California Great America (CGA) Discussion Thread

[thrillgeekNo longer TPR's Rock Band expert!]

I love both the 49ers and CGA. I would much rather keep CGA though because I have a season pass

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

The 49ers should give up...they can't win. Don't the people of Santa Clara still have to vote on this or has that happened yet? I for one would much rather have an amusement park instead of a crappy football team/stadium and I am sure there are many that feel the same and I am willing to bet those people, especially the ones with kids, would much rather take their kids to a fun and safe amusement park instead of a boring and dangerous football game. Yeah I hate the 9ers and what they are trying to do, I admit that, and I just can't see how this could possibly be good at all besides maybe bringing in more revenue. But then don't the Santa Clara residence have to pay more taxes for this? Traffic would be a nightmare. I have a feeling this will all go away and CF will expand the park and make it better. If there is any good in this then that is what will happen....In my opinion.

[jerriblankI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

check this out:

http://www.santaclaraweekly.com/NC/0/946.html

"Cedar Fair has missed their timetable to get the coaster on-track and rolling by the 2009 season."

[mattnzDonkey eat mullet pump.]

That's one of the more casually written articles I've come across! It's really very annoying for CGA. Normally I would say it's good to have some public debate about planning permission, etc, yet oddly when it comes to theme parks - well, I would side with Cedar Fair.

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

Whatever Prudential. Grow up and stop complaining, it's gonna be built anyway.

[XmeisterI'm a know-it-all about donkeys!]

I just hate it when someone or something comes in and tries to control something that was there before it. CGA was there for years before those buildings were built.

Amusement parks are noisy, its in their nature. If you don't like noise, don't build next to an existing Amusement park!

[PeoplemoverMattI just swallowed a whole donkey!]

^ But you don't understand. They couldn't have known that this amusement park was going to build another roller coaster! They were totally mislead and are completely not at fault!

[MechanicCan you see the donkey in my toast?]

I just hate it when someone or something comes in and tries to control something that was there before it.

That's pretty much the history of the world in a nutshell. I wouldn't count on it changing any time soon.

[Airtime&GravityWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

Are you sure this is on CGA and not Alton Towers?

Looking at Google Maps, this office building is also located right next to a highway, and as everyone knows, highways aren't quiet. So, why are they complaining about one noisy neighbor, when they have another one right outside the front door? Also, the park was built in 1976, and I'm sure that the building was built sometime in the last eight years. So, if I were Cedar Fair, I'd try to sue Prudential for lost revenue if they keep this up. Did they just not see the large amusement park behind the property when they decided to build a new office building? One last thing, how is one coaster going to drastically change the noise level coming from a park with eight other coasters? Yes it will be built on the edge of the property, but the park will still make noise regardless of wether-or-not this coaster gets built.

[TopThrill182Holy crap you have a HUGE donkey!]

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.