Paramount's Great America (Viacom) Review

The kids loved it. It's very similar to Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA. We went during the kid's summer break and the park was not crowded at all. There were even a few rides we got to ride all by ourselves. The staff said the park can get busy on weekends. The parking is not that far of a walk, but you do need to walk around the side to get to the front. Like most theme parks once you enter the park all the rides are free and unlimited..but I found it a bit odd that there is one ride that you have to pay to get on. There is also a water park section which is included. We will definitely be coming back one day.

We truly enjoyed ourselves... We went during the week & it wasn't packed the kids were able to ride all the rides as much as they wanted

The games are fun and you can meet familiar people.

Great place to have fun with family. While in summer make sure you bring caps and hats!

Everytime I go on the drop zone I can never scream. By the way when you get to the very top the guy will do a 5 second count down.Be aware he'll drop you on 4.

We had the best time and it was only a few minutes wait on almost every ride. We went on a Tuesday so I suggest going on a weekday.

Haven't been there in years went back and had a great time. Food is expensive. Rode all the rides. I had a great time overall.!

This is a ridiculous place. They hold a Halloween theme day in the park, but they prevent us from simple Halloween makeup, and force us to remove the markup which hurts. We really just have simple stickers on face.

Their rides are interesting and fun, but I've been other places with a better variety of rides. Probably won't be back...

I love going here with my family, especially since we have the Gold Pass. It allowed us to ride the new rollercoaster, Railblazer, first before it opened to the public.

A lot of fun, and has a wide variety of rides for everyone. Prices are as expected for an amusement park.

You can spend all day here and never be bored! Even when there's a ride or five down for maintenance there are still so many coasters and rides to go on that you don't feel the loss. It's a fantastic park with something for everyone. There's also a great selection of food and lots of friendly park staff everywhere you look. Don't second guess it, just go and you'll have a super lovely time!

Park was awesome. All the rides we're great. I am planning on coming back again when I visit the Bay Area.

This is a great place for escaping the heat! We have littles and there are plenty of rides as well as the water section that includes a infinity pool and wave pool. They're are also special hours for season pass holders so check the web as their hours change with the seasons and holidays.

Nice.. we went on a day trip to this place and my kids loved it...we went to the water area first and then took the rides....food is a lily expensive..we bought the meal card which worked out very well...

A good amusement park in the Bay Area. My initial impression was that this was more for kids 10+ but on my recent visit discovered that there was plenty to do for 5 year old as well. We went there during one of the crowded times, where the lines we long - during the end of the year Winterfest. Given that the gold pass gives you admission to Gilroy Gardens as well, I would suggest that it is a good deal.

Easily accessible and open till very late. With gold pass, you can come by anytime even late in evening.

Great America was awesome for a one day visit! Great rides, the Goldstriker was perhaps the best wooden roller coaster I've ever been on! great atmosphere... Has a lot of fun... souvenirs we fairly cheap but good was way overpriced, $12.99 for a hot dog and chips- drink extra, drinks you could get away with the souvenir cup at $14.99 and free refills all day...had a water park that was included in admission but lockers were very expensive, $16 and up.... Bring your own towel... Overall a really great value... If you got the time to go, you should go!

Been going here since it opened. Still great! Great America!!!

great America is a really really nice park I LOVE IT rate 1 million out of 10 and really nice staff really impressed good job great America

Get the season passes every year. Boomerang bay in the summer Halloween haunt and winterfest in the fall.

wow this place rocks. its kinda pricey compared to six flags or another theme park but holloween night was an experience, my favorite part. there was a BMX/roller skate dance/trick/light/singing show performed by really neat looking punk dressed performers that knew their choreography very well.

Lots of fun rides for adults. Also has a snoopy themed kids area.

Lockers in the Boomerang Bay part are $16-$24 a day depending on size. Little steep but what you can expect for a place that charges $15 for a soda and slice of pizza.

Love this place!! We buy passes every year for me and my 3 girls of various ages. There really is something for everyone, and if you don't like the food. at pga pack your own lunch!!

Had a great time. Highly recommend doing the all day meal deal if you are going to spend the day there and eat multiple times.

App had certain rides closed that were clearly working.

Good fun, only theme park for a long way. Love the haunt stuff going on

amazing rides , packed on weekends , best time ti come is midweek

Okay for family fun, lots of teenagers with foul mouths. Bad parents I guess. Fun place overall.

Great America hosts many rollercoasters and arcade stations for many to enjoy. The entertainment they offer will forever be a memory to the people who take a visit.

Poorly run park. Either operate or don't. Many, many rides down. Those that were running took forever to load. The mass effect ride was running with the theater 1/4 full and yet there was a very long line. Get it together. Workers seemed miserable.

It is a really fun cool awesome place it is a good place for family fun and to have a great awesome day

We bought Gold Passes last year, added the all season dining plan, and really got our money's worth with regular visits! My young children love Planet Snoopy and Boomerang Bay/the splash pad area and there are plenty of faster rides for older kids, teens, and adults. I like the holiday offerings (Halloween & Christmas) and their events are underrated fun (we saw the Harlem Globetrotters there last month and they had lawn games the month before). The characters have been excellent with my children, too!

The lines do get long, but not if you get there early in the day. The park isn't as clean and well-maintained as it could be either, but it's been overall good enough. And yes, the food is definitely overpriced.

My tips for a better visit:
-Buy a gold pass if you live nearby. You get discounts, free parking, and you can go to Gilroy Gardens with it. Plus, having a pass removes the pressure to do everything in one day to get your money's worth.
-Get a dining plan (for one day or for the year) and/or refillable souvenir cup. You'll save a ton of money on food and drinks.
-Arrive early, as close to opening as possible. The park fills up as the day progresses, so if you get there early, the lines are much shorter and you can do more.
-Bring a towel & change of clothes for your young kids, even if you're sure they won't want to get wet. We own a set of Great America towels from the times we were sure the kids wouldn't get wet.
-Get rider switch passes if you have young kids and still want to go on faster rides they can't ride yet. Just let the ride attendant know when the first adult is in line that you'll need to switch with the second adult after the ride.

Nice amusement park, a bit well-worn in some places and a generally more county fair vibes than actual theme park. Several rollercoasters but also a whole separate section for small kids.

Fireworks were aewsome this year...cant wait for next visit

Typical amusement park. The water rides are a bit rowdy for small kids but there's a great kids ride section.

I had Great America at a 5 stars from prior visits but I am changing my review to a 2-star due to an incident that happened on July 6th I emailed them and have not received a reply or a sorry I will no longer go to this park or recommend it like I used to.

Halloween experience is great if you could get through traffic nightmare

Place is fun for the whole family at a reasonable price! STILL.

Great night out with the family. Fun performances all over park, characters singing & dancing or photo ops with nutcrackers & elves. Not all but most rides were open lines didn't seem to bad but with a fast pass we never had to find out.

Great place even better if you have your cup and your dining pass

It a a nice park for the area. I'm from southern california so lots more options there. All in all good time. They put on a good spread for tailgate party. Great value. Will be back again. Love the bay area.

Expensive but nice. Kinda a smaller park than I expected

Lots of rides, carnival games are fun but very much stacked against you, water park is very nice.

Fun and exciting place to hang out with your friends

Using the app, wait times are WAY off. Posted 15 min wait, line took an hour! I have 2 bad knees, so accuracy is very important to me.

Great park, expensive surrounding area though, awesome location next to levi's stadium, and usually perfect weather.

Awful service we went to so many help services to get help but they just sent us to to a place just to tell us no and go to another place that was outside of Great America. Funny how it s outside so you are forced to go out side then you need to pay again just to get in just because you wanted to fix the problem. Hot dogs over priced totally for 13.00 dollars with out pass on Halloween. Fantastic rides tho the Gold digger, Demon, drop zone was totally worth waiting for.

Place is very neglected and looked old, like fair at some rural village. Lines for food and entertainment are enormous. Some good attractions with water

Best time ever... Best Secured and Fun Amusement Park in the Bay Area...

It was amazing, and it was a fun day I will rate it a 5

Went to the winter fest with the kids and ice skates for the first time.

Our family had an amazing time. We will most definitely be returning.