CBS 8 San Diego visits Magic Mountain in 1978

August 7, 1978 Magic Mountain was only eight years old when News 8 made the trip to Valencia. The wooden giant Colossus was only a couple of months old. It was the largest, highest, fastest rollercoaster ever built. Reporter Doug McAllister reluctantly rode it, and in the end, he said if you're after a thrill, Colossus is the place to find it--but he would rather be sailing. Revolution was the largest steel rollercoaster and Doug said some thought it was much more fearsome than the wooden giant getting all the attention. The Log Jammer was the world's largest water flume ride. Spillikin Corners was a new addition--a place to unwind and watch master craftsmen at work. A train went around and through the park's 200 acres. Buffalo roamed in the pastoral setting. Magic Mountain--"a place where your screams come true."