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| Location | Santa Clara, California, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 37°23′45.4″N 121°58′20.1″W / 37.395944°N 121.972250°W |
| Status | Operating |
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| Opened | March 20, 1976 |
| Owner | Six Flags |
| General manager | Barbara-Lea Granter |
| Theme | Various |
| Slogan | It's Amazing in Here, For the Fun of It |
| Operating season | March through December |
| Area | 112 acres (45 ha) |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 42 (as of 2024) |
| Roller coasters | 9 |
| Water rides | 2 |
| Website | www |
California's Great America is an 112-acre (45 ha) amusement park[1] located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, it originally opened in 1976 as one of two parks built by the Marriott Corporation. Great America features over 40 rides and attractions, with Gold Striker among its most notable, which has ranked as a top wooden roller coaster in the world in the annual Golden Ticket Awards publication from Amusement Today. Other notable rides include RailBlazer, a single-rail coaster from Rocky Mountain Construction, and Flight Deck, an inverted coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard. The park made appearances in the 1994 films Beverly Hills Cop III and Getting Even with Dad.
Ownership of the park transitioned several times, beginning with the city of Santa Clara's acquisition from Marriott in 1985. It was then sold to Kings Entertainment Company in 1989, while Santa Clara retained ownership of the land. Paramount Parks acquired the park in 1992, followed by Cedar Fair in 2006. Santa Clara eventually sold the land occupied by the park to then-owner Cedar Fair in 2019, who then sold it to Prologis in 2022. While its current owner, Six Flags, plans to eventually close the park by 2033, the land rental agreement is a six-year lease through 2028 that gives Prologis the option of extending it another five years.[2]
- ^ Vo, Thy (March 28, 2019). "Great America owner buys theme park property from Santa Clara for $150 million". Bay Area News Group. The Mercury News. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "Great America's Land Sold to New Owners, It Will Close in Six Years or 'Up to 11 Years'". SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports. June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2024.