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The new water park was expected to compete with others in Wisconsin Dells and the Chicago metropolitan area, [13] [14] and would be the biggest expansion in Six Flags Great America history. [15] Construction on the US$42 million [16] water park began in November of that year, and the water park opened to the public on May 28, 2005.
“You can see testicular injuries with men,” he says. “If you’re going down very fast and your legs separate a little bit, the high pressure of the speed and the force of hitting the water ...
When the landfill reached ground level, it was covered with concrete, brick and an eight-foot clay cap. The site was a large hill that became overgrown. Mark Collor was driving past the site and took interest due to the potential for water slides. "Try to find a hill in Chicago, it's a little hard," Collor told the Chicago Tribune in 2009.
A water slide propelled by 1,500 gallons of water. 1997: Over 42" Moderate Der Stuka: A 72-foot (22 m) high body slide. 1985: Over 48" Max Dive Bomber: A 72-foot (22 m) high body slide. Originally a 2nd Der Stuka slide, it was modified with a ProSlide SkyBOX capsule for the 2012 season. The capsule was removed for the 2022 season. 2012: Over 48 ...
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Tsunami Surge is a water coaster located in Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago, in the Riptide Bay area that opened on May 29, 2021. Manufactured by WhiteWater West, the water coaster claims the title of the tallest water coaster in the world at 86 feet (26 m).
The Chicago Triathlon canceled its swim portion Sunday due to “unfavorable” beach conditions. The National Weather Service issued a beach hazard statement for northern and central Cook County ...
Shedd Aquarium (formally the John G. Shedd Aquarium) is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago.Opened on May 30, 1930, the 5 million US gal (19,000,000 L; 4,200,000 imp gal) aquarium holds about 32,000 animals and is the third largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere, after the Georgia Aquarium and Monterey Bay Aquarium.