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Just found this on YouTube: The "Go Hand In Hand" commercial!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjgxHT99rDM

These pictures are AWESOME!!! Seriously... I LOVE seeing how things looked back then. I was there in '76 too, but I was quite little at the time, so I don't remember too much.

Thanks for posting the link!!!

I think you're right about Gurnee not being privy to the "Great Day" campaign. I don't remember any of those commercials either... I would have remembered that jingle-- it's VERY catchy and memorable. I still remember the original "Country of Fun for everyone" campaign from the f...

Hey all -

I still have The Demon theme along with a bunch of other park music and sounds (including the original Marriott advertising jingle) on my website - click this link to bring up a menu of items you can choose from:

http://www.rcktman.com/greatamerica/

Happy downloading!

Rick

My guess- they want to extend it closer to the parking lot so they can begin charging a separate admission for the park. Probably a smart move.

To make it even MORE confusing... The "Yukon Yahoo" in the Santa Clara park was moved to the same spot where "Hilltopper"/"Industrial Revolution" was in Gurnee. It still looks the same as it did when it was "Yukon Yahoo," in fact. It's called "Berserker&q...

Back when Steven posted the Park Model photos, he posted this photo that asked the question what this building was meant to be. Looks like we got the answer from this Site Plan!

http://www.greatamericaparks.com/images ... 116&pos=11

Here's an interesting article I found in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/28/business/28wheels.html?ex=1343361600&en=ba21d0d4601d3187&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink Ferris wheels are big business again. They're once again becoming "all the rage.&quo...

Ugh.. that is depressing. Hopefully something will be going into that spot soon. Though that may mean the Raceway goes, too.

Might need to explain further for those of us who don't know what the policy is...?

So I know the park removed Splashwater Falls for this year. Any word on what will replace it? What is in its place now? Of course, my dream come true would be for the park to re-re-configure the Raceway to its ORIGINAL configuration (with the "figure 8" track rather than just the oval)... ...

Bumping this topic back up again, for anyone who may be new...

MGA1 (and anyone else who comes across this)

I assume you probably have a copy of the Carousel Song in your possession, but if you don't, click here:

http://www.rcktman.com/greatamerica

There's a whole bunch of park music - snippets mostly - for download.

Enjoy!

Rick (that's my website btw!)

Checking in on this - are they still playing the crap from early 2007 or are they back to the Marriott music?

There was a running joke amongst Front Gate supervisors during my first go-around at the gate. Apparently a dog had escaped the Kennel in early '88-- the year Shock Wave was new-- and run into the ride area. So for at least two seasons, the joke was (and I apologize if I get this wrong): "Signa...