Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Back when Magic Mountain first opened, it was a charming little family park. It also featured a 70s, 'Up With People' style theme song. I can hear it in my head, and have the lyrics right at the forefront of my memory banks (right next to the soundtracks of "The Country Bear Jamboree" and "America Sings") Hey, what a way to spend the day On Magic Mountain fun / It's a magical fun and play / Hey, one price is all you pay / On Magic Mountain ride on rides dance and play all day Every day's a Magic Mountain day One price is all you pay One price is all you pay One price is all you pay (fade out) - - - - - - - - - Any Magic Mountain fans out there who have a cut of that old commercial? Would love to hear it again
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Couldn't find that one, but I did find this: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xexRuMDlBB8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...RuMDlBB8</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Yeah -- saw that Hans. There are lots of Magic Mountain commercials out on YouTube -- just not that one. Or when they used Chicago's 'Saturday in the Park' for a round of commercials.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance At first I thought that you said you have the lyrics right on your forearm, like a tattoo, Jim. Lol
Originally Posted By 9oldmen I remember that song from the TV spots from the park's early years, pre-Six Flags. The "Newhall Land and Farming" company used to run the park. And the "one price is all you pay" thing made the park unique back in the days when most other parks were still using individual ride tickets. Now, if someone can find some info on the "Magic Pagoda"...
Originally Posted By 9oldmen Not a commercial, but a "slideshow" of amateur photos of employees from the 70s, with different people/groups "covering" the jingle. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDoIzUhemhI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...IzUhemhI</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA ^^thats awesome! That first cut is the jingle I remember -- obviously some of lyrics that I tattooed to my forehead were not correct.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA They sound like radio ads -- with space in there for the specific DJ to add the up to date stuff
Originally Posted By mawnck >>They sound like radio ads -- with space in there for the specific DJ to add the up to date stuff<< Yep. The industry term is "donut".
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <Now, if someone can find some info on the "Magic Pagoda"...> It's out there. I read an article on Wikipedia or something similar a few months ago.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "....with different people/groups "covering" the jingle." They sound like the Lawrence Welk Singers.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Sounds like they used the same singers for this Marriott's Great America ad a few years later, lol: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xb-boQU4B4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...-boQU4B4</a>
Originally Posted By mawnck >>They sound like the Lawrence Welk Singers.<< They sound like "generic studio jingle group". There were hundreds of them. Several probably contained people who were also Lawrence Welk Singers.
