Six Flags Magic Mountain California Troll Vintage Patch Unused 1970s

A Magic Mountain troll on 3-inch-wide embroidered souvenir patch. Several different versions were available from 1972 to 1985. Local historian remembers they sold for 49 cents each or three for 99 cents. Bugs Bunny and his Looney Tunes cohorts appeared at Magic Mountain in 1971 under special license from Warner Bros. In 1972, the park circumvented the need to pay royalties when it introduced its unique cast of "troll" characters: Bloop, Bleep, King Troll (aka King Blop) and The Wizard. Costumed park employees greeted guests and posed for photographs; depictions appeared on all manner of merchandise. You might say 17-year-old Debra Winger got her professional acting start at Magic Mountain in 1972 when she was one of the first park employees to be assigned the role of Bleep. In 1985 the characters rode off into the sunset as Bugs and friends returned, this time on Time Warner's own initiative as the media company began to invest heavily in Six Flags. In 1968, executives of Sea World Inc. were looking for a place in Los Angeles County to build a new theme park. Knowing that The Newhall Land and Farming Company had enough undeveloped land and that the company wanted to attract attention to its New Town of Valencia, a county planner asked company CEO James F. Dickason if he was interested. He was. After intense negotiations, Sea World and Newhall Land formed a $20 million partnership and began to build a 200-acre amusement park at the western edge of Valencia. Seventy acres would be used for the park itself — rides, theaters, games, food, landscaping — and the rest for parking and ancillary services. Construction began Nov. 17, 1969, and continued until opening day in 1971. When Magic Mountain's wrought-iron gates swung open to the general public for the first time on May 29, 1971, Southern California's most exciting "white knuckler" experience was the Gold Rusher roller coaster, which careened over the hillsides on its distinctive gold-colored track at a breathtaking 35 miles per hour. Magic Mountain Valencia has been featured in numerous movies and TV shows. Probably most famously in "National Lampoon's Vacation"!

Condition

Open Box (never used)

Type

Souvenirs & Travel