California Great America (CGA) Discussion Thread

[invisibleinthedarkI Love Donkeys!]

Here's a pic from today.

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

I'm going out to the park today, i'll update later today when I get back.

[KyleisStyleI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

Looks like the announcement process has begun! Posts are being made on facebook as of today.

https://www.facebook.com/cagreatamerica

[Angry_GumballIt's All About Quality!]

No real announcement yet, just more teasers to spark people's interests including ours


Appears to be cement pad/foundation.

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

Of course from FB...

Dumb...wooden rollercoasters are played out and they have the grizzly...they need to compete with Six Flags marine world and this isn t the way to do it...

Ill informed.

I'm excited its a new coaster set to open 2013! I hope they stay on schedule cause that would be awesome to have something new. can't wait. I was there friday and took pictures

Me too!

And Willard's Whizzer FINALLY is put to rest! Can't wait to see what develops!

Amen!

How you gass?

WTF?

Should name this 'Willard's Revenge.' though it won't be a Speed Racer coaster.

Interesting

They are adding a path in which to place more garbage cans. Concrete and refuse .. Those are a few of cedar fairs favorite things...

*sigh*

Wizzer is coming back!

I wish!

I think the wooden coaster wood delivery sign kinda gave it away

Yup.

It's a new wooden roller coaster. Pics are online if you look it up. LA Times did an article on it.

What? Where is this article?

Well the only thing I could find that I don't think was posted on here was this little bit, that all but confirms (besides the other obvious things) what this is....

California's Great America plans to open an oft-delayed wooden coaster by Great Coasters International in 2013, the Santa Clara amusement park's first new coaster in a decade.

Well, in more than a decade and there was also some pics on the LA times site but they were from other coasters so no point in posting them here.

[Angry_GumballIt's All About Quality!]

Should name this 'Willard's Revenge.' though it won't be a Speed Racer coaster.

That was me there, joking of course

And some more interesting things:

49ers are tearing down sky tower so no one can sneak a peek in their stadium?

I'm sure the whole team is ready to start dismantling the tower...not!

Hopefully it is not a racetrack for another attraction that has an additional fee. Right now that is what it looks like.

I guess you can call it a single lane wooden race track with hills? No...let's just call it a roller coaster.

Are they gonna close great ameruca cause of the stadium

Great Ameruca doesn't exist, buddy!

Couple from TPRers:

The Whizzer's ghost is -very- unhappy about it. I'm sure he will curse this thing into the ground. Repeatedly.

Please be kind to us ghost of Whizzer! The project already had enough of a rocky start!

Lol there are a select few here that know what we are talking about

And that's where the separation lies between us coaster enthusiasts and the GP

[XYZA village is missing its IDIOT!]

It's good they're starting construction this early and not procrasinating *cough* SFDK *cough*.

The Whizzer's ghost is -very- unhappy about it. I'm sure he will curse this thing into the ground. Repeatedly.

I think the Whizzer ghost is happy that something is "replacing" it after 24 years.

[chickenbowlJason X versus the Robot Space Donkey!]

This is really exciting, I can't wait to hear an announcement, a name, and an opening date!

[Angry_GumballIt's All About Quality!]

This is really exciting, I can't wait to hear an announcement, a name, and an opening date!

Same here. In the mean time I'm enjoying these teasers when they do appear. I like being able to see other angles I'm unable to see from the tower, and it's fun to see the separation between us coaster fanatics and the GP as we know what's coming, post proof of it (sort of) and the GP still think it's a stadium/race track/tearing down the park/tomatoes/etc...

Many pages back I posted about a discussion I had with an employee who was conducting interviews and got to talking about what's going on behind the fence. She briefly mentioned about the new coaster, going to be huge, have tunnels, and will open Memorial Day Weekend (which seems like a realistic time frame to me). What she didn't know was that the coaster was to happen several years ago but went to a screeching halt for a number of reasons.

[Manic MonteThe only thing better than a naked woman is a naked donkey!]

^ What do the teasers say?