Military and Emergency Services Awarded Free Admission At Paramount's Great America Memorial Day Weekend (May 27 -29)

Military and Emergency Services Awarded Free Admission At Paramount's Great America Memorial Day Weekend (May 27 -29)

Weekend Includes Fireworks, Live Shows and Breakfast with SpongeBob SquarePants(TM)

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SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount's Great America salutes our nation's military, fire, police, and emergency services with FREE admission to the Santa Clara, California theme park Memorial Day Weekend May 27 - 29 and June 1 - 4. Members of the military, police, fire, and other emergency services can present a valid ID at Will Call or Guest Services and receive FREE admission and 50% off up to six (6) full-priced general admission tickets for family members. Whether traveling by car or public transportation, Paramount's Great America is Northern California's most accessible theme park and offers more than 50 rides and attractions, live shows and events including:

Breakfast with the Nicktoons! (May 27 - 29)

Paramount's Great America serves up a limited time, all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. It's the only breakfast in Northern California where families can meet and hug Nickelodeon characters like SpongeBob SquarePants(TM) and Dora the Explorer(TM). Purchase admission and meal tickets online at www.pgathrills.com.

Boomerang Bay Beach Club Offers Holiday Weekend Fun and Relaxation

Splish, splash and slide at Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay Beach Club, an 11-acre water park inside Paramount's Great America featuring 13 waterslides, the area's longest lazy river, exclusive poolside cabanas and a heated lagoon. Paramount's Great America is the only theme park in California with a water park inside -- free with park admission.

School of Rock - LIVE IN CONCERT (Opens for summer May 27)

Paramount Pictures' blockbuster feature comedy returns in a wildly energetic, high-voltage, live rock concert in the park's Paramount Theatre. Featuring raw acoustics and first-rate rock concert theatrics, School of Rock - LIVE IN CONCERT includes a full band and a play list of unforgettable rock and roll classics by artists such as Led Zeppelin, Joan Jett and Van Halen. The pulse-pounding 25-minute show is free with park admission and runs Thursday through Monday.

Memorial Day Weekend Fireworks (May 28)

Paramount's Great America celebrates Memorial Day Weekend with a fireworks extravaganza choreographed to rock music beginning at 9 p.m.

Paramount's Great America is open May 27 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., May 28 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and May 29 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The best summer value is a 2006 WOW! Card. Guests can purchase one regular-price admission at Paramount's Great America and enjoy the rest of the 2006 season for FREE with the WOW! Card. Offer expires May 29. For more information, visit www.pgathrills.com.

Source: Paramount's Great America

CONTACT: Holly Perez, Communications Manager, +1-408-986-5986, or
holly.perez@paramountparks.com, or Carrie Williams, PR Operations Manager,
+1-408-986-5846, or carrie.williams@paramountparks.com, both of Paramount's
Great America

Web site: http://www.pgathrills.com/

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