California’s Great America, the amusement park that opened the year of the U.S. Bicentennial and Nadia Comaneci scored a perfect 10 in the Olympics, will close at the end of next summer.
The Santa Clara park announced Friday that 2027 will be its Farewell Season for more than 40 attractions including nine roller coasters and a water park. Its final day of operation will be Labor Day.
Great America is owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corp., the largest regional amusement park operator in North America. In the Bay Area, it also operates Discovery Kingdom theme park in Vallejo and Hurricane Harbor water park in Concord.
Six Flags sold Great America’s 112 acres in 2022 to the real-estate investment trust Prologis Inc. for $310 million and has been leasing the space since then.
In a blog post Friday, Six Flags said it would not be extending its lease on the property, though it does not run out until 2028.
In a securities filing Thursday, Six Flags reported third-quarter net revenue fell $144.7 million, or 11%, to $1.17 billion. The prior-year quarter included eight parks that Six Flags no long operates.
On a same-park basis, net income rose $16.5 million, or 1.4%; attendance was down 0.2%.
Great America, which opened March 20, 1976, features more than 40 attractions. It will reopen in March 2027 and operate through Sept. 6, the company said.