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释义

  1. History

     Marriott & KECO Era (1976–1992)  Paramount Parks Era (1992–2006)  Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (2006–present) 

  2. Areas and attractions

     Roller coasters  Thrill Rides  Action Zone  All American Corners  Celebration Plaza  County Fair  Orleans Place  Planet Snoopy  Time Capsule  Boomerang Bay 

  3. Defunct attractions

  4. Fast Lane

  5. Halloween Haunt

     Current attractions  Attraction history 

  6. California's Great America's timeline

  7. On film and television

  8. Incidents

  9. References

  10. Notes

  11. External links

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| location = Santa Clara
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| previous_names = Marriott's Great America 1976–1985
Great America 1985–1993 and 2007–2008
Paramount's Great America 1993–2006
| area = {{convert|100|acre}}
| season = Late March–December
| rides = 52
| coasters = 9
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| theme =
| owner = Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
| general_manager = Manuel Gonzalez
| slogan = Thrills Connect
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California's Great America (formerly known as Marriott's Great America and Paramount's Great America) is a {{convert|100|acre|adj=on}} amusement park located in Santa Clara, California. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, it originally opened in 1976 as one of two parks built by the Marriott Corporation. The park has appeared in 1994 films Beverly Hills Cop III and Getting Even with Dad and features over 40 rides and attractions. One of its most notable attractions, Gold Striker, has been featured as a top-ranked wooden roller coaster in Amusement Today's annual Golden Ticket Awards publication. Also featured is Railblazer, one of the first Raptor Track roller coasters in the World, and Flight Deck, a B&M invert coaster.

History

Marriott & KECO Era (1976–1992)

Marriott's Great America, built by hotel and restaurant operator Marriott Corporation, opened to the public on March 21, 1976.[1] Less than two months later on May 29, the company opened a second Marriott's Great America – later known as Six Flags Great America – north of Chicago in Gurnee, Illinois.[2] A third park was initially planned for the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area, but the idea was later abandoned after several failed attempts to sway local opposition.[3]

The park, though profitable, was still an earnings disappointment for Marriott, leading the company in 1983 to explore options to sell. An interested party, Caz Development Co., appraised the land value at US$800,000 to $1 million per acre. Marriott also involved the city of Santa Clara in negotiations, which was already leasing {{convert|55|acre}} of parking space for the amusement park. Fearing development of the land by Caz Development would aggravate already congested roadways, the city council approved a $101 million purchasing agreement on January 31, 1984, by a 4–3 vote that also had to be approved by city residents. The citywide vote passed, approving the sale by a margin of 3 to 1. Caz Development then sued the city and Marriott in the Superior Court of Santa Clara County to block the transaction. The court nullified the sale, forcing the city to attempt to salvage the deal through negotiations with the other parties. Unable to broker a timely agreement, the city council voted 6–1 to scuttle the sale on February 5, 1985, though the city was still interested in owning the park. After Marriott refunded a $20 million down payment back to the city, negotiations were restarted. All parties were able to agree on a compromise, which was signed in marathon sessions taking place in early June 1985. The city acquired the park for $93.5 million from Marriott, which retained {{convert|20|acre}} from the sale for development. Caz Development settled and was allowed to build a hotel and office near the park, which the city renamed Great America.

Kings Entertainment Company, who owned and operated other amusement parks, was hired in 1985 to manage Great America for the city.[4] In 1989, the city decided to return the park to the private sector and sold it to Kings Entertainment.[5] In the agreement, the city would earn 5% of all revenue that exceeds $56 million.{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}

Paramount Parks Era (1992–2006)

Three years later Paramount Communications (formerly Gulf+Western), the owners of Paramount Pictures, sought to join other entertainment companies as a theme park owner. The company acquired Kings Entertainment, owner of three parks including Great America, and one other park for $400 million and created Paramount Parks. Viacom, the parent of MTV Networks (including Nickelodeon), then bought Paramount in 1994, allowing Nickelodeon theming and merchandise into the park as well. During the Paramount era, attractions from the Action FX Theatre, Nickelodeon Splat City (later Nickelodeon Central), Drop Zone Stunt Tower, Invertigo, and many more modern thrill ride attractions were added in. Because the park is landlocked in the center of Silicon Valley, several rides including the classic train ride and the Sky Whirl, a Marriott's Great America signature attraction, were removed to make way for newer attractions.

In its last years as a Paramount Park, Great America was co-owned with several broadcasting stations in the Bay Area, including KPIX-TV and KBCW.

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (2006–present)

After Viacom and CBS Corporation split, Paramount Parks became part of CBS. The merger did not last long, as CBS announced plans to sell the theme park division.

Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. announced in May 2006 that they were acquiring the amusement park division from CBS.[6] The transaction included licensing agreements with Nickelodeon and Paramount, providing the park the option to retain its Nickelodeon and Paramount theming for several years.[7]

On October 25, 2007, Cedar Fair renamed the park California's Great America. For the 2008 season, the park saw the addition of a Huss Rides top spin ride called FireFall, a new ice show in the "Great America Theatre" (formerly The Paramount Theatre), and the addition of the Halloween Haunt event to the park.[8]

In the summer of 2009, Cedar Fair announced that all the Nickelodeon themed areas would be replaced with Peanuts themed areas. In 2010, the newly rethemed Planet Snoopy opened in the park.

On January 27, 2011, the park announced Invertigo would be removed and relocated to Dorney Park, another Cedar Fair property.[9]

On September 19, 2011, Cedar Fair confirmed reports that California's Great America would be sold to JMA Ventures, LLC for $70 million in cash. The sale required approval by the City of Santa Clara, and its city council was scheduled to vote on the matter on December 6, 2011. Cedar Fair, which purchased the park in 2006, expected to use the cash proceeds from the sale to reduce its senior secured debt.[10] However, on December 6, 2011, JMA Ventures cancelled its plans to purchase the amusement park.[11] In the same announcement, Cedar Fair also verified that a long-term agreement was reached with the San Francisco 49ers regarding parking and construction of a new stadium adjacent to Great America.[12][13]

Areas and attractions

Intensity rating[14] (out of 5)
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Note: Number ratings assigned per California's Great America, while the colors are unique to Wikipedia. For more details, see the California's Great America {{cite web|url=https://www.cagreatamerica.com/images/uploads/file/94749_GA_Safety_Guide_pp3.pdf|title=Guest Assistance Guide|access-date=May 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202135243/https://www.cagreatamerica.com/images/uploads/file/94749_GA_Safety_Guide_pp3.pdf|archive-date=February 2, 2014|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}}

Roller coasters

NameLocationManufacturerModel NameOpened
DemonCounty FairArrow DynamicsCustom Looping Coaster1976
Flight DeckOrleans PlaceBolliger & MabillardInverted Coaster - Custom1993
Gold StrikerCelebration PlazaGreat Coasters International2013
The GrizzlyAction ZoneCurtis D. Summers1986
Lucy's Crabbie CabbiePlanet SnoopyE&F Miler1999
Psycho MouseAction ZoneArrow DynamicsMad Mouse2001
RailBlazer County FairRocky Mountain ConstructionRaptor Track2018
PatriotCelebration PlazaBolliger & MabillardStand-up Coaster (1991-2017) Floorless Coaster1991 (2017)
Woodstock ExpressPlanet SnoopyIntaminChildren's Roller Coaster1987

Thrill Rides

NameLocationManufacturerModel NameOpened
BerserkerCounty FairSchwarzkopfBayern Kurve1976
Celebration SwingsCelebration PlazaZiererWave Swinger2001
CentrifugeAction ZoneSchwarzkopfCalypso1976
DeliriumAll American CornersChance RidesRevolution 322002
Scream ZoneAction ZoneIntaminGiant Drop1996
OrbitAll American CornersSchwarzkopfEnterprise1976
Tiki TwirlAction ZoneZamperlaDisk'O Coaster2006

Action Zone

RideOpenedManufacturer, typeNotesRating[14]
Centrifuge1976Schwarzkopf
Calypso		Originally known as Fiddler's Fling. Its Six Flags counterpart retains that name as of today.3
Scream Zone1996Intamin
Giant Drop		227 foot tall tower where riders descend at speeds up to 62 mph (100 km/h) while free falling in cars that hold up to four passengers. Originally known as Drop Zone: Stunt Tower from 1996–2007.4
Eagle's Flight1976Von Roll
Gondola lift		Eagle's Flight is the name for the Action Zone gondola station2
The Grizzly1986Wooden roller coasterModeled after the original Coney Island Wildcat.4
Psycho Mouse2001Arrow Dynamics
Wild Mouse roller coaster		The last Mad Mouse to be produced by Arrow Dynamics.4
Thunder Raceway2001Go-kart trackPay-per ride attraction.4
Tiki Twirl2006Zamperla
Disk'O		Originally known as Survivor: The Ride! from 2006–2011.4

All American Corners

RideOpenedManufacturer, typeNotesRating[14]
New Earth20164-D TheaterOriginally 'Action Theater' with several shows.3
Delirium2002Chance Rides
Revolution 32		Designed by KMG of the Netherlands.{{fontcolor|white|5}}
Flying Eagles2002Larson International
Flying Scooters		Cars can reach an overall height of 28 feet during ride operation.3
Orbit1976Schwarzkopf
Enterprise		Originally the Orleans Orbit.4
Rip Roaring Rapids1988Intamin river rafting rideRiders careen through the concrete channels in 6-person rafts while facing rapids, whirlpools, and waterfalls.{{fontcolor|white|5}}

Celebration Plaza

RideOpenedManufacturer, typeNotesRating[14]
Carousel Columbia1976Chance Rides
Double Decker Carousel		A double-Decker carousel that has over 100 horses and stands an overall height of 100 feet tall.1
Celebration Swings2001Zierer Wave swingerOriginally operated at Carowinds as Whirling Dervish from 1979–2000.3
Gold Striker2013Great Coasters International
Wooden roller coaster		Featured as a top 50 wooden roller coaster in Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards[15]4
Star Tower1979Intamin Gyro TowerPassengers ride in a rotating cabin where it reaches a height of 200 feet tall while taking in the surrounding views.2
Patriot1991B&M
Floorless coaster		A floorless coaster where passengers descend down a 91-foot drop at speeds of up to 40 mph (64 km/h) while navigating through one loop and a corkscrew along the 1,920 foot track. Formerly known as Vortex from 1991–2016.{{fontcolor|white| 5}}
Whitewater Falls1990Intamin SpillwaterA shoot-the-chutes water ride where 20 passengers sit in a large boat that eventually descends down a 45-foot drop creating a 20 foot tall wave.4
Xtreme Skyflyer1997SkycoasterPay-per-ride attraction.{{fontcolor|white| 5}}

County Fair

RideOpenedManufacturer, TypeNotesRating[14]
Barney Oldfield Speedway1976Arrow DynamicsPassengers ride in old-styled cars on a track around the Grizzly.{{fontcolor|white|3}}
Berserker1976Schwarzkopf Bayern KurveOriginally known as Yukon Yahoo.{{fontcolor|white|3}}
Demon1976Arrow DynamicsOriginally opened as "Turn of the Century" in 1976. Reconfigured and renamed "Demon" in 1980.{{fontcolor|white|5}}
RailBlazer2018Rocky Mountain ConstructionReplaced Invertigo, a roller coaster which closed on January 27, 2011{{fontcolor|white|5}}

Orleans Place

RideOpenedManufacturer, typeNotesRating[14]
Delta Flyer1976Von Roll
Gondola line		Delta Flyer is the name for the Orleans Place station.{{fontcolor|white|2}}
Flight Deck1993Bolliger & Mabillard
Inverted roller coaster		Formerly known as Top Gun.{{fontcolor|white|5}}
Rue Le Dodge1976Soli Bumper CarsA classic bumper car ride.{{fontcolor|white|4}}

Planet Snoopy

{{Main|Planet Snoopy}}

Planet Snoopy is California's Great America's kids area, which opened in 2010.

RideOpenedTypeNotesRating[14]
Character Carousel 1976Carousel Originally known as Ameri-Go-Round in County Fair{{fontcolor|white|1}}
Flying Ace1999Originally known as KidzAir{{fontcolor|white|2}}
GR8 SK82015Originally at Knott's Berry Farm as Joe Cool's GR8 SK8.{{fontcolor|white|3}}
Joe Cool's Dodgem School1999Kiddie bumper carsOriginally known as Fender Bender 500.{{fontcolor|white|2}}
Kite-Eating Tree1999Originally known as Junior Jump Club.{{fontcolor|white|2}}
Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie1999Kiddie roller coasterOriginally known as Taxi Jam.{{fontcolor|white|2}}
Peanuts 5002015Originally operated at Knott's Berry Farm as Charlie Brown's Speedway.{{fontcolor|white|2}}
PEANUTS Pirates2003Breakdance 4Originally known as SpongeBob's Boat Mobiles.{{fontcolor|white|2}}
Planet Snoopy Construction Zone2014PlaygroundOriginally known as KidZ Construction Co.{{fontcolor|white|1}}
The Pumpkin Patch2003Originally known as Wild Thornberry's Treetop Lookout{{fontcolor|white|2}}
Sally's Love Buggies2003Originally known as Dora's Dune Buggies{{fontcolor|white|2}}
Sally's Swing SetFamily Wave SwingerOriginally known as Swing Swing Swing{{fontcolor|white|2}}
Snoopy's Space Buggies2015{{fontcolor|white|2}}
Snoopy's Space RaceOriginally known as Ghost Chasers.{{fontcolor|white|1}}
Woodstock Express1987Steel roller coasterOriginally known as Blue Streak, Rugrats Runaway Reptar{{fontcolor|white|3}}

Time Capsule

A time capsule was buried at then Paramount's Great America in the former KidZville area of the park on March 29, 2002. The time capsule is set to open on March 29, 2152. The time capsule reads, "At this site is buried a time capsule with essays by students in second through twelfth grades in the Santa Clara Unified School District and other local schools. What will the next 150 years in Santa Clara be like? In honor of the City of Santa Clara's sesquicentennial 1852-2002."

Boomerang Bay

{{Main|Boomerang Bay (water park)}}

Boomerang Bay is California's Great America's water park, opened in 2004 as Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay. It is included with the price of admission to California's Great America.

Defunct attractions

Past rides and attractions include:
  • H.M.B. Endeavor: An Intamin Looping Starship that was removed after the 2017 season.[16]
  • Snoopy's Splash Dance: A kid's ride that was removed after the 2017 season.[16]
  • Logger's Run (ride): A Log flume ride that was originally located in All American Corners and closed after the 2017 season.
  • Firefall (ride): A HUSS Park Attractions Top Spin flat-ride attraction that was originally located at the now abandoned Geauga Lake amusement park. The ride unexpectedly closed after the 2016 Halloween Haunt season.
  • Vortex: A Bolliger & Mabillard standup roller coaster, was the second standup to be opened by B&M. The ride was closed on Labor Day 2016 to undergo a remarket to be converted to floorless for Patriot in 2017.
  • Invertigo: An inverted Vekoma shuttle coaster, was North America's first inverted face-to-face roller coaster. It was removed due to reliability issues; topped by three breakdowns that made the news. The site was eventually used for RailBlazer[17] Invertigo was later known as Stinger at sister park, Dorney Park, until its closure in 2017.
  • Stealth: A Vekoma Flying Dutchman that was removed for construction of Boomerang Bay, and relocated to Carowinds as Nighthawk.
  • Great America Scenic Railway: A custom-built, {{RailGauge|3ft|lk=on}} narrow gauge railroad around the perimeter of California's Great America. The roadbed can still be seen in many places. Great America Scenic Railway was rumored to have closed to make room for Hypersonic XLC, a coaster that was later cancelled and moved to sister park, Kings Dominion.
  • Yankee Clipper: An Arrow Dynamics Hydro Flume that used to interlock with Logger's Run. Yankee Clipper was removed to make room for Stealth.
  • Greased Lightnin': Originally The Tidal Wave, was a shuttle loop roller coaster manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf. A model of The Tidal Wave exists in the park office.
  • The Edge: First-generation Intamin Freefall
  • Skyhawk: An Intamin Flight Trainer that was rumored to be removed for its maintenance issues such as clear canopies on the cabins that would frequently fall off mid-ride.
  • Sky Whirl: A Triple Tree Wheel supplied by Intamin, later known as Triple Wheel, then removed to make room for Invertigo.{{Citation needed|date=July 2014}}
  • Lobster: An octopus/spider ride that was removed to make room for the Action Theater.
  • Bottoms Up: A classic amusement ride known in the industry as a Trabant.
  • Triple Play: A Huss Troika ride that was next to Vortex.
  • Nickelodeon Central: A themed area containing rides, mascots, and attractions that were based on shows from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. It was closed in 2009 and changed into Planet Snoopy.
  • Whizzer: Originally named Willard's Whizzer, the original steel family roller coaster was made by Anton Schwarzkopf. Whizzer was removed because of maintenance issues and declining popularity. Gold Striker and Xtreme Skyflyer were eventually built on the site.
  • Trolley Cars: In early years, Trolley Cars traveled in the Hometown Square area and other parts of California's Great America.
  • Dolphin and Seal Show: During the Marriott era, dolphins and seals were kept to do daily shows. The show was removed when Paramount took over, and today it's now known as Peanuts Playhouse Theater.
  • Smurf Woods: A Smurf-themed small kids area with small Smurf mushroom houses. Today, this area is now Planet Snoopy.
  • Cajun Carpet: A large rotating platform ride located near the Orbit and Rip Roaring Rapids.[18]
  • Gulf Coaster: A steel kiddie coaster
  • Ameri-Go-Round: A PTC carousel that was removed for Drop Tower.
  • Hilltopper: A classic Himalaya ride located just to the right of the Demon's entrance adjacent to the lift hill. Whitewater Falls' station roughly occupies the space now.
  • Saskatchewan Scrambler: A classic Scrambler ride in the original Yukon Territory area, and later moved to the County Fair area and renamed Industrial Revolution.

Fast Lane

{{Further|List of Fast Lane attractions#California's Great America}}Fast Lane, first introduced at a Cedar Fair park in July 2011, is a secondary queue system that offers shorter wait times on the park's most popular rides.[19] In addition to the standard admission charge, visitors can bypass the standard wait line by purchasing a wrist band that grants access to the Fast Lane queue. A limited number of wrist bands are sold each day.[20]

Halloween Haunt

Halloween Haunt is a seasonal event at California's Great America. It had a "teaser" maze in 2007, but officially began in 2008 and is patterned after other Cedar Fair HAUNT such as Knott's

SCarowinds HAUNT XL The annual Haunt includes over 500 monsters placed in various haunted mazes and scare zones throughout the park.

Current attractions

For 2017, Halloween Haunt features eight haunted mazes, three scare zones, four shows, and five Skeleton Keys. It gives guests with the Fright Lane pass an extra rooms to go through in which are scattered throughout the park. These rooms are interactive.[21]

[22]
AttractionTypeOpenedLocation
BackwoodsMaze2017Celebration Plaza
Chaos HouseMaze2017Rue Le Dodge
CornStalkersMaze2008County Fair
Feary TalesScare Zone2017Planet Snoopy
JesterTownScare Zone2017Orleans Place
Madame Marie's Blackout (formerly "Madame Marie's Massacre Manor")Maze2012 (flashlight element added in 2018)Hometown Square
Roadkill RoadhouseMaze2014Celebration Plaza
Tooth FairyMaze2018Action Zone
Ripper's RevengeScare Zone2018County Fair
Wax Museum Chamber of HorrorsMaze2014All American Corners
Zombie HighMaze2013Action Zone
NytewalkersShow2014Celebration Plaza
Blood DrumsShow2016Celebration Plaza
El Alonzo, the Second Greatest ShowmanShow2018Showtime Theater in Orleans Place
SideshowShow2015All American Corners
Demon Re-IgnitedAttraction2017Country Fair

Attraction history

California's Great America's timeline

  • 2018: RailBlazer, one of the world's first Raptor Track Coasters by Rocky Mountain Construction. Halloween Haunt and WinterFest expansions.
  • 2017: Patriot, a floorless conversion, repaint and re-theme of the park's stand-up coaster, Vortex. Halloween Haunt and Winterfest expansions. Sweet Tooth, funnel cake shop, Firefall, Logger's Run, H.M.B Endevour and Snoopy's Splash Dance are removed.
  • 2016: A 4D holographic attraction themed to BioWare's Mass Effect video game in newly renovated Action Theater. Winterfest debuts. Halloween Haunt expansion.[23][24]
  • 2015: Planet Snoopy takes over the former KidZville section of the park. Halloween Haunt expansion.
  • 2014: Flight Deck re-painted red and white, Grizzly Loading Dock painted red and white, Fun TV added to most rides, Grizzly re-tracked and new flooring in Carousel Columbia. Halloween Haunt expansion. Picnic Pavilion make-over, and new entrance from the parking lot. All 6 Drop Tower cabins operating, and KidzVille Shooting Range removed for birthday party area. All Day Dining Pass and new food options added. Halloween Haunt expansion with more monsters, two new Haunted Mazes for 2014, and one new Haunted Attraction. Werewolf Canyon and Slaughterhouse: Annihilation mazes removed. The Overlord is removed as Haunt icon. Skeleton Key is added, giving 5 mazes a new interactive room.[25]
  • 2013: New Great Coasters International wooden coaster, "Gold Striker" added; Happy Feet: Mumble's Wild Ride in the Action Theater; Subway added, Halloween Haunt expansion.
  • 2012: Several park improvements such as a repaint of Carousel Columbia, Demon and Flight Deck. ADA improvements including an elevator lift entrance for Loggers Run and Vortex. Also, The Grizzly is retracked, Fast Lane. Construction commenced on Levi's Stadium, the new home of the San Francisco 49ers, in the former Great America overflow parking lot. Halloween Haunt expansion,[26] Construction of 2013 attraction, Gold Striker (wooden coaster), in former Whizzer site.
  • 2011: Invertigo is removed to be sent to Dorney Park; Three new live shows. Halloween Haunt Expansion.
  • 2010: Planet Snoopy (Retheme of Nickelodeon Central); Hanna Barbera references removed in KidZville; Panda Express
  • 2009: All Wheels Extreme Stunt show; Chipper Lowell Experience show; expanded Halloween Haunt
  • 2008: Park is renamed to California's Great America; FireFall; Dora's Sing-Along Adventure; Endless Summer On Ice show; Halloween Haunt debuts
  • 2007: Park is renamed to Great America; Great Barrier Reef Wavepool added to Boomerang Bay; Ed Alonzo Misfit of Magic; Twistin' to the '60s Show
  • 2006: Tiki Twirl (Formerly Survivor: The Ride); Park is sold to Cedar Fair
  • 2005: Boomerang Bay expansion to include lazy river, two other waterslides and a large swimming pool.
  • 2004: Boomerang Bay is added including a complex of children's water slides/play area, a 4-person adult raft/tube ride, a two-person inner-tube water slide and a fully enclosed two-person inner-tube water slide. Triple Play is removed
  • 2003: SpongeBob SquarePants 3-D in the Action Theater; Nickelodeon Central (expansion of Splat City); Stealth (flying steel coaster) is removed and sent to Carowinds as Nighthawk
  • 2002: Delirium; Flying Eagles; Greased Lightning (shuttle loop coaster) is removed; Time Capsule buried
  • 2001: Psycho Mouse; Celebration Swings; Thunder Raceway; Stan Lee's 7th Portal 3D/ Smash Factory in Action Theater
  • 2000: Stealth (flying steel coaster) opens to the public; Scenic Railroad and Skyhawk are removed
  • 1999: KidZVille; Tidal Wave renamed Greased Lightnin'; Stealth is constructed and tested all season; Logger's Run modified to allow construction of Stealth
  • 1998: Invertigo; James Bond: License to Thrill;[18] in the Paramount Action F/X Theater Yankee Clipper is removed
  • 1997: Xtreme Skyflyer; Triple Wheel (originally Sky Whirl) is removed
  • 1996: Drop Tower Scream Zone (Formerly Drop Zone Stunt Tower)
  • 1995: Nickelodeon Splat City; The Edge and Ameri- Go Round are removed.
  • 1994: Action Theater featuring Days of Thunder
  • 1993: Park is renamed Paramount's Great America; Flight Deck (Formerly Top Gun); Lobster is removed
  • 1992: KECO is acquired by Paramount, and renamed Paramount Parks; IMAX Pictorium Theater received a $1.5 million upgrade allowing it to screen 3-D films.
  • 1991: Vortex; Saskatchewan Scrambler is removed.
  • 1990: Whitewater Falls
  • 1989: Skyhawk; Park is acquired by KECO from the City of Santa Clara; Dolphin and Seal show and Cajun Carpet are removed.
  • 1988: Rip Roaring Rapids. Whizzer and Bottom's Up are removed
  • 1987: Woodstock Express (Formerly Blue Streak/ Green Slime Mine Car Coaster/ Runaway Reptar); Smurf Woods; Fort Fun; HMB Endeavor (Formerly known as The Revolution)
  • 1986: The Grizzly; Redwood Amphitheater with the Miami Sound Machine
  • 1985: Park is renamed Great America.
  • 1984: Park is sold by Marriott corporation to the City of Santa Clara; management transfers to Kings Entertainment Company (KECO); Hilltopper is removed.
  • 1983: The Edge; Red Baron and Ladybugs are removed.
  • 1982: Atari Video Adventure
  • 1980: The Demon (remodeled from Turn of the Century); Gulf coaster is removed
  • 1979: Star Tower (formerly Sky Tower)
  • 1978: IMAX Pictorium Theater, with film Man Belongs to the Earth
  • 1977: Tidal Wave
  • 1976: Marriott's Great America opens

On film and television

  • Though appearing under the name "Wonder World", Paramount's Great America was used as the theme park in the 1994 film Beverly Hills Cop III (itself released by Paramount Pictures).

Writer Steven E. de Souza originally wrote the story as more "Die Hard in a theme park". He was told that each of the rides he had designed would cost about $10 million to build and the whole film would cost about $70 million. When box office results for The Distinguished Gentleman came in, Paramount ordered the budget to be cut to $55 million.

Some modifications were made to the Columbia Carousel and Vortex roller coaster. Most of the Sky Whirl stunts were filmed in a studio. In this scene, George Lucas has a small part as the man Axel cuts in front of to get on the ride, also known as 'disappointed man' (this can be seen in the credits). The tunnels that supposedly ran under the park are a myth as well. No tunnels run under the park, as many thought after this was released. Many rides that were seen in the movie including Triple Play and the Sky Whirl have since been removed. Also, the carousel at the back of the park (the Ameri-Go-Round, not the Columbia Carousel) was altered. The Ameri-Go-Round

carousel has since been removed and Drop Zone is now in its place. The ride featured in the rescue scene at the park was Triple Wheel (formerly known as Sky Whirl). Since the movie was made, the ride has been demolished and scrapped.

The Alien Attack ride featured in the Wonder World theme park was in fact the Earthquake: The Big One attraction from the Universal Studios Florida theme park in Orlando, Florida. The "aliens" featured in the ride are suited actors (and not animatronic as suggested in the film) that closely resembled the Cylons from the original Battlestar Galactica.

  • Paramount's Great America was also used as the theme park Macaulay Culkin visits in the 1994 film Getting Even with Dad (not released by Paramount Pictures but rather Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer).
  • California's Great America was featured in a 2007 Excedrin commercial with the park's inverted steel coaster, "Flight Deck", as the main star.
  • Marriott's Great America was used in the 1983 George Lucas and John Korty animated feature "Twice Upon A Time". It was used both as a background for animated scenes and for a short live-action shot at the end of the film.

Incidents

{{Main|Incidents at Cedar Fair parks}}
  • In 1980, a 13-year-old boy was killed and several others injured on the Willard's Whizzer roller coaster.[27]
  • In 1989, two boys intentionally jumped out of the Loggers' Run ride. One was killed and the other fell onto a platform and was injured.[28]
  • In 1991, two couples were injured on the Yankee Clipper as their boat hydroplaned then capsized, leaving the riders temporarily trapped under the upside-down boat. The attraction was later modified to include a bump at the bottom of the drop in order to prevent hydroplaning.
  • In 1998, after riding Flight Deck, a 24-year-old Spanish-speaking man, who could not read the English-language warning signs, entered a locked, gated area underneath the ride to retrieve his hat. He was hit by the foot of a passenger on the Flight Deck train and later died. The passenger suffered a broken leg.[29]
  • In 1999, a 12-year-old boy fell to his death on Drop Tower after slipping from the ride's restraints, which were still locked at the end of the ride.[30][31]
  • On July 12, 2007, a 4-year-old boy drowned in the Boomerang Bay's Great Barrier Reef wave pool.[28][32]
  • On June 12, 2015, a maintenance worker was critically injured after being struck in the head by a moving train on Flight Deck. A passenger sustained serious hand and leg injuries in the incident.[33]

References

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Notes

  • Michelson, Herb. (June 7, 1984). "City will purchase Marriott's". The Sacramento Bee, p. A.
  • "Santa Clara drops Great America pact". (February 7, 1985). San Francisco Chronicle, p. 4.
  • Ewell, Miranda. (June 6, 1985). "Santa Clara assumes ownership of Great America". San Jose Mercury News (CA), p. 8B.
  • Kava, Brad. (March 15, 1989). "Great America reopens". San Jose Mercury News, p. 1.
  • Eng, Sherri. (August 1, 1992). "Paramount to buy Great America owner". San Jose Mercury News, p. 1E.

External links

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  • {{Official website}}
  • Great America parks – History of Marriott's Great America
  • {{RCDB|4541}}
  • [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Santa+Clara,+CA&ll=37.395551,-121.972082&spn=0.010254,0.014473&t=k&hl=en Satellite view of the site]
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