six flags magic mountain is a theme park in valencia, california, united states. it opened on may 29, 1971. from 1971 to 1979, the theme park was named magic mountain and independently owned. in 1979, the park was purchased by six flags, and it was renamed to six flags magic mountain in 1980. it is located beside a water park called six flags hurricane harbor. it has 19 roller coasters (the most in the world) and 60 other kinds of rides, giving a total of 69 rides in the park. some of its rides include revolution, tatsu, x2, , full throttle, scream!, , gold rusher, and twisted colossus. there are nine themed areas, including dc universe (an area inspired by dc comics) and the movie district (a movie-inspired area). starting with wet 'n wild orlando, they had replaced