California’s Great America is set to re-open to the public on May 22 — with passholder previews May 15 and 16 —after being closed all of last season. During the extended closure, the CGA team has been busy making changes...
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South Dakota Might Get a Rocky Mountain Construction Raptor Coaster This Year
Wild Water West in Sioux Falls looks like its aiming to add a major roller coaster to the water park. Redditors found submissions to the Minnehaha County Planning Commission about approval to add a new roller coaster to the park....
Continue reading...California’s Great America 2019 Off-Season Tour
On a slightly rainy Saturday this past weekend, ACE Norcal held their annual offseason tour of California’s Great America. Although there aren’t any major new rides coming to the park this year (and no, no announcements were made), there is...
Continue reading...Swinging Through California’s Great America’s Third Annual Taste of Orleans
The third annual Taste of Orleans festival kicked off at California’s Great America this past weekend. The event started two years ago, and has been a great showcase for the “Orleans Place” area of the park. It features tons of...
Continue reading...RailBlazer Review: One Rail To Rule Them All
California’s Great America has officially opened their newest roller coaster, RailBlazer, to the public! RailBlazer is a first of its kind ride on the West Coast, and is also the first major project as part of the park’s new master...
Continue reading...RailBlazer and More – California’s Great America Off-Season Tour 2018
This past weekend I joined the American Coaster Enthusiasts Northern California Region (ACE NorCal) for their annual off-season behind the scenes tour at California’s Great America. I knew Great America was busy this offseason with RailBlazer plus new restaurants and midway...
Continue reading...Our Thoughts On Cedar Fair’s “New for 2018” Lineup.
Cedar Fair, the company that owns parks such as Cedar Point, Carowinds, King’s Dominion, and Knott’s Berry Farm, used National Roller Coaster Day (August 16th) to announce their major new attractions opening in 2018. The lineup included several new coasters...
Continue reading...RailBlazer Coaster Announced at CA Great America for 2018!
This morning California’s Great America officially revealed their new attraction coming in 2018, RailBlazer. The ride will be a first of its kind RMC Raptor coaster, using a single rail design (at least, if they beat Six Flags Fiesta Texas to...
Continue reading...We Guess the 2018 “SR1” Coaster at California’s Great America
Construction markers started popping up at California’s Great America (CGA) earlier this summer, with the cryptic notation “SR1” on them. Just a couple of weeks ago construction walls started popping up at the park (HT Robert Ingle). The park also recently...
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