Marc Ricketts
Marc Ricketts is a writer/photographer who has not yet outgrown roller coasters, and provides news and information about San Francisco Bay Area destinations. Mark's columns can frequently be found on MiceChat in our Weekend Updates.
A short time ago, (in the galaxy very, very close by), I took a trip to see what's going on at California's Great America...
I’d say I travel pretty frequently and most of the time my adventures take me somewhere with a theme park. But if the itinerary...
I’d say I travel pretty frequently and most of the time my adventures take me somewhere with a theme park. But if the itinerary...
I’d say I travel pretty frequently and most of the time my adventures take me somewhere with a theme park. But if the itinerary...
I'd say I travel pretty frequently and most of the time my adventures take me somewhere with a theme park. But if the itinerary...
Holiday in the Park has entered its second decade at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom with festivities and activities that even excite the resident marine...
Three years ago California's Great America launched Winterfest, and the explosion of tinsel has yet to settle. In 2018, the event now includes the...
I've taken you to the Clam Chowder Cookoff at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk more than once on this site(it's one of my personal...
For those of us who can't make it to Orlando or Southern California to drop in on Disney or Universal, it's your local regional...
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has announced a new coaster that actually "coasts" for 2019, and made significant improvements to this year's Fright Fest presentation....
Two years ago the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose (as seen in the lowly rated film Winchester released earlier this year) added a...
When the signature fountain at California's Great America is flanked by flaming pumpkins, we know that it is the wonderful time of the year...
Today we're going to try a new ride, and take a look at the end of an era in San Francisco's amusement park history....
Whenever I write about Great America, there are often comments from some of you good people that remember the park from its earliest days....
June 14 wasn't just Flag Day this year. It is also the day that ended 10 months of anticipation, culminating with 5 days of...
MiceChat's Marc Ricketts heads off on adventure in the NorCal parks and finds the Harlem Globtrotters as well as some coaster construction updates. Let's...
As the weather warms, colorful blooms begin to paint the garden spot of Gilroy, CA. As summers can be quite warm if not downright...
Flowers are blooming, the air is warming and California's Great America has opened for 2018; must be spring. After a small opening ceremony featuring...
Two years ago I made a whirlwind swirl through the four hour debut day of Silicon Valley Comic Con, not knowing if it was...
After seeing the wonderful display of Chinese lanterns at Gilroy Gardens' Lumination display in 2016 which you can read about here, I knew I...