Magic Mountain Amusement Park - The first theme park to mimic Disneyland was built in Golden, Colorado (corporate offices were in Denver at 1600 Ogden Street). Magic Mountain, Inc.was founded by Wheat Ridge, Colorado businessman Walter Francis Cobb and sculptor John Calvin Sutton in 1952. Later the men were joined by C. V. Wood, Disneyland's chief architect, who was eager to build a chain of theme parks across the U.S. <br />Investment shares in the company were offered to Colorado residents only at $1.00-$1.50 per share. Stock was sold door to door. <br />Ultimately, Magic Mountain was one of three theme parks built across America by C. V. Wood's company, Marco Engineering (the other two were Pleasure Island near Boston and Freedomland in New York City).<br />Park brochures advertised stage coach rides, a mysterious Magnetic House, a real Indian village, and surprisingly, a famous reproduction of Da Vinci's Last Supper, however, the grand vision was never completed.<br />Magic Mountain was plagued with financial problems. The park opened briefly on weekends during construction in 1958 and 1959. What was officially completed opened June 30, 1960, only to close for good 68 days later that summer. <br />After closing, park attractions were sold to repay investors. The remaining buildings sat idle until 1971 when new owners, the Woodmoor Corporation, reopened the park as Heritage Square. It closed for good at the end of the 2015 season.