Casa Magnetica

[punkfloyd]

Exactly how does the Casa Magnetica achieve its effects? I presume its built into a hill. Details?

[JStroop]

Yep... it's built on a slant... and everything is skewed inside to give it the impression of slanting one way, when it's actually close to level or truly slanted the other way.

I generally liked working at the rides where a spiel delivery is required... Railroad conductors was my favorite. But working in Casa gave me such a headache, I only did it a few times.

[Parktimes]

One Giant optical illusion.

Our Casa isn't the only one.

There were several others.

Knotts Berry Farm had one at one time.


Magic Land, on Pleasure Island (Wakefield, Massachusetts, 1959-1969) had one:

http://www.wakefield.org/pleasureisland/attractions/crooked-house.htm

Even one with the same name in Germany:
http://www.phantasialand.de/R1.1/index.PwBzAGkAZAA9ADMANAAzACYAbABpAGQAPQAyAA%3D%3D .tcml

A history of "tilt houses:" with background:
http://www.dafe.org/attractions/related/tilthouse.htm

A list of "tilt houses":
http://dafe.org/attractions/related/tilthouse3.htm

The whole effect explained:
http://www.randi.org/jr/101003.html

[Capstan]

Yep, optical illusion.There's a mountain road in New Mexico, near Philmont Scout Ranch, where the rock strata is all at a steep angle. It gives the illusion that a stream, flowing alongside the road, is actually flowing uphill!

[JStroop]

I've seen that same phenomenon in two other places, in my camping adventures... one is actually on a road (some of you may have seen the same thing if you've ever spent any time driving in southern Colorado... the highway from Pueblo, through Canon City (I believe it is 50 or 60) leading to Leadville and Aspen runs alongside the Animas River... the river flows the opposite direction of what appears to be uphill on the road. It's quite unsettling.

The other was just a couple weeks ago in the Grand Canyon, we were hiking down to the Colorado river, following a spring, and the level of the ground we were walking on, plus the rock strata were slanted in such a manner that made it appear that the water was flowing uphill toward a waterfall that eventually fed into the river. Quite discombobulating, especially since we were walking on a little ledge that was about 1 foot wide, with a 15 or 20 foot drop down into the shallow creek... vertigo.

Every time I see something like that, I think about Casa.

[Jason Garrett]

I've seen that same phenomenon in two other places, in my camping adventures... one is actually on a road (some of you may have seen the same thing if you've ever spent any time driving in southern Colorado... the highway from Pueblo, through Canon City (I believe it is 50 or 60) leading to Leadville and Aspen runs alongside the Animas River... the river flows the opposite direction of what appears to be uphill on the road. It's quite unsettling.

The other was just a couple weeks ago in the Grand Canyon, we were hiking down to the Colorado river, following a spring, and the level of the ground we were walking on, plus the rock strata were slanted in such a manner that made it appear that the water was flowing uphill toward a waterfall that eventually fed into the river. Quite discombobulating, especially since we were walking on a little ledge that was about 1 foot wide, with a 15 or 20 foot drop down into the shallow creek... vertigo.
Every time I see something like that, I think about Casa.

This post discombobulated me! What a word, I love it. It is amazing what can be discovered in nature. I remember the same feeling driving on narrow logging roads in the mountains looking at a endless drop off.

[JStroop]

Discombobulated is my favorite word.

[Jason Garrett]

Discombobulated is my favorite word.

Why do I hear a deep round voice saying discombobulated? Must be from a movie or something. I tell you what use to discombobulate me was walking across testles. As some of you know, I'm not graceful. Texas trestle is slippery from years of blowdowns and Minetrain trestle is long and banked. Never fell down though. I did love walking the track- good exercise to start your day.

[Christin Garrett]

I've worked a couple of shifts or filled in at Casa Magnetica a couple of times. By the time I get out of there my center of gravity is off and I'm dizzy!:awkward:

[Capstan]

Why do I hear a deep round voice saying discombobulated? Must be from a movie or something. I tell you what use to discombobulate me was walking across testles. As some of you know, I'm not graceful. Texas trestle is slippery from years of blowdowns and Minetrain trestle is long and banked. Never fell down though. I did love walking the track- good exercise to start your day.JG, you think you're ungraceful? First time I worked Casa, I lost my footing and rolled (I mean rolled) right into a corner, with all the guests saying, "Look! He's no fun. He fell right over!":zombie:

[Alan Cochrum]

Casa was where I did my first Six Flags spiel. It was not an auspicious beginning, but I got the hang of it and never looked back. I liked working there, although I didn't do it very often.

Actually, there was something sort of empowering about doing Casa, which I'm sure had a great deal to do with the fact that the guide's stance is much easier than the guests'.

[Glen_Singleton]

Casa was where I did my first Six Flags spiel. It was not an auspicious beginning, but I got the hang of it and never looked back. I liked working there, although I didn't do it very often.

Actually, there was something sort of empowering about doing Casa, which I'm sure had a great deal to do with the fact that the guide's stance is much easier than the guests'.

I'm with you, Alan; Casa was my first spieling gig, and I was bit. Spent a great deal of time at River and Railroad, but still found time to work doubles at Casa.