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Title
Revolution roller coaster at Magic Mountain in Valencia Calif., 1976
Contributor
Olender, Ben
Date Created and/or Issued
May 8, 1976
1976-05-08
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
IN A WHIRL--Riders of a new roller coaster at Magic Mountain are upside down as they speed through a vertical loop 90 feet above ground. The roller coaster is described as the larges of its kind and the only one with a 360-degree vertical loop. Ride opens to the public today.
Type
image
Format
b&w negative
Identifier
uclalat_1429_b776_283052
ark:/21198/zz0002qhfj
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Roller coasters--California--Los Angeles County
Amusement parks--California, Southern
Entertainment
Magic Mountain, inc
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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