I'd love to see that happen. The park will still be in the state of California, plus most of the rides, especially Railblazer can be relocated to Fresno( while frequent CGA visitors from The Bay Area will still have a park to go to, even if it is a couple of hours away)
I don't agree because Sacramento already has plenty of water sparks and besides Fresno is closer to yosimete witch tourists love goifn there witch means they would like Great America, In fresnk
If this does happen we could possibly see one of the best theme parks in California being built. Because not only will this be a brand new theme park but it would leave them a lot of space to work with for future expansion. Plus tourism will go through the roof.
Wow, we just take everything in the Bay Area away, huh? … No wonder our kids have zero to do. Looks like I will be amongst the last of the originals to leave this silly state.
I was at cga, and an employee told me that the land will not be turned into anything else, and stands as amusement park ground, so even if they were to tear it down, it would still be a theme park. The rides will most likely stay.
Cedar Fair will want to make money and relocating will not work. You would make more money relocating the rides to different parks and marketing them as new. Even if a buyer bought the rides they wouldn’t make as much long term. As far as I know Cedar Fair probably is more than happy to lose a park in California. With the high taxes and strict safety regulations they’ve had a few nightmares with their parks there. The Windseeker drama comes to mind at Knotts. It’s just not an easy state to run an amusement park meant for thrills in.
They need to move them to Gilroy at Gilroy Gardens. Its way too hot here in Fresno in the summer, and not a big enough population, also we're among a high poverty rate
As long as the City of Santa Clara doesn't rezone the land from being a theme park into a commercial area, then it must stay as a theme park. The City of Santa Clara is the only one that can save it now by not rezoning the land for the new land owner.
If not I’m sure most of the rides would be relocated to other cedar fair parks which would suck but I’m not sure if cedar fair would spend the money to move the entire park
I would love for this to happen. I actually happen to not live very far from Fresno. So those long road trips to theme parks would be a thing of the past for me
let's face it, Demon, Grizzly and Railblazer are probably not relocatable, yes wooden coasters have been before but not a CA one with tons of extra earthquake bracing, Flight Deck and Patriot are both very much terrain based so the land would have to be specialized to accommodate them or they would need to be modified, so that leaves Railblazer and Psycho Mouse for the new park
Let’s move it east towards the valley maybe somewhere near Livermore or Stockton, still close enough for th Bay Area and could bring in a lot more stuff and new rides
WHAT?!?! NEVER HEARD OF THIS WTF WHY???? kinda makes me worry about going now, are they gonna be slacking on making sure all the nuts & bolts are tight?!?!?!
The two parks used to both be owned by a different company, then Cedar Fair bought this one and Six Flags bought theirs, so that’s why they both have the “Great America” name and they both have the same entrance carousel and fountain.
They were both brought about by the Marriot Hotel chain back in 1976( California's location being the first, followed by it's Illinois counterpart in the same year..in effect, celebrating the countries bicentennial year). Years later, the California location would be sold to the Paramount company whereas it's Illinois twin park would be sold, and still under ownership of Six Flags. For the California location, IT, along with other North American parks under Paramount would later end up being purchased by Cedar Fair: King's Island King's Dominion Canada's Wonderland Carowinds While the aforementioned parks were more desirable for Cedar Fair, California's Great America wasn't necessarily what the company wanted in the deal. The park was owned by the City of Santa Clara and only operated and managed by Cedar Fair for a time until they took full ownership of the park...ONLY to turn around and sell it to a Bay Area based real estate company, Prologis for $310M, causing CGA to shut it's doors permanently within the next 10 year...possibly even earlier.
@@seanlewis1148 well technically the park was purchased by Kings Entertainment - Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Carrowinds, Canada's Wonderland which was eventually purchased by Paramount
Why would Six Flags sue for a park they sold off? You also have no understanding of what a Copyright actually is. Maybe you should check your facts before making stupid comments like this.
I'd love to see that happen. The park will still be in the state of California, plus most of the rides, especially Railblazer can be relocated to Fresno( while frequent CGA visitors from The Bay Area will still have a park to go to, even if it is a couple of hours away)
Discovery Kingdom exists though
That’s northern cali tho I see where ur coming from as it is my home park
It needs to come here, to Gilroy!!!!
But where would we put it? In the Garlic farms? 😂
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You already got Gilroy Garden bro
I don't think Fresno would be a good location.
Should be near Sacramento or Redding, something for Northern California and Oregon
I don't agree because Sacramento already has plenty of water sparks and besides Fresno is closer to yosimete witch tourists love goifn there witch means they would like Great America, In fresnk
If they put it In Sacramento they would figure out a way to rob it so probably not
If this does happen we could possibly see one of the best theme parks in California being built. Because not only will this be a brand new theme park but it would leave them a lot of space to work with for future expansion. Plus tourism will go through the roof.
NO I NEED IT TO STAY IN SANTA CLARA BC THATS MORE LOCAL
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Bad idea to center califorina they should take ride gilroy gardens
That’s my favorite amusement park they should rebuild the whole thing in FRESNO
Nothing can survive in Fresno.
agreed, and I live in Fresno
@@sappf2596I been there, it’s kinda boring
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Let’s keep it in Santa Clara
I hope they invest into to park and possibly save it
they are so desperate in Fresno. last year they were pressuring SF to move DK there
Vallejo*
@@MaD707MaN I'm pretty sure he knows SFDK is in Vallejo. He was stating once upon a time there was a possibility of it being relocated....to Fresno.
@@seanlewis1148 I actually thought by SF he meant San Francisco... Now that I'm sober and not in bed I see that he meant six flags... 🥃🛌
Nah, Fresno is way too far away from the Bay Area.
Where would an ideal location in the Bay can you see for CGA once it's current one close?
@@seanlewis1148it should stay where it is, it’s perfect where it is currently, exactly perfect
@@TheGreatestBoxing7they mean after it closes in a couple years, would you rather the park not be local to you, or it completely gone
Wow, we just take everything in the Bay Area away, huh? … No wonder our kids have zero to do. Looks like I will be amongst the last of the originals to leave this silly state.
Yup, everything I did is going away. My parents tell me everything they did in the Bay Area when they were young. It’s all going away…
LA is so much better . thats why im leaving the Bay
@aneagleinyourmind2415Boo boo?😂😂😂 Major fail in the taunting department!
please don’t relocate it to Fresno it’s so far from everything
I hear it’s close to Fresno
Fresno better
I think, for Cedar, it's the issue of High taxes to keep the park going. To save revenue, it makes since.
I was at cga, and an employee told me that the land will not be turned into anything else, and stands as amusement park ground, so even if they were to tear it down, it would still be a theme park. The rides will most likely stay.
Cedar Fair will want to make money and relocating will not work. You would make more money relocating the rides to different parks and marketing them as new. Even if a buyer bought the rides they wouldn’t make as much long term. As far as I know Cedar Fair probably is more than happy to lose a park in California. With the high taxes and strict safety regulations they’ve had a few nightmares with their parks there. The Windseeker drama comes to mind at Knotts. It’s just not an easy state to run an amusement park meant for thrills in.
They need to move them to Gilroy at Gilroy Gardens. Its way too hot here in Fresno in the summer, and not a big enough population, also we're among a high poverty rate
If it moves to fresno then I will be able to go there everyday
As long as the City of Santa Clara doesn't rezone the land from being a theme park into a commercial area, then it must stay as a theme park. The City of Santa Clara is the only one that can save it now by not rezoning the land for the new land owner.
Hope it comes to reality
I live there, so it can work if it's in the right part of fresno
Let's build a theme park in an area that's 100+ degrees in the Summer.
If not I’m sure most of the rides would be relocated to other cedar fair parks which would suck but I’m not sure if cedar fair would spend the money to move the entire park
I would love for this to happen. I actually happen to not live very far from Fresno. So those long road trips to theme parks would be a thing of the past for me
I think they should sell the rides to different bigger parks for example they sell railblazer to six flags discovery kingdom or something like that
Why is California’s Great America closing but not Michigan’s Adventure
No link?
no san mateo and mountain view we want it times two northbound only❤
what about fairfield
let's face it, Demon, Grizzly and Railblazer are probably not relocatable, yes wooden coasters have been before but not a CA one with tons of extra earthquake bracing, Flight Deck and Patriot are both very much terrain based so the land would have to be specialized to accommodate them or they would need to be modified, so that leaves Railblazer and Psycho Mouse for the new park
Let’s move it east towards the valley maybe somewhere near Livermore or Stockton, still close enough for th Bay Area and could bring in a lot more stuff and new rides
i think that’d be great. and it’d remove six flags discovery kingdom as their competitor.
I hope not
WHAT?!?! NEVER HEARD OF THIS WTF WHY???? kinda makes me worry about going now, are they gonna be slacking on making sure all the nuts & bolts are tight?!?!?!
Yes, this is cedar fair, not six flags,they’ve got a reputation to keep up with.
The park has been slowly running down and falling apart for years
Iowa
Won't fly.
Lol what a silly pipe dream. This will never happen.
I live right next to Fresno
I was the 900 like
As much as I would love to keep my favorite childhood rides, Fresno is a dump. That would be a horrible family destination
why are you dume ❤
I'm surprised that Six Flags has not gone after California's Great America for copyright infringement because of the name of the park.
The two parks used to both be owned by a different company, then Cedar Fair bought this one and Six Flags bought theirs, so that’s why they both have the “Great America” name and they both have the same entrance carousel and fountain.
Marriott opened both of the nearly identical parks together under the name of Great America, that lawsuit would be laughed right out of court
They were both brought about by the Marriot Hotel chain back in 1976( California's location being the first, followed by it's Illinois counterpart in the same year..in effect, celebrating the countries bicentennial year).
Years later, the California location would be sold to the Paramount company whereas it's Illinois twin park would be sold, and still under ownership of Six Flags.
For the California location, IT, along with other North American parks under Paramount would later end up being purchased by Cedar Fair:
King's Island
King's Dominion
Canada's Wonderland
Carowinds
While the aforementioned parks were more desirable for Cedar Fair, California's Great America wasn't necessarily what the company wanted in the deal. The park was owned by the City of Santa Clara and only operated and managed by Cedar Fair for a time until they took full ownership of the park...ONLY to turn around and sell it to a Bay Area based real estate company, Prologis for $310M, causing CGA to shut it's doors permanently within the next 10 year...possibly even earlier.
@@seanlewis1148 well technically the park was purchased by Kings Entertainment - Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Carrowinds, Canada's Wonderland which was eventually purchased by Paramount
Why would Six Flags sue for a park they sold off? You also have no understanding of what a Copyright actually is. Maybe you should check your facts before making stupid comments like this.