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.
Rides and 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 where 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 Lightning 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). It was removed due to maintenance issues, declining popularity, and to make room for Superman: Ultimate Flight. | [3] |
| Rolling Thunder | 1989 | 1995 | 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. It 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 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. | |
Former flat rides
| Name | Year opened | Year closed | Manufacturer (Model) |
Location in Park | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameri-Go-Round | 1976 | 2003 | Dentzel Carousel Company | County Fair | Originally built in the 1910s at Fontaine Ferry Park, replaced by Revolution and is currently in storage containers by the Dark Knight Coaster and Superman: Ultimate Flight. |
| Cajun Cliffhanger | 1976 | 2000 | Chance Rides Rotor |
Orleans Place | 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. Some cars are now Fright Fest props |
| 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 closed for two seasons. The area has expanded to accommodate Hurricane Harbor's Riptide Bay |
| 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, originally from Hometown Park, 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. Cars from the Buzzy Beez and one ride from the area are now used as props for Fright fest. Love Bugz was later brought back in 2015 and renamed to "Lady Bugs," for the new section called Hometown Park in Hometown Square. |
| 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 riders from County Fair to Orleans Place. The County Fair station still remains, but it has since been converted into Funnel Cake Foundry (a restaurant). Some cars are now Fright Fest props. |
| 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. Now in storage and used as a prop for the clown area during Fright Fest. |
| 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. Most cars are still kept in storage at the park. Some cars are now used by the entertainment department for shows and parades and also as Fright Fest props. |
| Hay Baler | 1977 | 2000 | Mack Matterhorn |
County Fair | Removed to make room for Déjà Vu. |
| Hilltoper | 1977 | 1984 | Wisdom Rides Himalaya |
County Fair | Hilltoper was located next to Turn Of The Century's lift (the spot where the graveyard can be found for "Fright Fest") moved closer to the midway not long after and renamed Industrial Revolution. |
| Southern Cross | 1977 | 1983 | Von Roll Sky Ride |
Orleans Place | Took riders from Orleans Place to what is now Southwest Territory. At least one car is now a Fright Fest prop. |
| Spinnaker | 1976 | 1977 | Hrubetz Round Up |
Yankee Harbor | Removed when Tidal Wave was built. |
| Splashwater Falls | 1986 | 2007 | Hopkins Shoot The Chutes |
County Fair | Removed due to decline in popularity and old age. It was eventually replaced by X-Flight. At least one boat is now used as a prop for Fright Fest. |
| Sky Trail | 2010 | 2014 | Ride Entertainment Systems of Stevensville Maryland Ropes course |
County Fair | Located near Demon's entrance, it was removed due to decline in popularity |
| Yukon Yahoo | 1976 | 1990 | Anton Schwarzkopf Bayern-Kurve |
Yukon Territory | Later renamed, moved to Delta Flyer's former location, and took its former name. Removed for the building of the Condor. |
| Trailblazer | 1996 | 2006 | Zamperla Joker |
Southwest Territory | Closed for safety reasons. The ride was very similar to the Scooby Doo Mystery Machine, except this was a western wagon. The main support beam still remains, and the former site is now used for Fright Fest. |
| Hometown & Orleans Street Railway trolley cars | 1976 | Unknown | Custom Fabricators Trolley |
Hometown Square, Orleans Place | Battery-powered cars and track now used for shows and parades. Had a few stops from 1976 until some between the 1980s and mid 1990s in Hometown and Orleans place. Operation as an attraction ceased for unknown reasons. Guests can still ride the cars in the park's night parade, though. |
| Traffique Jam | 1976 | 1984 | Arrow Dynamics Antique Cars |
Orleans Place | Removed in 1984 to make room for the Roaring Rapids. One car is now used by the entertainment department for the Party Gras show in the Mardi Gras section of the park. |
| The Orbit | 1976 | 2016 | Anton Schwarzkopf Enterprise |
Hometown Square | Originally located in Orleans and called "Orleans Orbit", was later moved to hometown and renamed. Removed in 2016 to make room for the East River Crawler (now renamed "Lobster" as it originally was called). East River Crawler needed to be relocated from Yankee Harbor to make room for The Joker. It was kept in storage for a short time before being mostly scrapped by the end of the 2017 season. Some cars are now Fright Fest props. |
| 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. Possibly operating at Six Flags Mexico in 2019 as Harley Quinn and Joker in the DC Super Friends area of the park. |
| King Chaos | 2004 | 2017 | Huss Rides (Top Spin) |
Mardi Gras | Removed in 2017 to make room for a 100 ft tall Larson Super Loop named Mardi Gras Hangover. Currently stored, at least in part, at the park. |
| The Edge | 1983 | 1985 | Intamin Freefall ride |
Orleans Place | Passengers rode in four-seat-cars that were raised on a lift shaft that was similar to an elevator. The car paused at the top for a short time and were then dropped. Near the end, the track curved downwards and riders were placed onto the backs. The riders were then transferred to a separate track and were turned upwards again. The ride lost popularity after an accident in 1984, bringing it to close at the end of 1985. |
| Bedrock Boulder Roller | 1998 | 2017 | Ferris Wheel | Camp Cartoon | Kid sized ferris wheel themed to the Flintstones. Removed at the end of 2017 for unknown reasons. |
| Rocky Road Rescue Service | 1998 | 2020 | Carousel | Camp Cartoon | A mini-sized carousel themed to the Flintstones. Removed in 2020 after Bedrock Boulder was removed, leaving the section of Camp Cartoon, Bedrock National Forest, to be empty. |
Show venues
| Name | Year
Opened |
Year
Closed |
Location In Park | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre Royale | 1976 | 2007 | Orleans Place | Theater similar to the Grand Music Hall, now used for the queue of 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 |
| 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 |
| Yukon poles | 1976 | Unknown | Yukon Territory | Two vertical poles that were placed near Mooseburger's Lodge that actors dressed as lumberjacks would climb. |
| Pictorium | 1979 | 2018 | Carousel Plaza | An IMAX theater that showed different films until 2016. During Fright Fest, it was home to Susan Rosen's illusionist show. Removed to make room for Maxx Force, a roller coaster that opened in 2019 and Tsunami Surge, a Master Blaster water coaster built at the adjacent Hurricane Harbor which is scheduled to open in 2021. |
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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