speedracer Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Gilroy Gardens surprised us with a bonus weekend last week, so I figured I'd take a last visit and get some fall shots in. Unfortunately due to a hang over, got there late, so I apologize for the darkness of some of the shots. Most of the fall colors showed up ok anyways (who says we don't have seasons in CA!). Not any coaster shots in this TR either, just not many since the 2 rides are buried so far off the paths. If you're looking for pics of GG's coasters, better off checking out my Spring TR here: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34807&highlight=gilroy Not even gonna try to compete with great TR storytellers like Chuck and others around here, so I'll let the beautiful trees tell the story of my fall visit: Really love GG's entrance, one of the most beautiful of any West coast park: Coyote Lake: Good wood! Shroom: Difficult to take a bad pic in a park this nice, just point your camera in any direction and click! The dockside ho hiding in the above pic (crates stacked on the very far left): Usually all the leaves make it impossible to get a clear shot of the entire wheel: Hey BeemerBoy: Random park shots: One last pic, hopefully the replacement sign will show up next season. Happy Turkey Day everyone, thanks for checking on my TR. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit english Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Wow, it's really pretty there. I really would like to see it in person one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFreak Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Nice pics! I really really need to get my butt up there and go to the park, it looks absolutely beautiful for fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Thriller Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Nice pictures. That looks so beautiful. Those pictures are really nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURE Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Awesome Trip Report. Those are some sweet pictures, really makes me wanna make a trip there. And I've never even seen that park before. Thanks a lot! The commentary really helped too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplepills Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Really nice pics, thanks for posting. I like what they have done with some of the trees, with the shaping of the trunks to make arches and all that, haven't seen it before but it looks really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Nice pictures, just a little off topic, but the weather guy at my station hates the saying "Turkey Day", I love showing him people say it. He also hates the sayings, "white stuff" and "wet stuff" and a few others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 What a beautiful park that is, all those lovely colours on the trees etc, are their coasters painted "white". Make the perfect shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossa Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 This park looks simply amazing! Great pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Menefee Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I can't wait to get back to Bonfante for Holiday Lights. My girlfriend and I are taking a little So-Cal park swing in the next few weeks, the heading back up 101 north so we can hit Gilroy on the way home. This time of year the weather is awesome down there folks. These pictures are amazing, but the park really needs to be experienced in person to fully get how pretty the place is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groteslurf Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Looking at these pics, I'm actually beginning to like this season. Some amazing pics of a park I've never heard of before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindvirus Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Wow, its pretty nice there! I would like to go sometime. Seeing holes in trees gives me one of those "wierd feelings." This is it : lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroworldfan1 Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I like this park, it seems very pretty with a few good rides! Did anybody know that Gilroy Gardens is a Cedar Fair park? It's nice for a Cedar Fair, not ti trashy with Rugrats and other things like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer Posted November 24, 2007 Author Share Posted November 24, 2007 Thanks for all the great comments guys, really appreciate it. Sean's right though, pics don't do this place justice, absolutely stunning in person. ^^ mindvirus, you keep your "weird feelings" away from my Circus Trees! ^ Luckily GG isn't owned by CF, they just inherited the management contract from Paramount, which expires next year. Looks like the city is one step closer to going forward with the park purchase, whether they renew their contract with CF has yet to be determined: http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/contentview.asp?c=230001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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