Showing posts with label Six Flags Great America. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Six Flags Great America. Show all posts
Saturday, September 19, 2020
Electric Park to Open in Sycamore in 1920
From the May 6, 2020, MidWeek "Looking Back."
1920, 100 Years Ago.
"On May 9, Electric Park will again open its doors to the dancers and those who who care for amusement on Sunday, which the ordinance of this city does not allow.
"Robert Murphy is the man that has charge of the park and intends to have a place that will suit the most particular. He is trying to get a colored jazz orchestra and if he does he will promise the dancers plenty of pep to keep time to."
Electric Park was on Ill. Highway 23 (DeKalb-Sycamore Road) about where the Burger King is located today. Must have been quite the sight back then. An early Six Flags.
--Cooter
Monday, June 15, 2015
Ten Historical Facts About Great America-- Part 2
6. The Park has gone from zero to 16,458 feet of wooden roller coaster track with the addition of Goliath making it home to the most wooden roller coaster track of any theme park in the nation.
7. Yankee Harbor has been the home of the only two roller coasters that launch riders in the Park's history, Tidal Wave and Vertical Velocity.
8. Each ride in Hometown Square is an original ride from Marriott's Great America, the Park's original name.
9. In 1976, the tallest roller coaster in the Park was the Turn of the Century (demon) at 104 feet. Today the highest is Raging Bull at 202 feet.
10. 2015 will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Harbor, a massive 20-acre development to Great America.
No launching me. --DaCoot
7. Yankee Harbor has been the home of the only two roller coasters that launch riders in the Park's history, Tidal Wave and Vertical Velocity.
8. Each ride in Hometown Square is an original ride from Marriott's Great America, the Park's original name.
9. In 1976, the tallest roller coaster in the Park was the Turn of the Century (demon) at 104 feet. Today the highest is Raging Bull at 202 feet.
10. 2015 will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Harbor, a massive 20-acre development to Great America.
No launching me. --DaCoot
Ten Historical Facts About Great America in Illinois
1. When great America opened in 1976, the park had 3 roller coasters. Today it has 14.
2. When the American Eagle opened in 1981, it was the fastest wooden roller coaster in the world. That record is currently held by its neighboring roller coaster, Goliath.
3. When the Turn of the Century was converted to the Demon in 1980, a custom soundtrack was made for the ride which can still be heard in the queue line.
4. The East River Crawler used to be called the Lobster. The name was changed to fit the theme of batman the Ride in 1992.
5. At 100 feet, the Columbia Carousel (a double-decker) is the tallest carousel in the world.
More to Come. --CooterNotGoOnCoasters
2. When the American Eagle opened in 1981, it was the fastest wooden roller coaster in the world. That record is currently held by its neighboring roller coaster, Goliath.
3. When the Turn of the Century was converted to the Demon in 1980, a custom soundtrack was made for the ride which can still be heard in the queue line.
4. The East River Crawler used to be called the Lobster. The name was changed to fit the theme of batman the Ride in 1992.
5. At 100 feet, the Columbia Carousel (a double-decker) is the tallest carousel in the world.
More to Come. --CooterNotGoOnCoasters
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Six Flags Great America in Illinois Turns 40
From the 2015 Summer Fun Guide.
This is our biggie amusement park located in Gurnee, Illinois, Lake County in the state's northeast corner across the stateline from Wisconsin.
Six Flags Great America is celebrating 40 seasons of thrills in 2015. It opened on the nation's Bicentennial in 1976, at a cost of $50 million with classic American-themed territories.
Today, it is one of the largest theme parks iin the country. Park president Hank salemi says: "In 2015 we plan to celebrate out park's history and how it has grown onto one of the premier amusement parks in the country. From the American Eagle to Goliath, and Whizzer to X-Flight, the Skyline of Great America has grown impressively over the last four decades."
As part of the celebration, the Carousel Plaza and Hometown Square sections of the park are being refreshed.
Three original children's rides also will be brought back: Tots Livery Surrey Carriages, Red Baron Airplanes and Lady bugs. (Maybe something I could ride and enjoy without being "skeered" out of my mind.
From just there roller coasters in 1976 to 14 today, Great America is now home to 80 rides, attractions and slides spread across 100 acres of land.
It is also home to the world's tallest, steepest and fastest wooden roller coaster-- Goliath.
No Thanks On That Last One or Any of the Other 13 Coasters. --DaScaredCoot
This is our biggie amusement park located in Gurnee, Illinois, Lake County in the state's northeast corner across the stateline from Wisconsin.
Six Flags Great America is celebrating 40 seasons of thrills in 2015. It opened on the nation's Bicentennial in 1976, at a cost of $50 million with classic American-themed territories.
Today, it is one of the largest theme parks iin the country. Park president Hank salemi says: "In 2015 we plan to celebrate out park's history and how it has grown onto one of the premier amusement parks in the country. From the American Eagle to Goliath, and Whizzer to X-Flight, the Skyline of Great America has grown impressively over the last four decades."
As part of the celebration, the Carousel Plaza and Hometown Square sections of the park are being refreshed.
Three original children's rides also will be brought back: Tots Livery Surrey Carriages, Red Baron Airplanes and Lady bugs. (Maybe something I could ride and enjoy without being "skeered" out of my mind.
From just there roller coasters in 1976 to 14 today, Great America is now home to 80 rides, attractions and slides spread across 100 acres of land.
It is also home to the world's tallest, steepest and fastest wooden roller coaster-- Goliath.
No Thanks On That Last One or Any of the Other 13 Coasters. --DaScaredCoot
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