Absolutely love this park and thanks for the Viper shoutout, that thing gets better every year! I miss Rolling Thunder, good memories as a kid, but the irony is that Raging Bull is in its place now and the Bull is now my favorite ride ever.
Deja Vu was alway broken, and Shockwave had it's hare of problems as well. Southwest Territory was planned much earlier, and a taller sky ride called Southern Cross took riders to that part of the park. The original sky ride was called Delta Flyer/Eagles Flight.
This video was great as u mention each ride all I can picture is all the commercials and news stories on the park and how I experienced them all first hand even if I didn't ride some of them I witnessed them
Very nice summary. Been going there since I was 13 in 1981. Rode every ride in your video except Turn of the Century before it was the Demon. Rode the Edge just a few days before the accident.
Nice retrospective! As a kid, I visited Great America during many summer vacations (closest big theme park to Eastern Iowa), but I don't think I've been back since 2000 or so. Always wondered how the place evolved since then... kinda sad so many of my old favorite rides are gone, but that's the price of progress I suppose.
I grew up next to and worked at Marriotts Santa Clara It was sold repeatedly as well. I hate that they got rid of the flume rides. Whizzer was removed after a kid was killed on it since it was named after Willard Marriott. I still have the opening day frisbee. I’ve been in LosAngeles for over 30 years now and I’m a Disneyland guy but I’m finally going back to Great America in august. I may be in Chicago in September and if I am I’ll go to gurnee for sure.
Yankee territory is now DC Universe, they renamed the Yankee clipper to "Aquaman splash down" and renamed Vertical velocity to "The flash". So in DC Universe is Dark night, Superman,Batman, The flash, The joker, and Aquaman splashdown
You can go with your family, and have an eh time because your little sister is scared of literally any drop meaning that one of you have to stay with her
I grew up going to this park at least 2 times a year, and a whole bunch more when they started selling season passes. I wish they would have taken the off year to fix up the general appearance... landscaping, painting walkways, and overall general look, as the park looks it's age. I'm still waiting and hoping they decide to hybrid retrack The American Eagle. It's a miracle it's still working, the track has always been a brutal ride. The video was right on, one little note, the shuttle replaced the Edge. The Turn of The Century was awesome and my first coaster... the Demon song th-cam.com/video/U2JjanukFx0/w-d-xo.html is silly!
Looney Tunes Mascots at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois USA 🇺🇲 EST 1976 & Randy West Favorite Looney Tunes Mascot Characters it's Wiley E. Coyote.
Really appreciate the concept of your vids, but... 1. Your audio needs a little work. Too loud! 2. The quality of your images are quite grainy and hard to look at.
Getting smacked around on shockwave was a right of passage for many kids in Chicagoland.
😂😂😂
This park is so underrated, and it is truly an amazing park
Most underrated big park in the country.
Spent my entire junior high and high school existence there! Great memories.
“This thing… was a F*CKING disaster.”
I laughed out loud.
This park on a warm summer night is magic.
Absolutely love this park and thanks for the Viper shoutout, that thing gets better every year! I miss Rolling Thunder, good memories as a kid, but the irony is that Raging Bull is in its place now and the Bull is now my favorite ride ever.
Such a well-rounded park. Can't believe no one talks about this park.
Now this is a great video, sfga is my home park and I go there about 4 or 5 times a year now
Thank you! It's my home park as well
So is mine
Not my home park anymore but as a kid we went there every year. It opened the year i was born. Can’t wait to get back and see how much it’s changed.
Deja Vu was alway broken, and Shockwave had it's hare of problems as well. Southwest Territory was planned much earlier, and a taller sky ride called Southern Cross took riders to that part of the park. The original sky ride was called Delta Flyer/Eagles Flight.
SFGA is my home town park and its definitely fun.I went there as a kid and now that I'm 40 with 4 children I get to enjoy their smiles 😃.
Riding the Eagle backwards was so much fun. Miss the Tidal Wave. I still have my Marriot’s Great America frisbee, lol.
This park is literally my second home~ my mom and I would go just to do raging bull if we were near by, I love this place
This video was great as u mention each ride all I can picture is all the commercials and news stories on the park and how I experienced them all first hand even if I didn't ride some of them I witnessed them
Six Flags Great America is a awesome theme park. I've been to Gurnee Illinois and Atlanta Georgia.
man i love this park so much already bought 22’ passes
Very nice summary. Been going there since I was 13 in 1981. Rode every ride in your video except Turn of the Century before it was the Demon. Rode the Edge just a few days before the accident.
Six Flags Great America in Gurnee Illinois USA 🇺🇲 EST. 1976 & Best Six Flags Park in Six Flags Chain & Best Amusement Park & Theme Park in Chicago.
My home park. We get season passes every year. GREAT amusement park!
Nice retrospective! As a kid, I visited Great America during many summer vacations (closest big theme park to Eastern Iowa), but I don't think I've been back since 2000 or so. Always wondered how the place evolved since then... kinda sad so many of my old favorite rides are gone, but that's the price of progress I suppose.
I grew up next to and worked at Marriotts Santa Clara It was sold repeatedly as well. I hate that they got rid of the flume rides. Whizzer was removed after a kid was killed on it since it was named after Willard Marriott. I still have the opening day frisbee. I’ve been in LosAngeles for over 30 years now and I’m a Disneyland guy but I’m finally going back to Great America in august. I may be in Chicago in September and if I am I’ll go to gurnee for sure.
That's awesome! It's worth the visit. Clearly it's no Disneyland lol. But a solid well rounded park for sure!
I loved the video! About to head there in a few hours. Always a shame seeing what the park was/could have been.
Thank you very much
The picture at 7:01 is of HersheyPark's double ferris wheel. That's the HersheyPark logo in the middle.
Very good video. Well done man
Thank you very much for the kind words
Yankee territory is now DC Universe, they renamed the Yankee clipper to "Aquaman splash down" and renamed Vertical velocity to "The flash". So in DC Universe is Dark night, Superman,Batman, The flash, The joker, and Aquaman splashdown
Great video you earned a subscriber my friend
Thank you thank you very much!
I love my home park , it's the best in my opinion
I’m liking this concept
Thank you
I live in F@#$!&* Gurnee Illinois
lol
Great video👍👍👍
Thank you
OmG I remember backwards summer & still can't blv I can't ride these anymore. I loved shockwave RIP
Just imagine if Whizzer became chopped liver instead of Shockwave
Great video, but man the Dark Knight coaster is a terrible!
Thank God, I'm Not Alone.
@@Mystery001001 You definitely are not, it is embarrassingly bad! Hahahah!!
To see superman in a different location could have thrown everything else out of order
When you mentioned the ride removals how come you didn't mention Gulf coaster ?
You can go with your family, and have an eh time because your little sister is scared of literally any drop meaning that one of you have to stay with her
I’m here after Mardi Gras Hangover is shut down
I grew up going to this park at least 2 times a year, and a whole bunch more when they started selling season passes. I wish they would have taken the off year to fix up the general appearance... landscaping, painting walkways, and overall general look, as the park looks it's age. I'm still waiting and hoping they decide to hybrid retrack The American Eagle. It's a miracle it's still working, the track has always been a brutal ride. The video was right on, one little note, the shuttle replaced the Edge. The Turn of The Century was awesome and my first coaster... the Demon song th-cam.com/video/U2JjanukFx0/w-d-xo.html is silly!
You Should do Story Action Park New Jersey 1980 I was hurt 😢one of Rides as Kid
Six Flags Good America
Looney Tunes Mascots at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois USA 🇺🇲 EST 1976 & Randy West Favorite Looney Tunes Mascot Characters it's Wiley E. Coyote.
I miss iron wolf
My neck doesn't.
100 sub
Really appreciate the concept of your vids, but...
1. Your audio needs a little work. Too loud!
2. The quality of your images are quite grainy and hard to look at.
Yeah revaluation can go waist of time n a line 🥴🥴
Now Remove that STUPID RING and put back ANY removed coaster PLEASE!!