Santa ClaraSaturday, November 7
California's Great America will close on Labor Day 2027 after more than 50 years
The SJtoday team
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 Farewell Season opens in March, and operating days and hours will be announced later.
Great America's last day is set for Sept. 6, 2027
- 1976Park opens as Marriott's Great America
- 2022Prologis completes a $310 million deal for the land and leases it back
- 2024Cedar Fair and Six Flags complete their merger
- March 2027Farewell Season will open
- Sept. 2027Great America's last day, on Labor Day
- June 2028The land lease expires
Sources: KCRA, SiliconValley.com
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 Levi's Stadium
- 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.
Sources: SFGATE, KCRA, SiliconValley.com, KRON4