Columbia
Carousel Columbia and Columbia Carousel are a pair of double-decker carousels at California's Great America in Santa Clara, California, and Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, respectively.- Type: Carousel
- Description: Merry-go-round operated by Great America
- Also known as: “Columbia Carousel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Six Flags Great America and Whizzer.
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 700 feet southeast of Columbia.
Whizzer
Roller coaster
Photo: Jonrev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Whizzer is situated 440 feet south of Columbia.
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. Maxx Force is situated 460 feet southwest of Columbia.
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 Columbia.
Columbia
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Warren Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.36943° or 42° 22′ 10″ northLongitude
-87.93535° or 87° 56′ 7″ westOpen location code
86JJ9397+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 686849635OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=carouselOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5149631
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In Other Languages
“Columbia” goes by many names.
- Slovenian: “Columbia Carousel”
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Highlights include Hometown Square and Hometown Square Station.
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