You don’t need nerves of steel or a love of stomach-lurching drops to enjoy a day at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. While the park is known for its towering roller coasters, like the new ...

Chicagoland roller coaster enthusiasts and thrill-ride seekers have been spoiled for a long time. Six Flags Great America in north suburban Gurnee has been right in our very own backyard for many ...

When it opened as Marriott’s Great America in 1976, the park combined nostalgic entertainment and modern rides.

Attention adrenaline junkies: The 2025 Six Flags Great America season in suburban Gurnee is just around the corner -- and so is the park's newest ride. According to the theme park website, Six Flags ...

Six Flags Great America in Gurnee opened for the season Friday and will debut a new thrill ride called Wrath of Rakshasa in early summer. The Wrath of Rakshasa is the steepest, most inverted dive ...

GURNEE, Ill. — Six Flags Great America in north suburban Gurnee is closing one of its most popular rides — just temporarily. The park announced Monday that Raging Bull, the hyper coaster that opened ...

GURNEE, Ill. — There’s some good news for thrill-ride enthusiasts planning to attend this year’s Fright Fest at Six Flags Great America in north suburban Gurnee. Maxx Force, billed as the world’s ...

(KRON) — A South Bay amusement park, California’s Great America, is set to open for its 49th season this weekend. “Featuring more than 50 rides from thrilling roller coasters to kid-sized fun in ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The attached video is Marcus Leshock of the WGN Morning News’ debut ride on Wrath of Rakshasa, the newest ...

Six Flags Great America in north suburban Gurnee has been right in our very own backyard for many years, since it opened in 1976 as Marriott’s Great America. Over the years, it’s evolved into one of ...