Six Flags Great America July 2015 Update
I visited Six Flags Great America today to see what was new at the park since I last visited in early June. The day was off to a great start. The sun was shining and...
Jul 24, 2015
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2015
Six Flags Great America 2015 Update
I visited Six Flags Great America a few (okay, five) times last week while I was in the area. It was my first time to my unofficial “home park” this season. After working in the...
Jun 13, 2015
2014
Six Flags Great America Celebrates 40th Season in 2015
In 2015, Six Flags Great America will celebrate its 40th season of operation by honoring its celebration of America, along with the park’s continued efforts to push the envelope in “thrills, entertainment and innovation.” Great...
Aug 28, 2014
Six Flags Great America Summer 2014 Update
With August already upon us, it’s hard to believe that the summer season will soon be giving way to fall and parks’ Halloween festivities. I decided to visit Six Flags Great America for a mid-season...
Aug 5, 2014
A Goliath Music Video
Since Goliath’s opening last month, I’ve accumulated a collection of video clips showing the record-breaking wooden coaster in action. Rather than let them fade into the vast depths of my hard drive, I decided to...
Jul 5, 2014
A Six Flags Great American Sunset
It seems as though several of my trips to Six Flags Great America as of late have been plagued by fog and cloudy skies. So when I was at the park earlier in the week...
Jun 28, 2014
Goliath at Six Flags Great America Opens Today
The wait is over. Today, Goliath will officially open for everyone to conquer. Six Flags Great America’s triple world-record-breaking Rocky Mountain Construction wooden roller coaster makes its grand debut. A press release from the park...
Jun 19, 2014
Goliath Review and Media Day Coverage
Murky skies, fat rain drops and a wheel malfunction didn’t dampen the mood at Six Flags Great America as the coaster enthusiast and media masses gathered for a preview of Goliath, the park’s triple world-record-breaking wooden...
Jun 18, 2014
Goliath On-Ride Video Released
Six Flags Great America today released a first-person point-of-view video of Goliath. Crews have been testing the Rocky Mountain Construction wooden coaster sporadically over the past week, and luckily now we know what it looks...
Jun 6, 2014
Goliath Six Flags Great America Testing Video
After hours of waiting and watching wood and steel rise into place, I finally caught a glimpse of Goliath making several test cycles at Six Flags Great America yesterday evening. Watch the video of the...
Jun 6, 2014
Goliath Opening Delayed, Construction Ongoing
Today was supposed to be the day that media and coaster fanatics from around the country gathered at Six Flags Great America to ride Goliath, the world’s tallest, fastest and steepest wooden roller coaster. Unfortunately,...
May 30, 2014
Six Flags Great America Rocks the Block
Six Flags Great America celebrated Memorial Day Weekend with “Rock the Block,” a block-party-like event with live music, funnel-cake eating contests, a new nighttime parade and a fireworks display. The new biomatric fingerprint-scanning process seems to be slowing...
May 26, 2014
