Beyond Tiki, Bilge, and Test / Beyond Tiki / Chinese Haunted House?
Post #79485 by Tangaroa on Fri, Mar 5, 2004 4:48 PM
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OK - here' s what I know.... The area at the top of the hill (mountain?) has always had a chinese influence.... In 1974, in addition to the Funicular, they added "The Dragon" - a similar device on the other side of the hill, but with Chinese stylings.... By 1976, the Magic Pagoda had opened - accessable via a sunken area at the bottom of the stairs (an area that was still there, but roped off last time I was there in the late 90s). In addition to this Buddah, with the Madame Leota-like face projection... Obviously, the folks at Landmark Entertainment borrowed heavily from the gags in The Haunted Mansion... When I was at CalArts in the early 90s, one of the guys in my class worked at Magic Mountain part time. He said that a lot of the architectural elements (sconces & such) were still in place on the interior, and that they periodically had to chase transients out of there, as they liked to sneak on to the property sometimes... That may be or may not be true - but makes a good story! The last time I was in there was around '96 or so for the Halloween Horror thingy they put on. They had the only Haunted House in the park built in there, and when I went through, I did notice some Chinese elements up in the ceiling - but it was hard to tell what was what, as we were being chased through there by guys in rubber masks.... Anyone else have more info? "Oh mystic powers - hear my call... [ Edited by: Tangaroa on 2004-12-16 15:27 ] |
