For the first time in 10 years, riders can go head-to-head on the world’s tallest and longest racing wooden coaster.

Six Flags Great America is celebrating 50 years of operation this season. The theme park in north suburban Gurnee, Illinois, opened on May 29, 1976, as Marriott’s Great America. Things have certainly ...

Great America has lived to see the beginning and end of several eras of theme parks since opening its gates in Lake County 50 years ago.

Marriott’s Great America officially opened its gates on May 29, 1976, and today, five decades on from that spring day and ...

GURNEE, Ill. (WGN) — An iconic, dual-track wooden roller coaster will ride once again at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee in honor of the amusement park’s 50th anniversary. The American Eagle, which ...

A storied part of Six Flags Great America’s history is soaring back to life. The suburban Gurnee amusement park announced its massive dual-track wooden coaster, American Eagle, will race for the first ...

Six Flags Great America has launched a new kids pass as the busy summer season at the popular amusement park kicks off. The new “Free Pre-K Pass” allows kids between 3 and 5-years-old free admission ...

It’s one of the questions I have gotten from viewers the most – why did Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois stop its Christmas-themed “Holiday In The Park” event – and will it ever come back?

Six Flags Great America in Gurnee will host a giant party this weekend as the popular theme park celebrates the big 5-0. The ...