Giant Drop
Giant Drop is a drop tower in Warren Township, Lake, Illinois. Giant Drop is situated nearby to the theater building Mission Stage, as well as near the pirate ship River Rocker.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Raging Bull and Justice League: Battle for Metropolis.
Raging Bull
Roller coaster
Photo: Jonrev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Raging Bull is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, United States. The ride opened to the public on May 1, 1999, as the first hyper-twister roller coaster, the second Hyper Coaster model built by Bolliger & Mabillard, and the tallest and longest coaster in the park.
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
Dark ride
Photo: rollercoasterphilosophy, CC BY 2.0.
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis is an Interactive dark ride located at several Six Flags theme parks across North America. The ride is a collaboration between Sally Dark Rides, Alterface, Oceaneering International, and Pure Imagination Studios, and is themed to the Justice League, DC's famous team of superheroes.
American Eagle
Roller coaster
Photo: Jonrev, Public domain.
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. American Eagle is situated 460 feet southeast of Giant Drop.
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 Giant Drop.
Giant Drop
- Type: Drop tower
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Warren Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.36568° or 42° 21′ 56″ northLongitude
-87.93631° or 87° 56′ 11″ westOperator
Six Flags Great AmericaOpen location code
86JJ9387+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 686891756OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=drop_towerOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mission Stage and River Rocker.
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