California's Great America is open for the season this weekend... which means that it is time to pay off its lost Super Bowl bet.
The Santa Clara theme park shares its parking lot with Levi's Stadium, the home of the NFC Champions San Francisco 49ers. So when the Niners played the Kansas City Chiefs in this year's Super Bowl, California's Great America made a symbolic bet with its Cedar Fair sibling Worlds of Fun, which is located in Kansas City.
The Chiefs won, so now it is time for California's Great America to make good - by renaming one of its attractions this weekend, in honor of the winning team. That's why visitors to the park this weekend will see that Flight Deck has become...
Once the Soaring Chiefs coaster returns to its old name, Great America visitors can look forward to several special events at the park this year, starting with the Peanuts Celebration, which runs weekends starting April 6 through April 28.
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I love this! It is really cool to see these friendly wagers between parks. I remember well when the SFOT "Texas Giant" had to rename that coaster to the "San Francisco Giant" after the Rangers' World Series loss to the SF Giants.
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This is fun! And now that Cedar Fair and Six Flags have combined, there are more opportunities for more bets like this for future Super Bowls.