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
In this comparison shot to the previous photo, we see a train dropping down the first drop on PGA's Demon. If you look close, you can see the modifications PGA made to the ride's first drop, making it more of a gradual overall drop compared to the abrubt drop on SFGAm's ride. PGA no longer runs three trains on their Demon.
In this comparison shot to the previous photo, we see a train dropping down the first drop on PGA's Demon. If you look close, you can see the modifications PGA made to the ride's first drop, making it more of a gradual overall drop compared to the abrubt drop on SFGAm's ride. PGA no longer runs three trains on their Demon.
Park: PGA
In this comparison shot to the previous photo, we see a train dropping down the first drop on PGA's Demon. If you look close, you can see the modifications PGA made to the ride's first drop, making it more of a gradual overall drop compared to the abrubt drop on SFGAm's ride. PGA no longer runs three trains on their Demon.
In this comparison shot to the previous photo, we see a train dropping down the first drop on PGA's Demon. If you look close, you can see the modifications PGA made to the ride's first drop, making it more of a gradual overall drop compared to the abrubt drop on SFGAm's ride. PGA no longer runs three trains on their Demon.
Camera: Nikon (E4800) |
More details: exif |
Original size: 2288px x 1712px |
Current: 400px x 300px |
