Six Flags Great America Celebrates 40 Seasons of Thrills

Six Flags Great America is celebrating 40 Seasons of Thrills this year!  Here are some of the things that you will see this year at the Park!

Goliath:  World's tallest, steepest, and fastest wooden roller coaster certified by Guiness World Records.

Hometown Park:  a new children's area for junior thrill-seekers

• Tots Livery Surrey Carriages
• Red Baron Airplanes
• Lady Bugs

Double Rides on the following through August 23

• American Eagle
• Columbia Carousel
• Buccanner Battle
• Kidzopolis Rides
• Hometown Park Rides
• Camp Cartoon Rides (excluding Spaceley's Sprocket Rockets)

Epic attraction weekly spotlights:  Each week a different ride will be featured with guests riding back-to-back during the last hour of the night.

Firework Fridays:  Beginning June 28 - August 7

One of my favorite deals that Great America is offering this year is that when you purchase the new 2015 Green Sports Bottle, you will get Unlimited Free Refills all season long!  That is a great buy even for just one day at the park.  We were there and filled ours up at least twenty times (making each fill only $1 each).  With a family of six, the drinks go quickly!

I also learned a lot about the Deluxe Dining Pass!  This is a big cost out of pocket, but if you have a Season Pass, this will pay for itself after just a few visits!  There is a HUGE selection of food, so it's sure to make everyone in the family happy!  The photo above shows just a small variety of the HUGE selection!

With a Six Flags DELUXE Dining Pass you'll not only get lunch and dinner every time you visit -- you'll also get a snack too! If you visit the park as few as four times this year a DELUXE Dining Pass is an incredible value.

10 Historic Facts About Great America

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. This record is currently held by its neighboring 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 is still the tallest carousel in the world.
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 world.
7. Yankee Harbor has been home to the only 2 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.
9. In 1976, the tallest roller coaster in the Park was Turn of the Century (Demon) at 104 feet, but today it's held by the Raging Bull at 202 feet.
10. 2015 will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Harbor, a massive 20-acre development to Great America.