Please Don't Close This Theme Park! We Loved California's Great America in Santa Clara!

[@Ramseys-z3h]

I TOTALLY agree, please do not close Great America 😢

[@WDWCentral]

For the first time in forever, CGA and SFGA have been reunited under one company

[@hc1883]

For old school Great America visitors Flight Deck will always be Top Gun for all of us.

[@kimturner282]

Yep and we listened to Danger Zone multiple times.

[@goodfellow408]

I second this!! Like... a "flight deck" is what a plane lands on; it makes no sense lol. Bring back the rocking Top Gun soundtrack while in line!!

[@deletedwaffles]

God I remember walking up to Top Gun and the Top Gun Anthem guitar riff would be blasting from the speakers. I loved it.

[@goodfellow408]

@@deletedwaffles 'Hiiiiiiighwayyyyyyy tooooooooo the Daynja Zone!!!'

[@triple7marc]

When I first became an enthusiast I used to come to this park every few weeks to hang out with the “CGA Squad” which consisted mostly of people I met on the day you first visited in July 2016. I really made some long-term friends that day and will always love and miss this park despite not living close to it anymore. What made me an enthusiast in the first place was realizing that Flight Deck and Patriot had the same track type, then looking them up and realizing they were made by the same company, and the rabbit hole began! Also this is where I played the GP in the Boomerang parody 😂

[@eviljesus6111]

July 2016 moneymaxx

[@tigerrocks503chase8]

17:22 Sky Whirl once stood there. It was a unique triple Ferris wheel model that was made by Waagner Biro and subcontracted by Intamin. It left in 1997. Six Flags Great America also had it in the same location and that one lasted until 2000.

[@RideOpJ]

It definitely looked cool to watch, but was UNBELIEVABLY loud! Apparently there was also a problem with rust.

[@kingscoasters]

BRAVO!!! it does suck that the park is closing but this park looks so good. hope yall are doing good in asia, and hope yall had fun at cga!!!!

[@all-caps3927]

When is it closing?

[@kingscoasters]

@@all-caps3927 the dead line is at 2033 but its not 100% accurate

[@zacharyyamashita8554]

@@kingscoasters By then, you never know, I haven't heard anything since the announcement.

[@zanzabar4ky7]

@@all-caps3927it is unlikely to close, but it looked like it will have a work love shop community replacing some of it (most likely leaving just the water park.) The land value is down and there are mtiple legal issues and the zoning issues so the city/county might be getting it back too. What we do know is it won't get anything new that is permanent.

[@all-caps3927]

@@zanzabar4ky7 so Cedar fare sold the land to another company am I correct? And they’re planning to run it for no longer than 9 more years up until 2033 as far as I’m aware. I don’t understand why they wouldn’t just close it now if they were so certain they were going to close it 10 years down the line, it will just become redundant and less profitable year on year if they don’t invest in it. I think they’ll either shut it down within the near future or they’re not going to close it at all.

[@joecandish3923]

One of the best 1 2 Punches in america with Gold Striker and Railblazer, Gold Striker my favourite GCI and Railblazer another awesome RMC.

[@FearBeyond]

Goldstryker in the day...dope ride. Goldstryker at night....A ridiculously out of control ride experience. Amazing

[@Ryzohm0141]

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[@Knaztr76]

My home park growing up, it would be a killer to Northern California to lose this park. Come on Six Flags, RMC the Grizzly and give it some love.

[@ct6852]

I think Raging Waters down the road went bust. That was pretty sad. Feel like Big Tech could invest in this park and make something really, really special.

[@swan1098]

I Went here year after year with my two Buds in High School. i grew up going here, Goldstriker and Railblazer were not there. MY First Rollercoaster was the Demon. One of my Buds even has a lil girl now he takes there. i grew up with this park soplease. leave it. in Norcal we do not have alot of Themeparks. Only Discovery Kingdom and this besides Santa Cruz of Course. Anyways i know its a late comment but thanks for bringing light to the park again.:Edit: Man Flight Deck is the only ride ive ever almost blacked out on.

[@goodfellow408]

I appreciate your optimism at the end!! I've been a season pass holder for over 25 years straight, live super close to the park, and my dad used to be the head of city planning here in Santa Clara. (There's even a street and a park named after him here in the city; RIP Geof Goodfellow!) The idea of it closing down is absolute madness!!! I really hope the merger and the city will throw a wrench in their original plans to close. The park just looks so nice, they're still doing great events like Oktoberfest and their New Orleans event; has really good food. They can't shut us down!!!!!!!!!!

[@Onoitsbroko]

Invertigo was indeed on that green space, btw :)

[@zacharyyamashita8554]

Now it's in Coaster Heaven, along with Tidal Wave.

[@tigerrocks503chase8]

@@zacharyyamashita8554and prior to Invertigo, Sky Whirl which opened with the park

[@WraptorRangler]

it is officially unofficially known as The Invertigarden as such

[@scottfulton267]

And I am pretty sure that before Invertigo, it was the Triple Wheel (which originally opened as the "Sky Whirl" when the park opened in 1976) in this same location. I used to work on the rides in the park in the late 80s, and we employees used to refer to Triple Wheel as "Barf Buckets". I swear, there was no ride in the park that caused more puking than that one.

[@goodfellow408]

@@scottfulton267 I was at the park for the filming of Beverly Hills Cop 2 and got to watch the stunt where a midget was hanging out of one of the Sky Whirl cages haha. Memories

[@JacksonKelly-88]

My home is Six flags Great America and CGA is my top of the bucket list park because of how similar and different they are

[@triple7marc]

The similarities are weird. When I visited SFGAm for the first time it was cool to see how the parks were similar but not exactly the same. For example, some buildings are the same between the two parks, but are used for different things. Our sky ride station is a restaurant at your park.

[@B33nj4m1n]

CGA is my home park, and where I rode my first (proper) roller coaster(The Demon), so I was devastated when I heard about the park closing as well

[@ElWaffle-ym5kn]

It’s my home park, save CGA!

[@beachboysswiftie]

It’s mine too!! I’d be absolutely devastated if I lost my home park

[@Ryzohm0141]

Same dude, went yesterday, still good as normal

[@MagnusTheGreat]

You help simply by being here for the park! Thanks from the bottom of my heart as a proud employee

[@RideOpJ]

The open lawn @ 16:25 was the location of Invertigo and prior to that, as I remember when it was still Marriott's Great America, it was the location of the Intamin Triple Sky Wheel, made famous in Beverly Hills Cop III

[@RideOpJ]

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[@flashback0978]

sadly I think 2025 may be the end of the line for this park, the lack of any mention of it celebrating its 50th anniversary along with it's sister park in the CF/SF 2026 announcement makes it seem like they do not plan on it being open in 2026

[@simtanic8]

At the 16minute mark, that green space use to have one of those triple Ferris wheels, I think it was called Sky Whirl. It's sad this park will eventually close, there is a lot of charm and beauty to the park.

[@kurtissmith3409]

It also used to have Invertigo in that space. The inverted boomerang

[@kimturner282]

I still remember the scene in Beverly Hills Cop III where Eddie Murphy was dangling from them trying to save those kids.

[@jalenpadilla7744]

You two are so close to my home!!! Too bad I missed ya. These roller coasters up here should be honored to have you guys ride them and show them the appreciation they deserve.

[@WraptorRangler]

36:27 this actually is true, and what's even worse is that they actually broke ground on it before the plan got scratched and sent off to Mason. It would've gone out the backside of Psycho Mouse and gone along the east border of the park, filling in the Logger's plot and the site of what is now the new slide complex in the waterpark, all the way down to Flying Eagles. RailBlazer had a horrible ROI and the plan was cut. The new slide complex was our consolation prize

[@cthomas2812]

CGA was my home park for 28 yrs! It was the go to park way before MarineWorld aka Discovery Kingdom. Top Gun is still one of my all time favorite Inverts Ive ridden. CGA use to have alot more coaster back in the day though, from Invertigo to Tidal Wave (or Greased Lightning), to Stealth! I remember that Vortex use to be lime green before it was Lakers colors! Im going to show my age right now, but way back in the day, 4D Mass Effect attraction use to be a James Bond 3D attraction! Man CGA was the best when it was owned by Paramount!

[@sloppyjoe3320]

Actually before it was Bond it was Days of Thunder, did you ever ride Willard's Whizzer

[@CrazyNerd-dj2jz]

As a ride operator for psycho mouse I can say that we don’t try too make it slow on purpose. The way we’re told too load unload on top of other procedures slows down operations significantly. If you’re wondering why the drop tower crew sucked it really depends on the area in the park you go too. Generally as a ride op you stay with the same two or three rides and people and some areas are better than others when it comes too professionalism.

[@kotchapakmaneechote2062]

Yes! Six Flags (or Cedar Fair as I still like to call it) and Prologis, don't close this theme park! Let this park in every northern Californian's heart!

[@SlimFury]

I didn't go to Discovery Kingdom, but I can tell that California's Great America is the superior park in the Bay area. I went on 21/6 and thoroughly enjoyed the park. The ops on Flight Deck gave the train I was on a double ride at the end of the day after we all shouted one more ride.

[@christianortiz-v1l]

I agree, save CGA!

[@eviljesus6111]

BYE BYE CALIFORNIA GRADEAMERICA 😊👋

[@ianmcdaniel7797]

Wish you guys made it to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. It’s one of the best boardwalks, and Giant Dipper is a great old wooden coaster

[@DeenaMilkers]

yeah, the boardwalk really is a treat

[@marcocampos2332]

I think there gonna go to the boardwalk for there next video

[@P3N6UU]

This park closure makes me so sad .as a California enthusiast I feel like we are losing another one of the parks we have close to us. Yes we do have a lot of parks in California but we have almost nothing east within driving distance we are also missing a lot of popular ride models such as b&m hyper and Intamin blitz

[@derekwtang]

I second this. It was my original home park before Cedar Point and now the Orlando parks. I used to work Railblazer too. I’m gonna miss this place if it closes

[@Snackdance]

I dunno. It looks like a nice park, but as soon as I saw that it was right next to the Niners stadium, I thought “ah…I get it now.” The land around sports venues is super valuable. Team owners not only want a part of the stadium, they want it to be a destination village. Restaurants, sports books, outdoor venues, hotels, bars, retail…oh and again, casinos and sports books. Even if it’s not legal now, give it say, oh I dunno, 10 years. And the owners want in on that action.

[@Knaztr76]

That came only ten years ago. It really was the business buildings moving in that started putting pressure with noise complaints. The park was there first.

[@triple7marc]

@@Knaztr76The park isn’t closing because of noise complaints lol

[@Knaztr76]

@@triple7marc Its been the Business buildings using that excuse for years, why do you think Goldstriker looks the way it does.? The land is prime for them, and they want it. So it definitely is part of it, but get your lol’s.

[@singthelongswansong]

@@Knaztr76 yeah…. That’s not the problem…. The problem is the land is worth so much it may be worth more now to sell than run it for 17 years.

[@triple7marc]

@@Knaztr76 That doesn’t even make sense though. The city fully supports the park being there; Mayor Lisa Gillmor told me this personally at RailBlazer media day. It’s not like the city is forcing the park to close due to noise complaints. Prologis bought the land that CGA sits on because it’s prime real estate in the middle of Silicon Valley. Their closest office is in Milpitas, so why would they have anything to do with the noise complaints from nearby office buildings? Or are you saying that nearby office buildings told Prologis to buy the CGA site because they’re tired of noise? Because that’s absurd lol. Noise might have caused the park to grow slower than it otherwise could have, but I don’t really know how it would have anything to do with the park closing. It’s closing because the land it’s on is extremely valuable. The land was sold from underneath it to a completely separate entity. And I don’t know of any city that would allow a park to operate for 11 entire years before forcing it to close if it was getting noise complaints 😂

[@JosephKanagy]

Im am very sad 5his park is closing. It has a special place in my heart, because gold striker was my 100th, it was a park that my hose house hold (exept my dog) went to, loveing Grizzly, and railblazer blew me away so much that i waited in that 2 hour line a second time! ( but it broke down right before i got the second ride😂) This park, though i have been to it once( a week before you guys, actually!) Instantly became a very special park for me!

[@AlexanderSkinnerVids]

Goldstriker’s backseat is awesome, and so is RailBlazer. Top Gun (we don’t call it by the new name) is terrific, even for the size and stats! CGA’s always been more of a family park instead of a thrill park, but the thrills are absolutely worth it.

[@ct6852]

It used to have a partnership with Paramount that was pretty cool. They got Nickelodeon stuff, a Star Trek stage show, and a lot of props from Titanic. Also coasters themed to Top Gun, and motion rides based on Days of Thunder.

[@sammywammy135792468]

2:23 If I worked in those offices I would be taking my lunch on some of those rides everyday! I mean, how could you not be tempted… especially when you can hear them all day! 😂

[@LChineze]

there is a great story about an office worker who worked near magic mountain, bought a dining pass and saved money by eating there everyday lol

[@Rt3freak]

Yes, that green patch area was the site for the Invertigo. And before that was the Skywhirl when the park was owned by the Marriott's company.

[@tennojiberri]

i really want to visit this park one more time before it's closure. i only been here once for a road safety conference in high school, and we went here instead of disneyland for one year. all i rode was railblazer, patriot, and the 4DX mass effect ride that was more enjoyable than i expected.

[@eviljesus6111]

Paychriet was boring

[@ThemeParkEnthusiastNL]

Gold Striker Draws The Most Positive G's GCI Has Ever Done. i Have On Average 10 Years To Visit This Before its Gone.

[@joao.spegiorin]

This was my first Cedar Fair park. When I went in 2017, it really surprised me! This is such a good park! I really hope that they don´t close it, it´s definitely a hidden gem of a park that is not talked about enough

[@MattBayman]

I LOVE Gold Striker!!!! I think it is better than Ghost Rider, especially for airtime. I really liked this park too.

[@Mattycakes95]

Watching this makes me happy but also so sad. I truly hope they DO NOT close this park but unfortunately that’s out of my control.

[@EliteRailVideos]

Just finished watching your last vlog! Perfect timing!

[@ericcross4180]

Grizzly's trains look like the style Collosus SFMM had. Top Gun! Oh, the Paramount days lol

[@maxhagenauer24]

It majes sense that the SFGAM Demon has stronger airtime because it actually has a steeper drop where it goes into and out of it immediately unlike CGA's Demon where it's a straight drop at a lesser angle.

[@IntaminFanGRLPowerCoasters]

I love Great America!!! It's a GREAT park!!!❤❤❤

[@andyroman8223]

Demon at SFGAM has its original drop, while CGA's Demon got its first drop reprofiled to get rid of the airtime pop and make it more family friendly.

[@scottfulton267]

I love how Taylor's comments about The Grizzly were just so generic and vague (but yeah, I do agree). When I worked on The Grizzly in 1987, I would tout it as being the second-best wooden rollercoaster in Northern California! (at that time, there were only two: Grizzly and Giant Dipper at Santa Cruz. This was before Roar at SFDK).

[@Thecincyclips]

Got my first visit this summer. Had a great time Gold Striker was fun but a little rough. Railblazer was my first and still only (cause the other 2 I have tried to ride have been down when I visited) best ride in that park. Overall a fun park and would visit again if I was in San Jose.

[@TheNinjaDC]

The park is on death row. CGA had like the lowest profit margins of any Cedar Fair park as cost to operate were through the roof (it's literally in Silicon Valley). Now they don't even own the land, so those margins would get even thinner. If it was making even 1/3 the profit Knott's makes, it might stand a chance, but it doesn't. It's only hope is Prologus reserves some of the land for a smaller, Lunar Park sized park that someone operates (probably not Six Flags). But CGA as we know it is dead.

[@BroMagnon]

The first drop on a B&M invert is like a Merry Go Round for them : )

[@iswearnotme]

Grew up goin to Paramount’s Great America every summer. Sad to see it go. I conquered my fear of roller coasters on Top Gun (Flight Deck).

[@ToyHaunterAdventures]

I have a few defunct CGA videos on my channel. That grass area use to hold radio controlled boats that were coin operated. Its been gone quite awhile. CGA also was owned by Paramount in the 90s and Beverly Hills Cop 3 used that park as WonderWorld. It was very cool. Also Flight Deck will always be called Top Gun, its original name. Us Bay Area kids refuse to call it by that new name hahaha

[@psychichorse]

Gold Striker is a great ride, but man has it gotten rough fast again since its recent retracking. Still maybe my favorite GCI layout.

[@eviljesus6111]

WHAT IN THE WORLD DOES GCI MEAN???

[@shmackatrotsky5394]

wowzers-i actually rode flight deck in 1994 when it was called top gun. i didnt know it was built in 1993 though-that's so cool. it was whipping so fast back then too!

[@erikecho3]

Fun fact: on Gold Striker when it originally opened there was no walls on the side throughout parts of the ride, those were added later to reduce the noise because the businesses were complaining about noise complaint.

[@Cheezbat]

It’s a quaint park, but it totally pails in comparison to its sister park in Chicago… I really wish they would have continued solid bigger investments into this place… The coaster lineup is just adequate… I agree the top three are pretty easy to make out, but the rest of the lineup is pretty poor. This park needs a hyper, or a launch coaster or an RMC

[@Themeparkanxiety]

They can't build any of that. Hence, why it's different from its sister.

[@singthelongswansong]

@@Themeparkanxiety That’s not why its different

[@Themeparkanxiety]

@@singthelongswansong that's why they don't have huge rides

[@nathanlopez5667]

​​@JohnnyRobertsJr-d7y they have filed permits to build over 300 ft they could but they have to be careful in what area in the park because of the San Jose airport nearby

[@ethananav245]

As a resident of the Bay Area, I would be devastated if this park actually closes.

[@ChicaneryF1]

I just got season tickets a week ago! So bummed I didn’t get to see you guys, glad y’all had fun though!

[@mrp835]

The reason why CGA & SFGA are so similar is because they were originally sister parks owned by Marriott. Demon at SFGA was originally named Turn Of The Century

[@hammerfgames]

Wow I didn't realize the shared history between CGA and SFGA! That entrance and carousel are identical to SFGA haha

[@edchowderheads5742]

Axel Foley doesnt want this park to be closed and now let us all sing the wonderworld song. The legendary filmset of Beverly Hills Cop 3!!!!

[@JSXSProductions]

13:30 OR the Patriot at Castles N Coasters in Phoenix! Top 10 Arizona coaster for sure ;) 15:06 lmao, arrow.

[@bdschannel4733]

That B&M looks awesome!

[@JosephKanagy]

Please Please please please please please please please please please please. SAVE. THIS. PARK.

[@LChineze]

selfishly i wish this park close just to end up speculation. as for the coasters, send the good ones to both discovery kingdom and magic mountain, the rest can go to other parks.

[@QuirkyandCrabby]

This was my first theme park, back when it was Marriott’s Great America in the 70’s. I went in the 90’s when it was Paramount’s. I was hoping they could keep going and rebrand, so I’m sorry to see it go.

[@MrSRArter]

San Jose is the third California city to reach a population of over 1 million and closing California's Great America would make San Jose the Houston (post Astroworld closure) of California.

[@jaya1000]

San jose will always have the 49ers

[@eviljesus6111]

​@@jaya1000that is San Francisco

[@jaya1000]

@@eviljesus6111 incorrect. San Francisco has a baseball and basketball team. San jose has hockey and football

[@eviljesus6111]

@@jaya1000 SF 49ers? I swear it's them, rivols with okland raiders I believe.

[@jaya1000]

@@eviljesus6111 name aside they dont reside in San Francisco. They are in San Jose. Geographically challenged organization

[@EliteRailVideos]

Amazing vlog as always!

[@liz_violet]

wahhhh, i wanna go to my local theme park before it either gets worse or shuts down! the moms keep making us go during december, which shuts down half the park in favor of holiday displays! i wanna ride while feeling cheer.

[@ninjagirl226]

I thought that CGA is the most beautiful parks I’ve ever been to. And I’m kind of glad it was my “home park” this year to give it some revenue (I actually live closer to Dorney but I couldn’t get to Dorney before going to CA this year). I also got it SFGA this year and while they are similar CGA is so much prettier. You can see the differences on how it’s been maintained over the years and it’s sad. I don’t want to see this park go. I also want a model of the carousel.

[@IAmMiami]

I did DK and CGA in July. DK was deserted, but glad I got fastpass at CGA. RailBlazer had constant issues too.

[@Verdelite]

this was my home park when i was young, i would be so sad if they tore it down. The merger needs to save it

[@jillzotoglo8184]

This is such a fun and nice park, it is such a shame that it is going to close and it will be missed.

[@verticalelements]

Fun fact. That Mass Effect attraction originally debuted as Days of Thunder in 1994. And it was nascar themed.

[@Porcf81]

When it comes to patriot, I actually really really love the ride, but we only rode in the front row like the first five or six times. Every ride after that we sat either in the second row, or in the back, and I was blown away at how disappointing it was. The only place that ride stands out is in the front row, and I can’t say that or any other of the over 700 coasters I’ve experienced.

[@davidsanford7935]

Isn't CGA's Berserker one of the last two Bayerne Kurves in the US? Cedar Point had one ages ago, and Kennywood recently gave theirs to Knoebels (I heard)

[@BackRowCoasters]

This place looks really cool!!! Much nicer than SFDK

[@nathanlopez5667]

It's a better Park all around you can't even compare

[@MIKEYPOOHBEARJACKSON]

Park is unique cause it sits across from the 49ers stadium. Which is pretty cool to me.

[@Ryzohm0141]

The countdown on drop tower is the funniest part about ride ops

[@ItsSiebay]

CGA was always a park destined for greatness, and it’s a shame that Cedar Fair kinda gave up on it. Hopefully the merger will see a change in direction for the future of the park. It’s not too late to save CGA.

[@MCQ-fq6bv]

CGA is a low profit park in the chain, battle for last or 2nd to last every year. CGA has the higher operating costs of Knotts being in CA, while not having the pricing power of Knotts nor the 4M+ attendance. Cedar Fair made more money selling the land than running the park for 15 years. Besides that they retained all the assets of the park to relocate or sell off. Cedar Fair made a great deal for a park that they never really wanted. They tried to get it out of the Paramount deal and tried to sell it off in the early 2010's, which fell thru at the last minute. The park is 100% closing,. Cedar Fair already paid. It's likely closure is 2027/2028 based on the financials and the accelerated depreciation they took on the assets of the park.

[@ItsSiebay]

@@MCQ-fq6bv I swear I can’t ever have hope

[@armandobaez-duran5691]

Yes the grass area invirgo was there

[@LowstarzRBLX]

My home park, my father always took me to this park, he would always tell me his mother took him here when he was younger and he had created so many memories riding demon, grizzly, and some defunct rides..... Knowing that I may never have the ability to take my children here, it really upsets me. Please keep this park open.

[@JXEkrayzlife]

the thing I really loved about CGA is The Operations When I was there i got on Railblazer and we were going up the lift some guy pulled out his phone Then the lift stopped and they told him to put his phone away or he is getting kicked out and man did put his phone away

[@dogsinthedark]

They were running 3 trains on the main section of Psycho Mouse in April, so maybe the operations just really suck.

[@patrickwdoyle]

Interesting perspective on CGA. The big thing you didn't consider regarding why CGA will cose is how the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is so much more popular CGA and the two parks are about an hour apart (with no traffic) so most South Bay people pick Santa Cruz rather than CGA. Discovery Kingdom is far enough away from Santa Cruz in the North Bay that it doesn't compete with the Boardwalk like CGA does so it makes more sense to keep that open, especially if the Solano County Fairgrounds next to Discovery Kingdom can be combined with Discovery Kingdom.

[@jxgh-l6o]

cga defined my childhood and is the reason why I love roller coasters. Please don't close cga

[@MatthewLavan]

another fun vlog as always! ✨ ah i hope this park can get saved somehow! never been, but i feel for the locals ❤️ and it’s just a nice park to lose 💔

[@MatthewLavan]

p.s. maybe i’m hallucinating 😂 but wasn’t gr8 sk8 from knott’s 🤔

[@triple7marc]

35:59 The city and mayor are BIG supporters of the park. I sat in on the city council meeting when the park was seeking approval for their 20-year plan way back in 2017 and you could tell they were proud to have the park in Santa Clara. I also talked to Mayor Lisa Gillmor in RailBlazer’s station on media day back in 2018 and she was super excited about the future growth of the park. I have a feeling that the city council will make it very difficult for anything to be built on the land, so let’s just hope that Cedar Fair/Six Flags executes their cancellation clause and don’t close the park at all 🤞🏼 it’s also strange that the park has gotten two new rides since the closure announcement and has done a lot of TLC to the place including polishing up/renovating restaurants, pathways and foliage. They did, however, cancel their Halloween event. 36:32 Yep, Orion was meant for CGA (in a different form due to the park’s 250-foot height limit). The ride existed and would have been built had it not been canceled. The cancellation was due to a few reasons including major management issues that I won’t go into.

[@MCQ-fq6bv]

The City Council will do anything Prologis wants, FYI, despite the lies the land isn't zoned amusement only. They can do many things without the City Council. there is nothing strange about the small additions, they don't want the parks finances to crater before they close it in 2027/2028. No Orion wasn't meant for CGA. The B&M production slot was meant for them, a different coaster design. FYI, CGA is a low profit park in the chain, battle for last or 2nd to last every year. CGA has the higher operating costs of Knotts being in CA, while not having the pricing power of Knotts nor the 4M+ attendance. Cedar Fair made more money selling the land than running the park for 15 years. Besides that they retained all the assets of the park to relocate or sell off. Cedar Fair made a great deal for a park that they never really wanted. They tried to get it out of the Paramount deal and tried to sell it off in the early 2010's, which fell thru at the last minute.

[@zacharyyamashita8554]

@@MCQ-fq6bv Things can always change.

[@greenvillecontent854]

@@MCQ-fq6bv You should never compare Knotts to GA, they are both two different parks with two different perspectives to the entertainment industry. Like most parks, primarily the legacy Six Flags parks, they have their stand-out parks that people put over all the other parks and Knotts, knowing its amazing history starting off as a berry farm and transforming into a travel destination in the U.S. is uncompareable to CGA. Great America is simply just a park like many other parks in the new Six Flags chain. Its there for the locals (as the dozen other parks are). Its obvious that GA doesn't generate as much revenue for CF but it packs in attendance with 1.5 million+ in attendance annually, alongside Carowinds, Kings Dominion, and Dorney. GA isnt the worst park in the CF chain yet its not the best, its in the middle tier and there is other much worse SF parks that are way below CGA.

[@MCQ-fq6bv]

@triple7marc I know the finances CGA is either worst or 2nd worst CF park in finances annually in Ebidta and net income. The rest of your was alot of blather to say nothing relevant to the point at hand.

[@samediker2657]

Love your top Sarah 🌈

[@PiplupJames]

Yeah don’t close it but hopefully more attractions can be built. As a transit fan, it’s one of the only theme parks in this country that’s served by light rail. Mall wise, just like Six Flags Great America, there’s a Simon-Mills mall nearby, fully known as The Great Mall of the Bay Area🐧

[@triple7marc]

Two new rides have been built in the last couple years alone lol

[@MCQ-fq6bv]

It's 100% closing.

[@joecandish3923]

Having been to this park recently and absolutely loved it I don't want it to close but at the same time that land is incredibly valuable and the Six Flags Company is in debt so its the choice keep California's Great America and risk the whole chain closing down or close California's Great America use the money to pay off the debts to save the rest of the chains parks when you put it in that context in makes logical sense why they want to sell. I hope they do change their mind on how to pay back that debt. Also I heard the stadium San Francisco 49ers are not the nicest to California's Great America they should stand up to them.

[@MCQ-fq6bv]

The deal was not about debt. CGA is a low profit park in the chain, battle for last or 2nd to last every year. CGA has the higher operating costs of Knotts being in CA, while not having the pricing power of Knotts nor the 4M+ attendance. Cedar Fair made more money selling the land than running the park for 15 years. Besides that they retained all the assets of the park to relocate or sell off. Cedar Fair made a great deal for a park that they never really wanted. They tried to get it out of the Paramount deal and tried to sell it off in the early 2010's, which fell thru at the last minute.

[@lindanguyen_XxNeptuneXx]

Bro, I’m literally going today😂 LOL

[@erikecho3]

I heard that the new land owners don’t wanna close it so they’re trying to preserve the park

[@katherineevans8818]

Grizzly was my first "real" roller coaster. (ie excluding thunder and space mountains at Disneyland)

[@beep6202]

I want to get to CGA just to ride the Mass Effect ride. 😅

[@zaneduggs8612]

My childhood 🥲

[@mcgarnagle6102]

You should watch Beverly Hills Cop 3.

[@stephenn77]

The park seriously needs another water ride! The height restriction also limits coaster development, but it’s definitely better maintained than Six Flags! I miss the Whizzer and Tidal Wave. Should have kept those!

[@tigerrocks503chase8]

Yeah the CGA Whizzer went away too soon way back in 1988.

[@henry2650]

ga was always a highlight whenever i'd go to sj

[@loganolson3968]

While yall were in Bay Area did yall go to the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk?

[@CoasterStudios]

We did not

[@loganolson3968]

@@CoasterStudios That's fair. There's only 2 roller coasters there. It's more of a place you just go to for summer time night vibes

[@Patexer]

I need get here soon

[@JXEkrayzlife]

things have really changed with California's Great America when i went in 2023 there was no new Water slides that i saw from the lift of Patriot and the chair lift

[@JXEkrayzlife]

#savecaliforniasgreatamerica