June 10, 2025

California's Great America

 

Ever since the news broke that California's Great America was living on "borrowed time" we have made it a priority to get to the Bay Area to visit it one last time before it closed.

Columbian Carousel

We of course had to ride on the upper level

Celebration Swings

Gold Striker - GCI wooden coaster.  Great layout, horrible ride experience due to roughness

RailBlazer - an intense RMC Raptor

This thing does not let up the entire course

Patriot - retrofitted B&M that used to be a stand up but is now a floorless

Demon - Arrow Dynamics looping coaster

Berserker - Bayern Curve (one of only a handful remaining)

Mission Falls

Grizzly - probably the most "mid" wooden coaster out there

Drop Tower

Psycho Mouse - Arrow Dynamics

Pacific Flyers

Centrifuge

Woodstock's Express

Delirium

Mass Effect - this was a combo 4D and live action show.  It was pretty interesting

Rip Roaring Rapids

The Orbit

Flying Eagles

Flight Deck - B&M inverted

This is one of the smaller B&M inverteds out there but it has a great original layout

Really like that the park still operates their Von Roll Skyride

It takes you from the Orleans section to the County Fair section (or vice versa)

Coming in for a landing in the County Fair section

California's Great America is a really pretty park and it is quite sad that this will be our last time ever visiting the park.  This was only our second visit ever (our last visit was 15 years ago).  It will be interesting to see what becomes of the rides that call this park home