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- 1985 The City of Santa Clara Redevelopment Agency purchases Great America from the Marriott Corporation. Kings Entertainment Company (KECO) is recruited to manage the park. The resulting five-year contract includes an option for KECO to buy the park business and assets.
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The hotel and restaurant operator Marriott Corporation completed Marriott's Great America on the site of what had been a pear orchard [3] and opened it to the public on March 20, 1976. [4][5] Admission was US$7.95 (equivalent to $43 in 2023) for adults (12 and up) and US$6.95 (equivalent to $37 in 2023) for children (4–11). [6][4] There were 1,5...
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The City of Santa Clara Redevelopment Agency purchases Great America from the Marriott Corporation. Kings Entertainment Company (KECO) is recruited to manage the park. The resulting five-year contract includes an option for KECO to buy the park business and assets.
Marriott’s Great America history. In 1976, the Marriott Corporation opened two Marriott’s GREAT AMERICA parks. The two parks represented the state of the art in theme park design and attractions at that time. First to open was Marriott’s GREAT AMERICA in Santa Clara, California.
May 28, 2016 · Marriott's Great America opened in 1976 in Gurnee. Six Flags bought the park in 1984, making it the chain's seventh park, shown June 2, 1986.
Mar 20, 2021 · Left to right: Randall Duell, unidentified, and David Brown stand outside Buffet Le Grand in Orleans Place on opening day at Marriott’s Great America, Santa Clara, CA. Duell and his firm designed Marriott’s Great America, along with many other major theme parks across the country.
Jun 27, 2022 · He eventually partnered with Marriott Corp. and the project was ultimately approved. Marriott eventually bought Parker out and in 1976 the park opened as Marriott’s Great America, with a high publicity groundbreaking in October 1973 featuring Art Linkletter and Bugs Bunny.
Jul 8, 2023 · 1985: The California park was sold to the City of Santa Clara and the Great America management group, and eventually ended up under the management of Cedar Fair Entertainment Company; 2022: Cedar Fair announced the sale of the Silicon Valley land on which California’s Great America resides.
