Santa ClaraSunday, November 8
California's Great America will close for good after the 2027 season
The SJtoday team
If you've got a Great America memory, you have one season left to add to it. The Santa Clara park announced Friday that it will close, with its final day on Labor Day, Sept. 6, 2027. ABC7 says that's sooner than some people hoped.
The closure has been expected since Cedar Fair sold the park's 112-acre footprint to Prologis in 2022 for $310 million. The land lease expires in June 2028, and Six Flags opted not to extend it.
The land under Great America sold for $310 million in 2022
Source: Los Angeles Times
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Bought, 2019 | $150 million |
| Sold, 2022 | $310 million |
- Farewell Season starts: March 2027
- Passes: 2027 Gold or Prestige Pass, unlimited visits
- Passholders also get into Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo
- Group outings and youth visits continue through 2027
Great America's story runs from 1976 to a Labor Day 2027 finale
- 1976Marriott opens the park during the nation's Bicentennial.
- 2019Cedar Fair buys the land from the city's redevelopment agency for $150 million.
- 2022Cedar Fair sells the land to Prologis for $310 million.
- March 2027The Farewell Season begins.
- Sept. 2027The park's final day of operation falls on Labor Day.
Sources: Los Angeles Times, KTLA
The park, at 4701 Great America Parkway, canceled most live entertainment and most of its Halloween and Christmas events last year. Its 2027 operating days and hours will be announced later.
Sources: KTLA, ABC7 Bay Area, Los Angeles Times, CBS San Francisco, KQED, Modesto Bee, KMPH Fox 26