I remember when Gurnee had a special annual night for seniors of high school graduation classes at the park. I remember that they were held on Friday nights in June.
I graduated in 1987 and I remember that they cancelled that year and every year since. My friends and I were very disappointed about this at the time!
Does anyone know the exact reasoning for the cancelations? Did Marriott ever have a Senior Night, too?
Thanks!
Graduation/Senior Night at SFGAm
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Yeah that's the story I heard when I started working there in '88, and the basic gist was that the park management didn't want to host another Grad Night event again after the shooting incident.
Apparently the shooting occurred in the parking lot and nobody was injured. That's what I had heard.
Anyone have any specific information to add?
Apparently the shooting occurred in the parking lot and nobody was injured. That's what I had heard.
Anyone have any specific information to add?
Rick Aiello
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SFGAm Employee 1988-1999
I remember my Grad Night, in 1984.
I recall you had to buy tickets in a block through the group sales office, so you couldn't just come to Grad Night by purchasing tickets; you had to get tickets through an organization affiliated with your school. I was the one that got our student council hooked up with the offices in Gurnee so our class could attend. I think we eventually had at least 25 or 30 people go.
One of my fondest memories was remembering the kids who, unfortunately learned the hard way that you really, really don't want to go on the water rides that late at night - you don't dry off.
I recall you had to buy tickets in a block through the group sales office, so you couldn't just come to Grad Night by purchasing tickets; you had to get tickets through an organization affiliated with your school. I was the one that got our student council hooked up with the offices in Gurnee so our class could attend. I think we eventually had at least 25 or 30 people go.
One of my fondest memories was remembering the kids who, unfortunately learned the hard way that you really, really don't want to go on the water rides that late at night - you don't dry off.
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LOL, many a time I would do exactly that, and would FREEZE the rest of the way home because the air conditioning would be on OR the windows would be open in the car.BillK wrote:One of my fondest memories was remembering the kids who, unfortunately learned the hard way that you really, really don't want to go on the water rides that late at night - you don't dry off.