pumps located just past the entrance. You could either work on your pioneer muscles and pump water through or...if you were me...you could stick your finger in the mechanism and get it pinched, letting out a blood curdling scream (thereby sharing your trauma with your mother). Instead of heading into the park for a day o'fun, I was taken to first aid to make sure my finger wasn't broken and my parents weren't going to sue. My second, and only other memory from that day was the amazing smell of the candle dipping shop which ended up being my favorite thing about the park even once I got old enough to really appreciate the rides. Also, I'm glad one of us made it through that story about your dad. It was beautiful.
That's sounds awful!! FYI I didn't make it through the story, that's why there's a few cuts. Thank you for the kind words.
Another great video...
I was also pulled aside and taken into that lil outside security office.. I was harassed & videotaped.. I ended up winning a small lawsuit for that incident.... Crazy thing is they harassed me the very next time I went, after the lawsuit.. So I pulled the security Sgt to the side and I told him who I was and about the lawsuit.. He left for about 5 min, came back and was super nice & personally escorted me in, ahead of the normal crowd...
I haven't had a problem with security since...
Wow, that's ridiculous! I sometimes wish I would have sued. They were out of control. Thank you for watching
HI KURT ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like your channel Kurt, you do a very good job making these videos, the subjects are always entertaining. Keep up the good work. your friend in Florida, Pat.
I used to go to Magic Mountain in the '70s. The Gold Rusher and Log Jammer were my favorites.
Oh yeah, Colossus was my favorite roller coasters.
“The moose out front shoulda told ya” -John Candy
I wanted to add that where I'm orinally from, Virginia we had Kings Dominion theme park. We used to go there every summer and sometimes during spring break and have a blast. It had two huge wooden roller coasters that ran side by side called The Rebel Yell. Anyway, I just wanted to share that memory with you.
Don’t forget who else played at magic mountain……. Puppet show and Spinal Tap. That little track ride was the Swiss Twist originally, never saw it called Sierra Twist. I wish I could find footage of the Magic Pagoda funhouse from the 70s
I liked Swiss Twist. They DID change the name, but the ride was exactly the same. Puppet Show and Spinal Tap is classic. The one guy standing up in the "crowd" and just giving the band the finger had me in tears!
fun fact, you could find twickets in the garbage can in the front because most tourist didnt know what they were. i basically had a season pass cause i always looked at the trash cans
There used to be a ride called "mountain express" that you could see at the front entrance. Also, I remember an attraction called "the magic pagoda " which was located near the sky tower.
The four seater Mountain Express was great. I'm pretty sure it was the second ever coaster after Gold Rusher. From what I understand, it still exists at another park somewhere.
Correction: Mountain Express ended up in Mexico at a joint called Magic Forrest. It was eventually dismantled in 2006.
Magic Pagoda is essentially Willoughby's Haunted Mansion at Fright Fest
Good video my man, taking me down memory lane of memories I never had.
Great memories from High School grad nights in the 90’s.
we had a friend at the redemption twicket booth, and we got in once and went back for months, 🙂
Great video!
I still remember going to Magic Mountain back with my uncle and his wife around 1983 or so.
The rides were mostly too scary for me, but I did go on the tea cups ride and I remember seeing the Viking ship, but don’t think I rode it. I remember my aunt and uncle would have me stand next to the “you must be this tall” sign.
On the way home back to Anaheim we got McDonalds in Santa Clarita and I ate in the back of the car on the way home.
At some point around then too I had seen National Lampoon’s Vacation and I recognized that Wally World was Magic Mountain.
Thanks for this video. I really enjoyed it! Looking forward to part two!
I worked at the Oasis employee cafe in 85-86
Magic Mountain in 90s......I remember security guards with hand held metal detectors at the gate. This place was a favorite for "grad nites" but gang activity put an end to that.
Wow, great video! I haven't been to Magic Mountain since 2000. My 1st time to MM I was 3 years old in the early 70s I saw the Jackson 5 perform outside but can't remember where. I just remember my dad putting me on his shoulders so I could see. The security story WOW OH WOW! I went on Thanksgiving day back in 95' and 2 guards pulled me aside and told me I was in a gang and a car club. I said wow how can I be in a car club when I don't even own a car!! The whole day was bad..my friends were late picking me up, we ate at Wendy's that was just outside the park and I dropped my burger, then these punk a$$ security guards sweating me in line.
They had great concerts there. I saw Quiet Riot. Motley Crue.
That’s 100% true in the 90s not only at six flags but everywhere lol the fairs always getting frisked and asked to step aside and asked questions lots of the times they wouldn’t even let us go in there just like nope, byeeeee!!! N if you don’t leave your going to jail
Six Flags in the 90's were some of the best times in my life! Does anyone remember the tree at the Flashback entrance where everyone would stick their chewed up gum on??? Right before you would enter, you'd stick your gum on it. My favorite to stick on it would be Bubblicious Hawaiian Punch flavor, cotton candy and Orange sherbert..
I also remember when sister was told to remove her earrings before boarding because it was so rough... She had 8 small hoops in each ear 😆.
Also the summer of 93' or 94' when Batman the ride opened up, i remember being in line with all my cousins (Soaked after Tidal Wave) on a hot Valencia summer, sharing a souvenier bottle filled with frozen lemonade... The Batman stuntshow was in full effect!
Man.... nothing could ever beat 90's Six Flags! No cell phones, hanging out with friends on your own, meeting girls, and watching the awesome Looney Tunes cartoons while waiting in line....
I can relate. My 6th grade class went on a class trip to Great America and I was too scaredy-cat -cat to ride the roller coasters. So embarrassed 😩
I’m sorry you didn’t experience the park in the 80s. I remember the tickets. They started them in the late 80s. They were free then. I remember saying it would be a shock if they start charging a nominal fee… like $1-$5 and that’s exactly what happened a couple of years later
I remember standing up in the carriage on the Shockwave roller coaster in 1987.
Wow even remember going to see the Vapors
(Turning Japanese) there in like 1980😆
I can totally relate. I never wanted to ride roller coasters when I was a kid. I only changed when I went to Knott's Berry Farm with my friends and I said to myself, my friends are going to think I'm lame if don't go on any rides. So, I bit the bullet and actually had fun.
I was too lame to care if my friends thought I was lame. Haha.
Great video. 👍 The first time I went to MM was in 73 and went a ton of times in the 70s 80s and 90s. During the 80s, that place was really fun really “magical.” I sure miss those Log Jammer and Enterprise rides. Went last January the most recent time and can’t wait to ride Wonder Woman Flight of Courage later this summer. Magic Mountain is awesome!
LMAO - your dad on the colossus! 🤣🤣
love the episode;never been there;but i know santa clarita from a episode dukes of hazzard when the general lee did jump a river,should be not that far from six flags. did love that show also,also kitt from knightrider did jump that river,same location,and chips episode named offroad was filmed there also : indian dunes.
Kitt also raced around Saugus Speedway nearby.
That was cool last time I was at Magic Mountain though was 89 or 91 just before Viper opened I went there a week before it opened and couldn't go on it😥
In the 70's the mascot was a troll. Still have a shotglass with a troll on it. My mom had a few large cave candles from the candle maker shop. Last time I went was for the Terminator Salvation ride opening when a motorcycle was to be used, then written out of the live action ride video. I still have that motorcycle. Can't recall but a couple gigs we had seen there, one being Inxs in 83. Some live footage is on CZcams. I forget the name of it but the sky observation tower was neat. Just not much to look at being where it's at.
The Kiss movie Phantom of the Park was filmed there. It was just called Magic Mountain back then.
DUDE!!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE you didn't talk about Magic Mountain!!! It wasn't called Six Flag until like the late 80s I think. I remember the 3 trolls and the wizard as their mascot. I even think they still have a statue of the wizard to commemorate when it was exclusively Magic Mountain. Once the Six Flags acquisition I don't even think they had the rights to Looney Tunes yet.
As always great video. I never noticed the Sheriff Station right at the entrance. What does that say about a theme park when that's the first thing you see before entering.
Since I'm a coaster freak, this is the REAL Happiest Place On Earth. It's my dream to ride my Carver skateboard on the smooth hilly backside of the place. I gotta get back!
I remember collosus backwards-so scary. good memories
I worked right around the corner from you at the same time. Thanks for reminding me of the oasis Cafe. I forgot the name. I always got the chilli fries there. I worked the arcade by the courtyard where the batmobile use to be parked.( Right by the tower for superman back then). Did you work when the gangs broke the truce there and had to shut down the park?
Oooh I had forgot about the Arcade! There was a total character that worked at Oasis named Eddie Lopez. You had to have interacted with him. No I don't remember the gang thing.
@@80sLife I remember a few characters working in there. We would often call in sick from work at the payphone by the tower( that use to be open) and go on the rides with our friends we saw before our shift and avoid our work area. Also when they double booked the arcade/ VR , I had to go work at the remote control boats by the Batman stunt show. Good times.
It might seem weird that cops would ask punk rockers about being in a gang but in Los Angeles in the 80s punk rock gangs were absolutely a real thing. LA Death Squad, Burbank Punk Organization,Fight for Freedom,Suicidals,and my many more. These were violent dangerous gangs.
Suicidal Tendencies the gang not the band. I've had a few friends from ST
Reminds me of the park in Beverly Hills cop 3...
It’s interesting to hear these things. Although I was born on the west coast in Oregon, I grew up in Michigan and largely doing things in the east side of the country in the 80’s and 90’s, and have lived in the Orlando area now for 24 years as an amusement and theme park fan. So I have tons of memories at places like Disney World, Universal Orlando, Cedar Point, and a handful of one-offs like Holiday World, Kennywood, Michigan’s Adventure, Busch Gardens Tampa and Williamsburg, and Coney Island. But I have visited Disneyland twice out west, and have always wanted to visit Magic Mountain. I can completely see how it could be a place where people had similar memories and grew up loving.
You gotta try twisted it was best then and better now. Like riding a bucking bronco. Enjoy videos. Normally watch on TV so hard to comment. Keep up the great work
Awesome
I love this post, do you have any clips /history of the red tower ? We went in 1985 when at that time it was running . After that I never seemed to want to go in it again I think it was the fear of being in a elevator for so long . I would love to see what they have done to it .
I used to work at Six Flags in the 90's and would sit backwards when riding certain roller coasters (during test rides before they would open the park). My co- workers thought it was funny. Too bad we didn't have cameras with us to snap a photo.
@@chadbest5411 that's for sure 🤣
surprised you didn't mention the fact Hurricane Harbor didn't exist until 1994 or the big Arcade and Lemonade stand that used to be near Log Jammer or even Eagles Flight where Superman's tower is now, So much History to SFMM it's crazy.
That’s a great Colussus story. I was afraid of coasters the majority of my life. My girlfriend at the time who later became the mother of my daughters, took me to six flags great adventure. My first coaster experience was riding the great American scream machine. I was Hooked after that
Kurt man what a Dad you had buddy still remember the story of how he came looking for you everywhere when you were in line for Prince.........thats coming from a fatherless child brother so take it to the HEART when I say that.......it was also funny how you looked over and he was terrified lol.....I have similar memories but I was only 7 and it was opening of Revolution May of 1976 me , Mom, Gramma and my uncle Gene who at the time was pitting image of the drummer form Blue Oyster Cult lol but you gotta ride Collossus now it is one of my favorites as well and I liked it before but it is way better now sorry to say but it RIPS buddy your son would love it and you missed the Wizards Caste It is still there where Giant Carrots are in Bugs bunny land it is behind the fence you gotta check it out next time your there man the wizard used to come out on the draw bridge which is still there its kinda dry rotting now but still fun to check out the Trolls used to dance around on it there was an entire show Im surprised no one does a video on it you shoiuld man but anyways God Bless buddy- Heath 1st Corinthians13
My friends mom was gonna take me to cancun Mexico with them which included his stepsister who I was in love with and had the "PLAN" all laid out right up until my parents said, "Leaving the country with them, don't think so" I was so upset! 2 months after returning from the Mexico adventure his mother was arrested for imbezzling 12.6 million from the company she worked for! Really made me feel like "The Jefferson's" and missing my piece of the pie!
I threw up waffle cone by that entrance
07:14 “Puppet Show and Spinal Tap” used to be the Showcase Theater
You totally described me when you were talking about standing in line with your Dad after he forced you to go on that Rollercoaster 🎢 and going to the park with your friends and not wanting to go on any of the rollercoasters. That's me. I'm terrified of anything that goes upside down cause i always think I'm gonna fall out and get killed lol. Plus i hate steep long drops that basically go straight down so you feel like you're about to fall out while your stomach is in your throat. I've been that way since i was a kid and even now that I'm almost 49 years old I'm still scared to go on those things. Tomorrow my Brother wants me to go with him to Carowinds here in North Carolina and he loves all those insane rollercoasters and i know he's gonna try and get me to go on them and I'll be trying to talk my way outta going on them all lol. I'll be thinking of you the whole time I'm being tortured. 😰🎢
Viper is the one that would give me head/ear aches.
I love this park and I went there almost every Saturday except for weekends before yesterday and now I work at there for the food department for a summer job
Cool ! 😊. ❤
I remember going while the Colossus was being built and then riding it the next time I was able to go. Another time I got to ride it backward. I was super sad when I heard they were dismantling it. I was in Tx by then, so I wasn't able to do a last ride. I'm not positive, but I think that spinning gravity ride where you stick to the walls was called the Spinnaker. Such great memories!
Twisted Colossus is supposed to be an upgrade. Spin Out is the ride that you're thinking of. It's no longer there, unfortunately.
I haven't been there in 20 years and it looks completely the same
There really is a lot of changes.
@@80sLife haha I really would like to go back. I'm down here in OC so I go more to Disneyland and Knotts. Btw you just got name checked by Adam the woo as a guy that does good work.
Your probably better off at Knotts. You talking about the video of all of them sitting at the table in the restaurant? I saw that, pretty rad!
Living in Northern Ireland during 80's 90's there was nothing like this. Our first macdonalds was in early 1990's . Due to bombings and shootings life as a kid was not always simple and fun.
we use to have PARAGON PARK in Hull, Ma. south shore. i still remember KINGS CASTLE in Whitnan.
Let's play, "share dad's thoughts while waiting in line with his scares young son!" I'll go first, "that boy of mine is just like William Wallace, a Braveheart in the making, or a future Chucky Norris!" Was never part of that internal conversation! Hey my dad took me to a haunted house that I bolted out of at the first sight of daylight! I did it because I could tell how afraid my dad was but wanted him to keep his honor and integrity intact!
I've been to Six flags Atlanta, I honestly remember nearly nothing about the park due to the situation that surrounded my life!
Hey Kurt, I'm really digging your channel. I've been binge watching your movie location videos. Would you consider doing one for The Wild Life? It was a 1984 movie directed by Art Linson and written by Cameron Crowe that starred Chris Penn, Lea Thompson, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Jenny Wright, Eric Stoltz, Rick Moranis and Randy Quaid. I figure since it's an 80s movie that was filmed in SoCal, this might be something you'd be interested in.
Thank you!! And absolutely! I love that movie
@@80sLife 🤘You ROCK my dude 🤘
Dude you have to try twisted colossus! It’s soo good ! Your missing out!
great stuff! i wonder if hes done a groomerland video..
Wow! Things have changed at Magic Mt. last time I was there in and around 1994.
Anyway, I was wondering if you could do filming location of the movie” American me”?
I really enjoy watching your channels, brings back memories of when I was just a teenager.
If you didn’t go to the park you missed the best time to be there.
WAAAAALY WORRRRRRLD !
Why am I not at all surprised your favorite place to eat was "COLOSSAL SAUSAGE"?
$8 for fries and $16 for a cheeseburger!? Yea. I'd rather starve.
I'm with you on that
I've ruined lots of stuff in my life but I never ruined Big Mike's birthday party
I believe if you brought a coco cola can and you get an admission half off back then
magic mountain was great. cheaper and better version of disneyland. not as good now. went there in 80s for the 1st time. went for first time in 87. lost boys bridge filmed within viewing distance of magic mountain(and hit theaters shortly after my first visit).
you been there
Z force in ga was fun
do you remember a stand up roller coaster called shockwave at six flags?
Looks like Wally World
Fun Fact: one thing that Steve-O refuses to do is ride roller coasters.
-Phil from Reno
What?!!!!!!
@@staubach1979rt truth
@@philmakris8507 Too funny. I just watched Jackass The Movie the other night. Good coincidence.