This past summer, by chance I visited both Paramount's Great America (Santa Clara, CA) and Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, IL) within two weeks of one another. This gallery features several comparison (and some contrast) shots taken from similar angles in both parks. Other photos compare similar attractions at each park. Both of these theme parks opened as near twins in 1976 as Marriot's Great America. Over the years, both parks have gone their separate ways, but several attributes of each facility remain similar.
Park: PGA
PGA's Sky Tower was added to the park in 1979 and is considerably shorter than the Sky Trek Tower at SFGAm due to the park being located within close range of the San Jose Int'l Airport.
PGA's Sky Tower was added to the park in 1979 and is considerably shorter than the Sky Trek Tower at SFGAm due to the park being located within close range of the San Jose Int'l Airport.
Park: PGA
PGA's Sky Tower was added to the park in 1979 and is considerably shorter than the Sky Trek Tower at SFGAm due to the park being located within close range of the San Jose Int'l Airport.
PGA's Sky Tower was added to the park in 1979 and is considerably shorter than the Sky Trek Tower at SFGAm due to the park being located within close range of the San Jose Int'l Airport.
Camera: Nikon (E4800) |
More details: exif |
Original size: 1712px x 2288px |
Current: 225px x 300px |
