Paramount's Great America (Viacom) Review

This place is unbelievable it was incredibly fun especially to have family or friends that live far away.

Its a great place for entertainment but during events like fright fest its too congested and crowded. The wait to get on the rides are ridiculous. Its better to just go on a regular saturday!

A spooky fun time for the family is any, first time I've ever been here and it was almost what I expected. Coming from someone who was very used to going to Universal studios for their Halloween scare festival this was not all that much. I encountered 8 mazes and a majority were just walk in and out without really having scare actors try to scare you. I only saw 2 scare zones which by chance were entertaining, the night time roller coasters were also a plus. For someone who has never been to a Halloween spectacle then I would recommend as a first timer but for experienced park hoppers other spot would probably satisfy more unless your looking to jump on the coasters.

Do yourself a favor and get the fast pass. We went on every ride 4 or more times. Maybe we went on a good day but it rooms us less than 5 minutes to get on a ride instead of waiting an hour.

Always a classic! Good rides and great fun :) I like the layout of the park.

Ideal for the family with small or large definitely return.

Fun for everyone and is a great time to bond with family and friends. Even fun for the children.

Really fun rides and a great selection of food. The park is really clean a the lines don't take that long.

It's okay as far as amusement parks go. I hate roller coasters but road them anyway. You have to experience things at least once.

I have to say this place was truly magical, I haven't been here since I was a kid and coming here during Christmas time was amazing. I enjoy walking around and going on the rides while listening to Christmas music and seeing the lights it is definitely an amazing experience well worth the drive.

Awesome arrangements and decorations during Wintefest!

One of the best places to have so much fun ,especially kids the best for them too

A solid amusement park. Good variety of thrill rides, with a few very good roller coasters. The best coasters are RailBlazer and Gold Striker. Both are worth the wait.

The park is clean and the rides seem to be in good repair. The loading processes, for the roller coasters especially, is quite inefficient. The trains spend way more time in the loading zone, or waiting for the other trains, than they spend actually running the track.

The food is good with a variety of selections. But the prices are quite high, although this is to be expected at an amusement park like this. Plan on spending about $20 per person for a decent meal and beverage.

Fun rides, food may be a bit pricey, not too crowded

A lot of fun. The rides were amazing, especially Flight Deck. Some attractions require money.

Lovely holiday experience with plenty of fun for all ages!

It's safe, familiar is great, exciting, it's all in one

A ton of fun with rides for all ages. Typical California amusement park, with bad food, nice workers, cheap prices, and a great annual pass that saves you on everything. Buy one per family and share it. You'll pay for it on food and admission discounts alone in one visit.

vortex, demon, and flight deck are the best rides. firefall never has a line so that's also fun

Some rides are really good but then you would have to stand in long queues if you do not have an Express ticket. The water park isn't really good. Just have a couple of slides for adults.

Not much shade in the lines and food is way too expensive but rides are great can't bring in food either. Security is non existant. Poorly run and managed. When I was a kid this place was always super clean... not so much anymore. People get in fights and security is to late and scared to deal with them. Rides break down a lot. This place was way better when it was run by Paramount I wish Cedar Fair cared enough to make this place great again. Food quality is just ok they promote a chef, but nothing specail about the food. They should have a real restaurant where the chef can promote his food.
Busch Gardens and Sea World at least have 1 good restaurant. Place is under staffed especially in food areas. Games cost a lot and they won't at least give little kids something for trying, I dont care about teenagers and adults, but little kids should always get something

$80.00 at Costco for the whole 2017 season pass, free parking

This place does not care about the consumer and only about making money in their pockets. I'm glad my family and I don't come here in a weekend and spent a Friday here while it was not super crowded. They had 3 rides, one of which was the Demon, shut down for the day. We came here for my daughter's birthday and she was looking forward to ride her favorite ride.

Three other rides (Patriot, Flight Deck, & Grizzly) where temporarily closed because they were having mechanical and/or computer issues. The workers did not want to inform the riders of the issues. The workers didn't feel like it was important to inform the consumers waiting in line that the ride was having issues and let the people stand in line get frustrated while the line and trains were not moving. They have TV's mounted on locations in lines that could easily be used to inform riders waiting of the issues. But why care about the riders? It's not like they pay high prices to be there.

Their newest attraction, Rail Blazer, was not any better operated. CGA thought it was necessary to only run one train of ATV's (that's what they called them) to keep the wait over 2 hours to ride it! They had two other ATV trains stored and not using them! Why?

The crew at the Flight Deck was not trained in operating that ride. They didn't know how to get riders ready to be seated to start the ride. After our ride, we sat in our seats for over 5 minutes waiting for the crew to prepare the next train! That is ridiculous. Train your teams!

I wish I could get my money back from this but unfortunately I won't be able to. I'm only a single consumer and they only care about the dollar. I know I will not be taking my family back to this place ever again! Going back to King's Island in Cincinnati! And these places have the same parent company! (Sorry for any misspelled words or grammar issues writing and venting my frustration on my phone)

Bathrooms are stuffed with feminine product waste because the trash is never emptied, but park was fun.

Great place to take the littles during the summer break. Planet Snoopy rides and the waterpark Boomerang Bay make for a full day of fun. If you live in the Bay area, well worth the purchase of a season Gold pass, which is cheaper online than at the park. Includes parking, admission and discounts on food. Also allows free entry to Gilroy Gardens.

It was fun I loved it I wish I could go there everyday

If you are looking for thrills, look no further and come here. No less than 6 roller coasters and guaranteed speed.

This place is amazing, literally great america is the definition of fun.

A fun amusment park. Shows are okay but rides are solid and lines move at a reasonable speed and has rides for everyone

It was a fun day with my nephew. The park was clean, the staff was very well trained and kind. I suggest you get a fast pass makes the day so much more enjoyable.

This amusement park is pretty fun. It has a good balance between kids and adult riders. Not terribly crowded either.

Great place for the whole family and the price of entrance pays for the all of the rides. Of course it's a bit pricey and adds up with a large family but for the value, the kids can play all day or until mom and dad says let's go!

*****The pay to park really stinks here and should be free for all the money parents spend here!

Our kids enjoyed the rides and the other attractions it had to offer.

We try and arrive here when it opens so we can spend the whole day or until it gets hot before we leave, By that time, every ones ready and seen everything.

Once that was a Ganesha Poona fair, and another time it was some event for our project.

My week end destination and a great place to spend time with kids and family

This place is amazing and it's beautiful omg I love great America the food is so good and the rides are excellent

I love Great America I always have so much fun .I love this place so much and I love all the rides definitely go to Flight deck or Gold Stiker and go in the front because you get the best experience ever

Great place to have some fun. The season pass is worth it. Good coasters, and not too crowded.

The haunt was lame compared to last year, it has definitely done down hill. They re were only 2 scare zones and the lines were ridiculously long.

Wait times terrible long at all restraunt and wasn't able to use some of the advance purchase because of wait times because of lack of sufficient customer service

So fun. Prices are high, but you gotta take advantage of the deals!. Fun for the entire family. Holiday events and the park stays hip and current with themes. If properly planned you can have a great time..

Often too many attractions are closed (I suspect this is due to cost saving measures). The food is ridiculously expensive. The park is only worth the money if you buy heavily discounted tickets or a season pass that will be frequently used.