Six Flags Great America

amusement park
Six Flags Great America
Location	Gurnee, Illinois, USA
Status	Operating
Opened	May 29, 1976
Owner	Six Flags
Previous names	Marriott's Great America
Area	123 acres (49.8 hectares)
Website	http://sixflags.com/greatAmerica/

Six Flags Great America is a Six Flags theme park in the Chicago metropolitan area, located in Gurnee, Illinois. It first opened in 1976 as "Marriott's Great America". Six Flags purchased the park from the Marriott Corporation in 1984, making it the seventh park in the chain. As of 2011, the park has eight themed sections, a 16-acre (65,000 m²) water park, two specially themed children's areas, and various other forms of entertainment.

Roller coasters

Present (15)

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
American Eagle	Intamin	Wooden	1981	Operating
Batman The Ride	Bolliger & Mabillard	Inverted	1992	Operating
The Dark Knight Coaster	Mack Rides	Wild Mouse	2008	Operating
Demon	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1976	Operating
Goliath	Rocky Mountain Construction	Wooden	2014	Operating
Joker	S&S Worldwide	4th Dimension	2017	Operating
Little Dipper	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Wooden	2010	Operating
Maxx Force	S&S Worldwide	Launched	2019	Under construction
Raging Bull	Bolliger & Mabillard	Hyper	1999	Operating
Spacely's Sprocket Rockets	Vekoma	Family	1998	Operating
Superman Ultimate Flight	Bolliger & Mabillard	Flying	2003	Operating
Vertical Velocity	Intamin	Inverted	2001	Operating
Viper	Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters	Wooden	1995	Operating
Whizzer	Schwarzkopf	Sit-Down	1976	Operating
X-Flight	Bolliger & Mabillard	Winged	2012	Operating

Past (8)

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Relocated
Déjà Vu	Vekoma	Shuttle	2001	2007	Silverwood Theme Park
Gulf Coaster	Bradley and Kaye	Kiddie	1976	1976	-
Iron Wolf	Bolliger & Mabillard	Stand-Up	1990	2011	Six Flags America
Rolling Thunder	Intamin	Bobsled	1989	1995	Great Escape
Ragin' Cajun	Zamperla	Spinning	2004	2013	Six Flags America
ShockWave	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1988	2002	-
Tidal Wave	Schwarzkopf	Launched	1978	1991	Six Flags Over Georgia
Z-Force	Intamin	Sit-Down	1985	1987	Six Flags Over Georgia