Rolling in entertainment: California theme parks are finding new ways to thrill, chill and educate. (West).(Brief Article)

Travel Agent, March, 2002 by Gould, Lark Ellen

If you count the freeways as a reality-based thrill ride, you might say all of Southern California is just one big theme park. Entertainment rules in this fantasyland of mansions and mountain landscapes, and the movie machine fills just one wing of the kingdom. Most of the major theme parks in the world originate in Southern California, so a visit to this area will allow clients to create a theme park-focused vacation.

Moving north to south along the Southern California coast means starting with Six Flags Magic Mountain, just north of Los Angeles. Considered California's ...