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Postby SteveR » Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:02 pm

We visit PGA often and are trying to figure out where they are going to put Survivor.

From the few construction photos available, it looks to me like PGA is going to plop it where Centrifuge is. (They'd have to remove it.) In one photo you can see a cone-shaped buliding: Kid's Stuff, and the gondola ride: (Delta Flyer). It's one of the few places with a clump of trees that will fit in with the jungle theme. And it's near the water park.

On a larger note, I wish Great America would add more "real" coasters. In the past few years they have been concentrating on Boomerang Bay, their water park. Sadly, their thrill rides have suffered. (Top Gun and Invertigo are awesome, though!)

On a positive note, PGA has been making a strong effort to make the park more "Family Friendly". Going to PGA is always a much more enjoyable experience than any Six Flags park provides: i.e. Marine World.

So I guess we are mixed up. We like the family atmosphere goal of PGA, but want more thrill rides. Which park is best at achieving that balance?

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Postby SteveR » Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:02 pm

We visit PGA often and are trying to figure out where they are going to put Survivor.

From the few construction photos available, it looks to me like PGA is going to plop it where Centrifuge is. (They'd have to remove it.) In one photo you can see a cone-shaped buliding: Kid's Stuff, and the gondola ride: (Delta Flyer). It's one of the few places with a clump of trees that will fit in with the jungle theme. And it's near the water park.

On a larger note, I wish Great America would add more "real" coasters. In the past few years they have been concentrating on Boomerang Bay, their water park. Sadly, their thrill rides have suffered. (Top Gun and Invertigo are awesome, though!)

On a positive note, PGA has been making a strong effort to make the park more "Family Friendly". Going to PGA is always a much more enjoyable experience than any Six Flags park provides: i.e. Marine World.

So I guess we are mixed up. We like the family atmosphere goal of PGA, but want more thrill rides. Which park is best at achieving that balance?

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Postby XII » Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:41 pm

Yay! I get to ride it this summer~ :b :br
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Postby SpeedMonster » Fri Feb 24, 2006 7:07 pm

I don't know, it seems pretty cheesy to me. I mean, reality coaster? :roll:

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Postby niiicolaaah » Fri Feb 24, 2006 7:43 pm

I'm sorry, the concept is just... dumb. But then again, I think a lot of theming is dumb. Tomb Raider? Borg Assimilator? Sheesh.
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Postby Angry_Gumball » Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:09 pm

By the looks of this pic:
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It looks like it's going to be somewhat by the picnic area behind DropZone or behind Grizzley's turn after the station.
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Postby Pelydr » Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:13 pm

It sounds ok, but the whole Survivor idea does pretty much suck. :(

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Postby Tmcdllr » Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:08 am

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(CGA) Santa Clara agrees to proceed with 49er stadium plan

Postby aliston » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:21 am

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... 01&sc=1000


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The team wants to build the football stadium on city land that Great America uses for parking, and Cedar Fair, the company that owns the amusement park, indicated it would go along with a plan only in exchange for major financial concessions.

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Postby darklingscribe » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:42 am

Interesting article.

If they go with Cedar Fair's high demands (stadium built in overflow lot, cedar fair getting all revenue from parking lot sales on stadium days, and reimbursement for lost ticket sales when the park is forced closed) it could work to Cedar Fair's advantage, and with a stadium right next to CGA they will probably never get any noise complaints ever again.

But if they do end up building the stadium and parking garage in the normal parking lot, I wonder where the park goers will park during the construction?

Is the overflow lot large enough to handle a full Saturday's worth of attendance in the summer all by itself?

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