Six Flags Great America opened as one of three
planned Marriott's Great America amusement parks. Two of these
identical parks opened in 1976 (the one near Washington D.C. never got
past the planning stage) and in the mid 1980's Six Flags purchased this
park and it became Six Flags Great America.
This was one of the amusement parks that I grew up at and it always will
have a special place in my heart. Besides my sentimental love for
this park it has a world class lineup of coasters and is one of the best
parks in the Midwest.
Click on the following links to see Six Flags Great America from that year: