A 112-acre theme park destination. 50 years in the making.
Operating since 1976.
At risk of closing after 2027.
Time is limited. The outcome isn’t fixed.
112 ACRES $310M SALE (2022)
2027 RISK OF CLOSURE 2033 EXTENSION POSSIBLE
It’s a real place.
One of the last major amusement parks in Northern California.
For generations, this has been a place people return to.
A place the city actually planned to keep and grow back in 2017.
It supports thousands of jobs and attracts millions of visitors annually.
This isn’t replacing something broken.
It’s taking away something that already matters to people.
In June 2022, the land was sold for $310 million.
That sale set a timeline:
2026 — Decision window
2027 — Earliest closure
But that outcome isn’t locked in.
This only happens if people allow it to happen.
Prologis bought the land.
That doesn’t mean they automatically get to decide what comes next.
The site is currently zoned for theme park and entertainment use.
Any major change requires approval from the City of Santa Clara.
This is a public decision.
If enough people speak up, the outcome can change.
Today, it’s a public destination: open, shared, and built for people.
What’s being discussed instead is a private use with little to no public access.
And so far, no one has shown that it would offer:
The same level of public access
The same kind of community value
Or anything close to the same experience
You can build something new anywhere.
You can’t bring this back once it’s gone.
Keep Great America open and operating
Use the lease extension to buy time
Require transparent public evaluation before rezoning
Explore preservation and modernization, not elimination
Once it’s gone, it’s permanent.
Keep the park. Improve it. Don’t erase it.