Whats going on for SFGAm's 30th anniversery? All i've seen is a 30th Anniversary logo that was at No Coaster Con (i didnt go, someone else took this pic)
http://cpe-65-25-185-174.wi.res.rr.com: ... arLogo.jpg
I dont know whats happening on May 29, 2006 though. I heard there would be alot of fun things this season. Ive also heard that the model from when AE was being built will be displayed at the enterance of AE.
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30th Anniversary
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What's happening on May 29th? I believe that is the date the park opened in 1976, but I'm not positive. Sweet, I'm going on the 29th too. I'm sure its not gonna be anything too special.
Yea, thats the opening date in 1976. Im going too.
I think that you can expect the park to pull out stuff that has been in mothballs and show it off, like the original park model, AE model, old signage, etc.
I do not think it's going to be huge, but its nostalgic. I like the logo though, as it harkens back to the Marriotts "STAR" logo. YOU ARE A FAILURE AT LIFE!
Like this one...
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Yeah. I'd expect to see this on the parade doors in Hometown Square and the cover of the park map & guide. Is the May 29, 2006 part of the actual logo, or something added to the PowerPoint slide? If it was part of the logo, it should say May 29, 1976 in my opinion.
Six Flags Great America (1984 to ?)
Marriott's Great America (5/29/1976 to 1983 From RCDB so that is when GAM opened! Um Maybe they dont have anything really its just the date it opened SF IS CLONING! AHHHHH!!!
Thats what I thought having it the day it opened and maybe for the parade there going to have replicas of the orignal parade floats hopefully...
No matter how hard it is...Never EVER give up. The real failure is those who dont try.
I hope they do something VERY suprising this year since it's their 30th anniversary! Like a coaster, you know stuff like that (Other than tornado)
From being one of the class geeks in 8th grade to one of the most noticable ones in High School. Thats what you call "Steppin Yo Game Up!"
I doubt anything will change in parade except the pre-show and maybe a few extra toons. But you never know.
^ Exactly!
 From being one of the class geeks in 8th grade to one of the most noticable ones in High School. Thats what you call "Steppin Yo Game Up!"
I doubt it. It would have been announced already.
I feel they should bring back the Bicentennial costume that was worn by Bugs Bunny during the Marriott years. I always thought it was a great costume! They should also bring back the 5 cent root beer stand called the "Hot Shoppe", and there should also be a special 30th anniversary music show in the Grand Music Hall (Remember when we used to have REAL music shows?)
Of course a new coaster would be great but that is doubtful, considering Snyder's stance on new coasters. I would also love to see Sky Whirl back and DejaVu gone, but that will not happen either. Another idea would be to bring back the historic flags that used to fly on Carousel Plaza. Each one used to be different, showing the progession of flags from US history. We can all dream, cant we?  We should all remember to be thankful to have a world-class theme park like Six Flags Great America here in our local area!
I sure would like to see the Hot Shoppe back. For those of you that don't know the story, it's located between Trudys and HT Funnelcake. A small brick building. Its a replica of the original stand where J. Willard Marriott and his wife started their business which grew into one of the best known hotel chains in the world.
The place was EXACTLY like the original was, down to the fixtures on the ceiling. YOU ARE A FAILURE AT LIFE!
though we wont probably get a coaster, I like the idea of bringing the hot shoppe back and the grand music hall show would be cool. It'd be awesome if they could do a show that would bring all of the last thirty years together. I think it'd be cool if they brought back an afternoon parade. New costumes for the characters for the 30th anniversary would be cool too.
2006 visits: 20
2007 visits: 17 2008 visits: 3
They still fly historic flags by Columbia's reflecting pond. [albumimg]26[/albumimg]
I like the person that made an attempt to duck.
Anyways, with Cedar Point and Geagau Lake (sp?) featuring 25 cent cotton candy, 5 cent root beers would get the competition going.
They just started having the progression of flags back in the 2005 season, they were regular modern flags in 2004.
I hope if the sell t-shirts/hats etc for the anniversy i hope they actually keep the stuff in stock for the whoile year!!
For the 25th they ran out of everything but hats before June and i was never able to buy the excellant shirt they made up to celebrate 25 years. I saw the items in early MAy but wiated till i came back later in Amy and all ther shirts were gone and never replaced which made no sense IMHO.
From what I heard during the summer, the only merchandise as of then was a few keychains and that was it..
Hey, I just realized something. Is our park called great america because it was started in 1976 which was exactly 200 years after our country was started.
SFGAm top 4 Coasters
1. Raging Bull 2. Vertical Velocity 3. Batman The Ride 4. Superman
Yes, it was intended that way. In fact, it was supposed to open on July 4th, 1976, though Marriot nedded money and started soft openings on May 29th.
It's also themed to North America. Did you miss that?
The Historic Flags of the United States have been flying at the park since it opened, so no they did not just start that. There used to be plaques by every flag. Look for those to make a return YOU ARE A FAILURE AT LIFE!
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