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Sprocket Rockets

Gurnee, United States of America

Sprocket Rockets

Six Flags Great America, also known as Great America, is a 275-acre (111 ha) amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States, between Chicago and Milwaukee. As Illinois' largest amusement park, the park features 44 attractions, including 16 roller coasters. The park is owned and operated by Six Fl

ags. In 2024, it was the sixth-most visited seasonal amusement park in North America and the sixth-most visited Six Flags park, with an estimated 3.05 million guests. Located adjacent to the park is Hurricane Harbor Chicago, a separately-gated water park. In the 1970s, Marriott Corporation planned to build a theme park chain amidst a trend of developing new theme parks, with one in California and the other in Illinois. Named Marriott's Great America, the park was designed by architect Randall Duell and had an Americana theme. Built at a cost of US$50 million, the park opened to the public on May 29, 1976. It was later sold to Six Flags in 1984, which renamed it Six Flags Great America. Following the acquisition, the park expanded under Six Flags ownership. Major additions include Batman: The Ride in 1992, the world's first inverted roller coaster, and Southwest Territory, a multi-phase project...

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