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Six Flags Magic Mountain, formerly known and colloquially referred to as simply Magic Mountain, is a 209-acre (85 ha) amusement park located in Valencia, California, 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. [2]
The tower at Six Flags in Vallejo People watching a show at Six Flags in Vallejo, California Discovery Kingdom, seen from the parking lot. On January 17, 2007, the park announced its new name: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. [20] The new name reflects the image of an animal park, a thrill-ride park, and a marine park.
In 1955, Magic Mountain was selected by Project Nike to be an Integrated Fire Control site for Nike Ajax missiles as part of the Los Angeles Defense Area. Construction included the improvement of the access road to the peak from Bear Divide, [5] installation of water infrastructure, and construction of a transmission line.
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. was later bought out by Premier Parks – an Oklahoma-based real estate firm and theme park chain – on April 1, 1998, for $1.86 billion. [1] Premier began to apply the Six Flags name to several of their existing properties in North America and Europe, eventually fully assuming the brand name in 2000.
Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor is an amusement and water park owned and operated by Six Flags. It is located approximately 60 miles (97 km) north of Albany , in Queensbury, New York . [ 1 ]
In 1999, Six Flags St. Louis was the first Six Flags park to construct its own intra-park water attractions section. [2] As Six Flags acquired and rebranded parks in the 2000s, some existing water parks within these theme parks were later upgraded and rebranded as Hurricane Harbor.
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2007: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and Six Flags New England opened Thomas Town at their parks. [2] 2008: Six Flags Magic Mountain [3] and Six Flags Over Georgia [4] opened Thomas Town at their parks. 2010: Six Flags America [5] opened Thomas Town at their park. In late 2010, Six Flags began the process of removing licensed theming from attractions.