Six Flags Great America

Six Flags Great America is an amusement park in , United States, between and . Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park features 45 attractions, including 16 roller coasters, and an adjacent water park named .
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  • Type: Theme park
  • Description: amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Great America” and “Marriott’s Great America”
  • Address: 1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee, IL 60031

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Little Dipper and The Flash: Vertical Velocity.

Roller coaster
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is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in . It was built in 1950 at Kiddieland Amusement Park in .

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is a launched inverted roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in , United States. Manufactured by Intamin, the Impulse roller coaster model opened on May 18, 2001. is situated 390 feet east of Six Flags Great America.

Roller coaster
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, originally named Willard's , is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in , United States. Designed by Werner Stengel and built by Anton Schwarzkopf, the Speedracer model was one of two identical roller coasters built for the Marriott Corporation in time for the debut of their Great America parks in 1976. is situated 430 feet west of Six Flags Great America.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grange Hall and Gurnee.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located at. is situated 1½ miles west of Six Flags Great America.

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is a village in . It sits at the midpoint between and . It's best known as the home of the Six Flags Great America amusement park, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago water park, the Mills shopping mall, and a Great Wolf Lodge location.

Hamlet
was an unincorporated community in southern , , United States. The community was located along Illinois Route 120 and is now part of the cities of and and the village of . is situated 2 miles southeast of Six Flags Great America.

Six Flags Great America

Latitude
42.36792° or 42° 22′ 5″ north
Longitude
-87.93376° or 87° 56′ 2″ west
Elevation
715 feet (218 metres)
Brand
Six Flags
Operator
Six Flags
Open location code
86JJ9398+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1489449212
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­theme_park
Geo­Names ID
4911576
Wiki­data ID
Q611275
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Six Flags Great America” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سيكس فلاغز أمريكا العظمى”
  • Chinese: “六旗大美国”
  • Chinese: “六旗大美國樂園”
  • Dutch: “Six Flags Great America”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سيكس فلاجس جريت اميريكا”
  • French: “Marriot’s Great America”
  • French: “Six Flags Great America”
  • German: “Six Flags Great America”
  • Italian: “Marriot’s Great America”
  • Italian: “Six Flags Great America”
  • Japanese: “シックス・フラッグス・グレート・アメリカ”
  • Polish: “Six Flags Great America”
  • Spanish: “Six Flags Great America”
  • Swedish: “Six Flags Great America”
  • “Six Flags Great America”

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