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RailBlazer - New Roller Coaster Californias Great America - 2018

RailBlazer Roller Coaster Coming to California’s Great America

Joel
August 17, 2017
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Yesterday, California's Great America (Santa Clara, CA) announced their new 2018 roller coaster in RailBlazer. It'll be a very rare single rail roller coaster with a 90-degree drop and three loops (dive loop, c... Read More...
Gold Striker - Californias Great America - 2013 Roller Coaster

Great Reviews Great America's Gold Striker

Joel
July 2, 2013
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Positive Reviews for Great America's Gold Striker California's Great America's new wooden coaster Gold Striker has been open for a while now and the reviews have been very positive. It sounds like this exciting... Read More...
Gold Striker Coming to California's Great America

Top 8 New Roller Coasters of 2013 – Part 1

Joel
March 20, 2013
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5th Annual List of the Most Anticipated New Roller Coasters of the Year Each year I rank the new roller coasters that are opening based on which of them I'd like to ride the most. Usually, I base my rankings on... Read More...
Gold Striker Tunnel - Californias Great America - Roller Coaster

Gold Striker’s New Record-Setting Tunnel

Joel
March 15, 2013
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Rejoice! California's Great America is adding their first new large roller coaster since 2000. Gold Striker looks to be an exciting wooden roller coaster from Great Coasters International. The ride's layout alr... Read More...
Gold Striker Coming to California's Great America

New Wooden Roller Coaster Gold Striker Coming to CA Great America

Joel
September 1, 2012
Roller Coaster News
6
Gold Striker Coming to California's Great America in 2013 California's Great America just announced their 2013 roller coaster Gold Striker. The new wooden roller coaster was designed by Great Coasters Internat... Read More...
California Great America's Rumored 2013 Wooden Coaster

Top 6 Rumored 2013 Roller Coasters

Joel
June 13, 2012
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Gatekeeper - Cedar Point's 2013 Roller Coaster UPDATE 8/13 - Cedar Point is scheduled to announce their new roller coaster today. See images and read about Cedar Point's 2013 wing coaster Gatekeeper. Outlaw ... Read More...
California Great America's Rumored 2013 Wooden Coaster

California Great America’s Rumored 2013 Woodie

Joel
March 10, 2012
Roller Coaster News
18
California's Great America Could Get a GCI Woodie in 2013 California's Great America appears to be on track to get a much needed shot in the arm. Since plans to sell the park fell through, Cedar Fair is giving ... Read More...
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Cedar Fair’s 2012 Infrastructure Upgrades

Matt
February 24, 2012
Editorials, Editorials and Rants, Issue 5, Theme Park Geekly
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Leviathan, Dinosaurs Alive, and a few Windseekers are the more thrilling additions coming to Cedar Fair parks across North America. 2012 will be a relatively quiet year for Cedar Fair parks, with Leviathan bein... Read More...
Cedar Fair to Sell California's Great America

Cedar Fair to Sell California’s Great America

Joel
September 20, 2011
Theme Park News
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Cedar Fair Sells California's Great America for $70 Million Theme park chain Cedar Fair has struck a deal with JMA Ventures LLC to sell its Santa Clara theme park California's Great America for $70 million. The... Read More...
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Featured Photo #28 – Invertigos A No-Go

Joel
August 27, 2011
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Six Flags America's Two Face was one of the roller coasters that Six Flags added to Adventure World when it bought  the park. Along with launch coaster Joker's Jinx, hyper coaster Superman: Ride of Steel and f... Read More...
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