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California's Great America
This article is about the California park originally known as Marriott's Great America. For the Illinois park that was once known by this same name, see Six Flags Great America.
California's Great America is an amusement park owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, located in Santa...
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Whizzer
Whizzer is the name of two identical roller coasters built for the Marriott Corporation for each of their “Great America” parks at their debut in 1976. One was built in Gurnee, Illinois at Six Flags Great America and the other in Santa Clara,...
Drop:
- 19.5 m (64 ft )
Inversions:
- 0
Height:
- 21.3 m (69.9 ft )
Height Restriction:
- 1.1 m (3.6 ft )
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Duration:
- 120 s (2 min )
G-force:
- 3 (29 m/s² )
Opened:
- 1976
Closed:
- 1988
Max Speed:
- 68 km/h (42 mph )
Capacity (riders per hour):
- 1,000
Columbia Carousel
Carousel Columbia (also known as Columbia Carousel) is a pair of double-decked carousels at Six Flags Great America and at California's Great America (the parks were built by the Marriott hotel chain as sister properties but later sold to separate...
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Opened:
- 1976
Geolocation:
- 37.39732
Flight Deck
Flight Deck is a roller coaster located at California's Great America in Northern California. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, Flight Deck made its debut March 19, 1993 as Top Gun. It is the park's most popular ride. This was Bolliger & Mabillard's...
Drop:
- 27.7 m (90.9 ft )
Inversions:
- 3
Height:
- 31.1 m (102 ft )
Height Restriction:
- 1.3716 m (4.5 ft )
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Duration:
- 146 s (2.43 min )
G-force:
- 4.5 (44 m/s² )
Opened:
- Mar 19, 1993
Theme:
Geolocation:
- 37.39828
Max Speed:
- 80.47 km/h (50 mph )
Capacity (riders per hour):
- 1,330
Vortex
Vortex is a stand-up roller coaster at California's Great America. It is a slightly shorter version of the one at Carowinds. It was Bolliger & Mabillard's second coaster after Iron Wolf at Six Flags Great America and officially opened on March 9,...
Inversions:
- 2
Height:
- 27.7368 m (91 ft )
Height Restriction:
- 1.3716 m (4.5 ft )
Manufacturer:
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Duration:
- 134 s (2.23 min )
Opened:
- Mar 9, 1991
Max Speed:
- 64.37 km/h (40 mph )
Capacity (riders per hour):
- 1,200
Survivor: The Ride!
Survivor: The Ride! is an amusement ride in California's Great America in Santa Clara, California. This ride is based on the television series Survivor. The riders are separated into four tribes who do tribal chants and rituals to spray water on the...
Opened:
- 2006
Theme:
Invertigo
Invertigo is an inverted shuttle roller coaster at California's Great America, Santa Clara, California.
Invertigo is basically a Vekoma Boomerang inverted coaster where riders sit face-to-face.
The track is painted yellow, the supports royal blue....
Drop:
- 42.0624 m (138 ft )
Inversions:
- 3
Height:
- 48.768 m (160 ft )
Height Restriction:
- 1.3716 m (4.5 ft )
Manufacturer:
Ride Type:
Duration:
- 90 s (1.5 min )
G-force:
- 5 (49 m/s² )
Opened:
- Mar 21, 1998
Max Speed:
- 80.46 km/h (50 mph )
Grizzly
Inversions:
- 0
Height:
- 27.7 m (90.9 ft )
Ride Type:
Duration:
- 160 s (2.67 min )
Opened:
- 1986
Max Speed:
- 89 km/h (55 mph )
Drop Tower Scream Zone
Inversions:
- 0
Height:
- 68.3 m (224 ft )
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Max Speed:
- 96.56 km/h (60 mph )
The Demon
The Demon is a multi-looping roller coaster at California's Great America with an identical twin at Six Flags Great America. Both coasters opened in 1976 as Turn of the Century and were remodeled to The Demon in 1980.
Turn of the Century opened with...
Drop:
- 27.432 m (90 ft )
Inversions:
- 4
Height:
- 30.48 m (100 ft )
Height Restriction:
- 1.0668 m (3.5 ft )
Manufacturer:
Duration:
- 81 s (1.4 min )
Opened:
- May 29, 1976
Max Speed:
- 72.42048 km/h (45.00036 mph )
Capacity (riders per hour):
- 1,300
