California Great America (CGA) Discussion Thread

[robmanDonkeys are my way of life!]

I love the way Vortex looks with the green and black paint. That's the one thing that the park needs to do is paint the coasters. Especially Demon & Vortex they are both really faded really bad. At the bottom of the first drop on Demon you can even see the white paint from when it was Turn of the Century! Vortex is just faded and peeling quite a bit.

At the bottom of the first drop on Demon you can even see the white paint from when it was Turn of the Century! Vortex is just faded and peeling quite a bit.

Is that 'Turn of the Century' white or is that a primer? It looked like a greyish white to me...but it does need a nice coat of paint, it will give it a fresh look. Flight Deck on the other hand has always looked cool in it's matte faded black look.

[robmanDonkeys are my way of life!]

^It could be primer, I always just looked at it as Turn of the Century white. I think the last coaster to get repainted in the last 10 years was Woodstock Express which is kind of sad.

[ZeppelinfreakIndiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Donkey.]

Thanks for the pics, I do agree that Great America should consider repainting their coasters more often. When Magic Mountain did it, it brought a whole new life to rides like Superman, Goliath, Batman X2.

[NibblerHoly crap you have a HUGE donkey!]

^I'll have to keep a lookout for this...you know what my cousin look like by now, you can have loads of fun chasing and tormenting her, she's an easy target as you saw

haha, She's the one who challenged me and said I couldn't make my clowns come after her I'm not sure when the next time i'll be out in costume will be, I just got lucky it was a slow sunday so my boss let me run around for about 45 mins, it was nice to know I still haven't lost my touch hearing guests ask where my character went for the rest of the night

[DarkStitch626Over obsessive disney disorder]

I agree , if JMA does anything, let them repaint at least Vortex and Flight Deck.

So now I'm seeing speculation of the Raiders to possibly share the stadium with the 49ers in Santa Clara. A lot of this has risen since Al Davis, owner of the Raiders, passed away this past weekend. On the flip side, there is speculation of them moving to LA. Honestly, having both (rival) teams at a single stadium sounds like a bad move on the park's behalf...you can expect violence between rival fans, and can see a shift in demographics at CGA (as in, the "Going Dumb, flat brimmed hat, white 5xl shirt, and saggy down to the knees" crowd). As it stands right now (to me anyway), CGA seems to have a nice clean family environment. Yes there are teens, young adults, etc. But there's a lot of people who seem to be there just to enjoy the day. Perhaps I'm over thinking this. One of the articles I read was here: http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_19088739

[MechanicCan you see the donkey in my toast?]

The Raiders and the 49ers aren't exactly rivals. They play in different conferences and rarely play each other outside of the preseason. The Giants and Jets of New York share a stadium and it works well for them. I could see a shared stadium working well in the bay area also.

The Raiders and the 49ers aren't exactly rivals. They play in different conferences and rarely play each other outside of the preseason. The Giants and Jets of New York share a stadium and it works well for them. I could see a shared stadium working well in the bay area also.

I should have clarified...a lot of the rivalry exists more or less within its fans but that is a good point, only a couple games they actually play each other. I guess my concern more or less lies on Raider games. I'm not sure how 49er fans are since I've never attended a 49er game but I have been to a Raider game and I wouldn't exactly call it a 'family-friendly' experience as a baseball game would.

[robmanDonkeys are my way of life!]

I would hate for that area of Santa Clara to turn like that, I feel it would be a big mistake to put the two teams together in the same stadium. A repeat of what happened this year wouldn't be good for the park or the area. For those of you don't know this years Raider/49er game caused lots of fights and a few shootings.