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by jimmy gimbels
Sat Feb 07, 2009 9:28 pm
Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
Topic: Great 1976 pics
Replies: 18
Views: 61247

There are lots of interesting pieces of this and that in the graveyard located at the west end of the employee parking lot. My favorites are the old totem poles. But you are right, there are pieces that look like could have been from the spinnaker. There are many old Marriott treasures scattered aro...
by jimmy gimbels
Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:55 pm
Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
Topic: Worked at both Great Americas?
Replies: 3
Views: 7829

What a mess!

Marriott was a class act with food, rides, shows...the experience was entirely different that what SFGA offers. I worked at Great American 1976, 1977 and SFGA in 2008. In 2008: -Employee areas jwere filthy...bathrooms just gross and rarely cleaned. -Service road in need of repair -Lockers rooms in n...
by jimmy gimbels
Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:43 pm
Forum: Shows
Topic: Bugs Bunny walkarounds
Replies: 12
Views: 44002

What happened to walkarounds?

Very few Warner Brothers Character walk arounds. Most of the time, the characters are only seen in a short...and I mean VERY SHORT... daily parade. Guests kepts asking..but Six Flags won't have it. Instead, they had a really creepy guy (2008) walking around as the Riddler and a very tall - but in ne...