California's Great America

California’s Great America Opens with New Liberty Twirler

<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;22955" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-22955" style&equals;"width&colon; 1114px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;03&sol;Liberty-Twirler-©Californias-Great-America&period;png"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;03&sol;Liberty-Twirler-©Californias-Great-America&period;png" alt&equals;"Liberty Twirler ©California&&num;039&semi;s Great America" width&equals;"1114" height&equals;"684" class&equals;"size-full wp-image-22955" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-22955" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Liberty Twirler ©California&&num;8217&semi;s Great America<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>This Saturday&comma; March 12&comma; California&&num;8217&semi;s Great America will open for the 2022 season with a new a ride and full event lineup for four seasons of FUN&excl; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In May&comma; California’s Great America will debut the new Liberty Twirler&comma; just one of several upgrades to the All-American Corners section of the park&period; On Liberty Twirler&comma; guests will take a spin on this dizzying scrambler ride that offers fun for all ages&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The park is also excited about the first full season of operations for <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;south-bay-shores-debuts-at-californias-great-america&sol;">South Bay Shores<&sol;a>&period; The waterpark was completely transformed in 2021 with new water attractions&comma; new and upgraded food locations&comma; premium cabanas and shaded lounge areas – all themed to reflect the excitement of the South Bay region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;At California’s Great America&comma; we strive to provide season-long entertainment for our guests through a variety of experiences&comma;” said Barb Granter&comma; general manager&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Between our exciting lineup of both new and expanding events&comma; the addition of Liberty Twirler and other upgrades in All-American Corners&comma; and everything our guests love about South Bay Shores waterpark&comma; there’s something for everyone&comma; every day of the season&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In addition&comma; the park will bring back some of our personal favorite food events and some new ones&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The full event lineup includes&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Friday Nights at Great America<&sol;strong> &lpar;select Fridays&comma; March to November&rpar;&colon; Returning for another season&comma; guests can enjoy the best night of the week with live bands&comma; amazing food&comma; tasty drinks and favorite rides&period; Additional dates added for 2022&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Red&comma; White &&num;038&semi; Brews<&sol;strong> &lpar;Select Dates May 27 – June 19&rpar;&colon; Join this hometown celebration of Americana food and fun as Great America&&num;8217&semi;s Hometown Square comes to life with live entertainment&comma; gourmet food and locally sourced beer&comma; games and activities for the whole family&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Carnivale at Orleans Place<&sol;strong> &lpar;July 20 – August 7&rpar;&colon; You have never experienced Great America like this&excl; Immerse yourself in this larger-than-life New Orleans festival featuring bold Cajun flavors&comma; fireworks&comma; lively music and entertainment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Tricks and Treats<&sol;strong> &lpar;September 23 – October 30&rpar;&colon; Halloween celebrations at Great America are transforming in 2022 as we say goodbye to Halloween Haunt and introduce <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;several-cedar-fair-parks-replacing-halloween-haunt&sol;">Tricks and Treats<&sol;a>&comma; our all-new&comma; over-the-top&comma; Halloween event with all fun and no fright&period; Guests of all ages will find ghastly great things to do as they choose their own path to follow&comma; from exploring mazes&comma; to dressing up for costume parties&comma; playing game shows&comma; dancing with spooky characters and enjoying boo-licious food and drinks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>WinterFest<&sol;strong> &lpar;November 25 – January 1&rpar;&colon; The Bay Area’s most immersive holiday event returns this year&comma; sparkling brighter than ever before&period; WinterFest brings holiday cheer to California’s Great America as the park is magically transformed into a winter wonderland and holiday festival&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>&ast; If you liked this post&comma; join other readers who have signed up to for our <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;newsletter&sol;">free Newsletter<&sol;a>&&num;8230&semi;because then you will never miss another update&excl;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- --><&sol;p>&NewLine;

Justin

Find me enjoying the atmosphere, the shows and covered in sugar from an elephant ear.

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