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Saturday, November 7, 2026

Great America will close on Labor Day 2027

Plus, Brandon Aiyuk meets with the 49ers and the Sharks fall 4-1 in Minnesota.

The SJtoday team2 stories14 sources5 min read

Santa ClaraTop story

California's Great America will close on Labor Day 2027 after more than 50 years

Great America's last day is set for Sept. 6, 2027

  1. 1976Park opens as Marriott's Great America
  2. 2022Prologis completes a $310 million deal for the land and leases it back
  3. 2024Cedar Fair and Six Flags complete their merger
  4. March 2027 will open
  5. Sept. 2027Great America's last day, on Labor Day
  6. June 2028The land lease expires

Sources: KCRA, SiliconValley.com

If Great America is part of your family's summers, you've got one more season. The Santa Clara park will close for good in 2027, and its last day will be Labor Day, Sept. 6, according to Six Flags Entertainment's Kristin Fitzgerald, who confirmed the closure. The opens in March, and operating days and hours will be announced later.

Why now? The lease could have been extended by as many as five years, but Six Flags Entertainment decided not to renew it.

The land under Great America sold for $310 million

$310 million
Prologis paid for the land in 2022
112.6 acres
at the Santa Clara site
6 years
the lease's initial term, ending in June 2028

Source: SiliconValley.com

  • Opened: 1976 as Marriott's Great America
  • Address: 1 Great America Parkway, next to
  • Group outings and school visits: continue through 2027

Want unlimited rides? We suggest a look at the 2027 Gold or Prestige Pass, which covers unlimited visits all season and adds access to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo.

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49ers

Brandon Aiyuk met with the 49ers in Santa Clara and says he's healthy and wants reinstatement

Brandon Aiyuk showed up. The wide receiver and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, met with the 49ers Friday at the team's business offices, and Aiyuk spoke to Bay Area media for the first time since his October 2024 knee injury. "I'm back to 100% and looking to get reinstated to the National Football League," he said. Afterward, Rosenhaus said "To be continued," adding that there were no further statements for now.

about $13 millionin bonus money the NFL says Aiyuk must repay

The league told Aiyuk this week he needs to repay it before reinstatement. The 49ers have been seeking the repayment.

Source: ABC7 Bay Area

Aiyuk hasn't played since he tore the ACL, MCL and meniscus in his right knee on Oct. 20, 2024. He's on the , so his only way back is applying for reinstatement and reporting to the 49ers. If that happens, the team has three options:

  • Release him: the most likely scenario
  • Trade him: the 49ers' preference, with the deadline Tuesday
  • Add him to the 53-man roster: a long shot

Aiyuk's standoff with the 49ers reaches a meeting and a deadline

  1. Oct. 2024Aiyuk tears his ACL, MCL and meniscus against the Chiefs
  2. July 202549ers void about $27 million in Aiyuk's remaining guarantees
  3. Late Oct.Aiyuk and Rosenhaus file for reinstatement
  4. Nov. 6Aiyuk meets with the 49ers at their business offices
  5. Nov. 10Trade deadline; the 49ers would prefer to trade Aiyuk

Sources: ABC7 Bay Area, Ventura County Star

“It's been over for our football team for a long time.”

Kyle Shanahan, 49ers coach, on Friday

News Notes

Niners

Nick Bosa (calf) and Christian McCaffrey (hamstring) have no injury designation for Sunday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders. The 49ers ruled out receivers Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel and Christian Kirk at . Demarcus Robinson appears likely to be activated from injured reserve, and the team must create a roster spot for him by 1 p.m. PT today. ABC7 Bay AreaNBC Bay Area

Sharks

The Sharks lost 4-1 at Minnesota on Friday, allowing two power-play goals and going 0-for-3 on the man advantage. Captain Macklin Celebrini scored in the second period. Paradise Post

The Sharks lost 4-⁠1 to the Wild on Friday

  • San Jose Sharks1
    Minnesota Wild4
    FinalCelebrini scored; the Sharks went 0-for-3 on the power play

Source: Paradise Post

Coach watch

Pierre LeBrun reported Thursday on TSN that, in his understanding, Sharks GM Mike Grier isn't contemplating a coaching change at this stage. NBC Bay Area

Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Niko Tsakiris and Earthquakes II head coach Dan DeGeer were called up to the U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team camp in Spain, Nov. 9-17. It includes friendlies against Scotland on Sunday, Nov. 15 (6 a.m. PT) and Ukraine on Tuesday, Nov. 17 (5 a.m. PT). San Jose Earthquakes

Women's sports

January will be a landmark month with League One Volleyball's San Francisco Signal debuting, an Unrivaled doubleheader at Chase Center featuring WNBA Finals MVP Gabby Williams, and PWHL San Jose's inaugural season. Five new teams have arrived in 10 months. The San Francisco Standard

Home

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Staircases to nowhere and doors that open into thin air: San Jose's Winchester Mystery House has plenty of odd corners. Sarah Winchester bought a farmhouse in San Jose in 1886 and kept expanding it for 36 years, until her death in 1922. That's a lot of construction. Quite the home project.

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  1. Fri., Nov. 13San Jose leaders want to pause data center approvals
  2. Thurs., Nov. 12Askarov's shootout record, plus the 49ers' new receiver
  3. Wed., Nov. 11Great America will close after a 2027 Farewell Season
  4. Tues., Nov. 1049ers beat the Raiders 38-17 as Great America sets its final season
  5. Mon., Nov. 9Great America will close for good after Labor Day 2027
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Great America will close on Labor Day 2027

Plus, Brandon Aiyuk meets with the 49ers and the Sharks fall 4-1 in Minnesota.

The TLDR

  1. Great America will close on Labor Day, Sept. 6, 2027
  2. Brandon Aiyuk meets with the 49ers, says he wants reinstatement
  3. Bosa and McCaffrey are back for the Niners; Evans is out
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