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Title
Panoramic view of construction of Magic Mountain's Colossus roller coaster, Calif., 1978
Contributor
Kennedy, Joe
Date Created and/or Issued
April 7, 1978
1978-04-07
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
WORLD'S BIGGEST--Rightly named the Colossus, this granddaddy of all roller coasters is nearing completion at the Magic Mountain amusement park at Valencia. Scheduled to open in middle or late May, it will be the longest, tallest and fastest such ride anywhere, with two steep falls of more than 100 feet. It is being built entirely of wood, including the side-by-side tracks on which cars will cover 1.75 miles at more than 60 m.p.h. The huge structure. more than 150 feet tall and 1,068 feet long, is being built in three sections that gradually are growing close to one another.
Type
image
Format
b&w negative
Identifier
uclalat_1429_b920_287252
ark:/21198/zz0002rkbd
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Amusement parks--California, Southern
Entertainment
Roller coasters--California--Los Angeles County
Magic Mountain, inc
Source
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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