Six Flags Great America Opens This Weekend

GURNEE, IL — Six Flags Great America in Gurnee will open this weekend for the summer season.

Rides will be up and running again starting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the local theme park, located at 1 Great America Parkway in Gurnee. The park will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays in April and the first weekend in May.

Six Flags will be open more days and hours starting on May 10. More information on the theme park and ticket prices can be found on the Six Flags website.

This year, a new ride will debut at the theme park.

• New Thrill Ride Coming To Six Flags
  

Sky Striker will take brave riders 172 feet into the air as you swing back and forth on a "massive pendulum," according to Six Flags officials. It will swing you through the sky at speeds of up to 75 mph and provide some pretty unique views of Six Flags as you soar along 130-degree swings on the towering pendulum — nearly going upside down.

"As you swing through the clouds, you will also spin, adding even another dimension to this maximum-thrills experience. This first-of-its-kind ride for the park creates a freefall sensation like no other," according to an August 2023 announcement regarding the new ride.

A video of the ride can be found on the Six Flags website.