Six Flags Great America, Gurnee

Name: Six Flags Great America
Address: 1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee, 60031, United States
Telephone: +1 847-249-1776

#1 among attractions in Gurnee

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Facts and practical information

Six Flags Great America is an amusement park located in Gurnee, Illinois, within the northern Chicago metropolitan area. Originally opened in 1976 by the Marriott Corporation as Marriott's Great America, Six Flags has owned and operated the park since 1984. It features four themed areas and fifteen roller coasters, as well as a 20-acre water park called Hurricane Harbor Chicago. Over 3 million guests visited Six Flags Great America in 2017, ranking it among the top 20 amusement parks in North America for attendance. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 29 May 1976 (48 years ago)Visitors per year: 3.11 mil.Total rides: 53Roller coasters: 17Water rides: 4Coordinates: 42°22'3"N, 87°55'60"W

Address

1 Great America ParkwayGurnee 60031 United States

Contact

+1 847-249-1776

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Gurnee

Day trips

Six Flags Great America – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Batman: The Ride, Goliath, Viper, X-Flight.

~410 ftNW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Batman: The Ride, Gurnee
2 min walk • Batman: The Ride is an inverted roller coaster based on the DC Comics character Batman and found at seven Six Flags theme parks in the United States.
~740 ftSE
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Goliath, Gurnee
4 min walk • Goliath is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction and designed by Alan Schilke, the roller coaster features RMC's Topper Track design and opened to the public on June 19, 2014.
~1100 ftW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Viper, Gurnee
6 min walk • Viper is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, which opened in 1995. Viper is a clone of the Coney Island Cyclone and is the only roller coaster ever to be built directly by Six Flags.
~750 ftS
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
X-Flight, Gurnee
4 min walk • X-Flight is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened as the fourth Wing Coaster in the world and the second in the United States on May 16, 2012.
~280 ftNE
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Vertical Velocity Roller Coaster, Gurnee
2 min walk • The Flash: Vertical Velocity is an inverted steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Manufactured by Intamin under the trade name "Twisted Impulse Coaster", this launched shuttle-style coaster, located in the DC Universe section of the park, has been operating since May 18, 2001.
~720 ftW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Whizzer Roller Coaster, Gurnee
4 min walk • Whizzer, originally Willard's Whizzer, is an Anton Schwarzkopf Speedracer roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois.
~90 ftSW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Little Dipper, Gurnee
1 min walk • Little Dipper is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. It was originally built in 1950 by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters and previously operated at Kiddieland Amusement Park in Melrose Park, Illinois until the park closed in September 2009.
~1060 ftS
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
American Eagle Roller Coaster, Gurnee
6 min walk • American Eagle is a wooden racing roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America theme park in Gurnee, Illinois. It was the first wooden roller coaster designed by Intamin of Switzerland and was built in 1981 by the contracting firm Figley-Wright at a cost of $10 million.
~610 ftE
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Spacely's Sprocket Rockets, Gurnee
3 min walk • Sprocket Rockets is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. This is a junior coaster with a height restriction of only 36 inches. Opened in 1998, it is a Vekoma "roller-skater" model roller coaster.
~1200 ftSW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Raging Bull Roller Coaster, Gurnee
6 min walk • Raging Bull is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Designed by Werner Stengel and manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened to the public on May 1, 1999. It features a 208-foot first drop, a maximum speed of 73 mph, and a track length of over 5,000 feet.
0.9 miE
Library
Warren-Newport Public Library District, Gurnee
24 min walk • The Warren-Newport Public Library is located at 224 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee, Illinois, 60031. The library serves 60,000 people within a 55-square-mile area that covers all or most of Warren Township and Newport Township, Illinois.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Six Flags Great America?

Nearby attractions include Little Dipper, Gurnee (1 min walk), Vertical Velocity Roller Coaster, Gurnee (2 min walk), Batman: The Ride, Gurnee (2 min walk), Spacely's Sprocket Rockets, Gurnee (3 min walk).

How to get to Six Flags Great America by public transport?

The nearest stations to Six Flags Great America:

Bus

Washington & Milwaukee WB • Lines: 572 (8 min walk)
Grand & Six Flags/Lawson • Lines: 565 (17 min walk)