Opening Day Souveneirs
Opening Day Souveneirs
In 1976
March of 76 in Santa Clara
the Great AMerica Singers were given a disk made of porcelein
with the Great America Insignia on iit
i have been franctically lookin for mine!!!!!
is there anyone who worked that 1st year at MGA still have theirs?
Did just the show ops people get them?
or
Was is just the MGA Singers who got them?
Did the employees of Gurnee's 1st year also get them?
please let me know
If i find it I will scan it so people can see what I am talking about
thank
JDM
brdwyguy
March of 76 in Santa Clara
the Great AMerica Singers were given a disk made of porcelein
with the Great America Insignia on iit
i have been franctically lookin for mine!!!!!
is there anyone who worked that 1st year at MGA still have theirs?
Did just the show ops people get them?
or
Was is just the MGA Singers who got them?
Did the employees of Gurnee's 1st year also get them?
please let me know
If i find it I will scan it so people can see what I am talking about
thank
JDM
brdwyguy
Hi, Joey!
I believe I know this piece. Was it a circular white ceramic with the Carousel Columbia on it with the Marriott's GREAT AMERICA logo below and "GRAND OPENING - 1976" along the top? I don't know how it was originally distributed, but I've seen it occasionally for sale on eBay. This same ceramic piece was also mounted in the center of a larger pewter plate. Apparently this plate was given out to certain employees, contractors, and VIPs. It was also sold to the public in the shops in Gurnee. I don't know about Santa Clara, but it was probably sold there, too. I didn't buy one at the time because it was too expensive! I got one off of eBay at a good price a few years ago.
Hope you find yours soon!
Steven
I believe I know this piece. Was it a circular white ceramic with the Carousel Columbia on it with the Marriott's GREAT AMERICA logo below and "GRAND OPENING - 1976" along the top? I don't know how it was originally distributed, but I've seen it occasionally for sale on eBay. This same ceramic piece was also mounted in the center of a larger pewter plate. Apparently this plate was given out to certain employees, contractors, and VIPs. It was also sold to the public in the shops in Gurnee. I don't know about Santa Clara, but it was probably sold there, too. I didn't buy one at the time because it was too expensive! I got one off of eBay at a good price a few years ago.
Hope you find yours soon!
Steven
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Here's a picture of the plate you are talking about. This was taken inside the Gurnee Park's wardrobe department.
A friend of mine has one as well. I think she got it off of ebay. Not sure how much she paid for it.
A friend of mine has one as well. I think she got it off of ebay. Not sure how much she paid for it.
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Mr. Brian Plencner
SFGAm Employee: 1988-1992
Mr. Brian Plencner
SFGAm Employee: 1988-1992
wow
yes that is the disk
i have just the center ceramic piece
it was given to the Great America Singers that 1st year
wrapped in a blue box
and as more and more memories are coming back
i have a feeling that it is possible that
they were given to us as a gift from Jim & Judy Bates
the Director/Choreographer of Music America '76
but im not positive
it could also have been a gift from the Show Ops Dept
Marriott itself - not really sure.
thanks for the pic
jdm
i have just the center ceramic piece
it was given to the Great America Singers that 1st year
wrapped in a blue box
and as more and more memories are coming back
i have a feeling that it is possible that
they were given to us as a gift from Jim & Judy Bates
the Director/Choreographer of Music America '76
but im not positive
it could also have been a gift from the Show Ops Dept
Marriott itself - not really sure.
thanks for the pic
jdm
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Here is a 1975 MGA ceramic Bugs Bunny on ebay for anyone that is interested (not my auction)
http://cgi.ebay.com/BUGS-BUNNY-MARRIOTT ... dZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/BUGS-BUNNY-MARRIOTT ... dZViewItem