California’s Great America is Staying Put
As the sun rose on it’s historic 40th anniversary this morning, the fate of California’s Great America still seemed very much up in the air.
With a pending sale of the land it sits on and confirmation from our own investigation that several members of the Santa Clara City Council have entertained redevelopment proposals – all of which called for demolition of the park – it seemed that we would soon be watching our 39th Lost Park in the Bay Area.
However, there is some potential, good news to report. Speaking to the San Jose Mercury News, park General Manager, Raul Rehnborg said that Cedar Fair, “…intends to keep and grow the park exactly where it is through the year 2074.” That’s when the current lease on the park expires.
He added that there is no more debating the park’s future – they are here to stay. You can find the full article, here.
I’ve written at length here before about why Cedar Fair should’t and wouldn’t let this park go – so it’s great to hear directly from senior management that this is indeed, appears to be the case. We’ll now look forward to the actual sale proceedings from the City of Santa Clara come this June and official statements from the park as well.
What do you think of this news – are you excited or still not convinced the park is staying? Let me know in the comments section or on our social media links!
Former Santa’s Village Theme Park Site A Tempting Location for Silicon Valley?
It’s been tried before, but will this be the project that finally replaces the empty space left by the Santa’s Village site in Scotts Valley?
You can read the whole article from our friend Nate Donato Weinstein in the Silicon Valley Business Journal, here:
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/11/23/new-owner-of-borland-campus-to-seek.html
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