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The Marriott's/Six Flags Great America rides of Gurnee, Illinois are better!

Who remembers the mid 1980's Great America Theatre Royale show "Rabbitcadabra" which was a magic show hosted by Bugs Bunny? This show opened at the Gurnee Great America park in 1984 even at the time of the Marriott's-Six Flags transfer.

The Demon is better since it's a revamped Turn of the Century.

Was it 1978 or 1979 that the Tidal Wave ride opened at Marriott's Great America?

Who remembers "It's a Magic World", the first non Bugs Bunny show to play at MGA's Theatre Royale?

Do you remember a Skee-Ball parlor/game room in Great America named "Skee Daddle"? It was in the County Fair area.

Who remembers having a drink of root beer at the reproduction of the Hot Shoppe at the Gurnee/Santa Clara Marriott's Great America theme parks?

I never saw Whack-a-Mole at the Gurnee Marriott's Great America in 1979-early 1980's, but I remember the Skee-ball areas (one Skee-ball area was called "Skee-Daddle").

Nice scan of the 1976 Marriott's Great America Santa Clara, California newspaper advertisement, Tanya. Do you think the artist who did that Marriott's Great America ad is Jack Davis of Mad Magazine fame?

What does SBNO stand for?

Do you remember the freefall ride The Edge at the Gurnee, Illinois Marriott's Great America from 1983-1984? It was shut down for good in 1984 when a rider broke his neck or something like that while riding. The Edge spot at the Gurnee Great America is nowadays taken over by a ride called The Power D...

I think the County Fair or Hometown Square sections.

Do you remember in the mid 1980's after the Six Flags takeover of Marriott's Great America in Gurnee, Illinois there was for about a year or two (circa 1984-1985) a Baker's Square pie restaurant in the Gurnee Great America theme park?

Who remembers the Theatre Royale at Marriott's Great America? At first it housed Bugs Bunny stage shows but in 1983-1984 the first non Bugs Bunny show at Theatre Royale was "It's a Magic World". My favorite Theatre Royale show was the "Bugs Bunny Las Vegas Revue" - Where I notice...

Besides getting advance tickets for the Marriott's Great America parks (Jewel/Osco/Turn-Style for the Gurnee park, Safeway for the Santa Clara park), were there also Great America Supermarket promotions. I remember in 1979 the Jewel and Osco stores were giving away free Great America coaster posters...