Paramount's Great America is Northern California's ultimate destination for family fun and thrills.
Located in scenic Santa Clara, Paramount's Great America features the most rides and attractions in Northern California - from thrilling coasters to wet and wild water rides.
Experience the Park's 10 pulse-pounding coasters - the most in Northern California. Fire it up on the fierce new Delirium (the first ever in North America), a powerful spinning pendulum that will send you whirling. Twist, bank and curl through14 crazy twists along 1,257 feet of curvy track on the new family coaster, Psycho Mouse. Take off on TOP GUN, the incredible suspended jet coaster that soars through a 360-degree vertical loop, two 270-degree turns, a full-circle wingover, and a zero gravity roll. Invertigo races you through loops and boomerangs, pulling you up 138 feet above the ground. Feel the rush of gravity as you descend 22 stories in less than four seconds on the DROP ZONE Stunt Tower, one of the tallest and most intense free-fall rides in the world. Ride standing and straddling bicycle-type seats in trains that travel up to 45 miles an hour on The Vortex, featuring a 91-foot lift hill and a 360-degree loop. Xtreme Skyflyer is a breathtaking thrill ride of hang gliding and skydiving. Hoisted 153 feet above ground, you'll dive at 60 miles per hour toward the Earth. The Demon, the park's senior coaster, offers airtime and multiple loops.
 Paramount's Great America is Northern California's favorite place for family adventure. Plunge into a 3-D action-adventure on SongeBob SquarePants 3-D, or ride the Runaway Reptar family coaster. Take the whole family on a high-flying twirl 40 feet above the new Celebration Plaza, or on a whitewater rafting expedition down the rugged Rip Roaring Rapids. Grab the kids and enjoy a thrilling ride on The Grizzly, a classic wooden roller-coaster. Decide how high you want to go on Dora's Dune Bunnies, an interactive family attraction that allows kids to race their own beach buggies.
Experience a universe of new fun, friends, and adventures as the stars of Nickelodeon come to life. Paramount's Great America features live stage productions and the only place in the Bay Area where kids can meet and play with their favorite TV characters. Play at Slime Time Live, where the audience is part of the messy show, and Nickelodeon's Live @ 5!, where kids can meet and hug their favorite Nickelodeon TV friends. Meet Blue from Blue's Clues, or join Velma as she works on her school filmmaking projects with pals Shaggy and Scooby Doo at Scooby Doo's Movie Madness.
Get ready to splash, swim and float! Paramount's Great America opens Boomerang Bay in 2004, a multi-million dollar water park built inside the existing theme park. This new 2.7-acre Australian-themed water park will feature a variety of slides, splash areas and water activities for families with kids of all ages. The addition of Boomerang Bay will make Paramount's Great America the only park in California that features a water park inside a theme park - all for one admission price.
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