California Great America (CGA) Discussion Thread

[DBruI will provide you with maximum pleasure.]

We all know that a roller coaster goes up and goes down but is it possible that one might go sideways?

No, that would be stupid.

[CoasterGuy06When I grow up, I want to breed donkeys!]

When Cedar Fair first announced the ride, the first thing that came to my mind was it was a ploy to either
A.) Show the city they are serious about keeping the park and the city would kill the chance of the 49ers building the stadium
B.)Make the park look better for a possible sale to the 49ers, and thus Cedar Fair would then be off the hook for the ride by selling the park.

[TmcdllrWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

Unfortunately I really don't see a bright future for this park. CF doesn't seem completely committed to the place, and there is certainly a lot of people in the area that wouldn't mind this place being closed if it meant an exciting new 49'ers project. I think that this park could very well end up like Geauga Lake (aka CF decides that selling it would be more valuable than continuing its operation).

A shame since its a nice park, but I just don't have a good feeling about all this.

Actually I do think that CF is more committed to the park than Paramount was. They just added Firefall, not just a flat ride, but a heavily themed flat ride. I highly doubt that if they did not care about the park they would put in something like Firefall. Plus, they are actually trying to get the coaster in, it's not like GL where they didn't have any additions except water park and cheaply placed flats. Introducing the Halloween Haunt and the ice show this year also helps me to believe that CF values this park. Attendance (in the days that I've been) has been up, especially compared to these past years. I have a hard time thinking that CF would sell the park.

Agreed. Plus, the extended park hours, the expensive new sign by highway 101, and I have been seeing a buttload of CGA commercials, sometimes one right after the other. These commercials seem to be on a lot more frequently than the SFDK ads. If I were to guess, I would say you'd see 3-4 CGA ads before seeing one ad for SFDK. I really believe CF wants to keep this park and expand it when the 49er deal falls through. I do remember from one of the articles CF said they had 'future expansion plans' for CGA.

[dpxtremeBeware of the Magic Donkey at Lotte World!]

Unfortunately I really don't see a bright future for this park. CF doesn't seem completely committed to the place, and there is certainly a lot of people in the area that wouldn't mind this place being closed if it meant an exciting new 49'ers project. I think that this park could very well end up like Geauga Lake (aka CF decides that selling it would be more valuable than continuing its operation).

A shame since its a nice park, but I just don't have a good feeling about all this.

Actually I do think that CF is more committed to the park than Paramount was. They just added Firefall, not just a flat ride, but a heavily themed flat ride. I highly doubt that if they did not care about the park they would put in something like Firefall. Plus, they are actually trying to get the coaster in, it's not like GL where they didn't have any additions except water park and cheaply placed flats. Introducing the Halloween Haunt and the ice show this year also helps me to believe that CF values this park. Attendance (in the days that I've been) has been up, especially compared to these past years. I have a hard time thinking that CF would sell the park.

Agreed. Plus, the extended park hours, the expensive new sign by highway 101, and I have been seeing a buttload of CGA commercials, sometimes one right after the other. These commercials seem to be on a lot more frequently than the SFDK ads. If I were to guess, I would say you'd see 3-4 CGA ads before seeing one ad for SFDK. I really believe CF wants to keep this park and expand it when the 49er deal falls through. I do remember from one of the articles CF said they had 'future expansion plans' for CGA.

That big electronic sign on 101 was there when the park was still Paramount's.

[CranemanI know quite a lot about Donkeys!]

Well maybe Cedar Fair will use this to their advantage. Maybe instead of wood in 2010 maybe we'll see something steel from B&M instead. Canada's wonderland, Kings Island.. why not CGA next?

[YJG(Ride On)I Love Donkeys!]

^I doubt it...have you seen the layout for this beast? Its huge...I'm pretty sure they will stick with the wood.

[ScottBrownProctoligist of Scooby Doo]

Strange I had heard they had received approval already and it was all set to go

[laqueefaDon't let this donkey melt you with its laser eyes!]

Unfortunately I really don't see a bright future for this park. CF doesn't seem completely committed to the place, and there is certainly a lot of people in the area that wouldn't mind this place being closed if it meant an exciting new 49'ers project. I think that this park could very well end up like Geauga Lake (aka CF decides that selling it would be more valuable than continuing its operation).

A shame since its a nice park, but I just don't have a good feeling about all this.

Actually I do think that CF is more committed to the park than Paramount was. They just added Firefall, not just a flat ride, but a heavily themed flat ride. I highly doubt that if they did not care about the park they would put in something like Firefall. Plus, they are actually trying to get the coaster in, it's not like GL where they didn't have any additions except water park and cheaply placed flats. Introducing the Halloween Haunt and the ice show this year also helps me to believe that CF values this park. Attendance (in the days that I've been) has been up, especially compared to these past years. I have a hard time thinking that CF would sell the park.

Agreed. Plus, the extended park hours, the expensive new sign by highway 101, and I have been seeing a buttload of CGA commercials, sometimes one right after the other. These commercials seem to be on a lot more frequently than the SFDK ads. If I were to guess, I would say you'd see 3-4 CGA ads before seeing one ad for SFDK. I really believe CF wants to keep this park and expand it when the 49er deal falls through. I do remember from one of the articles CF said they had 'future expansion plans' for CGA.

Dont forget the fireworks every Saturday night in August!

[TmcdllrWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

Strange I had heard they had received approval already and it was all set to go

Really? That would be great news. Where did you get that from?

And about the 101 sign, yeah I know it has been there forever but it had fallen into disrepair, and was half working. Obviously it was not cheap for CF to get it working properly and remove the Paramount crap from it so essentially it is a new sign in that sense.

[Stealthguy05I Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

I do remember hearing on NBC Bay Area News that it was aproved like a couple nights ago, they also had some HD shots of grizzly too HAHA