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California's Great America
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This article is about the Santa Clara, California park originally known as Marriott's Great America. For the Illinois park that was once known by this same name, see Six Flags Great America.
California's Great America
Slogan
Thrills Connect
Location
Santa Clara, California, United States
Coordinates
37°23′45.4″N 121°58′20.1″W / 37.395944°N 121.972250°W / 37.395944; -121.972250Coordinates: 37°23′45.4″N 121°58′20.1″W / 37.395944°N 121.972250°W / 37.395944; -121.972250
Owner
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
General Manager
Raul Rehnborg
Opened
March 20, 1976 (1976-03-20)
Previous names
Marriott's Great America 1976–1985
Great America 1985–1993 and 2007–2008
Paramount's Great America 1993–2006
Operating season
Late March–December
Area
100 acres (40 ha)
Rides
Total
52
Roller coasters
9
Water rides
3
Website
Official website
California's Great America is a 100-acre (40 ha) amusement park located in Santa Clara, California. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, it originally opened as Marriott's Great America in 1976 as one of two parks built and operated by the Marriott Corporation. The park has appeared in 1994 films Beverly Hills Cop III and Getting Even with Dad and features over 40 rides and attractions. One of its most notable attractions, Gold Striker, has been featured as a top-ranked wooden roller coaster in Amusement Today's annual Golden Ticket Awards publication.
Contents
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1 History
1.1 Marriott & KECO Era (1976–1992)
1.2 Paramount Parks Era (1992–2006)
1.3 Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (2006–present)
2 Areas and attractions
2.1 Roller coasters
2.2 Thrill Rides
2.3 Action Zone
2.4 All American Corners
2.5 Celebration Plaza
2.6 County Fair
2.7 Orleans Place
2.8 Planet Snoopy
2.9 Time Capsule
2.10 Boomerang Bay
3 Defunct attractions
4 Fast Lane
5 Halloween Haunt
5.1 Current attractions
5.2 Attraction history
6 California's Great America's timeline
7 On film and television
8 Incidents
9 References
10 Notes
11 External links
History[edit]
Marriott & KECO Era (1976–1992)[edit]
Marriott's Great America, built by hotel and restaurant operator Marriott Corporation, opened to the public on March 21, 1976.[1] Less than two weeks later on May 29, the company opened a second Marriott's Great America – later known as Six Flags Great America – north of Chicago in Gurnee, Illinois.[2] A third park was initially planned for the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area, but the idea was later abandoned after several failed attempts to sway local opposition.[3]
View of California's Great America from above
The park, though profitable, was still an earnings disappointment for Marriott, leading the company in 1983 to explore options to sell. An interested party, Caz Development Co., appraised the land value at US$800,000 to $1 million per acre. Marriott also involved the city of Santa Clara in negotiations, which was already leasing 55 acres (22 ha) of parking space for the amusement park. Fearing development of the land by Caz Development would aggravate already congested roadways, the city council approved a $101 million purchasing agreement on January 31, 1984, by a 4–3 vote that also had to be approved by city residents. The citywide vote passed, approving the sale by a margin of 3 to 1. Caz Development then sued the city and Marriott in the Superior Court of Santa Clara County to block the transaction. The court nullified the sale, forcing the city to attempt to salvage the deal through negotiations with the other parties. Unable to broker a timely agreement, the city council voted 6–1 to scuttle the sale on February 5, 1985, though the city was still interested in owning the park. After Marriott refunded a $20 million down payment back to the city, negotiations were restarted. All parties were able to agree on a compromise, which was signed in marathon sessions taking place in early June 1985. The city acquired the park for $93.5 million from Marriott, which retained 20 acres (8.1 ha) from the sale for development. Caz Development settled and was allowed to build a hotel and office near the park, which the city renamed Great America.
Kings Entertainment Company, who owned and operated other amusement parks, was hired in 1985 to manage Great America for the city.[4] In 1989, the city decided to return the park to the private sector and sold it to Kings Entertainment.[5] In the agreement, the city would earn 5% of all revenue that exceeds $56 million.[citation needed]
Paramount Parks Era (1992–2006)[edit]
Logo used from 2003 until its sale to Cedar Fair.
Three years later Paramount Communications (formerly Gulf+Western), the owners of Paramount Pictures, sought to join other entertainment companies as a theme park owner. The company acquired Kings Entertainment, owner of three parks including Great America, and one other park for $400 million and created Paramount Parks. Viacom, the parent of MTV Networks (including Nickelodeon), then bought Paramount in 1994, allowing Nickelodeon theming and merchandise into the park as well. During the Paramount era, attractions from the Action FX Theatre, Nickelodeon Splat City (later Nickelodeon Central), Drop Zone Stunt Tower, Invertigo, and many more modern thrill ride attractions were added in. Because the park is landlocked in the center of Silicon Valley, several rides including the classic train ride and the Sky Whirl, a Marriott's Great America signature attraction, were removed to make way for newer attractions.
In its last years as a Paramount Park, Great America was co-owned with several broadcasting stations in the Bay Area, including KPIX-TV and KBCW.
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (2006–present)[edit]
Logo used in 2006. This logo is still seen on the litter bins in and around California's Great America.
After Viacom and CBS Corporation split, Paramount Parks became part of CBS. The merger did not last long, as CBS announced plans to sell the theme park division.
Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. announced in May 2006 that they are acquiring the amusement park division from CBS.[6] The transaction includes licensing agreements with Nickelodeon and Paramount, providing the park the option to retain its Nickelodeon and Paramount theming for several years.[7]
On October 25, 2007, Cedar Fair renamed the park California's Great America. For the 2008 season, the park saw the addition of a Huss Rides top spin ride called FireFall, a new ice show in the "Great America Theatre" (formerly The Paramount Theatre), and the addition of the Halloween Haunt event to the park.[8]
In the summer of 2009, Cedar Fair announced that all the Nickelodeon themed areas would be replaced with Peanuts themed areas. In 2010, the newly rethemed Planet Snoopy opened in the park.
On January 27, 2011, the park announced Invertigo would be removed and relocated to Dorney Park, another Cedar Fair property.[9]
On September 19, 2011, Cedar Fair confirmed reports that California's Great America would be sold to JMA Ventures, LLC for $70 million in cash. The sale required approval by the City of Santa Clara, and its city council was scheduled to vote on the matter on December 6, 2011. Cedar Fair, which purchased the park in 2006, expected to use the cash proceeds from the sale to reduce its senior secured debt.[10] However, on December 6, 2011, JMA Ventures cancelled its plans to purchase the amusement park.[11] In the same announcement, Cedar Fair also verified that a long-term agreement was reached with the San Francisco 49ers regarding parking and construction of a new stadium adjacent to Great America.[12][13]
Areas and attractions[edit]
Intensity rating[14] (out of 5)
1 (low) 2 (mild) 3 (moderate) 4 (high) 5 (aggressive)
Note: Number ratings assigned per California's Great America, while the colors are unique to Wikipedia. For more details, see the California's Great America "Guest Assistance Guide" (PDF).
Roller coasters[edit]
Gold Striker Roller Coaster at Great America
Name
Location
Manufacturer
Model Name
Opened
Demon County Fair Arrow Dynamics Custom Looping Coaster 1976
Flight Deck Orleans Place Bolliger & Mabillard Inverted Coaster - Custom 1993
Gold Striker Celebration Plaza Great Coasters International 2013
The Grizzly Action Zone Curtis D. Summers 1986
Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie Planet Snoopy E&F Miler 1999
Psycho Mouse Action Zone Arrow Dynamics Mad Mouse 2001
RailBlazer County Fair Rocky Mountain Construction Raptor Track 2018
Patriot Hometown Square Bolliger & Mabillard Floorless Coaster 1991 (2017)
Woodstock Express Planet Snoopy Intamin Children's Roller Coaster 1987
Thrill Rides[edit]
The Drop Tower
Name
Location
Manufacturer
Model Name
Opened
Berserker County Fair Schwarzkopf Bayern Kurve 1976
Celebration Swings Celebration Plaza Zierer Wave Swinger 1976
Centrifuge Action Zone Schwarzkopf Calypso 1976
Delirium All American Corners Chance Rides Revolution 32 2002
Drop Tower: Scream Zone Action Zone Intamin Giant Drop 1996
H.M.B. Endeavor All American Corners Intamin Looping Starship 1987
Orbit All American Corners Schwarzkopf Enterprise 1976
Tiki Twirl Action Zone Zamperla Disk'O Coaster 2006
Action Zone[edit]
Ride
Opened
Manufacturer, type
Notes
Rating[14]
Centrifuge 1976 Schwarzkopf
Calypso Originally known as Fiddler's Fling. Its Six Flags counterpart retains that name as of today. 3
Drop Tower: Scream Zone 1996 Intamin
Giant Drop 227 foot tall tower where riders descend at speeds up to 62 mph (100 km/h) while free falling in cars that hold up to four passengers. Originally known as Drop Zone: Stunt Tower from 1996–2007. 4
Eagle's Flight 1976 Von Roll
Gondola lift Eagle's Flight is the name for the Action Zone gondola station 2
The Grizzly 1986 Wooden roller coaster Modeled after the original Coney Island Wildcat. 4
Psycho Mouse 2001 Arrow Dynamics
Wild Mouse roller coaster The last Mad Mouse to be produced by Arrow Dynamics. 4
Thunder Raceway 2001 Go-kart track Pay-per ride attraction. 4
Tiki Twirl 2006 Zamperla
Disk'O Originally known as Survivor: The Ride! from 2006–2011. 4
Delirium (a pendulum ride)
All American Corners[edit]
Ride
Opened
Manufacturer, type
Notes
Rating[14]
Mass Effect: New Earth 2016 4-D Theater Originally 'Action Theater' with several shows. 3
Delirium 2002 Chance Rides
Revolution 32 Designed by KMG of the Netherlands. 5
Flying Eagles 2002 Larson International
Flying Scooters Cars can reach an overall height of 28 feet during ride operation. 3
H.M.B. Endeavor 1987 Intamin
Looping Starship Originally the Revolution. 4
Orbit 1976 Schwarzkopf
Enterprise Originally the Orleans Orbit. 4
Rip Roaring Rapids 1988 Intamin river rafting ride Riders careen through the concrete channels in 6-person rafts while facing rapids, whirlpools, and waterfalls. 5
Celebration Plaza[edit]
Ride
Opened
Manufacturer, type
Notes
Rating[14]
Carousel Columbia 1976 Chance Rides
Double Decker Carousel A double-Decker carousel that has over 100 horses and stands an overall height of 100 feet tall. 1
Celebration Swings 2001 Zierer Wave swinger Originally operated at Carowinds as Whirling Dervish from 1979–2000. 3
Gold Striker 2013 Great Coasters International
Wooden roller coaster Featured as a top 50 wooden roller coaster in Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards[15] 4
Star Tower 1979 Intamin Gyro Tower Passengers ride in a rotating cabin where it reaches a height of 200 feet tall while taking in the surrounding views. 2
Patriot 2017 B&M
Floorless coaster A floorless coaster where passengers descend down a 91-foot drop at speeds of up to 40 mph (64 km/h) while navigating through one loop and a corkscrew along the 1,920 foot track. Formerly known as Vortex from 1991–2016. 5
Whitewater Falls 1990 Intamin Spillwater A shoot-the-chutes water ride where 20 passengers sit in a large boat that eventually descends down a 45-foot drop creating a 20 foot tall wave. 4
Xtreme Skyflyer 1997 Skycoaster Pay-per-ride attraction. 5
County Fair[edit]
Ride
Opened
Manufacturer, Type
Notes
Rating[14]
Barney Oldfield Speedway 1976 Arrow Dynamics Passengers ride in old-styled cars on a track around the Grizzly. 3
Berserker 1976 Schwarzkopf Bayern Kurve Originally known as Yukon Yahoo. 3
Demon 1976 Arrow Dynamics Originally opened as "Turn of the Century" in 1976. Reconfigured and renamed "Demon" in 1980. 5
Orleans Place[edit]
Ride
Opened
Manufacturer, type
Notes
Rating[14]
Delta Flyer 1976 Von Roll
Gondola line Delta Flyer is the name for the Orleans Place station. 2
Flight Deck 1993 Bolliger & Mabillard
Inverted roller coaster Formerly known as Top Gun. 5
Rue Le Dodge 1976 Soli Bumper Cars A classic bumper car ride. 4
Planet Snoopy[edit]
Main article: Planet Snoopy
Planet Snoopy is California's Great America's kids area, which opened in 2010.
Ride
Opened
Type
Notes
Rating[14]
Character Carousel 1976 Carousel Originally known as Ameri-Go-Round in County Fair 1
Flying Ace 1999 Originally known as KidzAir 2
GR8 SK8 2015 Originally at Knott's Berry Farm as Joe Cool's GR8 SK8. 3
Joe Cool's Dodgem School 1999 Kiddie bumper cars Originally known as Fender Bender 500. 2
Kite-Eating Tree 1999 Originally known as Junior Jump Club. 2
Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie 1999 Kiddie roller coaster Originally known as Taxi Jam. 2
Peanuts 500 2015 Originally operated at Knott's Berry Farm as Charlie Brown's Speedway. 2
PEANUTS Pirates 2003 Breakdance 4 Originally known as SpongeBob's Boat Mobiles. 2
Planet Snoopy Construction Zone 2014 Playground Originally known as KidZ Construction Co. 1
The Pumpkin Patch 2003 Originally known as Wild Thornberry's Treetop Lookout 2
Sally's Love Buggies 2003 Originally known as Dora's Dune Buggies 2
Sally's Swing Set Family Wave Swinger Originally known as Swing Swing Swing 2
Snoopy's Space Buggies 2015 2
Snoopy's Space Race Originally known as Ghost Chasers. 1
Snoopy's Splash Dance 1995 Originally known as Green Slime Zone, Wild Thornberry's Rain Maze
Woodstock Express 1987 Steel roller coaster Originally known as Blue Streak, Rugrats Runaway Reptar 3
Time Capsule[edit]
A time capsule was buried at then Paramount's Great America in the former KidZville area of the park on March 29, 2002. The time capsule is set to open on March 29, 2152. The time capsule reads, "At this site is buried a time capsule with essays by students in second through twelfth grades in the Santa Clara Unified School District and other local schools. What will the next 150 years in Santa Clara be like? In honor of the City of Santa Clara's sesquicentennial 1852-2002."
Boomerang Bay[edit]
Main article: Boomerang Bay (water park)
Boomerang Bay is California's Great America's water park, opened in 2004 as Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay. It is included with the price of admission to California's Great America.
Defunct attractions[edit]
Past rides and attractions include:
Logger's Run (ride): A Log flume ride that was originally located in All American corners it was closed after the 2017 season.
Firefall (ride): A HUSS Park Attractions Top Spin flat-ride attraction that was originally located at the now abandoned Geauga Lake amusement park. The ride unexpectedly closed after the 2016 Halloween Haunt season.
Vortex: A Bolliger & Mabillard standup roller coaster, was the second standup to be opened by B&M. The ride was closed on Labor Day 2016 to undergo a remarket to be converted to floorless for Patriot in 2017.
Invertigo: A Vekoma Invertigo shuttle coaster, was North America's first inverted face-to-face roller coaster. Invertigo was one of the tallest roller coasters in Northern California; however, it was not the fastest. Invertigo was removed due to reliability issues; topped by three breakdowns that made the news. Invertigo is now known as Stinger at sister park, Dorney Park. The site was later used for RailBlazer[16]
Stealth: A Vekoma Flying Dutchman that was removed for construction of Boomerang Bay, and relocated to Carowinds as Nighthawk.
Great America Scenic Railway: A custom-built, 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad around the perimeter of California's Great America. The roadbed can still be seen in many places. Great America Scenic Railway was rumored to have closed to make room for Hypersonic XLC, a coaster that was later cancelled and moved to sister park, Kings Dominion.
Yankee Clipper: An Arrow Dynamics Hydro Flume that used to interlock with Logger's Run. Yankee Clipper was removed to make room for Stealth.
Greased Lightnin': Originally The Tidal Wave, was a shuttle loop roller coaster manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf. A model of The Tidal Wave exists in the park office.
The Edge: First-generation Intamin Freefall
Skyhawk: An Intamin Flight Trainer that was rumored to be removed for its maintenance issues such as clear canopies on the cabins that would frequently fall off mid-ride. Skyhawk was replaced with the Three-Point Challenge basketball game.
Sky Whirl: A Triple Tree Wheel supplied by Intamin, later known as Triple Wheel, then removed to make room for Invertigo.[citation needed]
Lobster: An octopus/spider ride that was removed to make room for the Action Theater.
Bottoms Up: A classic amusement ride known in the industry as a Trabant.
Triple Play: A Huss Troika ride that was next to Vortex.
Nickelodeon Central: A themed area containing rides, mascots, and attractions that were based on shows from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. It was closed in 2009 and changed into Planet Snoopy.
Whizzer: Originally named Willard's Whizzer, the original steel family roller coaster was made by Anton Schwarzkopf. Whizzer was removed because of maintenance issues and declining popularity. Gold Striker and Xtreme Skyflyer were eventually built on the site.
Trolley Cars: In early years, Trolley Cars traveled in the Hometown Square area and other parts of California's Great America.
Dolphin and Seal Show: During the Marriott era, dolphins and seals were kept to do daily shows. The show was removed when Paramount took over, and today it's now known as Peanuts Playhouse Theater.
Smurf Woods: A Smurf-themed small kids area with small Smurf mushroom houses. Today, this area is now Planet Snoopy.
Cajun Carpet: A large rotating platform ride located near the Orbit and Rip Roaring Rapids.[17]
Gulf Coaster: A steel kiddie coaster
Ameri-Go-Round: A PTC carousel that was removed for Drop Tower and relocated to Planet Snoopy as Character Carousel.
Hilltopper: A classic Himalaya ride located just to the right of the Demon's entrance adjacent to the lift hill. Whitewater Falls' station roughly occupies the space now.
Saskatchewan Scrambler: A classic Scrambler ride in the original Yukon Territory area, and later moved to the County Fair area and renamed Industrial Revolution.
Fast Lane[edit]
Further information: List of Fast Lane attractions § California's Great America
Fast Lane, first introduced at a Cedar Fair park in July 2011, is a secondary queue system that offers shorter wait times on the park's most popular rides.[18] In addition to the standard admission charge, visitors can bypass the standard wait line by purchasing a wrist band that grants access to the Fast Lane queue. A limited number of wrist bands are sold each day.[19]
Halloween Haunt[edit]
Halloween Haunt is a seasonal event at California's Great America. It had a "teaser" maze in 2007, but officially began in 2008 and is patterned after other Cedar Fair HAUNT such as Knott's
SCarowinds HAUNT XL The annual Haunt includes over 500 monsters placed in various haunted mazes and scare zones throughout the park.
Current attractions[edit]
For 2017, Halloween Haunt features eight haunted mazes, three scare zones, four shows, and five Skeleton Keys. It gives guests with the Fright Lane pass an extra rooms to go through in which are scattered throughout the park. These rooms are interactive.[20] [21]
Attraction
Type
Opened
Location
Backwoods Maze 2017 Celebration Plaza
Chaos House Maze 2017 Rue Le Dodge
CornStalkers Maze 2008 Country Fair
Feary Tales Scare Zone 2017 Planet Snoopy
JesterTown Scare Zone 2017 Orleans Place
Madame Marie's Massacre Manor Maze 2012 Celebration Plaza
Roadkill Roadhouse Maze 2014 Hometown Square
Toy Factory Maze 2009 Action Zone
Underworld Alley Scare Zone 2017 County Fair
Wax Museum Chamber of Horrors Maze 2014 All American Corners
Zombie High Maze 2013 Action Zone
Nytewalkers Show 2014 Celebration Plaza
Blood Drums Show 2016 Celebration Plaza
El Alonzo's Psycho Circus of Magic & Mayhem Show 2017 Showtime Theater in Orleans Place
Sideshow Show 2015 All American Corners
Demon Re-Ignited Attraction 2017 Country Fair
Attraction history[edit]
[show]
Year
Haunted Mazes & Attractions
Scare Zones
Shows
1 2008 Carnevil
Werewolf Canyon
Club Blood
Camp Gonna'getcha
Slaughterhouse
Cornstalkers Underworld Alley
Dead Man's Cove
Witch Doctor's Trail
The Gauntlet Ed Alonzo's Psycho Circus of Magic and Mayhem
Dave Hill's Haunted Hypnotics
Comedysportz Improv
2 2009 Toy Factory
Carnevil
Werewolf Canyon
Club Blood
Camp Gonna'getcha
Slaughterhouse
Cornstalkers Underworld Alley
Dead Man's Cove
Witch Doctor's Trail
The Gauntlet Ed Alonzo's Psycho Circus of Magic and Mayhem
Dave Hill's Haunted Hypnotics
Shocking Sideshow of Freaks
SDC presents BANG!
3 2010 Toy Factory
Carnevil
Werewolf Canyon
Club Blood
Black Widow's Cavern
Slaughterhouse
Cornstalkers Underworld Alley
Dead Man's Cove
Witch Doctor's Trail
The Gauntlet Fangs
Dave Hill's Haunted Hypnotics
Shocking Sideshow of Freaks
SDC presents BANG!
4 2011 Toy Factory
Carnevil
Werewolf Canyon
Club Blood
Black Widow's Cavern
Slaughterhouse Annihilation
Cornstalkers Underworld Alley
Dead Man's Cove — Forsaken Souls
The Gauntlet Zombies Gone Viral
Haunted Hypnotics
Shocking Sideshow of Freaks
Blood Drums
BANG! Primevil Percussion
5 2012 Madame Marie's Massacre
Toy Factory
Carnevil
Werewolf Canyon
Club Blood Re-Vamp'd
Black Widow's Cavern
Slaughterhouse Annihilation
Cornstalkers Underworld Alley
Dead Man's Cove — Forsaken Souls
The Gauntlet CULTure POP!
Ghostly Glow Party
Blood Drums
Shocking Sideshow of Freaks
6 2013 Madame Marie's Massacre Manor
Zombie High
Dia De Los Muertos
Cornstalkers
Carnevil
Werewolf Canyon
Toy Factory
Slaughter House Annihilation
Fun House Express Underworld Alley
Dead Man's Cove — Forsaken Souls
The Gauntlet Blades of Horror
Blood Drums
Culture Pop
Ghostly Glow Party
Overlord's Resurrection
7 2014 Madame Marie's Massacre Manor
Zombie High
Dia De Los Muertos
Cornstalkers
Carnevil
Toy Factory
Roadkill Roadhouse
Wax Museum Chamber of Horrors
Fun House Express /Mirror Mirror Underworld Alley
IronWorx
The Gauntlet Blades of Horror
Nytewalkers
Academy of Villains
Ghostly Glow Party
8 2015 Madame Marie's Massacre Manor
Zombie High
Dia De Los Muertos
Cornstalkers
Insanitarium
Toy Factory
Roadkill Roadhouse
Wax Museum Chamber of Horrors
Mirror Mirror Evacuate!
Killer Clown Town
Lockdown Blades of Horror
Academy of Villains
Nytewalkers
Ghostly Glow Party
Witch's Opening Ceremony
Sideshow
9 2016 Madame Marie's Massacre Manor
Zombie High
Dia De Los Muertos
Cornstalkers
Dead & Breakfast
Toy Factory
Roadkill Roadhouse
Wax Museum Chamber of Horrors
FearVR Evacuate!
Killer Clown Town
Lockdown Blood Drums
Academy of Villains
Nytewalkers
Ghostly Glow Party
Witch's Opening Ceremony
Sideshow
10 2017 Madame Marie's Massacre Manor
Zombie High
Backwoods
Cornstalkers
Chaos House
Toy Factory
Roadkill Roadhouse
Wax Museum Chamber of Horrors
Demon Re-IGNITED Underworld Alley
Feary Tales
JesterTown Blood Drums
Ed Alonzo's Psycho Circus of Magic & Mayhem
Nytewalkers
Ghostly Glow Party
Opening Scares
Sideshow
California's Great America's timeline[edit]
Water slides viewed from the cable car
The former Invertigo coaster (Removed 2011)
Complete View of the former Invertigo coaster
2018: RailBlazer, one of the world's first Raptor Track Coasters by Rocky Mountain Construction. Halloween Haunt and WinterFest expansions.
2017: Patriot, a floorless conversion, repaint and re-theme of the park's stand-up coaster, Vortex. Halloween Haunt and Winterfest expansions. Sweet Tooth, funnel cake shop, Firefall and Logger's Run are removed.
2016: A 4D holographic attraction themed to BioWare's Mass Effect video game in newly renovated Action Theater. Winterfest debuts. Halloween Haunt expansion.[22][23]
2015: Planet Snoopy takes over the former KidZville section of the park. Halloween Haunt expansion.
2014: Flight Deck re-painted red and white, Grizzly Loading Dock painted red and white, Fun TV added to most rides, Grizzly re-tracked and new flooring in Carousel Columbia. Halloween Haunt expansion. Picnic Pavilion make-over, and new entrance from the parking lot. All 6 Drop Tower cabins operating, and KidzVille Shooting Range removed for birthday party area. All Day Dining Pass and new food options added. Halloween Haunt expansion with more monsters, two new Haunted Mazes for 2014, and one new Haunted Attraction. Werewolf Canyon and Slaughterhouse: Annihilation mazes removed. The Overlord is removed as Haunt icon. Skeleton Key is added, giving 5 mazes a new interactive room.[24]
2013: New Great Coasters International wooden coaster, "Gold Striker" added; Happy Feet: Mumble's Wild Ride in the Action Theater; Subway added, Halloween Haunt expansion.
2012: Several park improvements such as a repaint of Carousel Columbia, Demon and Flight Deck. ADA improvements including an elevator lift entrance for Loggers Run and Vortex. Also, The Grizzly is retracked, Fast Lane. Construction commenced on Levi's Stadium, the new home of the San Francisco 49ers, in the former Great America overflow parking lot. Halloween Haunt expansion,[25] Construction of 2013 attraction, Gold Striker (wooden coaster), in former Whizzer site.
2011: Invertigo is removed to be sent to Dorney Park; Three new live shows. Halloween Haunt Expansion.
2010: Planet Snoopy (Retheme of Nickelodeon Central); Hanna Barbera references removed in KidZville; Panda Express
2009: All Wheels Extreme Stunt show; Chipper Lowell Experience show; expanded Halloween Haunt
2008: Park is renamed to California's Great America; FireFall; Dora's Sing-Along Adventure; Endless Summer On Ice show; Halloween Haunt debuts
2007: Park is renamed to Great America; Great Barrier Reef Wavepool added to Boomerang Bay; Ed Alonzo Misfit of Magic; Twistin' to the '60s Show
2006: Tiki Twirl (Formerly Survivor: The Ride); Park is sold to Cedar Fair
2005: Boomerang Bay expansion to include lazy river, two other waterslides and a large swimming pool.
2004: Boomerang Bay is added including a complex of children's water slides/play area, a 4-person adult raft/tube ride, a two-person inner-tube water slide and a fully enclosed two-person inner-tube water slide. Triple Play is removed
2003: SpongeBob SquarePants 3-D in the Action Theater; Nickelodeon Central (expansion of Splat City); Stealth (flying steel coaster) is removed and sent to Carowinds as Nighthawk
2002: Delirium; Flying Eagles; Greased Lightning (shuttle loop coaster) is removed; Time Capsule buried
2001: Psycho Mouse; Celebration Swings; Thunder Raceway; Stan Lee's 7th Portal 3D/ Smash Factory in Action Theater
2000: Stealth (flying steel coaster) opens to the public; Scenic Railroad and Skyhawk are removed
1999: KidZVille; Tidal Wave renamed Greased Lightnin'; Stealth is constructed and tested all season; Logger's Run modified to allow construction of Stealth
1998: Invertigo; James Bond: License to Thrill;[17] in the Paramount Action F/X Theater Yankee Clipper is removed
1997: Xtreme Skyflyer; Triple Wheel (originally Sky Whirl) is removed
1996: Drop Tower Scream Zone (Formerly Drop Zone Stunt Tower)
1995: Nickelodeon Splat City; The Edge and Ameri-Go-Round are removed
1994: Action Theater featuring Days of Thunder
1993: Park is renamed Paramount's Great America; Flight Deck (Formerly Top Gun); Lobster is removed
1992: KECO is acquired by Paramount, and renamed Paramount Parks; IMAX Pictorium Theater received a $1.5 million upgrade allowing it to screen 3-D films.
1991: Vortex
1990: Whitewater Falls
1989: Skyhawk; Park is acquired by KECO from the City of Santa Clara.
1988: Rip Roaring Rapids. Whizzer is removed
1987: Woodstock Express (Formerly Blue Streak/ Green Slime Mine Car Coaster/ Runaway Reptar); Smurf Woods; Fort Fun; HMB Endeavor (Formerly known as The Revolution)
1986: The Grizzly; Redwood Amphitheater with the Miami Sound Machine
1985: Park is renamed Great America;
1984: Park is sold by Marriott corporation to the City of Santa Clara; management transfers to Kings Entertainment Company (KECO)
1983: The Edge
1982: Atari Video Adventure
1980: The Demon (remodeled from Turn of the Century)
1979: Star Tower (formerly Sky Tower)
1978: IMAX Pictorium Theater, with film Man Belongs to the Earth
1977: Tidal Wave
1976: Marriott's Great America opens
On film and television[edit]
Though appearing under the name "Wonder World", Paramount's Great America was used as the theme park in the 1994 film Beverly Hills Cop III (itself released by Paramount Pictures).
Writer Steven E. de Souza originally wrote the story as more "Die Hard in a theme park". He was told that each of the rides he had designed would cost about $10 million to build and the whole film would cost about $70 million. When box office results for The Distinguished Gentleman came in, Paramount ordered the budget to be cut to $55 million.
Some modifications were made to the Columbia Carousel and Vortex roller coaster. Most of the Sky Whirl stunts were filmed in a studio. In this scene, George Lucas has a small part as the man Axel cuts in front of to get on the ride, also known as 'disappointed man' (this can be seen in the credits). The tunnels that supposedly ran under the park are a myth as well. No tunnels run under the park, as many thought after this was released. Many rides that were seen in the movie including Triple Play and the Sky Whirl have since been removed. Also, the carousel at the back of the park (the Ameri-Go-Round, not the Columbia Carousel) was altered. The Ameri-Go-Round carousel has since been removed and Drop Zone is now in its place. The ride featured in the rescue scene at the park was Triple Wheel (formerly known as Sky Whirl). Since the movie was made, the ride has been demolished and scrapped.
The Alien Attack ride featured in the Wonder World theme park was in fact the Earthquake: The Big One attraction from the Universal Studios Florida theme park in Orlando, Florida. The "aliens" featured in the ride are suited actors (and not animatronic as suggested in the film) that closely resembled the Cylons from the original Battlestar Galactica.
Paramount's Great America was also used as the theme park Macaulay Culkin visits in the 1994 film Getting Even with Dad (not released by Paramount Pictures but rather Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer).
California's Great America was featured in a 2007 Excedrin commercial with the park's inverted steel coaster, "Flight Deck", as the main star.
Marriott's Great America was used in the 1983 George Lucas and John Korty animated feature "Twice Upon A Time". It was used both as a background for animated scenes and for a short live-action shot at the end of the film.
Incidents[edit]
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In 1980, a 13-year-old boy was killed and several others injured on the Willard's Whizzer roller coaster.[26]
In 1989, two boys intentionally jumped out of the Loggers' Run ride. One was killed and the other fell onto a platform and was injured.[27]
In 1991, two couples were injured on the Yankee Clipper as their boat hydroplaned then capsized, leaving the riders temporarily trapped under the upside-down boat. The attraction was later modified to include a bump at the bottom of the drop in order to prevent hydroplaning.
In 1998, after riding Flight Deck, a 24-year-old Spanish-speaking man, who could not read the English-language warning signs, entered a locked, gated area underneath the ride to retrieve his hat. He was hit by the foot of a passenger on the Flight Deck train and later died. The passenger suffered a broken leg.[28]
In 1999, a 12-year-old boy fell to his death on Drop Tower after slipping from the ride's restraints, which were still locked at the end of the ride.[29][30]
On July 12, 2007, a 4-year-old boy drowned in the Boomerang Bay's Great Barrier Reef wave pool.[27][31]
On June 12, 2015, a maintenance worker was critically injured after being struck in the head by a moving train on Flight Deck. A passenger sustained serious hand and leg injuries in the incident.[32]
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Michelson, Herb. (June 7, 1984). "City will purchase Marriott's". The Sacramento Bee, p. A.
"Santa Clara drops Great America pact". (February 7, 1985). San Francisco Chronicle, p. 4.
Ewell, Miranda. (June 6, 1985). "Santa Clara assumes ownership of Great America". San Jose Mercury News (CA), p. 8B.
Kava, Brad. (March 15, 1989). "Great America reopens". San Jose Mercury News, p. 1.
Eng, Sherri. (August 1, 1992). "Paramount to buy Great America owner". San Jose Mercury News, p. 1E.
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This Is Us (season 2)
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Starring
Milo Ventimiglia
Mandy Moore
Sterling K. Brown
Chrissy Metz
Justin Hartley
Susan Kelechi Watson
Chris Sullivan
Ron Cephas Jones
Jon Huertas
Alexandra Breckenridge
Niles Fitch
Lonnie Chavis
Logan Shroyer
Parker Bates
Hannah Zeile
Mackenzie Hancsicsak
Eris Baker
Faithe Herman
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13
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September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26) – present (present)
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← Previous
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List of This Is Us episodes
The second season of the American television series This Is Us continues to follow the family lives and connections of several people who all share the same birthday, and the ways in which they are similar and different. The season is produced by Rhode Island Ave. Productions, Zaftig Films, and 20th Century Fox Television, with Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger serving as showrunners.
A second and third season of This Is Us were ordered in January 2017, with production for season two beginning that July. The season stars an ensemble cast featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, Ron Cephas Jones, Jon Huertas, Alexandra Breckenridge, Niles Fitch, Logan Shroyer, Hannah Zeile, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Parker Bates, Eris Baker, Faithe Herman, and Lonnie Chavis.
The second season, consisting of 18 episodes, began airing on September 26, 2017, on NBC. This Is Us will serve as the lead-out program for Super Bowl LII in February 2018.
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1 Cast and characters
1.1 Main
1.2 Recurring
1.3 Guest
2 Episodes
3 Production
3.1 Development
3.2 Casting
3.3 Filming
4 Release
4.1 Broadcast
5 Reception
5.1 Critical response
5.2 Ratings
5.3 Accolades
6 References
7 External links
Cast and characters[edit]
Main article: List of This Is Us characters
Main[edit]
Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson[1]
Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson[1]
Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson[1]
Niles Fitch as teenage Randall Pearson[2]
Lonnie Chavis as young Randall Pearson[2]
Chrissy Metz as Kate Pearson[1]
Hannah Zeile as teenage Kate Pearson[2]
Mackenzie Hancsicsak as young Kate Pearson[2]
Justin Hartley as Kevin Pearson[1]
Logan Shroyer as teenage Kevin Pearson[2]
Parker Bates as young Kevin Pearson[2]
Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson[1]
Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon[1]
Ron Cephas Jones as William H. "Shakespeare" Hill[1][3]
Jon Huertas as Miguel Rivas[1]
Alexandra Breckenridge as Sophie[1]
Eris Baker as Tess Pearson[2]
Faithe Herman as Annie Pearson[2]
Recurring[edit]
Lyric Ross as Deja, Randall and Beth's foster child.[4]
Jermel Nakia as young adult William H. "Shakespeare" Hill[5][3]
Guest[edit]
Sylvester Stallone as himself, actor in Kevin's movie.[6]
Debra Jo Rupp as Linda, social worker who works with Randall and Beth when they foster Deja.[7]
Sam Anderson as Walter Crowder, judge in young adult William Hill's case.[5]
Delroy Lindo as Ernest Bradley, judge in Randall's adoption case.[5]
Joy Brunson as Shauna, Deja's mother.[8]
Kate Burton as Barbara, a psychologist at Kevin's rehab who facilitates his meeting with the family.[9]
Garrett Morris as Lloyd, a resident living in William's old apartment building.[10]
Episodes[edit]
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
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1 "A Father's Advice" Ken Olin Dan Fogelman September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26) 2AZC01 12.94[11]
On the Big Three's 37th birthday, Randall wants to adopt a baby, but Beth convinces him they can honor William's legacy by adopting an older child. Kate auditions as a band's lead singer after initially leaving, because all the other women auditioning are thin. She is rejected because of her inexperience, not her weight; Kate is confident she can work her way up. Toby tells Kevin that he, not Kevin, needs to be Kate's "person." Kevin explains that Kate informed him of their father's death, and being Kate's brother is the only thing he is really good at. In the past, Rebecca takes the Big Three to a movie after her argument with Jack. Rebecca urges Jack to come home; Jack admits his drinking is out of control. Later, the family house has burned and Rebecca, in the car with Jack's possessions in a bag, screams and cries.
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2 "A Manny-Splendored Thing" John Fortenberry Dan Fogelman & Bekah Brunstetter October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) 2AZC02 11.06[12]
Kevin is invited back for the 100th "The Manny" episode. The producers try to embarrass him for how he left the show, but Sophie helps him do it anyway. Randall, Beth, their girls, Rebecca, and Miguel travel across the country to see the live episode. Randall and Beth take a walk during the taping to discuss Randall's worries about fostering an older child who could have major issues. Also during the taping, Kate gets a call for her first gig; however, she does not want her mother to criticize her performance, so Kate asks both Rebecca and Toby not to follow her, but they do anyway. Later, Kate confronts Rebecca about how she has always treated her. Rebecca seeks support from Toby, but he clearly sides with Kate, which wins Rebecca's approval. After the episode taping, Beth learns from Kevin that Randall only risked failure once: in asking her out. Beth reassures Randall they can go through with their plan. In flashbacks, Jack confesses to teenage Kate that he has an alcoholism problem. Jack (when on the wagon before) vented his anger on a punching bag; this time, he lets Rebecca take him to an AA meeting.
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3 "Déjà Vu" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10) 2AZC03 11.02[13]
On Kevin's movie set, Kate—excited that Sylvester Stallone is his co-star—bonds with "Sly" and tells him what his films meant to her father, and about his death. After talking with Stallone, Kevin's memories of his dad surface, affecting his performance in a scene. Randall learns that a young girl, Deja, is being brought to his home. Later, when Deja yells at Beth for "stealing" her mom's cigarettes, Randall defends his wife, and Deja shrinks to defend herself from apparent aggression. Randall talks to Deja about the joy he found in having Jack and Rebecca, as well as William. Kevin takes pain medication after injuring his knee—his old football injury—from a scene explosion during filming. In flashbacks, when the kids are teenagers, Jack talks about his efforts to rehabilitate from alcoholism; Randall tries to find his birth parents through an ad, and is comforted by Kate and Kevin after a woman claims to be his birth mother for his family's money.
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4 "Still There" Ken Olin Vera Herbert October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17) 2AZC04 10.65[14]
Randall takes his daughters and Deja bowling, which does not go as expected. Beth offers to help Deja take care of her hair, and the two bond. Randall admits to Deja that he has had problems with nervous breakdowns and has taken up running to deal with his anxiety; he invites her to come with him. Kevin undergoes surgery on his injured knee, and continues to overuse his pain medication. Kate visits a gynaecologist for an ultrasound, revealing that she is pregnant. In flashbacks, Kate and Kevin contract the chicken pox, and their doctor urges Randall to do his best to catch them as well so it would not occur later for him. Rebecca's mother pops in intent on staying for a while, and her overbearing attitude and the fact that she treats Randall differently than Kate and Kevin leads to Rebecca confronting her about it all and calling her a racist, which Randall overhears. Rebecca's mother takes her words to heart and reaches out to Randall, recognizing for the first time how special he is.
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5 "Brothers" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Tyler Bensinger October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24) 2AZC05 10.60[15]
Kate and Toby share news of her pregnancy. Kevin, set to be auctioned off by Sophie for a large-scale charity event she is hosting, gets drunk while trying to get a pain medication prescription; he misses the auction, embarrassing Sophie. Randall earns Deja's trust. In the past, when Jack takes 10-year-old Kevin and Randall camping, Rebecca learns that Jack's father is dying. She calls Jack, but he had issues with his father, and he is trying to have Kevin get along with Randall, so Jack says that he will not return. Rebecca reassures Jack's father (who sees his granddaughter, Kate) that Jack is a great father and husband. Kevin finds a notebook where Randall wrote notes of how to keep peace between them, motivating him to be nice to Randall. Later, Jack looks at a picture of him and his brother in the army. During Jack's childhood, he and his never-before-seen brother await their father's return to the car as he gets drunk at a bar.
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6 "The 20's" Regina King Don Roos October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31) 2AZC06 8.43[16]
In flashbacks, with the 10-year-old Big Three, Rebecca takes Randall trick-or-treating, while Jack takes Kate and Kevin to a haunted house. Randall learns about Kyle's death from the neighbors; Rebecca then tells him the facts of his adoption. In other flashbacks, with the Big Three being in their twenties, Kate finds out she is involved with a married man. Kevin, desperate for work as an actor, attempts to steal a role from his roommate and best friend. Meanwhile, Randall and Beth prepare for the arrival of their first daughter. Beth unexpectedly goes into labor after agreeing to help Rebecca get a Facebook account. With no time to get to the hospital, Randall helps Beth through a home delivery. Kate and Kevin commiserate about their deadbeat lives and decide to live together. When Rebecca posts a photo of her granddaughter on Facebook, she gets a message from Miguel, asking how she has been the last 8 years. (Jack's death was sometime before Miguel last saw Rebecca.)
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7 "The Most Disappointed Man" Chris Koch Kay Oyegun November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07) 2AZC07 9.89[17]
Jack and Rebecca prepare to finalize Randall's adoption when Randall is a year old. Their case worker gives a glowing recommendation, but their judge is against interracial adoption. After Rebecca's letter about being Randall's mother, the judge recuses himself; the new judge grants the adoption. Concurrently, William pleads guilty to a drug charge. Although the judge is disappointed because William had a clean record, William claims to be more disappointed, due to the loss of his loved ones and son. The judge visits William in jail, offering to reduce the sentence and get him help, if he stays sober. William keeps this promise for at least 30 years, until hearing his cancer is terminal. As he is about to use, Randall introduces himself as William's biological son. In the present, Randall takes Deja to visit her mother Shauna in prison, but Shauna declines the visit. Randall later talks to Shauna, who intends to take Deja back after her release. He lets Shauna call Deja collect. Kevin's relationship with Sophie deteriorates as he continues abusing pain medication and alcohol. Kate and Toby announce their pregnancy to Kevin, plan to get married at city hall, but then consider a big wedding.
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8 "Number One" Ken Olin K.J. Steinberg November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14) 2AZC08 10.05[18]
Kevin's addiction to pain medication and alcohol is wearing him down. He attends the Alumni Honors Ceremony at his old high school, receives the Distinguished Alum Award, but says he does not deserve it. He pretends to play football on the field, doing play-by-play commentary on his ruined opportunities. Charlotte, an alumna, invites him to her house; when she is not looking, he searches her house for medication, and finds and steals a prescription form. He goes to a pharmacy with a fake prescription, sees police officers, notices his pendant missing, and leaves. In flashbacks, Randall starts a Harvard application, but is interested in Howard University. Kevin and his family meet a college football recruiting coach; afterwards, Jack is angry with Kevin for his attitude; Jack later apologizes. Kevin's football aspirations end one game when his knee is injured. Jack comforts Kevin and gives him the pendant he received in Vietnam for protection. In the present, Kevin goes to Charlotte's house to find the pendant, but she will not let him in. Kevin is desperate, needing help; he goes to Randall's house to tell him something, but Randall assumes it is about Kate losing her baby.
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9 "Number Two" Ken Olin K.J. Steinberg & Shukree Hassan Tilghman November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21) 2AZC09 9.34[19]
Kate miscarries. She and Toby struggle in their relationship after Kate said the miscarriage happened to her, not Toby. Kate tries to keep her singing gig, but then has to leave early. She goes to a buffet restaurant, but does not eat the food she piled on her plate. Rebecca comforts Kate, relating her struggles after baby Kyle was stillborn. Toby eventually comes through for Kate. In flashbacks, Jack and Randall leave for a college visit. Kate and Rebecca, at Kevin's football game, are distracted when discussing the music college Kate wants to attend, as Kevin gets injured; when they notice, Rebecca has Kate page Jack.
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10 "Number Three" Ken Olin Shukree Hassan Tilghman November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28) 2AZC10 10.94[20]
Deja's mother Shauna appears unannounced at Randall's home after the charges against her have been dropped. Deja convinces her to leave and wait for them to be reunited via official channels. Randall and Beth are opposed to Shauna resuming custody of Deja, and plan to fight it, but eventually relent. In flashbacks, Jack takes teenage Randall to Howard University in DC; Jack takes the official tour while Randall is shown around by a friend. Jack then shows Randall the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and talks about being drafted and how the war affected him. In more recent times, William tells adult Randall about the two times he saw Randall's mother, how he followed Rebecca to her home, but ultimately decided not to see Randall. In the present, Randall learns of Kate's miscarriage. Randall and Beth plan to try fostering again after a while. Kevin appears at Randall's house, and Randall notices Kevin drinking vodka early in the day. Later, Kevin speeds down the road, unaware at first that Tess has hidden in the back seat. Kevin is pulled over and arrested for DUI, and Randall and Beth are angry at Kevin for endangering Tess.
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11 "The Fifth Wheel" Chris Koch Vera Herbert January 9, 2018 (2018-01-09) 2AZC11 9.65[21]
Toby finds junk-food trash. Randall and Beth check on Tess; she said she was sad when Deja went home. The family visits Kevin at rehab; Barbara, the facilitator, wants only immediate family at Kevin's first session. Kevin apologizes to the family, but Barbara has him discuss family issues. Kevin says they are a family of addicts. Kevin felt like an outcast ("fifth wheel"): Kate had Jack's support; Rebecca loved Randall more than Kevin. Randall scolds Kevin; Rebecca, crying, says why Randall was easier to love. Toby, Beth, and Miguel talk at a bar about being outsiders, Miguel being the only one who knew Jack. After the session, the Big Three reconcile; Rebecca tells Kevin why she never worried about him, but they had their moments. Kate admits to Toby about hiding junk food since miscarrying. When the kids are 10, Jack takes the family to a cabin vacation, getting Kevin after football camp. Randall's new glasses are missing. Rebecca notices Kate's food obsession; Jack has her exercise, but later takes her for ice cream. During a thunderstorm, Kevin brings Randall's glasses to their parents' room—Kate and Randall are sleeping with them. He sleeps on the floor; Rebecca joins him.
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12 "Clooney" Zetna Fuentes Bekah Brunstetter January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16) 2AZC12 9.82[22]
William’s stray cat “Clooney” wanders. After rehab, Kevin stays with Rebecca—whom Miguel is protecting since Kevin upset her by getting arrested and criticizing her at rehab. Miguel later tells Kevin that Jack and Rebecca were a unified couple, not separate individuals; thus, he did not love Rebecca while Jack was alive, but does now and is staying. Kate befriends Madison from support group; they go wedding dress shopping, where Kate discovers Madison’s bulimia; Madison later faints and calls Kate for help. Kate says losing weight as a teenager did not make her happy. Randall visits Beth at work; she says working again would help him. Randall gets William’s box from storage, searches for a lady about whom William wrote and drew, and discovers from a picture it was Billie Holiday. Randall tells Beth he wants to buy and manage the run-down building with her. When the kids are teenagers, Jack and Rebecca take them shopping for suits and dresses for the winter formal and Jack's job. Though the kids are almost starting college, Jack again wants to start "Big Three Homes" (which he put aside to support his family). Randall asks a redhead out. Someone forgets smoke detector batteries.
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13 "That'll Be the Day" Uta Briesewitz Kay Oyegun & Don Roos January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23) 2AZC13 9.37[23]
An elderly couple, circa 1980, looks through their junk, including a jukebox which would play "That'll Be the Day". When the house gets a buyer, the man gives his neighbor, Jack, a crockpot. Present-day Randall and Beth buy William’s old building. Kevin helps Randall do repairs; they soon find themselves overwhelmed—and bugs, so the building is vacated when an exterminator is called. Since Toby looks online for a dog, Kate—with mixed feelings—adopts a dog. Kevin tries to make amends to Sophie (who says goodbye), receives his missing pendant in the mail—and knows he cannot make amends to his dad. In flashbacks, Jack and Rebecca watch the Super Bowl alone as the teenagers are otherwise occupied—Kevin is with Sophie, Randall is on a date—Kate is making an audition tape (which Jack videotapes, to Kate’s initial disapproval) for the music college. The old crockpot's faulty switch causes the house fire.
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14 TBA TBA TBA February 4, 2018 (2018-02-04)[24] 2AZC14 TBD
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15 "Across the Border"[25] TBA TBA February 6, 2018 (2018-02-06) 2AZC15 TBD
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
On January 18, 2017, NBC renewed the series for a second and third season of 18 episodes each, for a total of 36 additional episodes.[26] Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger serve as the season's showrunners.[27]
Casting[edit]
Main cast members Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, and Ron Cephas Jones return from the first season as Jack Pearson, Rebecca Pearson, Randall Pearson, Kate Pearson, Kevin Pearson, Beth Pearson, Toby Damon, and William H. Hill, respectively.[1] Jon Huertas and Alexandra Breckenridge, who recurred as Miguel and Sophie, respectively, throughout the first season, were subsequently promoted to the principal cast in the second season.[1] Also promoted to series regulars are young actors Hannah Zeile as teenage Kate, Niles Fitch as teenage Randall, Logan Shroyer as teenage Kevin, Mackenzie Hancsicsak as young Kate, Parker Bates as young Kevin, Faithe Herman as Annie Pearson, and Eris Baker as Tess Pearson. Lonnie Chavis will continue to recur as young Randall.[2]
In August 2017, Sylvester Stallone and Debra Jo Rupp were cast in a guest starring roles.[6][7]
Filming[edit]
The show was awarded over $9.9 million in tax incentives by the California Film Commission for its second season.[28] Production on the season began on July 11, 2017, in Los Angeles.[29]
Release[edit]
Broadcast[edit]
The second season was originally set to move to a Thursday timeslot, to anchor a new Must See TV lineup, alongside Will & Grace, Great News and Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders, with NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt explaining, "While this is a bit risky, there is a bigger case to be made about redoing Thursday night. If there is one show we could move, it would be this one."[30] However, on May 30, 2017, NBC decided to keep the series on Tuesdays at 9 pm EST,[31] allowing it a run of 10 uninterrupted original episodes in the fall.[32]
The season began airing on September 26, 2017, on NBC in the United States,[33] and on CTV in Canada.[34] This Is Us will serve as the lead-out program for Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018.[24]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 95% approval rating with an average rating of 8.12/10 based on 19 reviews.[35]
Ratings[edit]
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "A Father's Advice" September 26, 2017 3.9/13 12.94[11] 2.6 6.93 6.5 19.87[36]
2 "A Manny-Splendored Thing" October 3, 2017 3.1/11 11.06[12] 2.4 6.15 5.5 17.21[37]
3 "Déjà Vu" October 10, 2017 2.8/10 11.02[13] 2.2 6.11 5.0 17.13[38]
4 "Still There" October 17, 2017 2.9/10 10.65[14] 2.3 6.32 5.2 16.97[39]
5 "Brothers" October 24, 2017 2.8/10 10.60[15] 2.2 6.09 5.0 16.69[40]
6 "The 20's" October 31, 2017 2.0/7 8.43[16] 2.4 6.50 4.4 14.94[41]
7 "The Most Disappointed Man" November 7, 2017 2.5/9 9.89[17] 2.3 6.28 4.8 16.17[42]
8 "Number One" November 14, 2017 2.6/9 10.05[18] 2.2 6.10 4.8 16.15[43]
9 "Number Two" November 21, 2017 2.5/9 9.34[19] 2.0 5.71 4.5 15.05[44]
10 "Number Three" November 28, 2017 2.8/10 10.94[20] 2.0 5.65 4.8 16.60[45]
11 "The Fifth Wheel" January 9, 2018 2.7/9 9.65[21] TBD TBD TBD TBD
12 "Clooney" January 16, 2018 2.5/9 9.82[22] TBD TBD TBD TBD
13 "That'll Be the Day" January 23, 2018 2.5/9 9.37[23] TBD TBD TBD TBD
Accolades[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
Result
Ref.
2018 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Drama Series This Is Us Nominated [46]
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Susan Kelechi Watson Nominated
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Vera Herbert for "Still Here" Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Youth Lonnie Chavis Nominated
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General references
"This Is Us Season 2 Episode Guide". TV Guide. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
"Shows A-Z – This Is Us on NBC". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
External links[edit]
Official website
List of This Is Us episodes on IMDb
List of This Is Us season 2 episodes at TV.com
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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2010–2019)
2010: Boardwalk Empire, season 1
Antonacci
Buscemi
Coleman
Graham
de la Huerta
Laciura
Macdonald
Mol
Palladino
Piazza
Pitt
Shannon
Sparks
Stuhlbarg
Weiner
Whigham
2011: Boardwalk Empire, season 2
Buscemi
Chianese
Clohessy
Coleman
Cox
J. Gallina
L. Gallina
Graham
Huston
Laciura
Lind
Macdonald
D. McTigue
R. McTigue
Mol
B. Noon
C. Noon
O'Rourke
Palladino
Pennewill
Piazza
Pitt
Shannon
Sparks
Stuhlbarg
Van Wagner
Whigham
Williams
Yusef
2012: Downton Abbey, series 2
Bonneville
Boyle
Carmichael
Carter
Coyle
Dockery
Findlay
Finneran
Froggatt
Glen
Howes
James-Collier
Leech
Logan
McGovern
McShera
Nicol
Nuttall
Robb
Smith
Stevens
Wilton
2013: Breaking Bad, season 5, part II
Bowen
Brandt
Cranston
Crawford
Fletcher
Fraser
Gunn
Metzler
Mitte
Norris
Odenkirk
Paul
Plemons
Quezada
Rankin
Sane
2014: Downton Abbey, series 4
Bonneville
Carmichael
Carter
Coyle
Dockery
Doyle
Froggatt
James
James-Collier
Leech
Logan
McGovern
McShera
Milne
Robb
Smith
Speleers
Theobold
Wilton
2015: Downton Abbey, series 5
Bonneville
Carmichael
Carter
Cassidy
Coyle
Dockery
Doyle
Froggatt
James
James-Collier
Leech
Logan
McGovern
McShera
Nicol
Ovenden
Smith
Wilton
2016: Stranger Things, season 1
Brown
Buono
Chrest
Dyer
Harbour
Heaton
Keery
Matarazzo
McLaughlin
Modine
Morgan
Reynolds
Ryder
Schnapp
Steger
Wolfhard
2017: This Is Us, season 1/season 2
Baker
Breckenridge
Brown
Chavis
Hartley
Herman
Jones
Metz
Moore
Sullivan
Ventimiglia
Watson
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