JACOB! This was freaking AWESOME!!! I've never seen characters be excited at seeing a park guest like Daffy (my second favorite after Bugs) and Sylvester being so excited to see you! THAT WAS SO GREAT!!!! Its wonderful that all of your hard work is developing you into someone they know and Universal already recognizes the value of your coverage of their parks. You deserve all the fun and rewards for everything you do.
In the 80’s I grew up as a kid with this park bordering our backyard. Sometimes when I was bored I would hop the fence in the backyard, walk through the parking lot, and see a show by the Chinese Acrobats at the theater. Then just walk back home.
"The Lobster" is an original ride from the park's opening in 1976 and was formerly located where the Joker free spin coaster is at. That area used to be themed as Yankee Harbor, hence the lobster theming for that ride. But when Batman the Ride opened in that same area, they renamed "The Lobster" to the "East River Crawler" and it remained that way all the way until the Joker opened and the ride was moved to the Hometown Square section. I thought it was neat that they gave its old name back.
i'm old enough to remember the East River Crawler!! i remember when it was there for many many years. glad they still kept it even though they got rid of Orbit i believe, which is too bad
Enjoyed this! I lived in Gurnee for seven years and my kids spent ALL summers there! My secretary's husband was the engineer when the American Eagle was built. I think that at the time it was built it was the largest wood roller coaster in America.
I always rode it at kiddie land it was my favorite. Sometimes if we were lucky there was no line and me and my cousin would ride it over and over again and run off and run as fast as we could to jump back on before a line came.
I too am from Wisconsin and Six flags is where we went every year as well. I loved that it was Bugs Bunny and friends themed as those were my favorite cartoons. And I'm glad to see they are still part of it. I love when they recognize you.
Marriotts Great America was my favorite place growing up! I loved the American Eagle, the red side and the blue side would "race" each other. And when Fright Fest became a thing the rollercoaster would go backwards.
My home park as well. We're taking my daughter there in a couple of days, her first visit. I did costumed characters there in 1990, usually Bugs but also Sylvester. So much at the park has been changed just since last season, it'll be interesting to see how it feels now.
Glad to see you visiting my home park! Haven't been in 25 years but remember it so well. My brother and I actually were there when they were running the Eagle backwards. So incredibly awesome 😎
I love starting my day watching The Carpetbagger after I eat my breakfast. I want to go to Six Flags Great America in the future. Hope you have a great day Jacob! 😊
. Love the screaming, and smiles that go along with amusement parks. The climb is the worst part of a roller coaster because you know what's coming and it's too late to get off lol
Yes! That is awesome to be recognized and appreciated at Great America. I grew up in San Francisco, going to Marriot's Great America in the 70's and 80's, home of the original IMAX screen. I can remember a time when the only rollercoasters in the park were the Wizard and the Tidal Wave; then later came the Demon.
Our home town park also. I lived in the south suburbs of Chicago and my cousins worked there in the 80s. They lived in Wisconsin. Wizzars was a starter coaster.
so happy to see this. i grew up in the greater green bay area, so six flags great america was the closest "big" amuesment park (we have bay beach but its a tiny park). Last time i was to Great America I think i was 18 and it was their scare fest, the lagoon in front was dyed red!... so its been a long time. One of these days I will bring my kids there!
Worked there in 1983-90. Paid my way thru college working long technician hours in the Music Hall. Columbia/Tower were my home rides in 83, then the Railroad in 84, moved on to shows in 85-90. Best job i ever had. So much fun and lifelong friends were made.
I wish it was maintained a lot better throughout the years. I feel like the park has gone down hill for a few years now. I used to be so excited to go there but not so much anymore 😢 On a positive note - my husband and i always hit up Lobster first whenever we went to the park haha 😂😂
Also Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Houston was originally built as an amusement park by the Taft Corporation. They built Kings Island, Kings Dominion, and Canada's Wonderland plus operations of Carowinds and CA's Great America-so that is also of note in this merger
Most definitely! I know we have justice league but it's shit imo I've thought about where and what they can do with Dark rides but I'm not sure. But I do agree we definitely need some cool dark rides
They have The Dark Knight. However, they haven't been maintaining it. I used to love the ride, but now it's boring with none of the animitronics working. 😢
Thank you! I was so excited you went there! Iam 52 and went there my whole life. Havent been there in awhile now, almost made me cry the memories and looking at your video. It was like i was there. Thank you so much! You are a great story teller as well. Seeing everything through your eyes is great!
I always get nostalgic when you go to Great America, as I grew up there. I went every summer from 1976 to 2005, when I moved to Florida. I entered a contest to be in the first ride of the American Eagle, but I didn't win. I did make it on the eighth trip though. I had a season pass and I was there all the time. A buddy of mine was Bugs Bunny at one point and got a huge kick out of being able to say that. I doubt any of my friends are still there. So much has changed, but that's life.
20 years ago or about i took my kids to Marriott great america. This brought so many memories back...I can identify with you and the fear of roller coasters...thanks.
That giant chair joke had me cracking up. This place, and Kiddie Land, is where I spent my childhood. Thanks for recording a fantastic tour that I can watch any time I miss the place.
when I was younger, I was also terrified of roller coasters. I remember the whizzer was one of the only roller coasters I felt comfortable enough to ride.
I was just here a few days ago while you were at Volo I love this park, though I hope it's theming becomes more prominent in the next few years, I think we have enough rollercoasters, and with Disney becoming expensive, Six Flags should improve Great America's theming to become something cool like how Marriott intention. I know it's a lot to ask but I see so much potential in that in this park.
I remember when it was Marriotts great America. I also remember my parents taking is to kiddie land and Santa’s village in Dundee IL. I believe Santa’s Villiage is still open. And that memory you have about The Eagle coaster, driving by it all the time and seeing it there from the road. I have those same memories. My dad worked for US Steel. The US Steel Corp always a Great America dad for just employees of the company and their families. So it was all our family and no lines.
I've always been under the assumption that Tweety is a male. It was also super nice to see Daffy so excited to meet the Carpetbagger! That was super wholesome and the best part about this video.
Your meetings with Daffy Duck 🦆 n Sylvester were TOTALLY AWESOME !!! Daffy was sooo enchanted to run into one of America's MOST BELOVED ICONIC Characters of today, the CARPETBAGGER!!! I TRULY think you are a gift to current American Folklore like Mark Twain n Will Rogers!!!
Awesome!!!!! I've been here first time was an 8th grade trip the other times was with family. I also knew an music teacher who worked there as Taz in the summer months.
The other Great America in Santa Clara, CA is my home park. I grew up in Santa Clara and spent every year with a season pass and visiting all summer. It was interesting to see how similar or different the one in Illinois is from the California one. :)
Both Marriott's Great America parks were nearly identical from 1976 through 1980...the first major change was in 1981 with only Gurnee getting the American Eagle. Both parks still share an identical original footprint from 1976...the buildings backstage are still all the same, in the exact same places, built from the same blueprints. Many buildings onstage are still the same, as are a few of the rides. Sadly, Paramount destroyed much of the Santa Clara park and its charm...but it still has good bones.
still upset about the whizzer getting removed here at the Santa clara Park oh yeah everything is pretty much the same down to the restrooms crazy you can go to either Park and know where everything is
I worked with the shows for both parks for 12 years. In December, when we were getting the shows ready, I would walk down the backstage service road on a balmy 70 degree day in Santa Clara, get on a plane, and 4-5 hours later be walking down an exact same service road in Gurnee...except there was 2ft of snow plowed up on each side! Trust me. That will mess with your mind. And your wardrobe choices!
My first job was here. I was the "Take a pic when you walk in, then get your keychain on the way out." It was a great job and This place is absolutely amazing! Also a fun place with great perks to work for. At least it was when I was there.
Once when I was a kid when I went there there was only one roller-coaster that scared me and that was the Shockwave but this time I was going to face my fear, then when standing in line it stopped working with the people stuck upside-down in one of the loops. Needless to say I never had to ride it.
It's funny how we have nostalgia for nearly everything from our childhoods even though some things we didn't like at the time lol. I hated having to go to my relative's houses for holiday gatherings, but since those relatives have passed I'd give anything to go to my aunt's for Easter or my grandma's on Christmas Eve again.
I remember when it was Marriotts Great America…that’s been a minute…I had a buddy (who’s past away now) he put Shockwave together (which is where Superman is now)
I'm so happy you went to Six Flags while you were in Illinois 🎉 I hope next time I get to catch you there! Your videos have kept me going throughout my years of being wheelchair bound and now I'm free of that and ready to be amused 😂 Thank you for all you di it is greatly appreciated ❤
The bumper cars are super cool during Fright Fest they do it up entirely in black lighting. This was also my home park, spent a lot of time in the summer here
You were looking Northwest talking about seeing the Skyline. You should have been looking South, but I think it may have been to overcast to see it anyway
I wish I knew you were there , I have been following you forever and this is my Disneyland , I live in Chicago and I have been going here since it opened 1976 !! Glad you had fun
Thank you for your memories. I don't usually leave comments, but I grew up between Dixon and Rockford (Oregon), and my family had the same yearly vacation. thank you for taking me back there again! : )
I was born and raised in Waukegan, IL and My mom started taking us there in the late seventies. I try to go every summer. We are current pass holders now too as we just love hurricane harbor. This park has a special place in my heart. ❤❤❤
I worked 3 years at Marriott's Great America in the games department. I wore knickers and an apron with $500 in quarters! Talk about heavy, we'd make change with the quarters and had to balance exactly to $500. This was my first job and a great experience
This really takes me back, we went here when I was little and it's amazing to see just how much still remains just like how it was. The fact that both the Whizzer and the Eagle were closed is really a shame, those are hallmarks of Great America.
the Great America in California is my home park. im glad its still around. it was in danger of closing for a long time. the entrance to the park looks exactly the same with the giant pool/fountain which leads to the double decker carousel. before Marriott and Cedar Fair it was owned by Paramount iirc. had a smurfs and hanna barbara land.
I miss riding The Columbia in the Santa Clara park. I have ridden that one since the park opened as Marriott's. I even worked there as a teenager. It is a shame the park with be defunct in a few years as they are closing the park for good. I hope one day I can go to the one in Gurnee. The Gurnee park still has some of the original rides, i.e. The Whizzer, the Scenic Railway, Sky Whril, just to name a few. CGA has had so many operators that with each one, a classic ride gets removed. Between Kings, Paramount and Cedar Point, the park has lost some of it's charm. I'm so glad Gurnee has kept them operating and it brings back memories watching this video and makes me miss my old park.
That's the only Six Flags I've ever known. I've been there a couple times maybe 3. At most 4. Okay between 2 and 5. I was a child. Haven't been there in years. Also went to Cedar Point in Ohio once
So cute to see Daffy Duck so excited to see Jacob the carpet bagger
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JACOB! This was freaking AWESOME!!! I've never seen characters be excited at seeing a park guest like Daffy (my second favorite after Bugs) and Sylvester being so excited to see you! THAT WAS SO GREAT!!!! Its wonderful that all of your hard work is developing you into someone they know and Universal already recognizes the value of your coverage of their parks. You deserve all the fun and rewards for everything you do.
It always brings me so much joy when people recognize you. The person in the daffy costume was so happy.
In the 80’s I grew up as a kid with this park bordering our backyard. Sometimes when I was bored I would hop the fence in the backyard, walk through the parking lot, and see a show by the Chinese Acrobats at the theater. Then just walk back home.
Aww...Daffy was star struck to meet you! ❤❤❤❤
Carpetbagger made Daffy break the actor code for you xD So cute!
Daffy & Jacob was the cutest thing i've seen in a while...
"The Lobster" is an original ride from the park's opening in 1976 and was formerly located where the Joker free spin coaster is at. That area used to be themed as Yankee Harbor, hence the lobster theming for that ride. But when Batman the Ride opened in that same area, they renamed "The Lobster" to the "East River Crawler" and it remained that way all the way until the Joker opened and the ride was moved to the Hometown Square section. I thought it was neat that they gave its old name back.
i'm old enough to remember the East River Crawler!! i remember when it was there for many many years. glad they still kept it even though they got rid of Orbit i believe, which is too bad
@@skippythealien9627 Yeah it took the place of the orbit. I was sad when that happened. The orbit was my favorite flat ride there.
Enjoyed this! I lived in Gurnee for seven years and my kids spent ALL summers there! My secretary's husband was the engineer when the American Eagle was built. I think that at the time it was built it was the largest wood roller coaster in America.
Little Dipper was my first rollercoaster! I'm so happy they preserved that amazing piece of history.
I always rode it at kiddie land it was my favorite. Sometimes if we were lucky there was no line and me and my cousin would ride it over and over again and run off and run as fast as we could to jump back on before a line came.
How awesome was it to see Daffy recognize you! Whoever was performing as him that day, you just made their day!
I too am from Wisconsin and Six flags is where we went every year as well. I loved that it was Bugs Bunny and friends themed as those were my favorite cartoons. And I'm glad to see they are still part of it. I love when they recognize you.
Marriotts Great America was my favorite place growing up! I loved the American Eagle, the red side and the blue side would "race" each other. And when Fright Fest became a thing the rollercoaster would go backwards.
I remember them advertising it backwards!
The Whizzer was the ONLY rollercoaster I’d ride as a kid. Definitely was in the same boat. 👍🏻
That moment with Daffy was so wholesome! He’s my favorite too
Jacob I am so glad that you are enjoying life to your fullest and not afraid❤
Fun fact: Batman the ride was B&M's first invert! To think how different the coaster industry would be if they'd never invested in that type of model.
Tweety's a boy, he's based on Red Skelton character and voiced by Mel Blanc.
Thanks!!👍 I didn’t know that either!!😁
My home park as well. We're taking my daughter there in a couple of days, her first visit. I did costumed characters there in 1990, usually Bugs but also Sylvester. So much at the park has been changed just since last season, it'll be interesting to see how it feels now.
Glad to see you visiting my home park! Haven't been in 25 years but remember it so well. My brother and I actually were there when they were running the Eagle backwards. So incredibly awesome 😎
The eagle backwards was fun! I liked viper backwards better though!
@@SquirrellyGirlly didn't know they ran that backwards! That would be amazing.
They would run it backwards for Employee nights. Rode it 10 times in a row.
27:00 did that person just meow? 🤣
Loved the two tier carousel and Daffy Duck's hug for you.
I have years of memories at that six flags park.
Love starting my day with a Carpetbagger video!
I love starting my day watching The Carpetbagger after I eat my breakfast. I want to go to Six Flags Great America in the future. Hope you have a great day Jacob! 😊
Now that was so wholesome, Daffy is enamoured about meeting Jacob. Such a cute moment.
I always thought Tweety, was a male bird.
This is my home park!! I can’t believe you were here. I would’ve been so stoked to see you out and about. Welcome back!
Love Six Flags Great America❤❤❤
. Love the screaming, and smiles that go along with amusement parks. The climb is the worst part of a roller coaster because you know what's coming and it's too late to get off lol
Yes! That is awesome to be recognized and appreciated at Great America. I grew up in San Francisco, going to Marriot's Great America in the 70's and 80's, home of the original IMAX screen. I can remember a time when the only rollercoasters in the park were the Wizard and the Tidal Wave; then later came the Demon.
Sorry you didn't get to ride the Whizzer. How cool that Daffy was so excited to see you. ❤
The way my kid and I get so excited when 10am rolls around lol
he always post at 10 am? I had no idea
@@charliespruyt5815not always but most of his latest videos have been
11:30 Chicago skyline would be in the direction of the giant white wood coaster American Eagle which is on the south side of the park.
That was my home park also I remember Shockwave,Rolling Thunder, Title Wave and finally my favorite PowerDive the space rocket that went upside-down.
Same 😂. You must have been there late 80’s / early 90’s. Great rides. Shock wave was my fav.
How about some Z-Force eh?
Excellent! Always a pleasure to have you back in northern Illinois!!
Our home town park also. I lived in the south suburbs of Chicago and my cousins worked there in the 80s. They lived in Wisconsin. Wizzars was a starter coaster.
so happy to see this. i grew up in the greater green bay area, so six flags great america was the closest "big" amuesment park (we have bay beach but its a tiny park). Last time i was to Great America I think i was 18 and it was their scare fest, the lagoon in front was dyed red!... so its been a long time. One of these days I will bring my kids there!
The Batman was my favorite. I remember waiting hours in line to ride the Batman, and it was great from beginning to end. Good memories!
Worked there in 1983-90. Paid my way thru college working long technician hours in the Music Hall. Columbia/Tower were my home rides in 83, then the Railroad in 84, moved on to shows in 85-90. Best job i ever had. So much fun and lifelong friends were made.
I wish it was maintained a lot better throughout the years. I feel like the park has gone down hill for a few years now. I used to be so excited to go there but not so much anymore 😢
On a positive note - my husband and i always hit up Lobster first whenever we went to the park haha 😂😂
Also Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Houston was originally built as an amusement park by the Taft Corporation. They built Kings Island, Kings Dominion, and Canada's Wonderland plus operations of Carowinds and CA's Great America-so that is also of note in this merger
This park could use a few dark rides!
Most definitely! I know we have justice league but it's shit imo
I've thought about where and what they can do with Dark rides but I'm not sure. But I do agree we definitely need some cool dark rides
That's why I don't think of Six Flags/Cedar Fair parks as "theme parks", to me they are amusement parks with one or two dark rides.
They have The Dark Knight. However, they haven't been maintaining it. I used to love the ride, but now it's boring with none of the animitronics working. 😢
Thank you! I was so excited you went there! Iam 52 and went there my whole life. Havent been there in awhile now, almost made me cry the memories and looking at your video. It was like i was there. Thank you so much! You are a great story teller as well. Seeing everything through your eyes is great!
This place can never replace Riverview
I always get nostalgic when you go to Great America, as I grew up there. I went every summer from 1976 to 2005, when I moved to Florida. I entered a contest to be in the first ride of the American Eagle, but I didn't win. I did make it on the eighth trip though. I had a season pass and I was there all the time. A buddy of mine was Bugs Bunny at one point and got a huge kick out of being able to say that. I doubt any of my friends are still there. So much has changed, but that's life.
My old park....been there more times than I can count.
20 years ago or about i took my kids to Marriott great america. This brought so many memories back...I can identify with you and the fear of roller coasters...thanks.
That giant chair joke had me cracking up. This place, and Kiddie Land, is where I spent my childhood. Thanks for recording a fantastic tour that I can watch any time I miss the place.
when I was younger, I was also terrified of roller coasters. I remember the whizzer was one of the only roller coasters I felt comfortable enough to ride.
Omg the carrousel is HUGE 😮 the waterpark looks fun and huge too ? Can we get Carpetbagger on waterparks too 😂
I definitely saw people stuck, and the spider for Halloween, and Santa with his reindeer for Xmas.
I was just here a few days ago while you were at Volo
I love this park, though I hope it's theming becomes more prominent in the next few years, I think we have enough rollercoasters, and with Disney becoming expensive, Six Flags should improve Great America's theming to become something cool like how Marriott intention. I know it's a lot to ask but I see so much potential in that in this park.
I remember when it was Marriotts great America. I also remember my parents taking is to kiddie land and Santa’s village in Dundee IL. I believe Santa’s Villiage is still open. And that memory you have about The Eagle coaster, driving by it all the time and seeing it there from the road. I have those same memories. My dad worked for US Steel. The US Steel Corp always a Great America dad for just employees of the company and their families. So it was all our family and no lines.
Jacob -- The Whizzer terrified me as a child
Me too, Jacob. Me, too
The one in Santa Clara scared the hell out of me when I was younger knowing a kid died on it
That was my first coaster :)
I rode every one of those coasters. Loved every minute of it. Must have done the Eagle 10 times front and backwards.
I've always been under the assumption that Tweety is a male. It was also super nice to see Daffy so excited to meet the Carpetbagger! That was super wholesome and the best part about this video.
My first visit to an amusement park was Great America! First coaster was the Whizzer, and at the time it was called "Willards Whizzer"
Your meetings with Daffy Duck 🦆 n Sylvester were TOTALLY AWESOME !!! Daffy was sooo enchanted to run into one of America's MOST
BELOVED ICONIC Characters of today, the CARPETBAGGER!!! I TRULY think you are a gift to current American Folklore like Mark Twain n Will Rogers!!!
❤❤❤yes!!!!!❤
Awesome!!!!! I've been here first time was an 8th grade trip the other times was with family. I also knew an music teacher who worked there as Taz in the summer months.
Miss the Logger Run!
I have had the same exact memories as you have and we don't know each other.... AWESOME!!!!!!!
This video brings back so many great memories. Thank you!
The other Great America in Santa Clara, CA is my home park. I grew up in Santa Clara and spent every year with a season pass and visiting all summer. It was interesting to see how similar or different the one in Illinois is from the California one. :)
Both Marriott's Great America parks were nearly identical from 1976 through 1980...the first major change was in 1981 with only Gurnee getting the American Eagle. Both parks still share an identical original footprint from 1976...the buildings backstage are still all the same, in the exact same places, built from the same blueprints. Many buildings onstage are still the same, as are a few of the rides.
Sadly, Paramount destroyed much of the Santa Clara park and its charm...but it still has good bones.
still upset about the whizzer getting removed here at the Santa clara Park oh yeah everything is pretty much the same down to the restrooms crazy you can go to either Park and know where everything is
I worked with the shows for both parks for 12 years. In December, when we were getting the shows ready, I would walk down the backstage service road on a balmy 70 degree day in Santa Clara, get on a plane, and 4-5 hours later be walking down an exact same service road in Gurnee...except there was 2ft of snow plowed up on each side! Trust me. That will mess with your mind. And your wardrobe choices!
My first job was here. I was the "Take a pic when you walk in, then get your keychain on the way out." It was a great job and This place is absolutely amazing! Also a fun place with great perks to work for. At least it was when I was there.
Once when I was a kid when I went there there was only one roller-coaster that scared me and that was the Shockwave but this time I was going to face my fear, then when standing in line it stopped working with the people stuck upside-down in one of the loops. Needless to say I never had to ride it.
I rode the lobster and richocet as a kid… 22 years ago it’s absolutely bonkers to see it’s still running just as I remember. Just like new.
It's funny how we have nostalgia for nearly everything from our childhoods even though some things we didn't like at the time lol. I hated having to go to my relative's houses for holiday gatherings, but since those relatives have passed I'd give anything to go to my aunt's for Easter or my grandma's on Christmas Eve again.
I remember back in the eighties it was Marriott's Great America I used to work for Marriott and got in for free back then about 1987 1988
Awwwww Daffy Duck❤ 🦆
Great America in Santa Clara is my hometown amusement park. Went there every summer with my family. Lots of good memories were made there for sure.
Are they still closing down, or what ever became of that situation?
@@seanlewis1148 they were until Cedar Fair took over. I believe they have a 10 year contract as of now.
"I don't see the Chicago skyline". Umm, that's because you are facing Wisconsin while stating that. Lol
The 1st rollercoaster i rode on here as a kid was Shockwave. That was awesome. Lol.
Iron wolf and Batman were also amazing.
I remember when it was Marriotts Great America…that’s been a minute…I had a buddy (who’s past away now) he put Shockwave together (which is where Superman is now)
I'm so happy you went to Six Flags while you were in Illinois 🎉 I hope next time I get to catch you there! Your videos have kept me going throughout my years of being wheelchair bound and now I'm free of that and ready to be amused 😂 Thank you for all you di it is greatly appreciated ❤
Whizzer was my first big rollercoaster as a kid, too! So sad it was closed, I haven’t been there in years. Great video!
The bumper cars are super cool during Fright Fest they do it up entirely in black lighting. This was also my home park, spent a lot of time in the summer here
it's awesome that the Sky Trek Tower had narration when you went on it. every time i go on it, it plays that dumb stupid song from 1977 lol
The whizzer was my go to ride back when I would go to six flags!
Thanks for coming to one of my home parks!! I first saw you through food theory’s omega mart episodes and I’ve loved your content since!
Aw the Lil’ Dipper my 1st coaster ever!! Miss Kiddieland!!
You were looking Northwest talking about seeing the Skyline. You should have been looking South, but I think it may have been to overcast to see it anyway
I worked at Great America in Ca. and it was a fun job too
Sir KIDDYLAND was in Melrose PARK, IL. Trust me I grew up there. I cringed every time you said Melrose. Did enjoy Daffys joy seeing you.
I wish I knew you were there , I have been following you forever and this is my Disneyland , I live in Chicago and I have been going here since it opened 1976 !! Glad you had fun
Thank you for your memories. I don't usually leave comments, but I grew up between Dixon and Rockford (Oregon), and my family had the same yearly vacation. thank you for taking me back there again! : )
If you don't make some "The Lobster is In Control" t-shirts and merch, you're leaving money on the table, bro! 😂😂😂😂
I love it
I was born and raised in Waukegan, IL and My mom started taking us there in the late seventies. I try to go every summer. We are current pass holders now too as we just love hurricane harbor. This park has a special place in my heart. ❤❤❤
I worked 3 years at Marriott's Great America in the games department. I wore knickers and an apron with $500 in quarters! Talk about heavy, we'd make change with the quarters and had to balance exactly to $500. This was my first job and a great experience
This really takes me back, we went here when I was little and it's amazing to see just how much still remains just like how it was. The fact that both the Whizzer and the Eagle were closed is really a shame, those are hallmarks of Great America.
the Great America in California is my home park. im glad its still around. it was in danger of closing for a long time. the entrance to the park looks exactly the same with the giant pool/fountain which leads to the double decker carousel. before Marriott and Cedar Fair it was owned by Paramount iirc. had a smurfs and hanna barbara land.
So happy there was a video today! I feel incomplete 😢 when there's no new video
Def on my list. Of all the Six Flags, Great America seems to have the most rounded collection of rollercoasters
I miss riding The Columbia in the Santa Clara park. I have ridden that one since the park opened as Marriott's. I even worked there as a teenager. It is a shame the park with be defunct in a few years as they are closing the park for good. I hope one day I can go to the one in Gurnee. The Gurnee park still has some of the original rides, i.e. The Whizzer, the Scenic Railway, Sky Whril, just to name a few. CGA has had so many operators that with each one, a classic ride gets removed. Between Kings, Paramount and Cedar Point, the park has lost some of it's charm. I'm so glad Gurnee has kept them operating and it brings back memories watching this video and makes me miss my old park.
That was a great story about when you rode by the Eagle coaster all the time! I loved your meeting with Daffy!
This was my home theme park, too! It was the highlight of every Summer growing up. Love the videos and look forward to watching them daily!
Great America is an awesome theme park. Many great memories of my childhood.
That's the only Six Flags I've ever known. I've been there a couple times maybe 3. At most 4. Okay between 2 and 5. I was a child. Haven't been there in years. Also went to Cedar Point in Ohio once
omg no way I literally just went on the same horse as you did today 😂
So exciting but bummed we missed you. This is our home park, we live 10 minutes away and spend a lot of time here.
Very cool video we have a Six Flags here where we live. It’s pretty fun.
When i first visited this place as a kid i loved the superman coaster