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BEST WISHES . ENGINEERING ... like building an entire city .

- -. COMPANY Magic Mountain offered builders
from
Orange, Calif. & Orlando, Fla. a unique construction challenge
STAR- extends best wishes to

MAGIC "Building a $20 million amuse- T~e enclosed amphitheatre, de-
merit and entertainment complex signed for live productions of
RIDE INC . . MOUNTAIN like Magic Moun_tain is comparable musicals and plays, features a
to building an entire city - only · double-=-reverse cantilevered steel
and invites the pub'lic to ,
try these exciting rides with ' more so," says Eugene R. Wade, roof with land-bearing side columns.
which it as associated · . director of engineering. · The 384-ft open-truss Sky Tower, ·
1525_ W. Compton Boulevard THE FLUME "We've built more than 90 struc- which affords visitors a panoramic
Gardena, California 90247 THE SKIMMER tu res and no two are alike . . They view of the park and the surrounding
324-8985 RUN-A-WAY TRAIN include buildings, an automated vall·ey, is anchored by 5½-ft diame-
monorail, an aerial tramway, a roller ter caissons sunk 80 feet below
coaster, a tunnel; a 384-ft observa- ground. In all, there are more than
t1on tower, and a 3400,..seat covered 350 tons of steel in the tower and
amphitheatre. In addition, we moved more than 1200 cubic yards of con-
CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS more than 400,000 cubic yards of crete in the base.
·earth, poured more than one million The task of erecting the Sky
MAGIC MOUNTAIN . . cubic yards of .concrete, strung · Tower went to· Aggressive Erectors
MAGIC more than 50 miles of electric wire, and Bridgemen, Inc., Los Angeles,
dug more than 1000 miles of sew~rs, which lists. among its accomplish-
·MOUNTAIN planted more than 7000 trees, and ments work on the Qu_eeri Mary, the
L. Z. BROWN INC. carpeted more than two million Ahmanson Center, the Western Data,
,. . square feet of ground with ·flowe_rs, _ Building and the Micro Wave Tower
PLUMBING HEATING PIPING
CONTRACTORS SINCE 1908 shrubs, grass and other - cover," in downtown Los Angeles. Concrete
241 W. Avenue 26, Los Angeles, Ca. 90031 Wade notes. for the Sky Tower base was poured
223-3814 by Christensen Construction Com-
ROSS-CARTER CORP. Unusual Methods pany, Colton.
7241 Ethel Avenue Construction of authentic look-
SUPPLIERS North Hollywood, Calif. 91605 ing period _buildings posed an inter~
Taylor Jett Water Systems
Familian Plumbing Supplies esti-ng challenge, Wade says.
Kohler Fixtures · Steel Fabricators and Erectors "For much of the finishing.work,
we had to revert to primitive tech- What You Get
niques, which was a totally new ·For One Price
~xperience for our craftsmen. To
get the right effect, they had to use ·
tools they. had never seen before .
. CALIFORNIA -ELECTRIC Or not use any tools at all. Some of Magic Mountain's exciting one-
CONSTRUCTION CO. our Spanish-period plastering was price ·policy means all attractions
done completely by hand." inside the park are yours to enjoy
A A SUBSIDIARY OF AUTOMATION INDUSTRIES, INC.
Spanish roofs presented a simi- without limit and without fussing
Extends best wishes to lar problem. Here the trick was to with tickets.
make them look aged and authentic Included are:
Magic Mountain by laying the · red tile shingtes in _ ■ Thrill rides to set your heart
irregular patterns instead of neat thumping and your blood
. even rows_. racing .
At the other extreme, rides such ■ Scenic rides to give you a
as · the Log Jammer and the Gold · bird's eye view of the park,
Rusher demanded uncompromising the_ valley and the surro_und-
ing mountains.
prefiSiOn to ensure safe operation.
■ SRecial · rides just for the
Precisi·on was also of utmost
children . .
importance in the contour grading
■ Brilliant live entertainment
of Magic Mountain's mountain. This in the 7• Up/Dixi Cola Show-
deli_cate job was done by the skill~d case Theatre by . Magic
workr-Den of Strecker Construction Mountain's own players and
Company, Santa Fe Springs. top show business ce)ebri- _
One of the biggest construction ties.
chal Ieng es, however, was protecting ■ Roving jugglers, clowns,
the site during the initial earth- magicians and other street
moving phase. entertainers.
" This was extremely difficult .on ■ Band concerts.
E L E -C T R I C . A L steeper areas of the mountain be- · ■ Dancing to live band music
cause of our hea·vy equipment. At in three dance pavilions.
■ Dazzling after dark light dis ...
one point, we abandoned modern
CONTRACTING ... & ENGINEERING _ plays.
equipment in favor of· a horse and
■ Transportation around the
pioneer-type plow to prepare hill-· park on the Swiss-style Fun- ·
sides for concrete benches· needed · icular, the Metro monorail,
1101 WILSHIRE BLVD., for drainage purposes," Wade com- and the Eagles Flight aerial
ments. tramway.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. ·90017' Two Largest Projects Admission : Adults $5.00; chil-
dren 3-12, $3.50; children under
·(21 ~) 481-2400 The two largest construction three admitted free. The only_ addi-
projects at Magic Mountain we_re
tional charge is for food, gifts, and
the 3400-seat 7•Up/DixiCola Show- games played for prizes. ·
case Theatre and the 384-ft Sky
Tower.