Magic Mountain has become the “bell of the ball” lately with much interest being expressed by the City of Santa Clarita and others. Several options have been circulated including a sale, dismantling and sale of the land or a restructuring to cut costs. The City is also interested in annexing the Park which is highly unlikely since it is not contiguous to the City boundaries.

Fitting into all these options is the possibility of, according to various County officials and others, Magic Mountain becoming a new auto dealer mega center. Apparently some Auto Dealerships are eyeing the property because of its proximity to Interstate 5 and the size of the potential land parcels.

An auto dealership complex could make sense in any of the scenarios being reported. If the park is sold the new owners would possible sell some of the undeveloped park land in order to monetize their investment more quickly. Should the park remain part of Six Flags, management could potentially still sell off some of the undeveloped land for dept relief. Of course, there are many possibilities for the land if the park were shuttered and dismantled.

The park closing is an unlikely scenario though because Magic Mountain is one of the crown jewels in the Six Flags system. No doubt that this story will take its twists and turns in the coming months.