tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post8673041901399759266..comments2024-03-29T04:48:01.038-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: More Vintage Postcards from Magic MountainMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-7277698642319885002017-07-26T11:13:13.321-07:002017-07-26T11:13:13.321-07:00Ken, forgot to say thanks for clearing up the Chil...Ken, forgot to say thanks for clearing up the Children's World/Wizard's Village thing. I'm guessing that when Looney Tunes came in the entire area became Bugs Bunny World.<br /><br />Eric, I remember the super bumpy feeling of going over those rollers on each tower! Very unsettling....especially when riding after one of the gondolas had already fallen off the cable in 1978!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-12064436844760639442017-07-26T11:02:09.826-07:002017-07-26T11:02:09.826-07:00JG, after I left my second comment and then went b...JG, after I left my second comment and then went back and reread yours, I figured that. Especially after you mentioned Valencia's naturally occurring housing and shopping developments! ;-)TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-55735400876873823622017-07-26T10:38:27.408-07:002017-07-26T10:38:27.408-07:00@Tokyo, I was pretty sure you were joking, sorry i...@Tokyo, I was pretty sure you were joking, sorry if I sounded like a stiff.<br /><br />It's a great looking falls.<br /><br />JG<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-87245824793521317342017-07-26T10:07:17.717-07:002017-07-26T10:07:17.717-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-32170210324206332782017-07-26T10:00:12.568-07:002017-07-26T10:00:12.568-07:00JG, I was just trying to point out the falls in th...JG, I was just trying to point out the falls in that last picture, but with a weird (and unfunny) comment. After I wrote it, I was kind of thinking that it looked like I was trying to say that the Valencia Falls really were natural. I should have commented about the "backside" of the falls instead.TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-77476846231825997952017-07-26T09:31:57.623-07:002017-07-26T09:31:57.623-07:00Thank you, Ken and Major for hosting this look bac...Thank you, Ken and Major for hosting this look back. <br /><br />I don't recall the biplane ride or the buggy ride, but I was well out of that demographic by the time I reached MM.<br /><br />I do vaguely remember the bumper cars, possibly the only time I rode anything like that. Not a fan.<br /><br />The last card sparks some memories. The old monorail wasn't a patch on Disneyland, but still an efficient ride. I remember that was the first thing I went on, to get a feel for the place and figure out where to go next.<br /><br />@Eric F. I sure remember that shaking on the Skyway, very unsettling. I hate to see all these skyrides disappearing, but this one was a worrisome trip. That earthquake story is terrifying.<br /><br />@Tokyo. I'm pretty sure that Valencia Falls in that picture is an artificial waterfall. There isn't enough surface water anywhere in Valencia to make a display like that, the chances of it happening right at the entry to be convenient for the visitors is pretty slim.<br /><br />Also, the only naturally-occurring things in Valencia today are housing developments and shopping centers.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-62672347289418263592017-07-26T08:09:19.265-07:002017-07-26T08:09:19.265-07:00I love seeing old Magic Mountain pics. I never lik...I love seeing old Magic Mountain pics. I never liked their Skyway ride. Every time you'd go over the towers the vehicle shook pretty hard making me feel like it was going to come off the line. After the '94 quake we went there and I saw the damage it did. The concrete weights keeping the cables tight where thrown out of their hole in the ground and tossed about in the station. I knew it was the end of that ride. Now Superman takes up most of that footprint.<br />Thanks for the fun pics!Eric F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-56844903064242642832017-07-26T01:27:43.492-07:002017-07-26T01:27:43.492-07:00I also love vintage Magic Mountain! Just beyond t...I also love vintage Magic Mountain! Just beyond the flags and the fountain (last postcard), are the beautiful Valencia Falls....a naturally occurring falls, I believe. Or maybe not.<br /><br />Did "Children's World" eventually become "The Wizard's Village", or was the Wizard's play area just a part of Children's World?<br /><br />Thanks for sharing more of your collection, Ken!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.com