Six Flags Great America

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

View of most of the park.

Present (15)

Name	Manufacturer	Class	Type	Opened	Status
American Eagle	Intamin	Roller	Wooden	May 23, 1981	Operating
Batman The Ride	Bolliger & Mabillard	Roller	Inverted	May 9, 1992	Operating
The Dark Knight Coaster	Mack Rides	Roller	Wild Mouse Enclosed	May 21, 2008	Operating
Demon	Arrow Dynamics	Roller	Sit-Down	May 29, 1976	Operating
Goliath	Rocky Mountain Construction	Roller	Wooden	June 19, 2014	Operating
Joker	S&S Worldwide	Roller	4th Dimension Winged	May 27, 2017	Operating
Little Dipper	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Roller	Wooden Family	May 27, 2010	Operating
Maxx Force	S&S Worldwide	Roller	Launched	July 4, 2019	Operating
Raging Bull	Bolliger & Mabillard	Roller	Hyper	May 1, 1999	Operating
Sprocket Rockets	Vekoma	Roller	Family	1998	Operating
Superman Ultimate Flight	Bolliger & Mabillard	Roller	Flying	May 3, 2003	Operating
Vertical Velocity	Intamin	Roller	Launched Inverted Shuttle	May 18, 2001	Operating
Viper	Six Flags	Roller	Wooden	April 29, 1995	Operating
Whizzer	Schwarzkopf	Roller	Sit-Down	1976	Operating
X-Flight	Bolliger & Mabillard	Roller	Winged	May 16, 2012	Operating

Past (8)

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Déjà Vu	Vekoma	Inverted Shuttle	October 7, 2001	October 28, 2007	Relocated to Silverwood Theme Park
Gulf Coaster	Bradley & Kaye	Kiddie	1976	1976	Unknown
Iron Wolf	Bolliger & Mabillard	Stand-Up	April 28, 1990	September 5, 2011	Relocated to Six Flags America
Ragin' Cajun	Zamperla	Spinning Wild Mouse	May 28, 2004	October 27, 2013	Relocated to Six Flags America
Rolling Thunder	Intamin	Bobsled	1989	1995	Relocated to Great Escape
ShockWave	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	June 3, 1988	2002	Scrapped
Tidal Wave	Schwarzkopf	Launched Shuttle	May 6, 1978	1991	Relocated to Six Flags Over Georgia
Z-Force	Intamin	Sit-Down	July 10, 1985	1987	Relocated to Six Flags Over Georgia

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Big Easy Balloons	Zamperla	Balloon Race	2004
Bouncer	Zamperla	Junior Drop Tower	2007
Buccaneer Battle	Mack Rides	Splash Battle	2009
Chubasco	Zamperla	Teacups	1996
Columbia Carousel	Chance Rides	Carousel	1976
Condor	HUSS	Condor	1991
Dare Devil Dive	Sky Fun 1 Inc.	Skycoaster	1997
Fiddler's Fling	Schwarzkopf	Calypso	1976
Giant Drop	Intamin	Drop Tower	1997
Hometown Fun Machine	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler	1976
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis	Oceaneering Entertainment Systems	Tracked Dark Ride	2016
Krazy Kars	Zamperla	Track Ride	2007
Krazy Kups	Zamperla	Junior Teacups	2007
Lady Bugs	Modern Products	Roundabout	1976
Lobster	Schwarzkopf	Polyp	1976
Logger's Run	Arrow Dynamics	Log Flume	1976
Mardi Gras Hangover	Larson International	Super Loop	2018
Red Baron	Chance Rides	Junior Jets	1976
Revolution	HUSS	Frisbee	2004
Ricochet	HUSS	Ramba Zamba/Swingaround	1977
River Rocker	Zamperla	Pirate Ship	1996
Roaring Rapids	Intamin	River Rapids	1984
Rue Le Dodge	Soli	Dodgems	1976
Scenic Railway	G.E. Custom Fabricators	Miniature Railway	1976
Sky Trek Tower	Intamin	Observation Tower	1977
Tot's Livery	San Antonio Roller Works	Roundabout	1976
Triple Play	HUSS	Troika	1976
Up, Up & Away	Zamperla	Balloon Tower	2007
Whirligig	Zierer	Waveswinger	1976
Winner's Circle Go Karts	J&J Amusements	Go-Karts	1999
Yahoo River	Thiel	Roundabout	1976
Yankee Clipper	Arrow Dynamics	Log Flume	1976
ZoomJets	Zamperla	Jets	2007

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Cajun Cliffhanger	Chance Rides	Rotor	1976	2000	Scrapped
Davey Jones Dinghies	Intamin	Flying Dutchman	1977	1982	Unknown
Great America Raceway	Arrow Dynamics	Track Ride	1976	2010	Scrapped
King Chaos	HUSS	Top Spin	2004	2017	Scrapped
Jester's Wild Ride	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	2004	2016	Unknown
Orbit	Schwarzkopf	Enterprise	1976	2016	Scrapped
Power Dive	Intamin	Ranger	1987	2001	Scrapped
Splashwater Falls	Hopkins	Shoot The Chute	1986	2007	Scrapped
Trailblazer	Zamperla	Rainbow	1996	2006	Scrapped

Non-ride attractions

Sky Trail

Sky Trail was a ropes course which operated from 2010 to 2014.