StamfordBridge At least it would give me insensitive to go on actual rides. When I went to BGW, the skyride and the train were the only things I went on.
I worked at the park for 4 years as a technician, and I was in the buildings that were re-purposed as Fright Fest mazes A LOT. Fun fact, the Eagle's Flight station still has the massive concrete footings in it and the maze goes around them. The maze at Flashback's old entrance (used to be Toyz of Terror or Jokeser's Hideout, not sure what it is now) has wood floors that have been laid over top the pits for the really old simulator they had in that building. Willoughby's has a few dangerous pits in it as well from when it was the Magic Pagoda, but they're walled off from regular guests when going through the maze. Also, you forgot Sky Tower. ;) Jkjk but I got to go on Sky Tower's lower, open air floor as well as sit on top of it underneath the flag pole. That was pretty cool being up that high. It was both fun and absolutely miserable being an employee at Magic Mountain. There's a ton of history there that almost nobody cares about, because nobody really cares about anything there.
I would have loved working at the park if I lived closer, I've really loved learning as much about the park as I can ever since I got ahold of a 1986 park map and finally made my first visit in May of 1988. There are so many cool easter eggs and little quirks throughout the park that are easily overlooked. I'm sure you got to see some really amazing stuff as a tech!
My own Magic Mountain history starts in 1973, just a few years after the park opened. The trolls, the birdcage ride where swashbuckler now stands... one piece of history that jumped out at me was the building you listed as the former flashback building. Before it became that, it was a building that housed the Texas Instruments Computer Discovery Center....where we could check out the TI-99...the computer of the future ...
#14 - The exit sign to the Ssnd Blasters Bumper cars still features Bloop the troll. Bloop the troll was Magic Mountains original mascot before Looney Tunes invaded in 1985.
Pinball 541 fun fact: Looney tunes characters were the first unofficial mascots when the park first opened back in '71, but were later replaced by the Trolls up til 1985.
If you didn't know, there is a painting of the old magic mountain troll characters in the bumper car station right above one of the benches. It is the only relic left of the old magic mountain characters. Magic mountain is my home park and i love learning about its history.
I'm surprised there's that many old buildings left in plain sight. I worked at Great Adventure for years, and it seems like whenever we got a new ride the station and queue were either completely torn down or reused, with the one exception being The Chiller.
1) historical as in being in a movie, the exit of “whipper snapper” in National Lampoons Vacation, you pass it on the left hand side walking up the stairs to X2. 2) artifact hidden in plain sight is the tower, it used to be an observation tower. My first trip to SFMM was back in Aug 1989, I have pictures from up there of a fire on the hill just west of the park. Back in 1989, Ninja was still very popular as it just opened in 1988, I remember waiting over 2 hours in line. Next time you walk down the hill from Samurai Summit, look on the ground to the left, you’ll see round metal plates on the ground, they were used for poles to extend the line. When you’re at the bottom of the hill just imagine a line of people all the way down the mountain waiting for Ninja...
One of my winter jobs in the '70s was to wash the windows on the Sky Tower. The height never affected me until I dropped my squeegee and watched it fall. (The windows opened inward and were hinged at the top, so you had to get between the wall and the window.)
Zac G What can you see Six Flags make that old station out of? I personally can see them keep the old station, tidy it up a bit, and make a flat ride called the Spinning Dragons(a teacup like spinners @ Disneyland) , as paying homage to the old Dragon station.
@@seanlewis1148 honestly, I can't imagine them trying to salvage the station for anything. The wood is so decayed that it wouldn't make sense. If they could do it then it would be fun to see a collection of very little kid rides like you find at the Country Fair area Dollywood. The one relic that most needs to be addressed is the Sky Tower. That would be worth saving and reopening, even if it would be a huge project. I haven't been up there in forever. The worst ride relic in my opinion is the track from the People Mover at Disneyland. It is so sad to see it just crumbling and abandoned, especially when the Magic Kingdom still has there's. I'd also add the Wonders of Life pavilion at EPCOT and the queue for Tomb Raider at Kings Island.
@@sheeple04- I have been going to SFMM since the 70's & the Sky Tower is as famous to the park, as Colossus & Revolution was in the original Vacation movie. Just like Psyclone, the Sky Tower was damaged by the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The elevators were deemed unsafe to use, & the stairs are the only way to the top.
Interesting! SFOT is like this as well. Yosemite Sam, a water dark ride by Arrow/Sally Corp located at the park, closed at the end of the 2018 season due to a storm. You can still see some pieces of theming past the walls to this day.
Unless it was removed recently, my favorite piece of history in plain sight is Freefall's old metal entrance sign pole near Tital Wave's exit. It always makes me smile when I see it, and I remember seeing it still there from my last visit in late 2019.
I remember going to six flags a few years ago and wondering why superman didnt have that huge statue of him at the top of the ride like it used to. Then we got on Goliath and as your climbing the stairs to the top of the ride to get on you could see the giant statue just laying on its side behind one of the metal fences that makes the perimeter of the park. Superman laid in the dirt there for a really long time pretty funny
Malcolm Tinyo Yeah, the statue fell during a storm in 2010 and they decided not to put it back because the EFK renovation was in development and the statue couldn’t be seen by the backwards cars.
At least in 1993, from the employee break room near the kid area was what was left of the story book boat ride. I remembered that as a kid and explained to many younger employees what it was.
Colossus was a coaster I always wanted to ride. I knew about her even when I was growing up in Florida. I use to love when we'd drive down south after moving to Nor Cal and see her from the 5, so white and shiny. I was heartbroken when I heard about the closure. This revamping trend was a totally new thing to me but I was over joyed that she'd get a second life.
One night during Fright Fest I had to work on a brown phone at the top of one of Log Jammer's lifts. This meant I had to walk past the at the time derelict Samurai Summit monorail tunnel. It's the only time I got scared at work and walked away!
Thanks for doing this one. I worked as a ride operator in the park from 1986-1993. It was easily the most fun job I ever had. We used to wander the back lots after the park closed all the time. You’d see all sorts of things riding from the top station of Eagle’s Flight to the bottom. I worked every one of the rides in the park during that time from Bugs Bunny World to everywhere else in between. My favorite memories were sitting alone in the “Crow’s Nest” on the Colossus lift when the sun went down in the summer. You would get the best light show in the park when the lights started coming on around the park. They used to (don’t know if they still do) have these huge light bars along the road next to the ride that used to bathe the ride in different colors after dark. So much fun for a kid.
I live in Illinois, but was able to make a trip to Magic Mountain, and even though sf great america is my home park, the size of this park blew me away! I love your channel so much thank you for uploading all of this great content!
My wife visited SFGA last summer and said our home SFMM made it look small! We’re hoping to do a road trip over summer break and hit the SF parks in Texas thru Georgia.
Great America (Gurnee, IL) actually sits on more land than Magic Mountain. Magic Mountain probably seems larger due to the terrain (walking from Gold Rusher to Samurai Summit definitely tests your level of fitness) and because the parking lot at MM is stupidly far away from the park entrance...although I have never taken the tram, ha. As far as attendance, it's pretty amazing GA is almost at the same level as MM...and this was/is true before and after MM went to 365 operation, and before Holiday in the Park started in Gurnee in 2018. Even with HitP, Great America is still closed to the public for almost 4 months per year.
@@oblivieon1567 Magic Mountain is indeed a treat to visit, especially during the winter. Not that long ago, MM didn't exactly have the best reputation for downtime on rides, and lacked many flat rides, but there have been major improvements the past few years in my opinion. Magic Mountain has a few more roller coasters than Great America, while Great America has more flat rides. MM sorely needs a transportation system around the park. Great America once had four transportation rides! The Great America Scenic Railroad (still exists, but is underutilized), Allie's Trolley (named after Marriott co-founder, Alice Marriott, which still exists, but is only used for parades) and two separate Von Roll skyrides, the second of which (Southern Cross) was crazy tall, added early on during the Marriott's Great America era, in preparation for the planned addition of The Great Southwest area in 1979...which didn't happen until 1996. At least Great America in Santa Clara still has the Eagle's Flight/Delta Flyer skyride...they never had a Southern Cross or plans for The Great Southwest.
Not many people remember that there used to be a Lake where the water park is now. They had water ski shows. Having never been to Hurricane Harbor maybe someone has seen a artifact from that time.
#16 - The station for the old Crazy Barrels attraction that is used for a employee break area behind the scenes by the High Sierra Territory & Swashbuckler.
I think they removed that for Crazanity. I looked on google earth and I could see it on the 3D version of SFMM but on the more up to date 2D version, Crazanity’s structure used up part of its land and they put concrete over the rest of the former Crazy Barrels site.
Thanks for the nostalgia. Makes me wonder what the building in Samurai Summit between Ninja and Superman was before. I’ve only been in it for mazes. Over 20 years of visiting the park and I’ve never seen it used for anything else. Also I can’t remember if Spinouts Queue has been fully removed either. Classic flat ride.
In retrospect it is very clear that they should definitely should have kept the Metro. This is especially apparent with all the new developments in the back of the park. Imagine how nice it would be to be able to just ride a train back to West Cost Racers without having to walk that hill.
I guess im such a magic mountain freak i know of all those.. lol you also missed , where spin out use to be by gold rusher, and i believe there is still pieces of free fall by tidal wave and riddlers revenge
If you are up by Superman and look down onto the area where Full Throttle comes over, you can see parts of the Log Jammer flume still in place back by the trees.
Despite all the changes, Six Flags is still the best theme park I've ever been too. They respect their roots and a lot of their coasters are refurbished and rebranded to still make the park fun. I really love X 2. It's my favorite ride. Twisted Colossus is a great ride too. I'm also glad the old Cyclone ride is still around but with a different name.
The old Trolls Castle in Bugs Bunny World, on Jet Stream you can still see the Magic Pagoda paint on that giant wall just before the first drop, The exit path to Spin Out & the Path from the Spin Out exit to Dragons lower Station, The colorful Buildings near Green Lanterns exit is actually props from the old After Hours Night Club, The old viewing Platform where Revolutions loop is, The Troll exit sign on the Bumper Cars ... I can keep going 🤣 There is a lot of SFMM History if you know where to look.
You also forgot Laughing Dragon. Laughing Dragon was originally a steakhouse at the top of Samurai Summit. You can tell because if you ever look high above Full Throttle's entrance, you can see the backside of the building and the sign still says "Steak House." Eventually it was turned into a pizza place, but now sits closed and abandoned, taunting people who walked all the way up the hill and now have to make their way back down to get food. There are also sections of monorail over by Golden Bear Theater (which probably also belongs on this list) and you can see the footers of Colossus' old layout while riding Twisted Colossus and Goliath.
Yea, they were out surveying between Green Lantern and the Metropolis area a week or so ago. Rumors are starting to circulate about a possible ride for 2021, and looks like it’s very possible, especially since markers have started popping up.
I think sometimes people forget about repurposing Flashback’s station for Magic Mountain’s 20th coaster. Seems far off but I also wouldn’t be surprised if they decided to utilize that land again
@@DoswarePictures Yeh, and before it went SBNO, it ran "seasonal": Not running when Hurricane Harbor was open because it was too loud or something. No way they're putting another coaster over there. The space I'd really like to see them use more efficiently for something is the whole (basically) defunct Whistle Stop Park area; specifically all that space Granny's Gran Prix used to be and now that kiddie train sits (not the coaster; long live that old SOAB). Like, put in a family friendly spinning coaster like Sierra Sidewinder at Knott's.
While the entrance may have been that way for many years, the entrance they use now is the same one they originally used back in the 70s. There was no walkway that went beyond Revolution at that time.
He's definitely right about the walk up that hill...….My legs feel it every time! Love Magic Mountain but, only when it's not too crowded and not too hot. The place can get pretty miserable during the summer season. X2 and Goliath are very therapeutic and for sure the best rides in the park.... I need my fix soon!
I agree with you about that hill up to Ninja and Superman- it is brutal. I don't mind the crowds at MM, but the park can be miserable during the summer. With the shows being on a Select Day schedule, the options for sitting down and relaxing range from hit-or-miss to scarce. I would love it for Magic Mountain to add more indoor attractions to their line up.
I just noticed the Mr Six bus back in that lot where the psyclone trains were mentioned being. Didn't see a train but definitely saw the bus. If only photography was allowed on Drop of Doom
Stereo Monovici so that’s what the guy said in the Lightning Rod Parody! I’ve been wondering what he’s been saying for 3 years! Also, I’ve never seen Vacation, despite loving the heck out of Christmas Vacation. S**tter’s full!
Wow. I used to work there in the 80s. Haven't been back in a long time. Watching this video, it would be like the park I worked at never existed. Especially Log Jammer, that's a hard blow to the heart.
Another sad ride relic at a different park is the still standing structure for Mean Streak at Cedar Point. It's just standing there despite having closed several years ago. I hear they put some metal structure on top of it to keep it somewhat hidden. What a shame. ;)
I was on the SFMM opening crew in the summer of 1971. At the end of the summer, management unveiled a plaque at the front of the park with the name of every employee who lasted through that summer. When I last saw it (YEARS ago!), the plaque was still there in front of the bank (now Guest Relations). I can't help wondering if the plaque has survived... Ron Schneider, Grand Prix Opening Crew
On my only visit to MM, the soda shack gave my sister a pretzel that was to hot, the paper melted onto the pretzel. When she went back for another one, the guy asked if she tried it. Ah six flags, the only company that wants you to eat paper
IMHO, back in the day, I thought that if "X" could not only be extreme, but also have the balls to rock pink and neon yellow paint, it was a badass ride, lol.
Also, just a fun fact about the Metro is that the trains from it were relocated to Hersheypark 3yrs after they were removed from Magic Mountain. They've been there since 2011 and continue to operate there to this day. They have, of course, been repainted to fit the theme of Hersheypark. I'm still sad they are gone from MM since it really was a great way to get around the park and I utilized it a LOT in the 90s up till 2001, to a point I never even realized the purpose of the Funicular until it was all we had in the park when I went with friends during my senior year of HS in like 2003 lol. The Metro was still there at the time but we were bummed that it was closed because we were going to try to ride it from the High Sierra Territory to the Samurai Summit station. It's at that time a friend suggested we could take the Funicular instead which at the time was called The Oriental Express. Wish they'd figure out a new transportation system for the park. The Metro was the one I found to be the most useful, and the most relaxing on a hot day. I rode the Eagles Flight once on the very first time I ever went to the park in '92 or '93. I have only very vague memories of it. But the station at the back was already gone by the time I was there and Freefall was in its place. Only the one from the top of the hill that would drop you near where the base of the Superman tower currently stands was still operating. It was called the Eagles Flight - Galaxy, and that's the one that was removed in 1994 after the big earthquake. The one that took you to the back of the park, called Eagles Flight - El Dorado, was removed in 1981 to make way for Freefall which opened in 1982 after an accident occurred on it in 1978 (don't know the nature of the accident but it was bad enough that it caused it to close down for a couple years before it was finally removed altogether). So pretty much, Freefall was built and the old Eagles Flight station was repurposed for it, and then eventually Freefall sat abandoned for a few years after Superman pretty much made it irrelevant. When they finally scrapped Freefall, which used to sit in the middle of Riddler's Revenge, they never put anything there to replace it. So now no trace of the Eagles Flight/Freefall station remain today. Last but not least, the Dragon cable cars are still somewhere in the park in storage. They were last seen somewhere in the back where Deja Vu once stood near Apocalypse. Who knows, maybe they've been incorporated into the theming of Apocalypse? They seem to use other relics from MM's past strewn about. But the Dragon tails embroidering on the back of the cars are broken and one of the cars is in a stripped skeletal state. Each of them also have rows of seat missing on them. I also saw a couple of the old Eagles Flight gondolas next to one of the Dragon cars in the background of one of the photos I have. From the outside, they appear to be in decent condition, but never got a look inside of them. The Dragon cars are pretty much trashed and in very poor condition. The roof is missing on one of them. And there's a bunch of junk sitting on them. Paint is faded. But there's no mistake that they are the cars. I have the photos.
Due to the terms of the deal, Magic Mountain basically paid Hershey park to take them. They also got the molds to make new train cars and tons of spare parts. I wish MM had kept the monorail.
when fright fest comes around it seems that a lot of Magic's history gets exposed. Like you said the magic pagoda, the old flashback entrance building, and the eagles Flight Station all house mazes. I believe Reds Revenge is in the old monorail maintenance shed and I noticed that the foundation for the old monorail station across from the log jammer station is still there. You walk right past it as you queue for Reds. Also Aftermath Chaos rising, as you said uses the old queue from Deja vu but also a lot of the stuff in that maze is from the old Batman stunt show. Fight fest really is the best time to see a lot of history from magic
In the queue line for Full Throttle you can still see some of the rocks from Log Jammer. Such good memories from that ride! ;u ; I miss it dearly, especially during fright fest's early years
Fun fact: one of the Psyclone trains is actually on display along with an old car from Superman: The Escape at the Axalta display at Daytona International Speedway!
Yeah and it's just the first car so I wonder where the rest of the train is? I'm also curious how that works as far as painting goes. I guess that means Axalta painted those trains, that's a facet of the theme park industry that goes pretty overlooked: who paints the rides.
I think the Flashback entrance building used to be part of the main entrance back in the early years. From what I remember, it was just to the right of the ticket booths and turnstiles.
I've been through the tunnel for Full Throttle as it is now and also when it was a tunnel for the monorail and just now realized it was the same thing. Also I rode Colossus backwards and until now didn't realize why it was so rough. Now I know. :)
That’s news to me. I never knew it was the same tunnel. Can’t quite wrap my head around that, because Full Throttle is where Log Jammer used to be, but I don’t remember ever seeing a tunnel when on the log ride.
@@StamfordBridge Not sure if you could see it from log jammer. I only remember the tunnel on the monorail because I was a little kid when I rode it and as soon as we went into the tunnel some couple starting hecka making out and it grossed me out.
At California’s great America, does anybody know that the abandoned ride station platform was from? It can be seen when riding the Patriot floorless coaster.
The coaster Tidal Wave/Greased Lightnin' which closed in early 2000's. There is a rumor that the station could be repurposed for Wicked Twister's relocation from Cedar Point. There is also another former coaster station currently at CGA that used to be for Stealth, the world's first flying coaster, which opened in 2000. Stealth was relocated to Carowinds just 3 years later due to high maintenance issues and CGA's need for a water park, Boomerang Bay. Instead of being abandoned, the station was repurposed as an extended queue for the water slide tower. It is being repurposed once again with the waterpark's expansion and renovation into South Bay Shores as lockers and changing rooms.
Not to be a one-upper, but I've been going to Magic Mountain for 50 years! I really miss the Magic Pagoda - I just have these vague memories of what the inside looked like. I can't believe there are almost no photos of the inside. At least not online... I wonder if anyone has some but never thought to post them online? I got to go to MM as press once when Superman opened. That was great! They gave out free pizza. I also got to go once when KROQ took over for the evening, and met Efron Ramirez (Pedro from Napoleon Dynamite) and his twin brother. I couldn't believe when they were going to tear MM down to build homes, I'm so glad that fell through. I definitely have a lot of amazing memories from MM!
Well-presented and witth an anrticulate delivery. Always looked for remnants of Trollywood when hanging out in the 80s. Also the octopus ride near the same area.
Yes, the park used to have FIVE transportation rides! Now there’s just one.
StamfordBridge At least it would give me insensitive to go on actual rides. When I went to BGW, the skyride and the train were the only things I went on.
Dosware Pictures sorry but do you mean “Incentive”
Dexin Wang DANG YOU AUTOCORRECT!!!!!
They even had two miniature trains at one time, so there would've been SIX when you count Dragon, Orient Express, Eagle's Flight, and Metro too.
And that one is not even working right now.
I worked at the park for 4 years as a technician, and I was in the buildings that were re-purposed as Fright Fest mazes A LOT. Fun fact, the Eagle's Flight station still has the massive concrete footings in it and the maze goes around them. The maze at Flashback's old entrance (used to be Toyz of Terror or Jokeser's Hideout, not sure what it is now) has wood floors that have been laid over top the pits for the really old simulator they had in that building. Willoughby's has a few dangerous pits in it as well from when it was the Magic Pagoda, but they're walled off from regular guests when going through the maze.
Also, you forgot Sky Tower. ;) Jkjk but I got to go on Sky Tower's lower, open air floor as well as sit on top of it underneath the flag pole. That was pretty cool being up that high.
It was both fun and absolutely miserable being an employee at Magic Mountain. There's a ton of history there that almost nobody cares about, because nobody really cares about anything there.
I would have loved working at the park if I lived closer, I've really loved learning as much about the park as I can ever since I got ahold of a 1986 park map and finally made my first visit in May of 1988. There are so many cool easter eggs and little quirks throughout the park that are easily overlooked. I'm sure you got to see some really amazing stuff as a tech!
My own Magic Mountain history starts in 1973, just a few years after the park opened. The trolls, the birdcage ride where swashbuckler now stands... one piece of history that jumped out at me was the building you listed as the former flashback building. Before it became that, it was a building that housed the Texas Instruments Computer Discovery Center....where we could check out the TI-99...the computer of the future ...
I think we can all agree that he should do this for more parks. NEW SERIES!
Haha well for SFMM this was easy for me. Other parks would be very hard unless i got help from a park veteran
@@AirtimeThrills do Knott’s
@@AirtimeThrills you should do more versus of parks and coasters. I thought the superbowl one was awesome!
@@FanThemePark i will, especially if theres some interesting connection between them
Cedar point plz
#14 - The exit sign to the Ssnd Blasters Bumper cars still features Bloop the troll. Bloop the troll was Magic Mountains original mascot before Looney Tunes invaded in 1985.
Pinball 541 fun fact: Looney tunes characters were the first unofficial mascots when the park first opened back in '71, but were later replaced by the Trolls up til 1985.
Pinball 541 I was just looking to see if anyone had posted this!
I think there still is one other Bloop in MM way over by where the arcades/monorail stations were.
So full throttle goes through two stations, that’s CraaAaAzY. Watch enthusiasts say its two credits now
The Puma VEVO it’s Crazanity.
@@justiceleaguebattleformetr9239 that pun is so good it's bad
Bluberry I got that from Marshall
Actually 3 Stations, Its own Station , Old Metro Station & Log Jammer ...
If you didn't know, there is a painting of the old magic mountain troll characters in the bumper car station right above one of the benches. It is the only relic left of the old magic mountain characters. Magic mountain is my home park and i love learning about its history.
I'm gonna check that one out.
I'm surprised there's that many old buildings left in plain sight. I worked at Great Adventure for years, and it seems like whenever we got a new ride the station and queue were either completely torn down or reused, with the one exception being The Chiller.
1) historical as in being in a movie, the exit of “whipper snapper” in National Lampoons Vacation, you pass it on the left hand side walking up the stairs to X2.
2) artifact hidden in plain sight is the tower, it used to be an observation tower. My first trip to SFMM was back in Aug 1989, I have pictures from up there of a fire on the hill just west of the park.
Back in 1989, Ninja was still very popular as it just opened in 1988, I remember waiting over 2 hours in line. Next time you walk down the hill from Samurai Summit, look on the ground to the left, you’ll see round metal plates on the ground, they were used for poles to extend the line. When you’re at the bottom of the hill just imagine a line of people all the way down the mountain waiting for Ninja...
One of my winter jobs in the '70s was to wash the windows on the Sky Tower. The height never affected me until I dropped my squeegee and watched it fall. (The windows opened inward and were hinged at the top, so you had to get between the wall and the window.)
My mom used to work on the Dragon. She went back to SFMM recently and was really saddened to see how the station is just sitting there rotting.
Zac G What can you see Six Flags make that old station out of?
I personally can see them keep the old station, tidy it up a bit, and make a flat ride called the Spinning Dragons(a teacup like spinners @ Disneyland) , as paying homage to the old Dragon station.
@@seanlewis1148 honestly, I can't imagine them trying to salvage the station for anything. The wood is so decayed that it wouldn't make sense. If they could do it then it would be fun to see a collection of very little kid rides like you find at the Country Fair area Dollywood.
The one relic that most needs to be addressed is the Sky Tower. That would be worth saving and reopening, even if it would be a huge project. I haven't been up there in forever.
The worst ride relic in my opinion is the track from the People Mover at Disneyland. It is so sad to see it just crumbling and abandoned, especially when the Magic Kingdom still has there's. I'd also add the Wonders of Life pavilion at EPCOT and the queue for Tomb Raider at Kings Island.
@@zacg_ Wait, Sky Tower is SBNO? Yikes. Haven't been to SFMM but that looks like one of the icons of the park
@@sheeple04- I have been going to SFMM since the 70's & the Sky Tower is as famous to the park, as Colossus & Revolution was in the original Vacation movie. Just like Psyclone, the Sky Tower was damaged by the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The elevators were deemed unsafe to use, & the stairs are the only way to the top.
@@pinball541 - last time i was in sky tower was in 2008 range, it was working past the earthquake
Why the heck was there a “Chinese themed” ride on the Samurai tower place? Samurai were Japanese.
😂
Its Six flags, What do you expect
Asian stereotypes?
Same thing
This park is historic. So much movies and rides have been built & filmed there
also television use
Interesting! SFOT is like this as well.
Yosemite Sam, a water dark ride by Arrow/Sally Corp located at the park, closed at the end of the 2018 season due to a storm. You can still see some pieces of theming past the walls to this day.
Coaster Fusion what replaced it? Anything?
What did Justice League replace?
@@DoswarePictures Nothing's replaced Yosemite Sam yet
Coaster Fusion they should do
Something!
I heard the dark ride didn't age that well especially after Time Warner departed with the Six Flags chain.
Is the Leaning room/ casa still there?
I’m gonna try to get a Southern California trip this summer
Unless it was removed recently, my favorite piece of history in plain sight is Freefall's old metal entrance sign pole near Tital Wave's exit. It always makes me smile when I see it, and I remember seeing it still there from my last visit in late 2019.
Freefall was a great ride
I was actually looking for remnants of Freefall but couldnt see anything obvious. Its good to know this is still there
With the construction and rumors around the Mack Power Loop, I doubt it will be there much longer.
Interesting, I’ll be there tomorrow so I’ll have to look for it. I know you can still see part of the where the line was walking out of riddlers
@@stonefarmer3005 I didn't want to mention this, but this is unfortunately very true :(
I remember going to six flags a few years ago and wondering why superman didnt have that huge statue of him at the top of the ride like it used to. Then we got on Goliath and as your climbing the stairs to the top of the ride to get on you could see the giant statue just laying on its side behind one of the metal fences that makes the perimeter of the park. Superman laid in the dirt there for a really long time pretty funny
Malcolm Tinyo Yeah, the statue fell during a storm in 2010 and they decided not to put it back because the EFK renovation was in development and the statue couldn’t be seen by the backwards cars.
@@DoswarePictures I doubt it fell. It would have been smashed into pieces.
sharkheadism well that’s what I heard.
At least in 1993, from the employee break room near the kid area was what was left of the story book boat ride. I remembered that as a kid and explained to many younger employees what it was.
Colossus was a coaster I always wanted to ride. I knew about her even when I was growing up in Florida. I use to love when we'd drive down south after moving to Nor Cal and see her from the 5, so white and shiny. I was heartbroken when I heard about the closure. This revamping trend was a totally new thing to me but I was over joyed that she'd get a second life.
I saw them taking a psyclone train out of the park a few days ago before clocking in
Red or yellow?
Oh no... not log jammer..
It scarred me for life when I was
4-5...
Recently found my old 1999 season pass for SFMM, man that takes me back.
I was there on Monday. This place is literally heaven.
Ryan Engstrom was it packed? Were the rides a short wait?
I am going here in 2 weeks so excited
One night during Fright Fest I had to work on a brown phone at the top of one of Log Jammer's lifts. This meant I had to walk past the at the time derelict Samurai Summit monorail tunnel. It's the only time I got scared at work and walked away!
Thanks for doing this one. I worked as a ride operator in the park from 1986-1993. It was easily the most fun job I ever had. We used to wander the back lots after the park closed all the time. You’d see all sorts of things riding from the top station of Eagle’s Flight to the bottom. I worked every one of the rides in the park during that time from Bugs Bunny World to everywhere else in between. My favorite memories were sitting alone in the “Crow’s Nest” on the Colossus lift when the sun went down in the summer. You would get the best light show in the park when the lights started coming on around the park. They used to (don’t know if they still do) have these huge light bars along the road next to the ride that used to bathe the ride in different colors after dark. So much fun for a kid.
I live in Illinois, but was able to make a trip to Magic Mountain, and even though sf great america is my home park, the size of this park blew me away!
I love your channel so much thank you for uploading all of this great content!
Yeah MM is gigantic and it sits on a mountain as the name implies so walking around it is brutal.
My wife visited SFGA last summer and said our home SFMM made it look small! We’re hoping to do a road trip over summer break and hit the SF parks in Texas thru Georgia.
Great America (Gurnee, IL) actually sits on more land than Magic Mountain. Magic Mountain probably seems larger due to the terrain (walking from Gold Rusher to Samurai Summit definitely tests your level of fitness) and because the parking lot at MM is stupidly far away from the park entrance...although I have never taken the tram, ha. As far as attendance, it's pretty amazing GA is almost at the same level as MM...and this was/is true before and after MM went to 365 operation, and before Holiday in the Park started in Gurnee in 2018. Even with HitP, Great America is still closed to the public for almost 4 months per year.
@@jolietpinball7439 Yeah I've been there it's an awesome park! You're right MM just knocks you out because of the hills.
@@oblivieon1567 Magic Mountain is indeed a treat to visit, especially during the winter. Not that long ago, MM didn't exactly have the best reputation for downtime on rides, and lacked many flat rides, but there have been major improvements the past few years in my opinion. Magic Mountain has a few more roller coasters than Great America, while Great America has more flat rides.
MM sorely needs a transportation system around the park. Great America once had four transportation rides! The Great America Scenic Railroad (still exists, but is underutilized), Allie's Trolley (named after Marriott co-founder, Alice Marriott, which still exists, but is only used for parades) and two separate Von Roll skyrides, the second of which (Southern Cross) was crazy tall, added early on during the Marriott's Great America era, in preparation for the planned addition of The Great Southwest area in 1979...which didn't happen until 1996. At least Great America in Santa Clara still has the Eagle's Flight/Delta Flyer skyride...they never had a Southern Cross or plans for The Great Southwest.
I really appreciate all of the time and effort you put into these videos. You’re so awesome and I can’t w8 to ride a coaster with you!
Not many people remember that there used to be a Lake where the water park is now. They had water ski shows. Having never been to Hurricane Harbor maybe someone has seen a artifact from that time.
Fuzzy Tabby Yup.......it was called Mystic Lake
Yeah and it appeared in the opening credits of Step by Step.
@@MrMywildside They even added Lake Michigan in front of Colossus.
He forgot the Forbidden Bench behind Crazanity! Great video, it's always interesting to see history on this park :)
The 1st time I went to MM was in 1975. The park has changed a lot. I remember seeing a model of the Revolution and thinking this is Crazy! LOL
Stan Barnes The first time I went was in ‘76 for the Revolution. I’ve been there many times over the years and have seen and missed many rides.
Then we got X2 lol
#16 - The station for the old Crazy Barrels attraction that is used for a employee break area behind the scenes by the High Sierra Territory & Swashbuckler.
I think they removed that for Crazanity. I looked on google earth and I could see it on the 3D version of SFMM but on the more up to date 2D version, Crazanity’s structure used up part of its land and they put concrete over the rest of the former Crazy Barrels site.
You should do the best and worst airtime from each manufacturer
I miss log jammer so much. They need more water rides.
I agree
Thanks for the nostalgia. Makes me wonder what the building in Samurai Summit between Ninja and Superman was before. I’ve only been in it for mazes. Over 20 years of visiting the park and I’ve never seen it used for anything else.
Also I can’t remember if Spinouts Queue has been fully removed either. Classic flat ride.
In retrospect it is very clear that they should definitely should have kept the Metro. This is especially apparent with all the new developments in the back of the park. Imagine how nice it would be to be able to just ride a train back to West Cost Racers without having to walk that hill.
Yeah, but all Six Flags could think about was space.
Annoying to have to walk all the way to the back of the park from the main gate. Either create a tram system, or open a second gate by scream.
I guess im such a magic mountain freak i know of all those.. lol you also missed , where spin out use to be by gold rusher, and i believe there is still pieces of free fall by tidal wave and riddlers revenge
If you are up by Superman and look down onto the area where Full Throttle comes over, you can see parts of the Log Jammer flume still in place back by the trees.
The castle is still behind the fence from the old kiddie area, part of the old trolls and wizard theme.
Ah yes i have seen that but didnt know what it was for
#15 - The Wizards castle can be seen from Samurai Summit by Superman. It is buried in the trees by the kids section of the park.
#15... Burger King Foot Lehtuhs. Lol. But no, that's actually a good one; *so many* people don't know it's still there or what it is.
Yes, you can see it from the kids area too.
There is a bench still in the woods behind Crazanity.
Despite all the changes, Six Flags is still the best theme park I've ever been too. They respect their roots and a lot of their coasters are refurbished and rebranded to still make the park fun. I really love X 2. It's my favorite ride. Twisted Colossus is a great ride too. I'm also glad the old Cyclone ride is still around but with a different name.
No Psyclone was a different wooden coaster and it was demolished and replaced with a newer wooden coaster, Apocalypse
@@tigerrocks503chase8it’s the same ride… different bame
The old Trolls Castle in Bugs Bunny World, on Jet Stream you can still see the Magic Pagoda paint on that giant wall just before the first drop, The exit path to Spin Out & the Path from the Spin Out exit to Dragons lower Station, The colorful Buildings near Green Lanterns exit is actually props from the old After Hours Night Club, The old viewing Platform where Revolutions loop is, The Troll exit sign on the Bumper Cars ... I can keep going 🤣 There is a lot of SFMM History if you know where to look.
I knew a lot about the stations turned into mazes, but I can honestly say I have never noticed the X2 transfer track being the old color. Great video!
I just love these bit of history videos. I have only been to SFMM once and that was back in 1990. Yikes. A lot has changed since then.
You also forgot Laughing Dragon. Laughing Dragon was originally a steakhouse at the top of Samurai Summit. You can tell because if you ever look high above Full Throttle's entrance, you can see the backside of the building and the sign still says "Steak House." Eventually it was turned into a pizza place, but now sits closed and abandoned, taunting people who walked all the way up the hill and now have to make their way back down to get food. There are also sections of monorail over by Golden Bear Theater (which probably also belongs on this list) and you can see the footers of Colossus' old layout while riding Twisted Colossus and Goliath.
My kind of video! I loved the Magic Pagoda so much! Even then I knew it couldn’t last because it was just too crazy.
I just found out, they just blocked off the area around the area to where green lantern was. It may be a new 2021 coaster.
Yea, they were out surveying between Green Lantern and the Metropolis area a week or so ago. Rumors are starting to circulate about a possible ride for 2021, and looks like it’s very possible, especially since markers have started popping up.
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@@jeffwood1631 - I liked green lantern!.. I might be one of the few..
@@williamhaynes7089 I liked GL too.. sad to see it gone
I’m noticing a theme here, half of them are fright fest mazes
Very cool, I will be on the lookout for some of these when I visit for the first time in june! Now I want to make a video like this about Cedar Point!
Im sure you can make a great one as an employee/local
I think sometimes people forget about repurposing Flashback’s station for Magic Mountain’s 20th coaster. Seems far off but I also wouldn’t be surprised if they decided to utilize that land again
Sam Crandall I hear Flashback’s land is just used for cabanas at Hurricane Harbor.
@@DoswarePictures Yeh, and before it went SBNO, it ran "seasonal": Not running when Hurricane Harbor was open because it was too loud or something. No way they're putting another coaster over there. The space I'd really like to see them use more efficiently for something is the whole (basically) defunct Whistle Stop Park area; specifically all that space Granny's Gran Prix used to be and now that kiddie train sits (not the coaster; long live that old SOAB). Like, put in a family friendly spinning coaster like Sierra Sidewinder at Knott's.
Lilkingjr1 I knew about the seasonal thing and do wish to see a renovation of Whistlestop Park.
Lilkingjr1 I have always thought they should build a new log ride in the Whistle Stop area and bring back the name Yosemite Sam Sierra Falls.
can you make a reaction video to the parody of you rollerlord (me) showed you lol.
Haha nooo it was pretty funny but I didnt much appreciate the last 10 seconds or so
who did?
I know Vekoma gets a bunch of shit but I loved Deja Vu. I would trade it for scream anyday
Now this is a cool, different video. AMAZING!!
You left out one and it a big one.
The Original Revolution entrance and queue at the entrance to the X2 bridge. aka the National Lampoon wall.
I wssnt aware that was the actual entrance of Revolution back then
The Whipper Snapper ! 😆
While the entrance may have been that way for many years, the entrance they use now is the same one they originally used back in the 70s. There was no walkway that went beyond Revolution at that time.
He's definitely right about the walk up that hill...….My legs feel it every time! Love Magic Mountain but, only when it's not too crowded and not too hot. The place can get pretty miserable during the summer season. X2 and Goliath are very therapeutic and for sure the best rides in the park.... I need my fix soon!
I agree with you about that hill up to Ninja and Superman- it is brutal.
I don't mind the crowds at MM, but the park can be miserable during the summer. With the shows being on a Select Day schedule, the options for sitting down and relaxing range from hit-or-miss to scarce. I would love it for Magic Mountain to add more indoor attractions to their line up.
X2 is easily the most insane ride on the West Coast
I just noticed the Mr Six bus back in that lot where the psyclone trains were mentioned being. Didn't see a train but definitely saw the bus. If only photography was allowed on Drop of Doom
Everybody gagsta till Magical Mountain removes past stuff cause they lazy
Sorry folks, station's closed. The moose out front should've told ya
Stereo Monovici so that’s what the guy said in the Lightning Rod Parody! I’ve been wondering what he’s been saying for 3 years!
Also, I’ve never seen Vacation, despite loving the heck out of Christmas Vacation. S**tter’s full!
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When it first opened there was a gas station in the parking lot. I think the overhang is still there.
Wow. I used to work there in the 80s. Haven't been back in a long time. Watching this video, it would be like the park I worked at never existed. Especially Log Jammer, that's a hard blow to the heart.
Another sad ride relic at a different park is the still standing structure for Mean Streak at Cedar Point. It's just standing there despite having closed several years ago. I hear they put some metal structure on top of it to keep it somewhat hidden. What a shame. ;)
Seems like a perfect coaster to RMC
I was on the SFMM opening crew in the summer of 1971. At the end of the summer, management unveiled a plaque at the front of the park with the name of every employee who lasted through that summer. When I last saw it (YEARS ago!), the plaque was still there in front of the bank (now Guest Relations). I can't help wondering if the plaque has survived... Ron Schneider, Grand Prix Opening Crew
im going there soon and i will let you know!
UA-cam thinks I already watched it...
Isn't the observation tower still there?
I only went once on July 3, 2015, but it was a great visit!
Jacob Bacci it’s there but not in use.
It hasnt been used in probably 7 years now, but i dont think its necessarily a piece of history yet
This park is truly legendary, I would want to go back here again.
It’s amazing how parks like magic mountain and kings island ( my home park) has hidden Easter eggs like what you just said
Michael Bruzina either that or they’re just lazy.
The round site close to Buccaneer that was Pistachio Park and before that was a flat ride!
Used to be called the Swiss Twist
mike20sm I miss that ride.
On my only visit to MM, the soda shack gave my sister a pretzel that was to hot, the paper melted onto the pretzel. When she went back for another one, the guy asked if she tried it. Ah six flags, the only company that wants you to eat paper
You should do one at six flags great adventure! They have alot of Coaster remnants!
Who actually thought x looked cool with its yellow and pink colour skeme
In 2001, pink and yellow were the worst colors for a 4D coaster, especially since it was the age of XTREME!!!!!
IMHO, back in the day, I thought that if "X" could not only be extreme, but also have the balls to rock pink and neon yellow paint, it was a badass ride, lol.
@@DoswarePictures Yeah it was a very odd choice given the time period. Wasn't well received either
Also, just a fun fact about the Metro is that the trains from it were relocated to Hersheypark 3yrs after they were removed from Magic Mountain. They've been there since 2011 and continue to operate there to this day. They have, of course, been repainted to fit the theme of Hersheypark. I'm still sad they are gone from MM since it really was a great way to get around the park and I utilized it a LOT in the 90s up till 2001, to a point I never even realized the purpose of the Funicular until it was all we had in the park when I went with friends during my senior year of HS in like 2003 lol. The Metro was still there at the time but we were bummed that it was closed because we were going to try to ride it from the High Sierra Territory to the Samurai Summit station. It's at that time a friend suggested we could take the Funicular instead which at the time was called The Oriental Express.
Wish they'd figure out a new transportation system for the park. The Metro was the one I found to be the most useful, and the most relaxing on a hot day.
I rode the Eagles Flight once on the very first time I ever went to the park in '92 or '93. I have only very vague memories of it. But the station at the back was already gone by the time I was there and Freefall was in its place. Only the one from the top of the hill that would drop you near where the base of the Superman tower currently stands was still operating. It was called the Eagles Flight - Galaxy, and that's the one that was removed in 1994 after the big earthquake.
The one that took you to the back of the park, called Eagles Flight - El Dorado, was removed in 1981 to make way for Freefall which opened in 1982 after an accident occurred on it in 1978 (don't know the nature of the accident but it was bad enough that it caused it to close down for a couple years before it was finally removed altogether). So pretty much, Freefall was built and the old Eagles Flight station was repurposed for it, and then eventually Freefall sat abandoned for a few years after Superman pretty much made it irrelevant. When they finally scrapped Freefall, which used to sit in the middle of Riddler's Revenge, they never put anything there to replace it. So now no trace of the Eagles Flight/Freefall station remain today.
Last but not least, the Dragon cable cars are still somewhere in the park in storage. They were last seen somewhere in the back where Deja Vu once stood near Apocalypse. Who knows, maybe they've been incorporated into the theming of Apocalypse? They seem to use other relics from MM's past strewn about. But the Dragon tails embroidering on the back of the cars are broken and one of the cars is in a stripped skeletal state. Each of them also have rows of seat missing on them. I also saw a couple of the old Eagles Flight gondolas next to one of the Dragon cars in the background of one of the photos I have. From the outside, they appear to be in decent condition, but never got a look inside of them. The Dragon cars are pretty much trashed and in very poor condition. The roof is missing on one of them. And there's a bunch of junk sitting on them. Paint is faded. But there's no mistake that they are the cars. I have the photos.
Due to the terms of the deal, Magic Mountain basically paid Hershey park to take them. They also got the molds to make new train cars and tons of spare parts. I wish MM had kept the monorail.
I remember when both Magic Mountain and Knott's became gang hangouts. I'm really surprised Magic Mountain survived.
South of Hollywood yup....I lived through a couple of incidents that took place up there, most notably the TLC concert/riot back in 1993.
And Disneyland.
Yeah in the 90s SFMM was infamous for this
I am old enough to have rode the monorail
I recently went there. Scenic park
The most obvious one should've been that huge oil rig tower. I've been going to MM since the 80s, I've never seen that opened.
That closed around 2014 and it could reopen at some point so i wouldnt consider it a historical nugget yet
The log jammer is not there
Pistachio Park is where a circle/flat ride used to be as well, other than removing the ride everything else is there
Yes.. "swiss twist"
I know sfgadv has a bunch of cool remnants of stuff.
At Alton Towers there is apparently a toilets abandoned in the gardens full of 1980s litter
when fright fest comes around it seems that a lot of Magic's history gets exposed. Like you said the magic pagoda, the old flashback entrance building, and the eagles Flight Station all house mazes. I believe Reds Revenge is in the old monorail maintenance shed and I noticed that the foundation for the old monorail station across from the log jammer station is still there. You walk right past it as you queue for Reds. Also Aftermath Chaos rising, as you said uses the old queue from Deja vu but also a lot of the stuff in that maze is from the old Batman stunt show. Fight fest really is the best time to see a lot of history from magic
I actually like the walk up samurai summit it’s relaxing
Interesting topic choice!! Good video
In the queue line for Full Throttle you can still see some of the rocks from Log Jammer. Such good memories from that ride! ;u ; I miss it dearly, especially during fright fest's early years
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Fun fact: one of the Psyclone trains is actually on display along with an old car from Superman: The Escape at the Axalta display at Daytona International Speedway!
Yellow or red?
The Psyclone train is White and Yellow and the Superman car is completely wrapped by Axalta so not sure what it originally was painted.
Oh so the yellow train is on display and the red train is still in the park...got it
Yeah and it's just the first car so I wonder where the rest of the train is? I'm also curious how that works as far as painting goes. I guess that means Axalta painted those trains, that's a facet of the theme park industry that goes pretty overlooked: who paints the rides.
Also, I'm trying to grow my channel, so if your interested in this, I'll start posting SeaWorld and Magic mountain vlogs.
I think the Flashback entrance building used to be part of the main entrance back in the early years. From what I remember, it was just to the right of the ticket booths and turnstiles.
The original monorail trains are rideable but you have to go all the way to Hershey Park in Hershey Pennsylvania where they were relocated.
Imagine how hard this video would be if it was on bakken
I've been through the tunnel for Full Throttle as it is now and also when it was a tunnel for the monorail and just now realized it was the same thing. Also I rode Colossus backwards and until now didn't realize why it was so rough. Now I know. :)
That’s news to me. I never knew it was the same tunnel. Can’t quite wrap my head around that, because Full Throttle is where Log Jammer used to be, but I don’t remember ever seeing a tunnel when on the log ride.
@@StamfordBridge Not sure if you could see it from log jammer. I only remember the tunnel on the monorail because I was a little kid when I rode it and as soon as we went into the tunnel some couple starting hecka making out and it grossed me out.
At California’s great America, does anybody know that the abandoned ride station platform was from? It can be seen when riding the Patriot floorless coaster.
It was from the shuttle loop coaster Greased Lightnin'.
The coaster Tidal Wave/Greased Lightnin' which closed in early 2000's. There is a rumor that the station could be repurposed for Wicked Twister's relocation from Cedar Point. There is also another former coaster station currently at CGA that used to be for Stealth, the world's first flying coaster, which opened in 2000. Stealth was relocated to Carowinds just 3 years later due to high maintenance issues and CGA's need for a water park, Boomerang Bay. Instead of being abandoned, the station was repurposed as an extended queue for the water slide tower. It is being repurposed once again with the waterpark's expansion and renovation into South Bay Shores as lockers and changing rooms.
I understand that the reason Psyclone became so rough was in part due to the Northridge earthquake. It just wasn’t the same since.
Well it was a Dinn ride so it never was smooth
4:07 gross, it looks like nitros paint
You need to do more of these videos, and no Green Lantern won't be there in five years, inb4 Mack Splashdown coaster.
How are there only 7 comments wtf
Protronica it’s a glitch. At least I’m not the only one experiencing it.
Remember the ride Spin out at the bottom of the hill going up towards Ninja and Superman?
mike20sm Man o man, I loved the Spin out!!
I used to marathon that thing right before I ended the day by going on Colossus!!
I used to ride that all the time, right next to the Soda Shack. I think its now a "rest area" for service dogs
That ride is the reason my dad doesn’t like spinning rides
Not to be a one-upper, but I've been going to Magic Mountain for 50 years! I really miss the Magic Pagoda - I just have these vague memories of what the inside looked like. I can't believe there are almost no photos of the inside. At least not online... I wonder if anyone has some but never thought to post them online?
I got to go to MM as press once when Superman opened. That was great! They gave out free pizza.
I also got to go once when KROQ took over for the evening, and met Efron Ramirez (Pedro from Napoleon Dynamite) and his twin brother.
I couldn't believe when they were going to tear MM down to build homes, I'm so glad that fell through.
I definitely have a lot of amazing memories from MM!
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Well-presented and witth an anrticulate delivery. Always looked for remnants of Trollywood when hanging out in the 80s. Also the octopus ride near the same area.