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  2. Freefall (ride) - Wikipedia

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    Illinois. On May 22, 1984, an accident occurred on The Edge, a first generation Freefall ride at Marriott's Great America (now Six Flags Great America) in Gurnee, Illinois. A supporting cable snapped, and the mechanism's anti-rollback devices failed to stop the car from plummeting nearly 60 feet to the bottom of the tower.

  3. Goliath (Six Flags Great America) - Wikipedia

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    Goliath is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) and designed by Alan Schilke, the roller coaster features RMC's Topper Track design and opened to the public on June 19, 2014. Goliath initially set three world records among wooden coasters, having the ...

  4. Six Flags Great America - Wikipedia

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    Six Flags Great America is a 304-acre (123 ha) [note 1] amusement park located in Gurnee, Illinois, within the northern Chicago metropolitan area. The amusement park originally opened as Marriott's Great America on May 29, 1976, as one of two theme parks built by the Marriott Corporation. Six Flags acquired the amusement park in 1984 after the ...

  5. Sky Trek Tower - Wikipedia

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    Sky Trek Tower. / 42.3694; -87.9361. Sky Trek Tower is a 285-foot (87 m) [note 1] gyro tower located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, United States. Manufactured by Intamin, the attraction is the tallest free-standing structure in Lake County, Illinois. Opening on June 28, 1977, the ride was part of an expansion program by the ...

  6. Giant Drop (Six Flags Great America) - Wikipedia

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    Giant Drop is a drop tower ride located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, United States. Manufactured by Intamin, the ride opened to the public on April 26, 1997, as part of a three-phase plan for the park's Southwest Territory area. The attraction opened alongside Dare Devil Dive, a skycoaster attraction, in the County Fair ...

  7. Six Flags Great America; 2024 season begins Saturday, April 20

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    GURNEE, Ill. - Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois is ready to welcome thrill seekers of all ages for the 2024 season when its gates open on Saturday, April 20. A news release says this ...

  8. American Eagle (roller coaster) - Wikipedia

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    Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 30 riders per train. 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 ...

  9. Gurnee, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Six Flags Great America and its sister park Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago are both major theme parks in Gurnee, and as of 2021, Great America brought in a total of 2,675,000 guests, marking it as the 20th most visited amusement park in North America. Six Flags Great America has operated since 1976, originally as Marriott's Great America ...

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