This park is so underrated, and it is truly an amazing park
@jimgoebel53483 жыл бұрын
Most underrated big park in the country.
@michiganwannarbor32552 жыл бұрын
Getting smacked around on shockwave was a right of passage for many kids in Chicagoland.
@rapidfirethemeparkhistory14422 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@CurbSlayers2 жыл бұрын
Spent my entire junior high and high school existence there! Great memories.
@BoneCK152 жыл бұрын
This park on a warm summer night is magic.
@tesser35692 жыл бұрын
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.
@stephenhewitt57212 жыл бұрын
“This thing… was a F*CKING disaster.” I laughed out loud.
@youwereprettylasttimeisawy12273 жыл бұрын
Now this is a great video, sfga is my home park and I go there about 4 or 5 times a year now
@rapidfirethemeparkhistory14423 жыл бұрын
Thank you! It's my home park as well
@emmasokol84433 жыл бұрын
So is mine
@jonballard64253 жыл бұрын
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.
@BHV08102 жыл бұрын
Such a well-rounded park. Can't believe no one talks about this park.
@estebanavila22172 жыл бұрын
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 😃.
@musclecarfan74 Жыл бұрын
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.
@angelalewis85392 жыл бұрын
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
@hemesath32 жыл бұрын
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.
@jasonblueboostwerdrick888910 ай бұрын
Riding the Eagle backwards was so much fun. Miss the Tidal Wave. I still have my Marriot’s Great America frisbee, lol.
@mattshedd48443 жыл бұрын
man i love this park so much already bought 22’ passes
@randywest51492 жыл бұрын
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.
@mrs696810 ай бұрын
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
@davidsobilo96223 жыл бұрын
Great video you earned a subscriber my friend
@rapidfirethemeparkhistory14423 жыл бұрын
Thank you thank you very much!
@brendaosler31642 ай бұрын
Six Flags Great America is a awesome theme park. I've been to Gurnee Illinois and Atlanta Georgia.
@tlniec2 жыл бұрын
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.
@dlowfresh3 жыл бұрын
I loved the video! About to head there in a few hours. Always a shame seeing what the park was/could have been.
@rapidfirethemeparkhistory14423 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much
@KaliforniaLA3 жыл бұрын
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.
@rapidfirethemeparkhistory14423 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! It's worth the visit. Clearly it's no Disneyland lol. But a solid well rounded park for sure!
@KemoKidd2 жыл бұрын
My home park. We get season passes every year. GREAT amusement park!
@fellowearthling87403 жыл бұрын
I live in F@#$!&* Gurnee Illinois
@rapidfirethemeparkhistory14423 жыл бұрын
lol
@joen85292 жыл бұрын
Great video, but man the Dark Knight coaster is a terrible!
@Mystery0010012 жыл бұрын
Thank God, I'm Not Alone.
@joen85292 жыл бұрын
@@Mystery001001 You definitely are not, it is embarrassingly bad! Hahahah!!
@bruceaskew21072 жыл бұрын
I love my home park , it's the best in my opinion
@spacedust34793 жыл бұрын
Very good video. Well done man
@rapidfirethemeparkhistory14423 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for the kind words
@Marissa_volly2 жыл бұрын
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
@EMFDrill2 жыл бұрын
The picture at 7:01 is of HersheyPark's double ferris wheel. That's the HersheyPark logo in the middle.
@porkryne723 жыл бұрын
To see superman in a different location could have thrown everything else out of order
@tiffanyv16102 жыл бұрын
OmG I remember backwards summer & still can't blv I can't ride these anymore. I loved shockwave RIP
@ch1ck3n_sandw1ch7 Жыл бұрын
Just imagine if Whizzer became chopped liver instead of Shockwave
@albertocastrejon63003 жыл бұрын
When you mentioned the ride removals how come you didn't mention Gulf coaster ?
@xxxXXBiGDANXXxxx Жыл бұрын
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 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i5h6ncSf2tGqqGQ.html is silly!
@bigbob27Ай бұрын
I’m here after Mardi Gras Hangover is shut down
@randywest51492 жыл бұрын
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.
@TheBABS093 жыл бұрын
Great video👍👍👍
@rapidfirethemeparkhistory14423 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@HonestCoasterFan3 жыл бұрын
I’m liking this concept
@rapidfirethemeparkhistory14423 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@djs23563 жыл бұрын
Six Flags Good America
@rogermurray90582 жыл бұрын
You Should do Story Action Park New Jersey 1980 I was hurt 😢one of Rides as Kid
@BubbaMassacre Жыл бұрын
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
@ejpeyton64002 жыл бұрын
I miss iron wolf
@BoneCK152 жыл бұрын
My neck doesn't.
@stonerthoosie3 жыл бұрын
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.
@theharync61132 жыл бұрын
100 sub
@Mystery0010012 жыл бұрын
Now Remove that STUPID RING and put back ANY removed coaster PLEASE!!