Andrew
07-02-2004, 03:38 PM
Paramount's Great America Newsletter #9
Coasterpalooza 2004
The perfect event for theme park enthusiasts, the 4th Annual Coasterpalooza at PGA will celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Switchback Railway, the world's first modern roller coaster! The event, scheduled for Saturday, July 10th, includes exclusive ride times, a behind-the-scenes tour of the Park and an all you can eat picnic.
Registration for Coasterpalooza 2004 begins at 8am in front of the Park's Grand Entrance. Before it opens to the general public at 10am, registrants will be invited into the Park for exclusive rides on Invertigo, the Drop Zone Stunt Tower and Psycho Mouse.
The group will meet again at 10:15am for a tour of PGA. Stops along the route include The Coaster Shop, Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay, Top Gun and Demon. The tour concludes at 10:45 am with a group photo at the Vortex's signature fan turn in Hollywood Plaza. After the group glamour shot, participants are turned loose in the Park until 4:15pm when everyone will head to the County Fair Picnic Grove for a buffet dinner and raffle. After getting a fill of food and prizes, it's time for more rides and one final perk. Once the Park closes at 9pm, Coasterpalooza participants are invited to stay and ride Top Gun in the dark from 9:30 – 10:30pm!
It's a full day of thrills, food and fun and designed to be the ultimate PGA experience. For tickets to Coasterpalooza 2004, click here (http://www.pgathrills.com/events_coaster.jsp). Discount tickets for WOW! Card and VIP Passholders are available the day of the event.
Visited Great America? Tell us about it and win $1,000
Tell us about your most recent trip to Great America through our anonymous Guest Satisfaction Survey (http://www.parkfeedback.com/research/survey.aspx?s=feednews) and you could win free tickets or one of a hundred prizes worth between $25 to $1000. It's fast, it's free and it's a great way to make the park better for your next visit!
PGA Offers Electronic Guest Amenity/Locator System
Paramount's Great America is working with Scooterbug Inc. and SafeTzone Technologies Corporation to offer park guests Star Watch, a new and convenient way to locate group members and amenities inside the park.
Star Watch is a waterproof, watch-size device that is worn on the wrist of each group member. Once registered, park guests may scan the Star Watch at any of the Park's seven Star Watch “LocationStations®,” where group members can quickly locate one another on an electronic park map. Unlike conventional methods for reuniting groups, the system empowers group members with immediate visual answers to each other's whereabouts.
Star Watch users will also have the ability to locate park amenities such as attractions and restrooms and find the best route to get there; send confidential messages to other members of group, and receive information about PGA's special promotions, show times and park events.
“The Star Watch touch-screen technology enables park guests to access information at their fingertips,” said Rod Rankin, PGA's senior vice president and general manager. “It's a convenient and affordable guest amenity that provides visitors the opportunity to track everyone in their group or simply find the easiest route to a favorite ride or restaurant,” added Rankin.
Star Watch can be rented for single-day use for $5 per person ($4 per person for VIP Passholders). Special advance pricing is also available for large groups. You can rent your Star Watch at the locker/stroller rental facility at the front gate, beside Carousel Columbia by Sweet Tooth, or at Mathilda's Beach Wear in Boomerang Bay.
The One Nation Tour
On Saturday, July 31st, Grammy Award-winning Christian artist Michael W. Smith (http://www.michaelwsmith.com/), along with MercyMe (http://www.mercyme.org/index2.php) and The David Crowder Band (http://www.davidcrowderband.com/), will bring The One Nation Tour to Paramount's Great America's Redwood Amphitheater. The show starts at 7pm and advanced tickets are available online (http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1c0038a1b380531b?brand=&artistid=733607&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=50).
Share The Memories Winner
“Two of my children had been home sick for almost two weeks and boy, did they have cabin fever! I'd heard about your Memorial Day fireworks and decided to bundle them up and head to the Park .Your firework show was the most spectacular we'd ever seen. The kids absolutely loved it .It was totally awesome and we'll be back every year to see it. Thanks Great America, you saved the day!”
- Linda L. from Hayward, CA, will receive two tickets to Paramount's Great America! Winners are randomly selected. Submit your entry (http://www.parkfeedback.com/news/memories.aspx)!
Note: PGA will be celebrating Independence Weekend with another fireworks show! The Fireworks Extravaganza, free with Park admission, is choreographed to patriotic and popular music. It'll begin at 9:30pm on Saturday, July 3rd.
Summer, Road Trips and Paramount Parks
Many of you are planning summer vacations and are ready to hit the road or fly the friendly skies. If you’re in or around Virginia, California, Ohio, North Carolina or Canada, there’s a Paramount Park in the vicinity ready to welcome your family and friends. The perfect excursion, each Park includes attractions for kids of all ages, a water park and high-energy live shows. VIP Passholders get into all Paramount Parks for free! For exact locations and Park details, click here (http://paramountparks.com/)!
What did you think of Magic of the Movies?
Have you seen Paramount's Magic of the Movies Live? If so, we want to know what you thought of it! Take a brief survey (http://inquisite.parkfeedback.com/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.cgi?idx=5kmcng) and you could win free tickets to the park!
Stay tuned for our next issue on July 15
(Source: PGA email newsletter/press release)
Coasterpalooza 2004
The perfect event for theme park enthusiasts, the 4th Annual Coasterpalooza at PGA will celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Switchback Railway, the world's first modern roller coaster! The event, scheduled for Saturday, July 10th, includes exclusive ride times, a behind-the-scenes tour of the Park and an all you can eat picnic.
Registration for Coasterpalooza 2004 begins at 8am in front of the Park's Grand Entrance. Before it opens to the general public at 10am, registrants will be invited into the Park for exclusive rides on Invertigo, the Drop Zone Stunt Tower and Psycho Mouse.
The group will meet again at 10:15am for a tour of PGA. Stops along the route include The Coaster Shop, Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay, Top Gun and Demon. The tour concludes at 10:45 am with a group photo at the Vortex's signature fan turn in Hollywood Plaza. After the group glamour shot, participants are turned loose in the Park until 4:15pm when everyone will head to the County Fair Picnic Grove for a buffet dinner and raffle. After getting a fill of food and prizes, it's time for more rides and one final perk. Once the Park closes at 9pm, Coasterpalooza participants are invited to stay and ride Top Gun in the dark from 9:30 – 10:30pm!
It's a full day of thrills, food and fun and designed to be the ultimate PGA experience. For tickets to Coasterpalooza 2004, click here (http://www.pgathrills.com/events_coaster.jsp). Discount tickets for WOW! Card and VIP Passholders are available the day of the event.
Visited Great America? Tell us about it and win $1,000
Tell us about your most recent trip to Great America through our anonymous Guest Satisfaction Survey (http://www.parkfeedback.com/research/survey.aspx?s=feednews) and you could win free tickets or one of a hundred prizes worth between $25 to $1000. It's fast, it's free and it's a great way to make the park better for your next visit!
PGA Offers Electronic Guest Amenity/Locator System
Paramount's Great America is working with Scooterbug Inc. and SafeTzone Technologies Corporation to offer park guests Star Watch, a new and convenient way to locate group members and amenities inside the park.
Star Watch is a waterproof, watch-size device that is worn on the wrist of each group member. Once registered, park guests may scan the Star Watch at any of the Park's seven Star Watch “LocationStations®,” where group members can quickly locate one another on an electronic park map. Unlike conventional methods for reuniting groups, the system empowers group members with immediate visual answers to each other's whereabouts.
Star Watch users will also have the ability to locate park amenities such as attractions and restrooms and find the best route to get there; send confidential messages to other members of group, and receive information about PGA's special promotions, show times and park events.
“The Star Watch touch-screen technology enables park guests to access information at their fingertips,” said Rod Rankin, PGA's senior vice president and general manager. “It's a convenient and affordable guest amenity that provides visitors the opportunity to track everyone in their group or simply find the easiest route to a favorite ride or restaurant,” added Rankin.
Star Watch can be rented for single-day use for $5 per person ($4 per person for VIP Passholders). Special advance pricing is also available for large groups. You can rent your Star Watch at the locker/stroller rental facility at the front gate, beside Carousel Columbia by Sweet Tooth, or at Mathilda's Beach Wear in Boomerang Bay.
The One Nation Tour
On Saturday, July 31st, Grammy Award-winning Christian artist Michael W. Smith (http://www.michaelwsmith.com/), along with MercyMe (http://www.mercyme.org/index2.php) and The David Crowder Band (http://www.davidcrowderband.com/), will bring The One Nation Tour to Paramount's Great America's Redwood Amphitheater. The show starts at 7pm and advanced tickets are available online (http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1c0038a1b380531b?brand=&artistid=733607&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=50).
Share The Memories Winner
“Two of my children had been home sick for almost two weeks and boy, did they have cabin fever! I'd heard about your Memorial Day fireworks and decided to bundle them up and head to the Park .Your firework show was the most spectacular we'd ever seen. The kids absolutely loved it .It was totally awesome and we'll be back every year to see it. Thanks Great America, you saved the day!”
- Linda L. from Hayward, CA, will receive two tickets to Paramount's Great America! Winners are randomly selected. Submit your entry (http://www.parkfeedback.com/news/memories.aspx)!
Note: PGA will be celebrating Independence Weekend with another fireworks show! The Fireworks Extravaganza, free with Park admission, is choreographed to patriotic and popular music. It'll begin at 9:30pm on Saturday, July 3rd.
Summer, Road Trips and Paramount Parks
Many of you are planning summer vacations and are ready to hit the road or fly the friendly skies. If you’re in or around Virginia, California, Ohio, North Carolina or Canada, there’s a Paramount Park in the vicinity ready to welcome your family and friends. The perfect excursion, each Park includes attractions for kids of all ages, a water park and high-energy live shows. VIP Passholders get into all Paramount Parks for free! For exact locations and Park details, click here (http://paramountparks.com/)!
What did you think of Magic of the Movies?
Have you seen Paramount's Magic of the Movies Live? If so, we want to know what you thought of it! Take a brief survey (http://inquisite.parkfeedback.com/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.cgi?idx=5kmcng) and you could win free tickets to the park!
Stay tuned for our next issue on July 15
(Source: PGA email newsletter/press release)