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Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, IL

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Six Flags Great America

Six Flags Great America is an attraction in Gurnee, IL, part of the Chicago guide. Cost: $50 or more.

1 Great America Parkway · Gurnee, IL

Why you should go…

Six Flags Great America is a theme park between Chicago and Milwaukee that opened in 1976 as Marriott's Great America. Its coasters include the wooden Goliath, the air-launched Maxx Force and Batman: The Ride, which opened in 1992 as the first inverted coaster. Near the entrance you find the double-decker Columbia Carousel, an original 1976 ride. Hurricane Harbor Chicago, a separately gated water park, sits next door, and Fright Fest takes over on select fall nights.

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