1985 TV spot

[fourquarter]

I agree, that is Not the Eagle, or our Sky Tower!!!

[ncaafsufan]

And everyone in this commercial are all in their 40's now LOL!!!

[MrSilverman67]

they forgot LOCATED IN GURNEE ILLINOIS

[ThePirateprincess23]

The Sky Tower from MM is shown at :11 and that was Colossus (standing in for American Eagle) and Revolution (the coaster track that is shown at the beginning of the commercial) .

[memo7728]

Lol its true!! Its sfmm!!

Cause of sky. Tower and colossus!!

[Michelle062970]

Wow! I remember this commercial. I was 15! Thanks for the memories....

[FishlegsJones]

this was when Great America was still nice before black people started going

[LarrySpanks]

LMAO!!!!

[krazydude34]

this makes great america look less fun then it is

[JMPCHI76]

Loved this song then and now!

[9WlD]

Why are there clips from Six Flags Magic Mountain? Colossus is not in Illinois.

[indyfeed]

that's not Colossus, it's American Eagle..almost the same coaster.

[jonrev]

That is Colossus at Magic Mountain in some of the footage; Six Flags frequently (and still) uses footage from similar rides for their commercials.

99.9% of the time the general public will never know the difference.

[indyfeed]

you're right my bad...american eagle's drop doesn't curve. I'm an enthusiast and I didn't even notice the Magic Mountain tower in the BG until I watched for the 3rd time haha.

[Crackmandan]

...LOL .1%!!

[Kapang7]

no if you look the sky tower at magic mountain is in the background

[indyfeed]

i know.

[6flagsgreatamerica12]

Why can't the current commercials be like that?

[PatrioticFront]

@6flagsgreatamerica12 this is back when things were positive and optomistic in this country.

Now it's all crap

[Sugarhigh82]

I wish one of these old G.A. commercials showed Smurf Village in it :( Anyone remember that? It was SO awesome :D

[Crackmandan]

I just had a flood of flashbacks when you said that! I defiantly remember Smurf Village.

[DoWeNeedSpellCheck81]

Its the wooden ride Collussus and whow knows what the lights are from. Alot of parks do that.

[valkrider93]

i love how they really don't use any Great America rides

[doppiotwotwo]

and you can see Magic Mountain's tower in the background.

[1980sfan]

I remember this commercial. Summer of '85 was the first time I ever went to Great America. We took my Uncle there for his 25th B-Day.

[spunkycubster]

Thats Magic Mountain, not Great America heh

[emokid422]

uh sorry but no. the ride with lights is the demoin and the wooden is the american eagle. get ur facts straight. and in the end it said great america duh. look with your eyes not your ass!

[12rollercoasters12]

that tunnel is not demons, demons tunnel doesnt curve. its for great america cuz that was anerican eagle, but i think some of that footage is from magic mountain.

[valkrider93]

AE dosent curve in its first drop and it has tracjs on both sides at the at point lower down.

[12rollercoasters12]

i ment that wasnt american eagle

[amusementparknut]

You Do not get that wet on Roarin' Rapids anymore. Your better choices are Logger's Run, The Yankee Clipper, or Splash Water Falls, but Roarin' Rapids is still a fun ride in my book!

[holydumb26]

Splash Water Falls is being dismantled for the 2008 season and will not be returning.

[12rollercoasters12]

i know that totally sucks, but on the plus side for some reason you do get wetter on roaring rapids.

[Predatorocks]

That Demon tunnel looks awesome compared to now!

[Demonridesthemoon]

man, it was.....

[holydumb26]

Thats not the Demon Tunnel thats Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain!

[sky1beam]

Great America is also a theme park in San Jose

[heine71]

You mean Santa Clara, California!

[heine71]

Why did the singer say at the start of this 1985 Great America TV commercial "Oh what a kick?"

[Frankwest211]

funny!

[jonrev]

Buzz bars on Am Eagle!

[holydumb26]

Magic Mountian YAY!

[heine71]

This is a Six Flags Great America TV commercial, not Magic Mountain!

[holydumb26]

Good Observation! ;)

All the shots in this video are from Six Flags Magic Mountian! Thats why I said YAY Magic Mountian because it just shows that even back in the mid 80's when Six Flags bought Great America they made all of their commericials with 90% or more of shots from other Six Flags Parks...ie SFMM

[GameShowGuy]

Holydumb26 is right. Most of the footage is from Magic Mountain. And the tunnel is certainly not from the Demon because the Demon's tunnel is straight, while the one shown here is curved.