California Great America (CGA) Discussion Thread

[Angry_Gumball]

So, Gold Striker was running great today! Some MAJOR changes to the queue, to fix the graffiti problem. Lines were a weird mixed bag. Gold Striker held a solid hour wait all day and into the night. I got in 7 rides regardless of. Was funny though, after getting off the final ride at 10:30 (park is closed) some kids run and get back in line. Nobody was even blocking the entrance.

 

Here's a mini update on what's going on around the park. Yup, the vibe of Haunt is now in the air!

CGA is going into Haunt Mode!

Zombie High work going on.

A friendly reminder of when Haunt starts

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I hope you all got your final rides on RLD as it's now closed for the season.

Yup, that lovely time of year before the dreaded off-season!

Gold Striker update...notice anything?

And Jack makes sure nobody...I mean NO BODY will be getting in line for it

Notice anything new now? I like this...more air flow in the queue!

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However, (hard to see) somebody actually wrote on Gold Striker itself...ugh...

Fireworks from Gold Striker

And the new banner is up!

And, kids only asking for trouble. Clearly they cared less of what the 2 signs say on the stage.

Yup, vandalism is bad...too bad you vandalized just to get your message across, you hypocrite!

Feels a lot more open now!

Madame Marie's facade gone up now!

[Blue Fire Guy]

Now THIS is absolutely unacceptable. More unacceptable than any other graffiti I've seen in GS's queue, and that's already unacceptable. I consider this to be the tarnishing of sacred ground! Ugh...

UUUUGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

[moviemansig]

Would I likely be able to get more rides in Sunday or Monday? Thanks.

[robbalvey]

Is The Grizzly the worst wooden roller coaster in the world? You tell us!

[SoCalCoasters]

After riding Grizzly a few weeks ago, I can honestly say that Grizzly was pretty dang fun! I actually enjoyed it. Giant Dipper in San Diego is far rougher.

[Blue Fire Guy]

I've certainly been on worse than Grizzly, Roar at SFDK is running very rough right now and when I ride Ghostrider at WCB, that'll also shake me around pretty good. Grizzly's also much smoother now thanks to the heavy retracking it has received over the past few years, but that doesn't change the fact that it is a very lifeless, forceless, lethargic, slow, and actionless coaster. I could fall asleep before the train dispatches, and by the time the train gets back to the station I'd still be asleep.

[Tmcdllr]

Grizzly is like a leisurely stroll through the woods, it's nice but nothing exciting.

[Angry_Gumball]

Grizzly pretty much puts me to sleep. Combine it with lethargic operations to go with a lethargic ride...

But I guess it's a good way for the young ones to get their feet wet and ride their first large scale family ride. It was my first big coaster.

[cmullin]

Grizzly is a pretty boring ride, but Mean Streak is WAY worse than it. I would rather ride Grizzly than Mean Streak for sure.

[#1rollercoasterfan]

Grizzly is the worst. I'd much rather ride Gold Striker instead & I don't go on Grizzly anymore. & Grizzly has the slowest loading operation ever. I could even fall asleep in line it takes forever! Gold Striker & SFMM's Colossus are my favorite woodies.

[eddie200330]

Grizzly is like a leisurely stroll through the woods, it's nice but nothing exciting.

 

Why is this one so much different than Kings Dominion's? And how do the three of them compare(for anyone who has ridden all 3)....KD, Canada's Wonderland, and this one?

[Tmcdllr]

Did I miss the 2014 announcement?

[cmullin]

Did I miss the 2014 announcement?

CGA has made no announcement yet.

[Tmcdllr]

I see, thank you.

[chickenbowl]

This picture was posted on GCIs facebook and I thought it was super cool, so I'm posting it here. It's making me excited about my trip up there in a few weeks.

 

[Angry_Gumball]

That's an awesome photo of the coaster! At first I thought it was the rendering but it's real!

[JJnCFL]

^^BlueFireGuy is gonna need an extra large bucket from drooling...

[chickenbowl]

That's an awesome photo of the coaster! At first I thought it was the rendering but it's real!

 

Yeah me too. It's pretty cool too see the realized version of this concept art!

[Angry_Gumball]

Or if we want to compare to my NL version (Now realizing some tweaks to do yet again on this)

[jray21]

It's definitely not the worst one. Nothing amazing, but it's perfect for families and smaller kids.

[themeparkkid]

Nice NoLimits recreation Angry_Gumball. this is what i pictured in my mind when I read your username: Angry gumballs!

[DarbyGloss]

I'm going to be visiting this park the first weekend of April and I've never been, I have a few questions.

1. What would the lines be like on a Sunday?

The lines should be light as it's not too crowded since it's the beginning of the season.

2. I've never been on a stand up coaster before, would Vortex hurt my knees?

I've never had a problem with my knees, I usually leave some leeway to bend a little, but it's your head that's another story lol, (be prepared for head banging)

3. I hear you have to go through metal detector, do you have to take your cell phone, wallet out of your pocket?

Yes, they'll ask you to take out your phones, keys, wallet etc that might set off the metal detector but they'll give you a bin to place it in.

Have a great time!

I also troubled by the metal detector. Once my watch was magnetized by it.

Edited August 31, 2013 by DarbyGloss

[c0sterfreek]

Not sure if anyone saw this but haunt website is now active! https://www.cagreatamerica.com/haunt

[haydn12]

Mean Streak is much better than Grizzly especially if you get a ride with the trims off on the first hill. Grizzly wasn't rough but it was just slow.

 

Jim

[rolercstrluvr]

I just went to check out the haunt website for CGA and looked at the mazes. I clicked on Dia De Los Muertos and in the URL it still says Club Blood: Re-Vamped. I just thought that was funny that they haven't changed the web address for that yet.