Collection of Great America Videos

by **viper1988** on December 19th, 2009, 2:44 am

So I thought it would be smart to start an on going collection of videos of Six Flags Great America. Most are commercials but some are historic videos that I just found on the internet. Please contribute your own as you find them! Hope you enjoy!

Great America Parks Tribute Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lmNSVwt-fE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

30th Anniversary on NBC 5 2006
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CPmZmls3PM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

1976 Jewels Hill Farm Dairy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCicA7SUbyw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

1978
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPiGc5iFXk4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

1979
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL09xnHAhm0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

1980
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5hXN_g6ZzY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

1980 Demon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWC5z7OnvJ4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

1981 American Eagle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TqUJHRTsM8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

1982 Hand in Hand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjgxHT99rDM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHfqXgMG6-E" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

1985 Time of Your Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqax8gSuGpA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Z-Force
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4a3Ec30WwI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

1987 Power Dive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOs0Fqa8pyA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

1991 Condor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVCo3BA2Ffc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

1993
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIL9-f3bOio" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_hEAEeRvtw

1995 (1:29 begins the Great America Commercial)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho_feKmUtuI

2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kri54ITjui8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Bugs Bunny Land
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Eye4OzTg4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

American Eagle Backward Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6SB-6NZYyQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Physics Day at SFGAm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWrfGzC2W18" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZpbr4bnCFQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Kids World at Marriott's Great America
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgAPeBSFSTc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Wiggles World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFerqXSpC44" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Viper Legacy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNphXRvroz4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Iron Wolf Legacy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mop3lr2vHuM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uAvwiKvbiM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Shockwave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxjBYKdtKNk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2J1cE59yBY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw9wAFnZZtQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Edge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If-J2XuWfF0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlwTv2osGdo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Tidal Wave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEKiAKeXRYc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Multimedia Albums at GreatAmericaParks.com
http://www.greatamericaparks.com/images ... php?cat=21" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

by **Coaster Justin** on December 19th, 2009, 3:18 am

Personally My Favorite Commercials are

1978
1982
1985
1993

Thats How Commercials Should Be Nowadays, Not 2007's with just Fluff and Junk.

by **Coaster Justin** on December 19th, 2009, 3:24 am

I Got a Few More

Six Flags or Disneyland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i36KOMgl ... re=related

Twicket
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byGRcwqg ... r_embedded

by **BP317** on December 19th, 2009, 8:28 am

Seeing those clips of Shockwave reminds me of how much more intense of a ride it was than Scream Machine at GADV and Viper at MM, the double loop without any trims was insane. Its kinda depressing knowing I used to do monster marathons on Shockwave all the time and nowadays my body probably wouldnt like that very much :lol:

by **tp41190** on December 19th, 2009, 5:39 pm

^Yeah I agree about the double loops. I thought they were more forceful then the loops on Batman. And after riding Viper and GASM, I still liked shockwave better. However, my favorite double loop on any coaster has to be Mindbender at Galaxyland (INSANE) :mrgreen:

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Shockwave POV
http://www.youtube.com/user/benzo41190# ... sZr8VC4Tps

by **BMRider** on December 21st, 2009, 11:36 pm

Does anyone know where to find the original commercials for Raging Bull?

by **Necropolis** on December 23rd, 2009, 1:10 pm

I never got to ride Shockwave. I went to great america for the first time the same year it was gonna close. I was supposed to go on it with my friends but they didnt want to. Now i kinda regret not forcing my friends to ride it with me. Oh well, at least the commercials show what i missed.

by **viper1988** on December 23rd, 2009, 4:25 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWFkjBu3HDk

This is someones personal home videos from Great America!

by **Coaster Justin** on December 24th, 2009, 2:18 am

Does anyone know where to find the original commercials for Raging Bull?

I have it but I don't know how to Post on Youtube, And I Don't Have A Webpage.

Here's the Transcript

"1100 Tons of Trouble. A Steel Beast in a Bad Mood. A Super Coaster Unlike Any Other... in the World. Its Raging Bull. The Meanest, High Speed, 1st of its Kind Hyper Coaster. At 20 Stories, the Tallest of 10 World Class Coasters. Only at Six Flags Great America"

by **Jackluver18** on December 24th, 2009, 11:15 am

was there ever a commerical for Giant Drop?

by **FParker185** on December 24th, 2009, 1:11 pm

I'm pretty sure there was one though I don't remember it. I do remember though that that years Empire Carpet commercial showed a lot of Giant Drop.

by **tp41190** on December 24th, 2009, 2:26 pm

There was a commercial with some song. It was like

"ohh..ohh...l want to touch the sky, I want to fly so high"
And it showed Giant Drop and all the coasters. But I don't know if that was the same year as Giant Drop or not.

by **FParker185** on December 24th, 2009, 4:05 pm

I think that was 01, when they brought in the mini remote controlled helicopter w/camera for all the aerial shots.

by **BP317** on December 24th, 2009, 6:50 pm

I remember the commercial from 2002 where Willa Ford is selling candy then rips off her costume.

by **david** on December 25th, 2009, 2:37 am

It's not that hard to post a video on YouTube. I would really like to see the Pre-Mr. Six commercials!

by **FRD714** on December 26th, 2009, 3:05 pm

BP/19 wrote:I remember the commercial from 2002 where Willa Ford is selling candy then rips off her costume.

Probably the best commercial they've had. It did have some nice footage in there.

by **tp41190** on December 26th, 2009, 5:25 pm

I have the breaking news cast from when the girl died on Raging Bull...it's somewhere. I just have to find it.

by **Luxornv** on December 30th, 2009, 2:34 am

tp41190 wrote:There was a commercial with some song. It was like

"ohh..ohh...l want to touch the sky, I want to fly so high"
And it showed Giant Drop and all the coasters. But I don't know if that was the same year as Giant Drop or not.

That was in 2001 when they built Vertical Velocity and Deja Vu. I really liked that commercial for some reason.

by **viper1988** on January 12th, 2010, 11:56 am

GreatAmericaParks.com has updated their Multimedia Albums to include 7 new 1978 Videos and Commercials they are all very interesting you should check them out!

http://www.greatamericaparks.com/images ... php?cat=21" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This video includes a shot of The Infamous Gulf Coaster from 1976

http://www.greatamericaparks.com/images ... t=21&pos=3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

by **Ilovthevu'** on January 12th, 2010, 12:40 pm

My favorite commercial out of the ones you posted is the first one of 1993. It mentions rides by name of what the park has to offer. They are roller coasters, but I don't like how they mention anything Disney because they are helping Disney. In commercials, you mention your product, and that's it, or in detergant commercials, it's okay to say "the leading brand". Otherwise, if people don't like your product, they might try the product you are telling them (even though negative).

To me, in Six Flags commercials, they miss the boat. They usually have one side of the commercials, but not the other side. For awhile, it's always been about roller coasters. Of course, they are going to mention Wiggle's World now because it's new, but they need 2 different types of commercials per year at least in my opinion to get everything to come to the park.

Yes, you do need a roller coaster orientated commercial, but in my opinion you also need a kid plus toddler commercial with your Wiggle's World, Camp Cartoon area, and you need rides like Triple Play, Big Easy Balloons, Whirligig, The Orbit, Hometown Fun Machine, Jester's Wild Ride, and so on. They have so many rides that they never mention, and to people that watch those commercials, hey it's a teen park with just roller coasters. They can even have a waterpark commercial too if they wanted to. It's 3 groups of people this park could target. Waterpark people, thrill seekers, and kids/toddlers.

For the 2007 one, and now, they are so worried about selling season passes than worried about getting people to the park. Sell the park (as in for people to go to the park), and than the season pass.