Search found 52 matches
- Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:40 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Demon Tunnel Lights
- Replies: 15
- Views: 25215
- Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:39 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Pictorium intro
- Replies: 13
- Views: 20608
- Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:42 pm
- Forum: Santa Clara
- Topic: Parking lot speed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 20215
Parking lot speed
Does anybody know why they opted for the 14 mph instead of the normal 15 mph? Was this just a joke by the guy who made the sign? I took this picture quite a few years ago.
- Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:04 pm
- Forum: Games, Merchandise, Food, and more
- Topic: Salt in Drinks
- Replies: 7
- Views: 27869
- Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:00 pm
- Forum: Games, Merchandise, Food, and more
- Topic: Employee cafeteria
- Replies: 46
- Views: 138269
It was very comon for us working in the shows to go on rides on slow days between shows. Characters (in costume) would sometimes go on the rides also, even though we wen't supposed to. As characters we have rode on the Carousel, Sky Whirl, Barney Oldfield, trian, bumpercars, Eagles Flight, Tidal Wav...
- Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:29 pm
- Forum: Shows
- Topic: Park Music
- Replies: 22
- Views: 69651
- Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:21 pm
- Forum: Shows
- Topic: Park Music
- Replies: 22
- Views: 69651
- Tue Nov 22, 2005 8:10 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: What was your/least favorite operational season?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13837
- Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:32 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: What was your/least favorite operational season?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13837
- Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:31 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Marriott's Great America Quiz
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15178
- Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:58 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: 30th Anniversary Survey
- Replies: 19
- Views: 33221
- Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:45 am
- Forum: Shows
- Topic: Bugs Bunny walkarounds
- Replies: 12
- Views: 44915
Bugs actually had many different costumes for each area of the park. Hometown - he had a really awfull looking outfit with brown striped knee length pants, yellow socks, oxfords, yellow and green plaid jacket and brown bowler hat. County Fair - A pink terrycloth longsleave shirt, denim overalls, and...
- Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:18 pm
- Forum: Shows
- Topic: "It's a Magic World"
- Replies: 6
- Views: 26875
- Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:16 pm
- Forum: Santa Clara
- Topic: The bomb
- Replies: 11
- Views: 34781
I remember we had a bomb threat in the Show Ops building. It may have been in 1980. They had us evacuate to outside the building. Park securtiy came in and said they had found it in a closet. In the process of determining if it was a real bomb they accidently knocked it off the shelf and it crashed ...
- Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:20 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: If Marriott still owned the parks...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32360
The parks wern't losing money for Marriott's in the fact that the parks were in the black. Marriott's was losing money in the finacial aspect because the investment return on hotels was higher than what the parks were bringing in. They could build 3 Marriott hotels for what they could sell the park ...