Monday, November 9, 2026

Question: California’s Great America first opened in 1976. What company, far better known for hotels and restaurants, originally built it?

Answer: The Marriott Corporation. Marriott opened two Americana-themed “Marriott’s Great America” parks in 1976, one in Santa Clara, California, and a sister park in Gurnee, Illinois, to coincide with the U.S. Bicentennial.