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- Thu Oct 06, 2005 12:39 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Fright Fest what if
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7756
Fright Fest what if
What if the Gurnee Marriott's Great America from 1976-1980's had its own Fright Fest like the current Six Flags format has?
- Thu Oct 06, 2005 12:37 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: If Marriott still owned the parks...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32418
If Marriott still owned Great America...
If Marriott still owned Great America, the Farrell's, Roy Roger's, and Hot Shoppes restaurants would still be in the park. And they would have put in a Marriott owned Bob's Big Boy restaurant in the park.
- Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:00 am
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Looney Tunes at MGA
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8009
Looney Tunes at MGA
How did Marriott licence the rights to use Looney Tunes characters on signs and walkarounds at the Marriott's Great America parks?
- Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:59 am
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Some MGA promotions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 19127
TWICKETS
TWICKETS at GA let you come back for free the next day, not for $1 fee the next day.
- Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:44 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Labor Day weekends
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5421
Labor Day weekends
Was Labor Day weekend always the weekend when the 2 MGA parks would be open daily for the Summer before being reduced to weekends only for the rest of the season until the end of September and start of October?
- Wed Aug 31, 2005 1:18 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Fiddler's Fling
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18334
Fiddler's Fling
Was Fiddler's Fling similar to the Tilt-a-Whirl amusement park rides?
- Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:59 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Some MGA promotions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 19127
MGA promotions
In the late 1970's Jewel-Osco stores have also given away with discount ticket purchases for MGA "Ride and Ride Again" buttons and MGA roller coaster posters.
- Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:58 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Great America History - Original Concepts
- Replies: 8
- Views: 48340
MGA's origins
Wow! A campground near Marriott's Great America in its original plans? How could the planned but dropped MGA campground fit into the MGA theme park?
- Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:08 am
- Forum: Games, Merchandise, Food, and more
- Topic: Soft drinks sold at MGA
- Replies: 3
- Views: 20194
Soft drinks sold at MGA
Marriott's Great America sold for its soft drink beverages Coca-Cola and 7-up. Do you remember the soft drink stands at the MGA parks?
- Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:56 am
- Forum: Shows
- Topic: MGA Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes Parade
- Replies: 3
- Views: 20520
MGA Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes Parade
Do you have memories of seeing or taking part in the Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes Parade at Marriott's Great America?
- Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:38 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Some MGA promotions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 19127
Some MGA promotions
Do you remember these Marriott's Great America promotions: * For Coca-Cola in 1981: Bring in 3 bottle caps from 2 liter bottles of Coca-Cola and get a free ticket when you buy 3 MGA front gate admission tickets. * In 1983, McDonald's gave away MGA Fun Bucks with food purchases (what were MGA Fun Buc...
- Sun Aug 21, 2005 5:24 am
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: About the "Get Carried Away" commercial sound clip
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7738
About the "Get Carried Away" commercial sound clip
I have listened to the 1984 Marriott's Great America "Get Carried Away" commercial sound clip, did you notice the announcer in the Great America "Get Carried Away" commercial sound clip is Bill Woodson, best known for doing cartoon voice overs and cartoon narrations including the...
- Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:16 am
- Forum: Shows
- Topic: Question about the Looney Tunes stage shows at MGA
- Replies: 1
- Views: 17223
Question about the Looney Tunes stage shows at MGA
Regarding the Looney Tunes stage shows at Marriott's Great America such as "The Bugs Bunny Story" and "Bugs Bunny's Las Vegas Revue": Did the late Mel Blanc do a good job voicing the Looney Tunes characters as they appeared on stage? During the mid-late 1960's, 1970's, and the 19...
- Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:25 am
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Park Sponsorship
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9327
Sponsorship
The Pictorium film "To Fly" was sponsored by Proctor and Gamble.
- Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:21 am
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: More old postcard photos
- Replies: 9
- Views: 29695
Postcards
Nice postcards, Tanya - 2 of them feature my favorite all time Looney Tunes character - Pepe Le Pew!