List of former Six Flags Great America attractions
This is a list of rides, attractions and themes from Six Flags Great America that no longer operate in the park.
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Rides & attractions
Former roller coasters
| Coaster | Year Opened | Year Closed | Manufacturer (Model) |
Location in Park | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Coaster | 1976 | 1976 | Allan Herschell Company | Orleans Place | Small kiddie coaster that was located about were roaring rapids entrance is today. | |
| Tidal Wave | 1978 | 1991 | Anton Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop |
Yankee Harbor | Riders accelerated from 0 to 57 mph (92 km/h) in 6 seconds. Was removed to make room for Batman: The Ride. Later located at Six Flags Over Georgia as Viper, and at Kentucky Kingdom as Greezed Lightnin'. Was scrapped in 2013 to make way for Lightnin Run. | [1] |
| Z-Force | 1985 | 1987 | Intamin Space Diver |
County Fair | Steel roller coaster that featured a stacked design and numerous steep rolling track dives. Later located at Six Flags Over Georgia as Z-Force, and at Six Flags Magic Mountain as Flashback. | [2] |
| Shock Wave | 1988 | 2002 | Arrow Dynamics Looping Coaster |
Orleans Place | Riders turned upside-down seven times in three different ways and reached speeds of 65 mph (105 km/h). Was removed due to maintenance issues, declining popularity, and to make room for Superman: Ultimate Flight. | [3] |
| Rolling Thunder | 1989 | 1996 | Intamin Swiss Bob |
Hometown Square | Secured in bobsled-like vehicles, riders careen around tight turns. Originally located at Six Flags Great Adventure as Sarajevo Bobsleds. Was removed from Great America to make room for Southwest Territory. Now located at Great Escape as Alpine Bobsled. | [4] |
| Déjà Vu | 2001 | 2007 | Vekoma Giant Inverted Boomerang |
County Fair | Floorless trains suspended beneath an overhead track traversed the track forward and in reverse. Removed due to maintenance issues. Now located at Silverwood as Aftershock. | [5] |
| Iron Wolf | 1990 | 2011 | Bolliger & Mabillard Stand-Up Coaster |
County Fair | Riders maneuver twisting turns and sudden drops while in a standing position. Now located at Six Flags America as Apocalypse. Iron Wolf was replaced by a new roller coaster called "Goliath" in June 2014. | [6] |
| Ragin' Cajun | 2004 | 2013 | Zamperla Spinning Wild Mouse |
Mardi Gras | Riders careen around tight turns and sharp dips while strapped within a spinning vehicle. Closed at the end of the 2013 season to be relocated to Six Flags America. Replaced by The Joker in 2017. | |
Show venue
| Name | Year
Opened |
Year
Closed |
Location In Park | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theater Royal | 1976 | 2007 | Orleans Place | Theater similar to grand music hall building is now used for the queue for The Dark Knight Coaster. |
| Orleans Bandstand | 1976 | 2003 | Orleans Place | Small gazebo that the Orleans' marching band would play in, replaced by Big Easy Balloons . |
| Ignite Stage | 2013 | 2014 | Hometown Square | Big white stage that was used for IgNight — Grand Finale replaced in 2015 by a more modest stage. |
| Hometown Gazebo | 1976 | 2013 | Hometown Square | Gazebo located in the center of Home Town Square that would host the Barber Shop Quartet, very popular among guests, removed for Ignite, returned in 2015 for the park's 40th season. |
| Southwest Amphitheater | 1993 | 2015 | Southwest Territory | Large amphitheater that was originally built for the Batman Stunt Show, also housed W.B. Western Stunt Show and Spy Girl Stunt Show, replaced by Justice League: Battle for Metropolis |
Flat rides
| Name | Year opened | Year closed | Manufacturer (Model) |
Location in Park | Description | |
| Ameri-Go-Round | 1976 | 2003 | Gustav Dentzel Carousel | County Fair | Originally built in the 1910s at Fontaine Ferry Park, replaced by Revolution and is currently in storage contaners by the dark night . | |
| Cajun Cliffhanger | 1976 | 2000 | Chance Rides Rotor | Orleans Place | Originally located at Riverview Park. Was removed due to lawsuits from two injured riders. The Joker is located on its former site. | |
| Power Dive | 1987 | 2001 | Intamin Looping Starship | Orleans Place | Removed because of maintenance issues. Its body could be seen in the boneyard for many years. Replaced with King Chaos. | |
| Sky Whirl | 1976 | 2000 | Intamin Triple Tree Wheel | County Fair | Removed to make room for Déjà Vu. | |
| Space Shuttle America | 1994 | 2007 | I-Werks Motion Simulator Ride | Carousel Plaza | Closed due to unpopularity and rising operating costs. The ride and building were removed in December 2009 after being SBNO for two seasons. | |
| Bottoms Up | 1976 | 1983 | Chance Rides Trabant | Hometown Square | Removed when the Orbit was relocated from Orleans Place. | |
| Bugs Bunny National Park | 1998 | 2009/2010 | Various | Yukon Territory | Opened in 1998 in Yukon Territory and included The Looney Tooter (Zamperla Rio Grande – kiddie train ride), Looney Tunes Lodge (SCS Interactive kiddie foam ball play area), Waddaview National Park Charter Service (Herschell kiddie ride), Porky's Buzzy Beez (kiddie ride), Petunia's Love Bugz and Pepe Le Pew's Peak. Petunia's Love Bugz and Pepe Le Pew's Peak were removed after the 2009 season to make room for the Little Dipper coaster; the rest of the area closed after the 2010 season. Porky's Buzzy Beez was brought back into the park in 2012 where it operated in East River Crawler's location. | |
| Davy Jones Dinghies | 1977 | 1982 | Intamin Flying Dutchman | Yankee Harbor | The ride was located atop a pedestal within the Traffique Jam. | |
| Eagles Flight / Delta Flyer | 1976 | 1984 | Von Roll Sky Ride | County Fair, Orleans Place | Sky ride that took you from County fair to Orleans Place | |
| Ferris wheel | 1980 | 1984 | Eli Bridge Company Ferris wheel | County Fair | It was sandwiched between the Fairgrounds Junction train station and the Eagle's Flight skyride station; it was removed when the Fairgrounds Junction train station was moved over to accommodate Z-Force. | |
| Great America Raceway | 1976 | 2010 | Arrow Dynamics Antique Cars | County Fair | Was originally named Barney Oldfield Speedway. Reconfigured from a figure-eight track to an oval track to make room for Splashwater Falls. Removed to make room for X-Flight. some cars are now used in the Grand Finale Parade | |
| Hay Baler | 1977 | 2000 | Mack Matterhorn | County Fair | Removed to make room for Déjà Vu. | |
| Hilltoper | 1977 | unknown | Wisdom Rides Himalaya | County Fair | Hilltoper next to Turn Of The Century's lift; moved closer to the midway not long after and renamed Industrial Revolution. | |
| Southern Cross | 1977 | 1983 | Von Roll Sky Ride | Orleans Place | ||
| Spinnaker | 1976 | 1977 | Hrubetz Round Up | Removed when Tidal Wave was built. | ||
| Splashwater Falls | 1987 | 2007 | Hopkins Shoot The Chutes | County Fair | Removed due to decline in popularity and old age. It was eventually replaced by X Flight. | |
| Sky Trail | 2010 | 2014 | Ride Entertainment Systems of Stevensville, Maryland Ropes course | County Fair | Removed due to decline in popularity | |
| Yukon Yahoo | 1976 | 1991 | Anton Schwarzkopf Bayern-Kurve | Yukon Territory | Later renamed and moved to Delta Flyer's former location and took its former name. | |
| Trailblazer | 1996 | 2006 | zamperla (joker) | Southwest Territory | closed for safety reasons | |
| Hometown & Orleans Street Railway trolley cars | 1976 | 1996 | Custom Fabricators Trolley | Hometown Square, Orleans Place | Battery-powered cars and track now used for the Grand Finale parade. Had a few stops from 1976 until the mid 90's in Hometown and Orleans place. Operation as an attraction ceased for unknown reasons. | |
| Traffique Jam | 1976 | 1984 | Arrow Dynamics Antique Cars | Orleans Place | Removed in 1984 to make room for the River Rapids. 1 car is now used for the Grand Finale Parade | |
| The Orbit | 1976 | 2016 | Anton Schwarzkopf Enterprise | Hometown Square | Removed in 2016 to make room for the East River Crawler. East River Crawler needed to be relocated from Yankee Harbor to make room for The Joker. | |
| The Jester's Wild Ride | 2004 | 2016 | Zamperla Rockin' tug | Mardi Gras | Removed in 2016 to make room for The Joker and put into storage at the park. |
References
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Tidal Wave (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Z-Force (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Shock Wave (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Rolling Thunder (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Déjà Vu (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Iron Wolf (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
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