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Six Flags Entertainment Village was the working title for a proposed 134-acre (54 ha) entertainment complex in Gurnee, Illinois, across and west of Six Flags Great America, located near Interstate 94. Owned by Six Flags and developed by Prism Development Co., the complex would have cost US$400 million.
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.
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.
Gurnee (/ ɡ ər ˈ n iː / ghər-NEE) is a village and suburb in Lake County, Illinois, United States.Its population was 30,706 as of the 2020 census. [2] It borders the city of Waukegan, and is a popular tourist attraction within the Chicago metropolitan area.
The entertainment complex would be built across Interstate 94 and construction was planned to begin in 2000. [4] Gurnee residents opposed the plans, and a group called the Citizens United for a Residential Village of Gurnee campaigned for a referendum about the project's approval to be included in an election ballot on April 13, 1999. [5]
The Flash: Vertical Velocity is an inverted roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. The roller coaster is themed to the DC Comics character, The Flash . [ 1 ] Originally named Vertical Velocity , the ride received a re-theme in 2022.
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By 1995, Gurnee Mills was the second-most popular tourist attraction in Illinois, behind the rival Woodfield Mall, drawing 14.4 million visitors and 2,300 tour buses in a year. [ 4 ] [ 21 ] Capitalizing on this growth and the idea of the mall as a regional entertainment destination, [ 22 ] major new developments began to be added to Gurnee ...