See below for a photo gallery of more pictures that we took during our trip to Six Flags Great America last week. Inside the gallery you’ll see plenty of X-Flight, Raging Bull, Batman (backwards) and more of the park’s more...
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A Chilly Day at Six Flags Great America
Last weekend I spent a grey and chilly day at Six Flags Great America. I was excited to see what had changed at the park since I last visited in August of 2012. One of the noticeable changes to the...
Continue reading...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 of the most anticipated roller coasters for Six Flags Great America since it hasn’t received a major...
Continue reading...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 the coaster their YouTube page. Watch the video below: Batman: The Ride coasters are known...
Continue reading...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 the testing phase. Watch the video below: The coaster seems slightly sluggish in a few...
Continue reading...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. The coaster will run backwards for a limited time, so ride it this summer while...
Continue reading...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 park’s newest coaster, X-Flight isn’t immune to the snowfall. Batman: The Ride is no...
Continue reading...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 on the coaster’s construction via the park’s Facebook page. Great Coasters International’s beautiful wooden structures are very...
Continue reading...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 day. Needless to say, keeping up with all of those announcements can be overwhelming. Luckily,...
Continue reading...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 immersive nighttime spectacle bursting with energy, vivid colors, brilliant visual effects, lively performances, fascinating imagery,...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America Coasters After Dark
Six Flags Great America’s final “Coasters After Dark” season pass holder appreciation event for the 2012 season took place last Friday. The park was open three extra hours (8-11pm) exclusively for season pass holders. The weather was slightly cool… perfect...
Continue reading...What’s in Six Flags Great America’s Crate?
Six Flags Great America is beginning to tease what the park has up its sleeves for the 2013 season. The park recently posted the below photo on their Facebook page: While it doesn’t give away much about what the 2013...
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