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A-Z Coaster of the Week: X-Flight

This week’s A-Z Coaster of the Week is X-Flight at Six Flags Great America. This is the newest roller coaster here and was possibly one …

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Backwards Batman: The Ride Video

Six Flags Great America’s backwards Batman: The Ride opened with the park this past weekend, and the park has uploaded an onride POV video of …

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Take a Virtual Ride on Gold Striker

California’s Great America released today an on-ride video of the park’s new-for-2013 wooden coaster, Gold Striker. The Great Coasters International (GCI) coaster is in the midst of …

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Six Flags Great America’s Backwards Batman

Six Flags Great America confirmed rumors today when they formally announced via Facebook that their Batman: The Ride would run backwards beginning May 4, 2013. …

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Snow at Six Flags Great America

There’s something mesmerizing about an amusement park covered in snow. Six Flags Great America recently shared on Facebook some beautiful pictures of the snow-covered park.   The …

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Gold Striker Continues to Rise

California’s Great America crews are hard at work building the new-for-2013 Gold Striker wooden coaster. The park has been very diligent in keeping us updated …

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Miss Any Six Flags 2013 Announcements?

Announcement overload. August 30, 2012, was an exciting day for coaster enthusiasts. Six Flags announced 2013 plans for all of its parks on the same …

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Six Flags Great America to igNIGHT in 2013

Six Flags Great America will premier a new nighttime spectacle in 2013 dubbed “igNIGHT – Grand Finale.” The park describes igNIGHT as “a mesmerizing and …

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