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Southwest Territory is a Wild West themed land at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois.The roughly eleven-acre area opened in 1996 for the park's 20th anniversary, and was the largest expansion since its opening in 1976.
Shockwave (occasionally stylized as ShockWave or Shock Wave) was a roller coaster manufactured by Arrow Dynamics at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois.Standing 170 feet (52 m) tall and reaching speeds of 65 miles per hour (105 km/h), it opened in 1988 as the world's tallest and fastest looping roller coaster with a record-breaking seven inversions: three vertical loops, a boomerang ...
It was replaced by Sky Striker, a Zamperla Giga Discovery, debuting for the 2024 season. One of the poles with a loop that riders would grab onto to slow down the ride is now a prop in the Six Saints Cemetery during Fright Fest. Buccaneer Battle 2009 2021 Water ride County Fair A Mack Rides Interactive Boat Ride. Last operated in 2021, and was ...
Six Flags Great America is a 304-acre (123 ha) [note 1] themed 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.
The planned roller coaster was Chang, which would have been acquired from the former Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom and was to be located near the park's entrance but the new ride was later canceled. [25] [26] Instead, the four-acre (1.6 ha) Riptide Bay area was added to the park, opening on June 3, 2011. [27]
The ride received a temporary re-theme in 2017 under the name Drop of Doom featuring virtual reality headsets in partnership with Samsung. At a height of 227 ft (69 m), the ride is the second tallest attraction at Six Flags Great America, behind Sky Trek Tower at 330 ft (100 m).
The National Weather Service issued and later extended a flash flood warning for Chicago, Naperville and Cicero, which now will remain in effect until 1:45 p.m. Sunday. A beach hazards statement ...
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. The 5,057-foot-long (1,541 m) ride is themed to a bull and is located in the park's Southwest Territory land. It reaches a height of 202 feet (62 ...