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- Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:44 am
- Forum: the GREAT AMERICA parks today
- Topic: INVERTIGO to Leave California's Great America
- Replies: 6
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Re: INVERTIGO to Leave California's Great America
Just went to CGA - the space where Invertigo was is now just a lawn.
- Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:41 am
- Forum: the GREAT AMERICA parks today
- Topic: Is Great America Santa Clara on the ropes?
- Replies: 1
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Re: Is Great America Santa Clara on the ropes?
The last couple of years its been a ghost town. Last year I went to Gurnee for the first time. On a rainy Saturday in October it was more crowded than I've seen Santa Clara in 10 or more years. Last season you could go to CGA on almost any weekend and have no lines for any ride except Psycho Mouse. ...
- Sun May 23, 2010 3:16 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: What original (or old time) rides survive at each park?
- Replies: 4
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Re: What original (or old time) rides survive at each park?
I had forgotten Berzerker - was that an original ride? I can't recall specifically but it seems like it was there when I was a kid. It's still there at CGA.
- Fri Dec 25, 2009 12:19 am
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: What original (or old time) rides survive at each park?
- Replies: 4
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What original (or old time) rides survive at each park?
I was curious what rides are still around from the Marriott days at each park. Here's what I can think of from Santa Clara off the top of my head: - Barney Oldfields - Rue Le Dodge - Carousel Columbia - Delta Flyer/Eagle's Flight - The Demon (rest in peace, Turn of the Century) - Fiddler's Fling (no...
- Fri Dec 25, 2009 12:05 am
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: POV photo strapped into the Tidal Wave
- Replies: 3
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Re: POV photo strapped into the Tidal Wave
That big building looks like the back of Days of Thunder. After DoT went in, you could just ride Tidal Wave all day long, the line was non-existent.
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:17 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Visiting again with a new generation...
- Replies: 2
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Visiting again with a new generation...
(this is all CGA.) I'm old enough that I remember riding the Turn of the Century, and screaming on those first two big bumps. Afterwards I was so freaked out I had to ride the sky whirl (right next to it) to calm down. One of my favorite rides was Orleans Orbit. This summer, I took my three kids - i...