History

Six Flags Great America history

33 milestones tracing the story of Six Flags Great America.

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33Events
1976Start
2025Latest
  1. January 1, 1976Opening
    Whizzer

    Whizzer opens

  2. January 1, 1976Opening
    Demon

    Demon opens

  3. January 1, 1976Definitive closure
    Gulf Coaster

    Gulf Coaster closes

  4. January 1, 1976Opening
    Gulf Coaster

    Gulf Coaster opens

  5. January 1, 1978Opening
    Tidal Wave

    Tidal Wave opens

  6. January 1, 1981Opening
    American Eagle (Red)

    American Eagle (Red) opens

  7. January 1, 1981Opening
    American Eagle (Blue)

    American Eagle (Blue) opens

  8. January 1, 1985Opening
    Z-Force

    Z-Force opens

  9. January 1, 1987Definitive closure
    Z-Force

    Z-Force closes

  10. March 6, 1988Opening
    Shockwave

    Shockwave opens

  11. January 1, 1989Opening
    Rolling Thunder

    Rolling Thunder opens

  12. January 1, 1990Opening
    Iron Wolf

    Iron Wolf opens

  13. January 1, 1991Definitive closure
    Tidal Wave

    Tidal Wave closes

  14. September 5, 1992Opening
    Batman The Ride

    Batman The Ride opens

  15. January 1, 1995Opening
    Viper

    Viper opens

  16. January 1, 1995Definitive closure
    Rolling Thunder

    Rolling Thunder closes

  17. January 1, 1998Opening
    Sprocket Rockets

    Sprocket Rockets opens

  18. January 5, 1999Opening
    Raging Bull

    Raging Bull opens

  19. January 1, 2001Opening
    Flash: Vertical Velocity

    Flash: Vertical Velocity opens

  20. July 10, 2001Opening
    Déjà Vu

    Déjà Vu opens

  21. January 1, 2002Definitive closure
    Shockwave

    Shockwave closes

  22. March 5, 2003Opening
    Superman - Ultimate Flight

    Superman - Ultimate Flight opens

  23. January 1, 2004Opening
    Ragin' Cajun

    Ragin' Cajun opens

  24. January 1, 2007Definitive closure
    Déjà Vu

    Déjà Vu closes

  25. January 1, 2008Opening
    Dark Knight

    Dark Knight opens

  26. January 1, 2010Opening
    Little Dipper

    Little Dipper opens

  27. May 9, 2011Definitive closure
    Iron Wolf

    Iron Wolf closes

  28. January 1, 2012Opening
    X-Flight

    X-Flight opens

  29. January 1, 2013Definitive closure
    Ragin' Cajun

    Ragin' Cajun closes

  30. January 1, 2014Opening
    Goliath

    Goliath opens

  31. January 1, 2017Opening
    Joker

    Joker opens

  32. April 7, 2019Opening
    Maxx Force

    Maxx Force opens

  33. January 1, 2025Opening
    Wrath of Rakshasa

    Wrath of Rakshasa opens