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California's Great America


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 12 attractions in Santa Clara
Traveler Description: California's Great America theme park is located in the city of Santa Clara, about an hour south of San Francisco and next to San Jose. The park has... more »
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Attraction type: Amusement/theme park
Address: Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95050
Tel: 408-988-1776

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4 of 5 stars
udicemimi   1 contribution
CA
Nov 17, 2009

Just visited Great America on the weekend and it is excellent. Good rides !! more

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5 of 5 stars
ta468   1 contribution
Bay area
Oct 8, 2009

We take our children who are 3 and 6 and they love that place. They have lots of rides appropriate for their ages. more

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4 of 5 stars
candierocks   4 contributions
Vancouver WA
Aug 11, 2009

It's not to the caliber of Disneyland, but its a great amusement park. It's got Nick charaters for the kids, and scary crazy rollercoaster rides for the adults. You also can use the water park if you want to (we did not use the water park its was just too much to try and fit both in). You can rent... more

A FUN DAY!
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4 of 5 stars
Porcupine99   4 contributions
Concord, CA
Jul 10, 2009

I took my daughter and her friend to ca Great America and they had a blast. There were only a couple issues with the park. First of all, there are many teenagers cutting in line and swearing. Secondly, most of the rides were way too crazy for my daughter and her friend and usually they love roller coasters. more

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3 of 5 stars
Stevied888   538 contributions
Brandon, Florida
Jun 24, 2009

I am spoiled by being near Disney Parks. The lines here were long and in some cases the rides were not friendly for what they call "people of unusual proportions". In other words if you are not skinny this many not be the park for you. Unfortunately you do not find that out until after the long lines. There were... more

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5 of 5 stars
CAGoodheart   4 contributions
San Diego, CA
Jul 9, 2008
3
people found this review helpful

This is a great theme park. My wife and I took our son here and had a great time. We especially enjoyed the Nickelodeon area as our son is big SpongeBob Squarepants fan. He was able to take a photo with SpongeBob and also Patrick, his two favorite characters. My wife and I enjoyed a break watching the park's new... more

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5 of 5 stars
funnylittlecornmouth   2 contributions
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 8, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

This place has the sickest coasters in the Bay Area! Invertigo is still my favorite, though I actually enjoy Flight Deck (formerly Top Gun) more now that I don't have to listen Kenny Loggins in line. Apart from the coasters, the park is definitely geared more toward kids. I've taken my nephew a few times and he loves the water... more

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1 of 5 stars
TikkunOlam   4 contributions
Los Altos, CA
Aug 26, 2007
3
people found this review helpful

If you do go to "Great??" America, please do not bring a purse. You will not be allowed to take it on roller coasters and will have to leave it in unsupervised cubbies. My daughters' bags were stolen today. According to security, this happens every day and they don't care enough to do anything about it. Other reasons not to... more

Fun park!
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4 of 5 stars
mnmtd   5 contributions
Oregon City, Oregon
Jul 8, 2007
3
people found this review helpful

We recently went to Great America and had a great time! It's nice that there is a waterpark there too! If you plan to get a locker, get one closer to the waterpark side so that it is more convenient to get to. They do not let you switch lockers if you've had it over an hour and it's $12... more

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5 of 5 stars
KFFV   3 contributions
Bluff City TN
Jun 9, 2007
2
people found this review helpful

The park is beautifully laid out and maintained. Most of my experience is with East Coast Theme Parks, and this one was above average in cleanliness and ease of finding your way around. The Invertigo and Delirium are some amazing rides, and there are several choices of major roller coasters in every category. Great America is owned by Cedar Fair... more

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California's Great America Address

Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95050
Tel: 408-988-1776