California's Great America is a 100-acre theme park in Santa Clara that offers a wide variety of high, mild, and family thrill rides. The park was originally opened by hotelier Marriott Corporation in 1976 and was subsequently operated by Paramount Parks throughout the 1990s before its purchase by Cedar Point operators Cedar Fair. It is best known as the home of Northern California's tallest and fastest wooden coaster, Gold Striker, which has been honored as one of the world's top 10 wooden coasters by Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards. Other coasters include the Flight Deck suspended coaster, the Patriot floorless coaster, and the new RailBlazer single-rail coaster. Thrill rides include the park's Delirium pendulum ride and 225-foot Drop Tower, while family rides include the park's iconic 200-foot Star Tower observation tower. Admission to the park's water park, Boomerang Bay, is also included in standard admission tickets.

4701 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054, Phone: 408-988-1776

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