Six Flags Great America - Definition

Six Flags Great America is a theme park in Gurnee, IL that features roller coasters, small rides, shows, and other attractions.

History

Marriott Corporation began construction on the park in 1974, and opened it in 1976 as "Marriott's Great America". In 1984, the park was purchased by Six Flags Corporation, becoming the 7th Six Flags park.

Marriott also opened a sister park in 1976 in Santa Clara with an identical layout and attractions. The Santa Clara park is now known as Paramount's Great America.

Roller coasters

• Demon / Turn of the Century (http://www.sfgamnews.com/coasters.php?cid=Demon) (1976, rethemed in 1980)
• Whizzer (http://www.sfgamnews.com/coasters.php?cid=Whizzer) (1976)
• The American Eagle (http://www.sfgamnews.com/coasters.php?cid=Aeagle) (1981)
• Iron Wolf (http://www.sfgamnews.com/coasters.php?cid=Ironwolf) (1990)
• Batman The Ride (http://www.sfgamnews.com/coasters.php?cid=Batman) (1992)

Six Flags Great America was home to the first inverted roller-coaster in the world. The Batman ride has since been cloned to many other Six Flags parks.

• Viper (http://www.sfgamnews.com/coasters.php?cid=Viper) (1995)
• Spacely's Sprocket Rockets (http://www.sfgamnews.com/coasters.php?cid=SprRock) (1998)
• Raging Bull (http://www.sfgamnews.com/coasters.php?cid=Ragingbull) (1999)
• Deja Vu (http://www.sfgamnews.com/coasters.php?cid=Dejavu) (2001)
• V2 Vertical Velocity (http://www.sfgamnews.com/coasters.php?cid=v2) (2001)
• Superman: Ultimate Flight (http://www.sfgamnews.com/coasters.php?cid=Suf) (2003)
• Ragin' Cajun (http://www.sfgamnews.com/coasters.php?cid=RagCaj) (2004)

Other attractions

• Pictorium (1979)

a 70' x 96' IMAX theater

• Giant Drop (http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greatamerica/Rides/giantdrop.html) (1997)
• Hurricane Harbor (http://www.sixflags.com/parks/hurricaneharborchicago/index.html) (2005)

External links

• SFGAm World (http://www.sfgamworld.com/)
• SFGAm News (http://www.sfgamnews.com/)
  • History of SFGAm (http://www.sfgamnews.com/history.php)
  • Park maps throughout the years (http://www.sfgamnews.com/parkmap.php)
• Great America Parks (http://www.greatamericaparks.com)
• SixFlags.com (http://www.sixflags.com)
  • Six Flags Great America (http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greatamerica/)
  • Hurricane Harbor Chicago (http://www.sixflags.com/parks/hurricaneharborchicago/)
• ThemeParkBrochures.com (http://www.themeparkbrochures.com/) (1979 (http://www.themeparkbrochures.com/1979/sfgam1979.html), 1985 (http://www.themeparkbrochures.com/1985/sfgam1985.html), 2001 (http://www.themeparkbrochures.com/2001/sfgam2001.html), 2002 (http://www.themeparkbrochures.com/2002/sfgam2002.html), 2003 (http://www.themeparkbrochures.com/2003/sfgam2003.html))