Six Flags Great America today announced plans for Camp Timber Trail, a brand new family area that will open in 2027. A suspended family coaster, Sky Hawk, will anchor the new land, along with several...
Six Flags Great America is home to 16 roller coasters (as of 2026), and the lineup is impressive. That list includes a slew of records: biggest, tallest, fastest, some of which are still held to...
This weekend, Six Flags Great America officially kicked off the park’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, a summer-long event that celebrates the park’s 50-year milestone with new live entertainment, limited-time food offerings and an abundance of nostalgia....
On May 29, 1976, Marriott’s Great America, opened to the public just north of Chicago in Gurnee, Illinois. Now, we are celebrating Six Flags Great America’s 50th anniversary, 50 years to the day on May...
A new coaster and children’s area are in the woods for next season. Six Flags Great America is indeed one of the Six Flags great’s. They offer a phenomenal lineup of world-class coasters, well-presented attractions,...
Six Flags Great America will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2026 with a special Six Flags Great America 50th Anniversary Celebration event featuring new entertainment as well as numerous limited-time offerings and throwback guest experiences....
Bolliger & Mabillard’s latest Dive Coaster has dove on to the scene. But like any high profile new attraction, does it live up to the hype? In the interests of offering a fair assessment, some...
I recently flew my drone around Six Flags Great America to capture aerial angles of the park I’ve never seen before. Disclaimer: I am an FAA Remote Pilot Certificate-holding drone pilot following FAA’s Small UAS...
I just returned from Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois for my first visit since 2019. Here’s a quick rundown of all the ongoing projects and changes we saw. First, there’s a new structure...
Six Flags Great America today announced plans to open Wrath of Rakshasa, a Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) dive coaster standing 180 feet tall, with a record-breaking 96-degree drop and five inversions. Wrath of Rakshasa Stats...
What’s going on with Demon at Six Flags Great America? I was at the park for Fright Fest over the weekend, and while riding the Great America Scenic Railway train, I saw some concerning activity...
One of my favorite recurring attractions at Six Flags Great America’s Fright Fest event isn’t a maze, a swarm of scareactors or even the scary decor — it’s the assortment of artifacts and references to...
