![]() The Quentin Tarantino / Tony Scott cult classic True Romance remains one of Viper’s most high profile features, wherein a drug deal is discussed between the film’s stars. Frasier’s character is a caveman thawed from a block of ice that, among other adventures, enjoys a ride on Viper at the nearby “Mega Mountain” theme park. One of the earliest Viper features would but the goofy-yet-charming high school drama Encino Man, starting Sean Astin, Pauly Shore, and highlighted by a delightful early-career performance by Brendan Frasier as the titular character. In 1990 the opening of Viper (and the advent of a professional camera rig that could be mounted to the nose of the train) catapulted Magic Mountain even further into Hollywood notoriety, with major productions now having utilized the enormous Arrow Looper countless times over the last 3 decades. Classic sequences, like National Lampoon’s Vacation at “Walley World”, remain cultural iconography. For about as long as Six Flags Magic Mountain has been in operation, nearby Hollywood has frequently mined the park for on-location filming of amusement park scenes for feature films, television, advertisements, and more.
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