Illinois

Illinois

Statistics
Parks	Operating: 10 Defunct: 9
Coasters	Operating: 26 Defunct: 7
Rides	Operating: 47 Defunct: 18
Water slides	Operating: 0 Defunct: 0
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Multitrack coasters are currently excluded from this page.

Amusement parks

Operating

Name	Location	Opened
Bengtson's Pumpkin Farm	Homer Glen	1981
Enchanted Castle	Lombard	1983
Grady's Family Fun Park	Bloomington	1967
Haunted Trails Burbank	Burbank	1975
Haunted Trails Joliet	Joliet	1988
Safari Land	Villa Park	17 September 2002
Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park	East Dundee	Unknown
Scene75	Romeoville	17 August 2022
Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago	Gurnee	2005

Defunct

Name	Location	Opened	Closed
Go Bananas	Norridge	1997	March 2020
Go Bonkers Now	Arlington Heights	2000	2010
Grizzly Jack's Enchanted Forest	Utica	2006	2016
Hillcrest Park	Lemont	1952	1 September 2003
House of Kicks	Chicago	March 2002	2005
Kiddieland	Melrose Park	1929	27 September 2009
Old Chicago	Bolingbrook	1975	1980
Riverview Park	Chicago	1904	1967

Roller coaster records

Tallest

Shuttle roller coasters are excluded from height rankings.

Steel

Height	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
202 feet	Raging Bull	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	1 May 1999	Bolliger & Mabillard
175 feet	Maxx Force	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	4 July 2019	S&S Sansei Technologies
120 feet	X-Flight	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	16 May 2012	Bolliger & Mabillard
120 feet	Joker	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	27 May 2017	S&S Worldwide
106 feet	Superman Ultimate Flight	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	3 May 2003	Bolliger & Mabillard
103.7 feet	Demon	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Arrow Dynamics
100 feet	Batman The Ride	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	9 May 1992	Bolliger & Mabillard
70 feet	Whizzer	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Schwarzkopf
42.7 feet	Crazy Mouse	Illinois State Fair	Springfield	2018	Zamperla
32.8 feet	Super Cyclone	Santa's Village AZoosment Park	Dundee	13 May 2017	Interpark

Wood

Height	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
165 feet	Goliath	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	19 June 2014	Unknown
127 feet	American Eagle	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	23 May 1981	Intamin
100 feet	Viper	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 April 1995	Six Flags
28 feet	Little Dipper	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	27 May 2010	Unknown

Longest

Shuttle roller coasters are excluded from length rankings.

Steel

Length	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
5057 feet	Raging Bull	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	1 May 1999	Bolliger & Mabillard
3100 feet	Whizzer	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Schwarzkopf
3000 feet	X-Flight	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	16 May 2012	Bolliger & Mabillard
2798 feet	Superman Ultimate Flight	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	3 May 2003	Bolliger & Mabillard
2700 feet	Batman The Ride	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	9 May 1992	Bolliger & Mabillard
2130 feet	Demon	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Arrow Dynamics
1800 feet	Maxx Force	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	4 July 2019	S&S Sansei Technologies
1377.9 feet	Crazy Mouse	Illinois State Fair	Springfield	2018	Zamperla
1213 feet	The Dark Knight Coaster	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	21 May 2008	Mack Rides
1148.3 feet	Super Cyclone	Santa's Village AZoosment Park	Dundee	13 May 2017	Interpark

Wood

Length	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
4650 feet	American Eagle	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	23 May 1981	Intamin
3458 feet	Viper	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 April 1995	Six Flags
3100 feet	Goliath	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	19 June 2014	Unknown
700 feet	Little Dipper	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	27 May 2010	Unknown

Fastest

Steel

Speed	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
78 mph	Maxx Force	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	4 July 2019	S&S Sansei Technologies
73 mph	Raging Bull	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	1 May 1999	Bolliger & Mabillard
70 mph	The Flash: Vertical Velocity	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	18 May 2001	Intamin
55 mph	X-Flight	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	16 May 2012	Bolliger & Mabillard
51 mph	Superman Ultimate Flight	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	3 May 2003	Bolliger & Mabillard
50 mph	Demon	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Arrow Dynamics
50 mph	Batman The Ride	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	9 May 1992	Bolliger & Mabillard
42 mph	Whizzer	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Schwarzkopf
38 mph	Joker	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	27 May 2017	S&S Worldwide
29.1 mph	Crazy Mouse	Illinois State Fair	Springfield	2018	Zamperla

Wood

Speed	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
72 mph	Goliath	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	19 June 2014	Unknown
66 mph	American Eagle	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	23 May 1981	Intamin
50 mph	Viper	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 April 1995	Six Flags

Inversions

Shuttle roller coasters are excluded from length rankings.

Steel

Inversions	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
5	Maxx Force	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	4 July 2019	S&S Sansei Technologies
5	X-Flight	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	16 May 2012	Bolliger & Mabillard
5	Batman The Ride	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	9 May 1992	Bolliger & Mabillard
4	Demon	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Arrow Dynamics
2	Superman Ultimate Flight	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	3 May 2003	Bolliger & Mabillard

Wood

Inversions	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
2	Goliath	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	19 June 2014	Unknown

Oldest

This section combines steel and wooden coasters. Keep in mind that retracked coasters do still enter the list.

Opened	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
1976	Demon	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Arrow Dynamics
1976	Whizzer	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Schwarzkopf
1981	American Eagle	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	23 May 1981	Intamin
1992	Batman The Ride	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	9 May 1992	Bolliger & Mabillard
1993	Dragon Wagon	Grady's Family Fun Park	Bloomington	1993	Wisdom Rides
1994	Miner Mike	Haunted Trails Burbank	Burbank	1994	Wisdom Rides
1995	Viper	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 April 1995	Six Flags
1998	Sprocket Rockets	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	1998	Vekoma
1999	Raging Bull	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	1 May 1999	Bolliger & Mabillard
2001	The Flash: Vertical Velocity	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	18 May 2001	Intamin

Ride records

Tallest

Height	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
330 feet	Sky Trek Tower	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	28 June 1977	Intamin
227 feet	Giant Drop	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	26 April 1997	Intamin
140 feet	Xtreme Elevation	Santa's Village	East Dundee	2015	Larson International & A.R.M. (USA)
112 feet	Condor	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	27 April 1991	HUSS

Longest

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Fastest

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Oldest

Opened	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
1976	Columbia Carousel	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Chance Rides
1976	The Lobster	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	1976	Schwarzkopf
1976	Fiddler's Fling	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Schwarzkopf
1976	Rue Le Dodge	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Soli
1976	Triple Play	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	HUSS
1976	Aquaman Splashdown	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Arrow Dynamics
1976	Tot's Livery	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Carousels USA
1976	Logger's Run	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Arrow Dynamics
1976	Lady Bugs	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	29 May 1976	Modern Products
1976	DC Super Villains Swing	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee	1976	Zierer