That tree for climbing is awesome. The Mountain Lion remains my favorite animal (non-domestic) anyway. The Disney film "Charlie The Lonesome Cougar" had a lot to do with that.
@ Blackduiker - since you live near Magic Mountain, do you remember when they used to have a mountain lion exhibit there (part of the childrens area)? I remember seeing it, but unfortunately do not have any photos.
@ Blackduiker - since you live near Magic Mountain, do you remember when they used to have a mountain lion exhibit there (part of the childrens area)? I remember seeing it, but unfortunately do not have any photos.
Yes I do. My wife and I spent a lot of time at Six Flags Magic Mountain while dating, and the little animal center and petting zoo were a favorite area to relax. I also remember boas, tortoises, and llamas. It's ironic that we now live only some 6 miles away from there, a place we visited so many times before we got married.
That is a nice Mountain lion exhibit, also @Blackduiker and Arizona docent, I miss when Magic Mountain had animals and when was the last time that Magic Mountain had animals and what else did they have besides Mountain lions ?
That is a nice Mountain lion exhibit, also @Blackduiker and Arizona docent, I miss when Magic Mountain had animals and when was the last time that Magic Mountain had animals and what else did they have besides Mountain lions ?
I visited the Magic Mountain zoo in 1989. At that time it was mostly native rescue animals like coyote, raccoon, red-tailed hawk, etc. in basic cages. They had a couple of larger exhibits with a wolf and a mountain lion if I remember correctly.
When Magic Mountain first opened in the early 1970s I think that their zoo was more extensive. I've seen a picture of a baby elephant in the zoo area in that time period.
Not sure when the zoo closed, but it was over a decade ago I think.
I visited the Magic Mountain zoo in 1989. At that time it was mostly native rescue animals like coyote, raccoon, red-tailed hawk, etc. in basic cages. They had a couple of larger exhibits with a wolf and a mountain lion if I remember correctly.
When Magic Mountain first opened in the early 1970s I think that their zoo was more extensive. I've seen a picture of a baby elephant in the zoo area in that time period.
Not sure when the zoo closed, but it was over a decade ago I think.
Thank you for your info David !!!, I also read somewhere that they had Siberian tigers, American bison, Bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions at Magic Mountain, is that true ?, In fact I think that there should be a Magic Mountain gallery on ZooChat in case anyone has photos from when it was a zoo
Thank you for your info David !!!, I also read somewhere that they had Siberian tigers, American bison, Bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions at Magic Mountain, is that true ?, In fact I think that there should be a Magic Mountain gallery on ZooChat in case anyone has photos from when it was a zoo
When it first opened as an independent park (pre Six Flags), there was a very nice train ride at the far end that went through (or next to) a large field of bison. It was a nice experience and connected to it (perhaps opened then or added a few years later) was Spilikin Corners, which was a non-ride area with a small town America feeling (hand made fudge shop, etc). That was when it was a true family theme park, similar to Knotts. Once Six Flags took over, that was all done away with and it is now strictly a teenager thrill ride park, as are all of the Six Flags. I also do remember a dolphin pool that also had a high dive show (dolphins were not in the pool when the divers were). Sadly, this was all in my pre camera days so I have no photos.
