May 1982 (Marriott era) - Atari, Inc. launched a three-phase attraction at Marriott's Great America theme park in Santa Clara, California featuring a coin-operated arcade and a gift shop full of Atari merchandise.
I just came across this randomly on the 'net, and wondered if there was a post about it. Was this in the building where Cafe LeGrand/Spaghetti Levee/Bourbon Street Cafe was in Gurnee? I recall when I visited the Santa Clara park in 1990 this building was being used as an arcade then.
"Atari opened its Video Adventure arcade at Marriott's Great America theme park in Santa Clara in July of 1982" pic with caption from RePlay Magazine July 1997 p. Atari 24: http://mcurrent.name/atarihistory/video ... -photo.jpg
My question to all of you is, what was the fate of Atari Video Adventure at Great America? Was it ever renamed? When? When was it closed?
I've been able to trace the other four of Atari's "Adventure" locations forward in time by several years, into the early 1990's, but so far I can't find any record of Atari Video Adventure at Great America after the above article from summer of 1983. It's a mystery! I'd love to find out what happened to it, and when. If you can help, please post here and/or contact me at michael@mcurrent.name. Thanks!
Some of the Santa Clara alumni may be able to answer your question. If not, we might be able to trace the dates of the Atari Video Adventure by checking old park maps and brochures. I don't know much about the Atari Video Adventure at Santa Clara. I never saw it in person. I do have a lot of photos of it, though. They should be added to the web site, I suppose.