Rebirth As Heritage Square
In 1970 the Woodmoor Corporation acquired Magic Mountain and set about to resurrect the park as Heritage Square, a theme shopping village of artisan shops and attractions. Opening in 1971, it featured several popular places, including the Metal Master, General Store, Glassblower, Gasthaus beer garden restaurant, and Cedar Chest. A group of comedy melodamatic players formed in Estes Park led by G. William Oakley took possession of the Magic Mountain Play House in 1972 as the Heritage Square Players, and opened the Heritage Square Opera House. In 1973 they retrofitted the building across the main thoroughfare for an auditorium theater, while the Christmas Tree shop opened nearby, one of the first year-round Christmas shops in the country. Also that year upon Jackson Hill the second alpine slide outside a ski resort in North America was built, which became another noted attraction. A historic Lakewood schoolhouse was moved to the head of the main street and became Heritage Square's wedding chapel.
Over time Heritage Square has grown and changed, and today continues to feature family attractions. In 1988 the Opera House was reborn under direction of actor T.J. Mullin as the Heritage Square Music Hall, which remains one of the most popular dinner theater establishments in Colorado.
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