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List of Six Flags Great America attractions

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Wrath of Rakshasa is the most recent attraction at Six Flags Great America, which opened in May 2025.

Six Flags Great America is a 275-acre (111 ha) amusement park located in Gurnee, Illinois, United States, a village located between Chicago and Milwaukee.[1] As of 2026, the park currently offers 44 total attractions, including 16 roller coasters.[note 1] Among the park's attractions are three roller coasters that are recognized as a Coaster Landmark by the American Coaster Enthusiasts, a program to recognize notable roller coasters in roller coaster history.[5] This includes American Eagle, which opened as the tallest, fastest, and longest dual-tracked racing wooden roller coaster in the world; Batman: The Ride, the first inverted roller coaster in the world; and Whizzer, a Speedracer roller coaster.[6][7][8][9] Other attractions include a 100-foot (30 m) tall double-decker carousel named Columbia Carousel and a bumper cars attraction named Rue Le Dodge, both respectively billed as being one of the largest of their kinds.[10][11]

The most recent attraction added is Wrath of Rakshasa, which opened on May 31, 2025.[12] It is a Dive Coaster model manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M).[13]

Six Flags Great America uses a standardized ride rating system developed by its owner, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, to classify ride intensity on a scale of one to five, with one representing the calmest rides and five representing the most aggressive rides; this system is also known as the "thrill level".[14][15]

Current attractions

Thrill level (out of 5)[15]
  1 (low)   2 (mild)   3 (moderate)   4 (high)   5 (aggressive)

Roller coasters

As of June 2026, Six Flags Great America features 16 roller coasters.[note 1]

Name Photo Opened Manufacturer Type or model Section Description Thrill
level
Whizzer 1976 Anton Schwarzkopf Speedracer Hometown Square A 70-foot (21 m) tall Speedracer steel family roller coaster;[16] the last remaining Speedracer in the world.[17] Designated as an ACE Coaster Landmark in 2012.[8] 3
Demon 1976 Arrow Dynamics Custom Looping Coaster County Fair A 103.7-foot (31.6 m) tall Arrow Dynamics looping steel roller coaster, featuring four inversions. It originally operated as Turn of the Century from 1976 to 1979.[18] 5
American Eagle 1981 Intamin Dual-tracked wooden coaster County Fair A 127-foot (39 m) tall dual-tracked racing wooden roller coaster.[19] It holds records as the tallest, fastest, and longest racing wooden roller coaster in the world.[20] Designated as an ACE Coaster Landmark in 2025.[7] 4
Batman: The Ride 1992 Bolliger & Mabillard Inverted roller coaster DC Universe A 100-foot (30 m) tall inverted roller coaster with five inversions.[21] It is the first inverted roller coaster in the world. Designated as an ACE Coaster Landmark in 2005.[6] 5
Viper 1995 Six Flags Wooden roller coaster Southwest Territory A 100-foot (30 m) tall wooden roller coaster, built in-house by Six Flags. The ride's layout is a mirror image of Coney Island Cyclone.[22][23][24] 4
Sprocket Rockets 1998 Vekoma Junior Coaster Camp Cartoon A steel roller coaster for kids. It originally operated as Spacely's Sprocket Rockets from 1998 to 2018.[25][26] 2
Raging Bull 1999 Bolliger & Mabillard Hypercoaster Southwest Territory A 202-foot (62 m) tall steel hyper and twister roller coaster. It is the tallest roller coaster in the park.[27] 5
The Flash: Vertical Velocity 2001 Intamin Impulse roller coaster DC Universe A 185-foot (56 m) tall steel inverted and launched roller coaster, which launches riders from 0 to 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) in 4 seconds. Originally operated as Vertical Velocity from 2001 to 2021.[28][29] 5
Superman: Ultimate Flight 2003 Bolliger & Mabillard Flying roller coaster Orleans Place A 106-foot (32 m) tall flying roller coaster where riders lay facing the ground, featuring two inversions and multiple twists and turns. 5
The Dark Knight Coaster 2008 Mack Rides Wild mouse coaster Orleans Place An indoor wild mouse roller coaster themed to the 2008 film The Dark Knight.[29] 4
Little Dipper 2010 Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters Wooden roller coaster Yukon Territory A historic kids roller coaster that originally operated at Kiddieland Amusement Park from 1950 to 2009. Designated as an ACE Coaster Classic.[30][31] 2
X-Flight 2012 Bolliger & Mabillard Wing Coaster County Fair A 120-foot (37 m) tall wing coaster, where riders sit on either side of the ride's track, featuring five inversions.[32] 5
Goliath 2014 Rocky Mountain Construction Wooden Topper Track County Fair A 165-foot (50 m) tall wooden roller coaster. With a 180-foot (55 m) tall drop, the ride has two inversions and is the longest and fastest wooden roller coaster in the world.[33] 5
The Joker 2017 S&S – Sansei Technologies 4D Free Spin DC Universe A fourth-dimension free-spin steel roller coaster where the seats flip upside-down as the train goes over multiple hills.[34][35] 5
Maxx Force 2019 S&S – Sansei Technologies Compressed Air Launch Carousel Plaza An air-launched steel roller coaster, featuring five inversions. It is the fastest accelerating roller coaster, going 0 to 78 miles per hour (126 km/h) in 1.8 seconds.[36][37] 5
Wrath of Rakshasa 2025 Bolliger & Mabillard Dive Coaster County Fair A 180-foot (55 m) tall dive coaster. With a maximum vertical angle of 96° and five inversions, it is the steepest dive coaster and features the most inversions on a dive coaster.[38][39] 5

Thrill rides

As of June 2026, the park has two thrill rides.

Name Photo Opened Manufacturer Type or model Section Description Thrill
level
Giant Drop 1997 Intamin Giant Drop Southwest Territory A 227-foot (69 m) tall drop tower ride. It is the second tallest attraction in the park, behind Sky Trek Tower.[40] 4
Sky Striker 2024 Zamperla Discovery County Fair A 172-foot (52 m) tall pendulum ride, reaching speeds of 75 miles per hour (121 km/h).[41][42] 5

Family rides

As of June 2026, the park features 15 family rides, including transportation rides.

Name Photo Opened Manufacturer Type or model Section Description Thrill
level
Columbia Carousel 1976 Chance Rides Double-decker carousel Carousel Plaza A 100-foot (30 m) tall double-decker carousel. It is the second-tallest carousel in the world.[43][10] 1
Rue Le Dodge 1976 Soli Bumper cars Orleans Place A bumper cars attraction. The ride has the largest bumper car floor in the world.[11] 4
DC Super-Villains Swing 1976 Zierer Wave Swinger DC Universe A swing ride. The ride was formerly named Whirligig from 1976 to 2022.[44][45] 2
Fiddler's Fling 1976 Anton Schwarzkopf Calypso County Fair A Calypso ride model, featuring intense spins.[46] 3
Great America Scenic Railway 1976 Custom Fabricators, Inc. Train Hometown Square, County Fair A 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railway scenic transportation ride which loops around the park, with two stations.[47] 1
Hometown Fun Machine 1976 Eli Bridge Scrambler Hometown Square A spinning scrambler ride. It was formerly named Saskatchewan Scrambler from 1976 to 1977.[48][49] 3
The Lobster 1976 Anton Schwarzkopf Polyp Hometown Square A Polyp octopus ride, where cars spin freely and go up, attached to an arm.[50] It was named East River Crawler from 1992 to 2017.[51] 2
Triple Play 1976 HUSS Troika Hometown Square A Troika spinning ride, where the ride has three arms.[52] 3
Sky Trek Tower 1977 Intamin Gyro Tower 1200 Carousel Plaza A 330-foot (100 m) tall observation tower, providing views of both the park and surrounding areas, including the Chicago skyline. Sky Trek Tower is the tallest free-standing structure in Lake County, Illinois.[53] 2
Ricochet 1977 HUSS Swingaround Southwest Territory A swinging ride painted with cow spots. It was formerly named Big Top from 1977 to 1995.[54] 3
Condor 1991 HUSS Condor Orleans Place A spinning aerial Condor model ride, rotating riders and alternating rotation speeds.[55] 3
Chubasco 1996 Zamperla Teacups Southwest Territory An indoor teacups attraction, located within the Southwest Territory mission building.[56] 3
River Rocker 1996 Zamperla Galleon Southwest Territory A swinging pirate ship ride.[57] 2
Big Easy Balloons 2004 Zamperla Balloon Race Mardi Gras A spinning balloon ride.[58] 2
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis 2016 Sally Corporation Dark ride Metropolis Plaza An interactive 2D dark ride, based on the Justice League.[59] 2

Children's rides

Across the park's two children's sections—Kidzopolis and Hometown Park—the park features 8 children's rides as of June 2026. All Hometown Park attractions were originally added in 1976, removed in 2000, then added again in 2015.

Name Opened Manufacturer Type or model Section Description Thrill
level
Bouncer 2007 Zamperla Jumping Star Kidzopolis Riders go up and down in the air.[60] 2
Krazy Kars 2007 Zamperla U-Drive Kidzopolis A controlled car ride themed to a road trip.[61] 2
Krazy Kups 2007 Zamperla Teacups Kidzopolis A small kids teacup ride.[62] 2
Up, Up & Away 2007 Zamperla Samba Tower Kidzopolis Riders go up in fruit-themed cars.[63] 2
ZoomJets 2007 Zamperla Aero Top Jet Kidzopolis A controlled flying plane ride.[64] 2
Lady Bugs 2015 S.B. Ramagosa Carousel Hometown Park A lady bug car that goes around.[65] 1
Red Baron 2015 Chance Rides Plane ride Hometown Park A controlled flying plane ride.[66] 1
Tot's Livery 2015 Hampton Carousel Hometown Park A carriage ride that goes around.[67] 1

Water rides

As of June 2026, the park has three water rides.

Name Photo Opened Manufacturer Type or model Section Description Thrill
level
Logger's Run 1976 Arrow Dynamics Log flume Yukon Territory A log flume water ride. The ride's track interlink with Aquaman Splashdown.[68] 2
Aquaman Splashdown 1976 Arrow Dynamics Hydroflume DC Universe A hydroflume model water ride. The ride's track interlink with Logger's Run.[69] It was formerly named Yankee Clipper from 1976 to 2022.[70] 2
Roaring Rapids 1984 Intamin River rapids ride Mardi Gras A river rapids ride.[71] 4

See also

Notes

  1. Although the park is marketed as having 17 roller coasters, multiple references indicate the park has 16 as of 2025.[2][3][4]

References

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