Orbit (California's Great America)

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Orbit

California's Great America
Location	Santa Clara, California, USA
Coordinates	37°23′50″N 121°58′18″W / 37.397283°N 121.971586°W / 37.397283; -121.971586
Status	Operating since May 20, 1976

Statistics

Manufacturer

Schwarzkopf

Product

Enterprise

Capacity

42 per cycle

Restrictions

Riders must be at least 54 inch tall.

Orbit is an Enterprise built by German manufacturer Schwarzkopf currently located at California's Great America in Santa Clara, California, USA.

History

The attraction opened with the park in 1976 and was originally named Orleans Orbit. The name was later changed to just Orbit. For the 2021 season, Orbit was repainted and refurbished with new 1950s details added.^[1]

References

↑ Messinger, Danny (October 27, 2020). "All these improvements will leave your head spinning". California's Great America. Retrieved October 27, 2020.

Present

Coasters

Demon Flight Deck Gold Striker Grizzly Lucy's Crabbie Cabbies Patriot Psycho Mouse RailBlazer Woodstock Express

Water slides

Barracuda Feeding Frenzy Shark Reef Plunge

Former

Coasters

Greased Lightnin'Gulf Coaster Invertigo Stealth Whizzer

Attractions

Ameri-Go-Round Firefall H.M.B. Endeavor Lobster Loggers Run Skyhawk The Edge Triple Play Triple Wheel Yankee Clipper

[1] Messinger, Danny (October 27, 2020). "All these improvements will leave your head spinning". California's Great America. Retrieved October 27, 2020.

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