Six Flag's Great America Gurnee, Illinois 2000 A Farewell To The Sky Whirl Page Three
I'm glad the park took the time to paint their 25th Anniversary logo on the bottom of the wheel's engine.
Here's a shot of one of the arms landing while another one is up in the air.
What also was nice was the fact that trees all grew up around Sky Whirl so that when you took off and when you landed you had a nice close encounter with some greenery.
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