Giant Dipper 100th Anniversary
Enjoy this great article from the May 15, 2024 issue of Good Times, the Santa Cruz free weekly newspaper! Giant Dipper celebrates a century of thrills | Good Times
Less than a month after California’s Great America announced RailBlazer, land clearing on the site is nearly complete.
With the park recently applying for a permit to construct the ride, it appears vertical construction will start soon.
Let’s take a look at the site as it appeared on Sept. 9.
The view from Star Tower overlooking the site. | Photo: Erik Chalhoub
Land clearing is nearing completion, and markers have sprung up throughout the site. | Photo: Erik Chalhoub
Photo: Erik Chalhoub
The last two remaining game booths on the site have been removed. | Photo: Erik Chalhoub
Great America has posted concept art and statistics for RailBlazer on the construction walls. | Photo: Erik Chalhoub
A live construction cam has been placed on the roof of the food pavilion. | Photo: Erik Chalhoub
You can follow along the construction live at www.cagreatamerica.com/explore/live-video | Photo from California’s Great America
