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The hotel and restaurant operator Marriott Corporation completed Marriott's Great America on the site of what had been a pear orchard [4] and opened it to the public on March 20, 1976. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Admission was US$7.95 (equivalent to $43 in 2023) for adults (12 and up) and US$6.95 (equivalent to $37 in 2023) for children (4–11).
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 Marriott Corporation hoped the park would become the centerpiece of its Great America theme park chain, alongside its parks in Gurnee, Illinois (now Six Flags Great America) and Santa Clara, California (now California's Great America). Marriott encountered heavy opposition at both sites where it intended to build, Savage, Maryland, and ...
The admission price in 1971 was $5 for adults, and $3.50 for children between the ages of 3 and 12. ... Six Flags Great America, ... eight years before Marriott ...
Six Flags Great America: Gurnee, Illinois: 1976 1984 Acquired by Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. from the Marriott Corporation in 1984. By acquiring this park, Six Flags gained the rights to the Warner Bros. licenses. Purchase price $114.5M [23] Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor: Queensbury, New York: 1954 1996 Acquired by Premier Parks in ...
The Salt Lake Connect Attractions Pass gives you admission to the aviary and 17 other Northern Utah attractions for a single price, including perfect-for-fall sites like Red Butte Garden, This Is ...
AMC Theaters — Up to $5 off ticket price, depending on location Marcus Theaters — $7 Friday matinee tickets, plus concession discounts as part of Young at Heart special Regal Cinemas ...
Continuing with food services, Marriott eventually became involved with airline in-flight food service. This segment of their enterprise continues to be a large part of their business, providing food services to many major airlines. In 1976, Marriott opened two theme parks named Marriott's Great America in California [14] and Illinois. [15]