SANTA CLARITA : Magic Mountain Declines to Air Anti-Gang Messages
City officials are disappointed by Six Flags Magic Mountain’s reluctance to air anti-gang programming on its park television system, as the city had requested.
Magic Mountain declined, saying the anti-gang messages don’t fit in with the park’s theme of fun and entertainment. Discussion of gangs does not work with the atmosphere Magic Mountain is trying to create for its patrons, said park spokeswoman Bonnie Rabjohn.
The city’s request followed an outburst of violence at the park on April 17. More than 60 injuries were reported and several adjacent businesses were ransacked by youths. Sheriff Sherman Block said the incident was probably gang-related.
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