▁It ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁F it rac o , ▁a ▁Belg ian ▁company , ▁bought ▁the ▁am usement ▁park ▁at ▁a ▁forec los ure ▁au ction ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Ed ▁Hart ▁of ▁Th eme par ks ▁L LC ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁F it rac o , ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁Magic ▁Spr ings ▁and ▁Cry stal ▁F alls ▁re open ed ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁after ▁Hot ▁Spr ings ▁vot ers ▁approved ▁a ▁bond ▁issue ▁providing ▁finan cing ▁for ▁the ▁park . ▁ ▁Att endance ▁tot aled ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 6 2 , 5 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁beat ▁expect ations . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁attend ance ▁fell ▁about ▁ 2 5 ▁percent ▁to ▁roughly ▁ 2 7 2 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁about ▁ 2 5 4 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁park ▁continued ▁to ▁expand ▁its ▁ride ▁offer ings ▁instead ▁of ▁h unk ering ▁down . ▁Att endance ▁grew ▁again ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 9 1 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁year ▁the ▁Tim ber wood ▁Am ph it he ater ▁deb uted . ▁It ▁to pped ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁when ▁The ▁Ga unt let ▁was ▁added ▁and ▁the