Whizzer
Whizzer, originally named Willard's Whizzer, is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, 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.Photo: Jonrev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maxx Force and Six Flags Great America.
Maxx Force
Roller coaster
Photo: Wacky Windjammer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maxx Force is a launched steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, United States. Manufactured by S&S – Sansei Technologies, it opened on July 4, 2019.
Six Flags Great America
Theme park
Photo: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Six Flags Great America is an amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States, between Chicago and Milwaukee. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park features 45 attractions, including 16 roller coasters, and an adjacent water park named Hurricane Harbor Chicago. Six Flags Great America is situated 530 feet east of Whizzer.
Viper
Roller coaster
Photo: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0.
Viper is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, which opened in 1995. Viper is a mirrored replica of the Coney Island Cyclone, designed by the Stand Company and built by Rygiel Construction. Viper is situated 450 feet west of Whizzer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grange Hall and Gurnee.
Grange Hall
Hamlet
Grange Hall is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Grange Hall is located at.
Gurnee
Photo: juggernautco, CC BY 2.0.
Gurnee is a village in Illinois. It sits at the midpoint between Chicago and Milwaukee. It's best known as the home of the Six Flags Great America amusement park, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago water park, the Gurnee Mills shopping mall, and a Great Wolf Lodge location.
Wilson
Hamlet
Wilson was an unincorporated community in southern Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. The community was located along Illinois Route 120 and is now part of the cities of Waukegan and Park City and the village of Gurnee. Wilson is situated 2 miles southeast of Whizzer.
Whizzer
- Type: Roller coaster
- Description: steel roller coaster
- Categories: steel roller coaster, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Warren Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.36799° or 42° 22′ 5″ northLongitude
-87.93572° or 87° 56′ 9″ westOperator
Six Flags Great AmericaOpen location code
86JJ9397+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 1525612725OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=roller_coasterWikidata ID
Q1899239
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In Other Languages
“Whizzer” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Whizzer”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whizzer and Hometown Fun Machine.
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