California's Great America

amusement park
California's Great America

Location	Santa Clara, California, USA
Status	Operating
Opened	May 20, 1976
Owner	Cedar Fair
General manager	Raul Rehnborg
Previous names	Marriott's Great America (1976–1985) Great America(1985–1993;2006–2008) Paramount's Great America (1993–2006)
Website	http://cagreatamerica.com

California's Great America is an amusement park in Santa Clara, California, USA.

History[edit | edit source]

The land on which the park sits on was acquired by Cedar Fair for $150 million in June 2019.^[1]

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Demon	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1976	Operating
Flight Deck	Bolliger & Mabillard	Inverted	1993	Operating
Gold Striker	Great Coasters International	Wooden	2013	Operating
Grizzly	Curtis D. Summers	Wooden	1986	Operating
Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie	E&F Miler Industries	Kiddie	1999	Operating
Patriot	Bolliger & Mabillard	Floorless	1991	Operating
Psycho Mouse	Arrow Dynamics	Wild Mouse	2001	Operating
RailBlazer	Rocky Mountain Construction	Single rail	2018	Operating
Woodstock Express	Intamin	Kiddie	1987	Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Relocated
Greased Lightnin'	Schwarzkopf	Shuttle	1977	2002	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Gulf Coaster	Allan Herschell Company	Kiddie	1976	1980	-
Invertigo	Vekoma	Shuttle	1998	2010	Dorney Park
Stealth	Vekoma	Flying	2000	2003	Carowinds
Whizzer	Schwarzkopf	Sit-Down	1976	1988	-

Amusement parks operated by Cedar Fair
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Current	California's Great America • Canada's Wonderland • Carowinds • Cedar Point • Dorney Park • Gilroy Gardens • Kings Dominion • Kings Island • Knott's Berry Farm • Michigan's Adventure • Valleyfair • Worlds of Fun
Former	Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom • Knott's Camp Snoopy
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