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- Fri May 25, 2012 7:48 pm
- Forum: the GREAT AMERICA parks today
- Topic: 2012 Opening Weekend Trip Report - Gurnee
- Replies: 3
- Views: 19442
Re: 2012 Opening Weekend Trip Report - Gurnee
Regarding Demon's station, the entire roof and most of the walls were completely rebuilt this spring. It appears to be finished now, but on opening day, there was still a lot of work to do.
- Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:42 am
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Screams and Dreams 1972-1984
- Replies: 10
- Views: 35753
Re: Screams and Dreams 1972-1984
^ That is the original version narrated by Dameon Nelson, the park's Director of Operations. The narration was later redone by the woman who does the recorded park announcements.
- Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:11 pm
- Forum: Games, Merchandise, Food, and more
- Topic: Buffet Le Grand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 60313
Re: Buffet Le Grand
^ Buffet Le Grand is now Bourbon Street Cafe and Cyber Cafe. Crazy Buffet-lo Saloon is in Southwest Territory.
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:37 pm
- Forum: Gurnee
- Topic: Another Couple of Marriott Buildings Torn Down
- Replies: 14
- Views: 51785
Re: Another Couple of Marriott Buildings Torn Down
Farmer's Market is the original name. It has now been given the extremely bland name of "County Fair Food Court". As for Games Gallery, although a small part of me doesn't like the building being altered, I do think that area has been way too cluttered since Revolution was put in.
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:20 pm
- Forum: Gurnee
- Topic: Another Couple of Marriott Buildings Torn Down
- Replies: 14
- Views: 51785
Re: Another Couple of Marriott Buildings Torn Down
Neither of those buildings are being removed. All that was removed was the four "island" games sticking out from the main Games Gallery building. Farmer's Market is having cosmetic work done on the right side of the building, and having a large shade structure constructed over the main eat...
- Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:36 am
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Gurnee park POSSIBLY in trouble for 2009
- Replies: 9
- Views: 33482
I'm fairly confident that Great America will be around for many seasons to come. What I have doubts about is whether or not it will remain a Six Flags park. Six Flags is (and has for some time now) in a very bad situation and I doubt the sale of just the small parks will be enough once SF becomes un...
- Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:29 am
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Yankee Clipper
- Replies: 25
- Views: 48208
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:11 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Rides you've ridden no longer there
- Replies: 11
- Views: 41053
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:07 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Save Great America!!!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 54825
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:38 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Save Great America!!!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 54825
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:38 am
- Forum: Gurnee
- Topic: Six Flag Great America 2009 Job Fair
- Replies: 10
- Views: 32007
- Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:57 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Great 1976 pics
- Replies: 18
- Views: 63135
- Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:21 am
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Déjà Vu 10/7/2001 to 10/28/2007?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 56235
- Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:29 am
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: The Last Great America Flat/Thrill Ride Standing
- Replies: 290
- Views: 551154
Hurt: Giant Drop / Drop Zone Heal: Triple Play Orlean's Orbit: 5 Yukon Yahoo: 5 Triple Play: 7 Sky Whirl: 5 Columbia Carousel: 5 Rue Le Dodge: 5 Looping Starship: 6 Giant Drop/Drop Zone: 4 Fiddler's Fling: 5 Barney Oldfield Speedway: 5 The Edge: 5 Lobster: 5 Survivor: 5 Condor: 4 Hometown Fun Machin...
- Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:16 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: The Last Great America Coaster Standing (Hurt and Heal Game)
- Replies: 349
- Views: 577713