Six Flags Great America in Gurnee is adding several new events for its 2026 summer season as part of its 50th anniversary, ...

Six Flags Great America in Gurnee has just announced its 50th anniversary celebration this summer.

Six Flags Great America, Lake County’s iconic 300-acre amusement park, is marking its 50th anniversary this year and has announced a plethora of new events, merchandise, food and displays to launch ...

Since opening as Marriott’s Great America in 1976, millions of visitors over generations have seen the theme park in Gurnee evolve and expand. Known for most of its existence as Six Flags Great ...

Six Flags Great America is marking 50 years with a celebration running June 20 through Aug. 9, the park announced Wednesday, March 19.Some of the special highlights include a new ...

GURNEE, Ill. (WGN) — Just over a month ahead of the park’s opening day, Six Flags Great America announced plans to celebrate the park’s 50th anniversary season. The theme park first opened to the ...

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 ...

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GURNEE, Ill. — Three people were reportedly shot in the parking lot of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, prompting a heavy police presence. According to a police source, the injuries are believed to ...