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Six Flags is a theme park brand established in 1961. The company is known of their licensing of the DC Comics super-heros and the Looney Tunes from Warner Bros. The company has created various original characters, in addition to gaining characters from acquiring other parks.
Dr. Blood
[edit]Dr. Blood was created by Drew Edward Hunter.[1][2][3]
Buzzy
[edit]Cyrus Cosmo
[edit]Jocco
[edit]Jocco the Jester was a character created by Sally Dark Rides in 1999, for Jazzland in New Orleans.[4][5]
Jocco continued his presence in the park after the Six Flags rebrand.
Mr. Six
[edit]Phineas T. Flagg
[edit]Professor Phineas T. Flagg, was an original character created for Six Flags Power Plant, which was located in Baltimore, Maryland. Flagg, in addition to the backstory for the park was created by The Goddard Group.[6]
Actor Jack Axelrod portrayed Phineas Flagg for the park.[7]
Speelunkers
[edit]The Speelunkers were original characters introduced at Six Flags Over Texas in 1964.
Trolls (Magic Mountain)
[edit]Bloop, Bleep, King Troll (aka King Blop),[9] and The Wizard were original characters invented for Magic Mountain in 1972.[10]
Also see
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dr. Blood's History of Horror". Shreveport Times. Louisiana. September 10, 2014. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023.
- ^ Patton, Devon (September 15, 2014). "Dr. Blood Makes A Comeback Appearance in Downtown Shreveport". KTBS-TV. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023.
- ^ Patton, Charlie (December 31, 2015). "Sally Corp.'s Drew Hunter traces fascination with dark rides he creates to early visits to Disneyland". The Florida Times-Union.
- ^ "Jocco's Mardi Gras Masness Dark Ride - Sally Dark Rides". Sally Dark Rides. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023.
- ^ "Good Times Roll at Jazzland". Funworld Magazine. IAAPA. July 2000.
- ^ Young, Josh (December 10, 2014). "Six Flags Power Plant Part 1: An Experiment In Baltimore". Theme Park University. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015.
- ^ Sotto, Eddie [@boss_angeles] (January 5, 2023). "That's him! Jack Axelrod! DING!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 26, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Sotto, Eddie (January 18, 2018). "Wayback machine 1986. Finding Nemo in Baltimore". Sotto Studios. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023.
- ^ Worden, Leon (2012). "Magic Mountain - The Wizard and The Trolls". Santa Clarity Valley History. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023.
- ^ Worden, Leon (2012). "Bloop, Bleep, King Troll, The Wizard - Magic Mountain". Santa Clarity Valley History. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023.