[arjaybee]

The San Francisco 49'ers are in negotiations with Cedar Fair to buy Great America to ensure ample parking for their new football stadium. A representative for the 49'ers says that CF is trying to inflate the selling price for Great America but that they believe that CF wants to sell Great America and that the 49'ers would buy it for a fair price.
Now imagine CF making an offer that is fair for the land value that the 49'ers want and retaining ownership of the rides which could be shipped off ala GL style to the other CF parks...what rides from Great America would Carowinds get!?

[arjaybee]

Here is the link to the article from Sports Illustrated:

<a href='http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/10/09/49ers.stadium.ap/index.html' target='_blank'>SI</a>

[RollerBee]

Cedar Fair doesn't own the land. Santa Clara does.

[arjaybee]

Cedar Fair doesn't own the land. Santa Clara does.

The land on which Great America and the parking lot is located is owned by the City of Santa Clara but is leased to Cedar Fair through 2039.

[arjaybee]

From the Cedar Fair Press Release:

" When Cedar Fair concluded that an amusement park and the stadium as proposed could not successfully coexist, Cedar Fair offered the City and the 49ers the option of redeveloping the entire parcel. The next step will be for the citizens and the City of Santa Clara to decide: should the Great America site be used for a new 49ers’ stadium or should the park continue to operate? If the City and its citizens believe that the best use of this property is for a new stadium, then Cedar Fair is willing to consider selling the remainder of its lease and all of its interest and assets to the City or 49ers for fair market value. "

Wow. :blink: That coupled with the SI article sounds mighty curious to me.

[bgwfreak]

Smells like Geagua Lake to me.

[MarkD]

OK, sing with me...Another one bites the dust, Another one bites the dust, and another one gone and another one gone, another one bites the dust hey hey!!

To believe it could happen or not. Hmm!!

How far is it from Knotts? 5 - 6 hours !!

[Thriller]

ATTENTION!!!

The Carolina Panthers are moving from the downtown area and have proposed to buy the land on which Carowinds Amusement park now sits. CF say's if the price is right, we SELL!!!....LOL! I really would hope not (I might have gave CF an idea with this post?)

[coasterbruh]

...what rides from Great America would Carowinds get!? 

My bets is on stealth!!

In all seriousiness what are park companies in it for now days...
(que the music from chicago's stage play song "class")

what ever happen to gooood feeling
of haaaapy patrons
enjooooying the park
Now ever park owners insist
sell parks to rake in the caaaaash
what ever happen to class...class.

ohhhhh there is no geauga lake or astroland to boot
now cedar fair is moving coasters to save some loot
And even Tigger down at disney grabs your ***
nobody's got no classsssss!

[Jay]

This thread degenerated fast.

If the '49ers (NOT 49'ers thx) actually do buy the park, I will reopen this thread. Until then, everything is speculation.