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Hurricane Harbor to Open This Spring Separate From Six Flags
Hurricane Harbor announced the attraction will open independently from Six Flags Great America this spring, with tickets on sale Friday.
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After Silent 2020, Six Flags Great America to Open in Late April, Company Says
After receiving approval from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state health officials, Six Flags Great America will open its doors to the public in late April, the company announced Thursday. According to Six Flags officials, the theme park will open to the public on April 24, with a slew of health and safety restrictions in place to help keep guests…
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Chicago to Move Into Vaccination Phase 1C Later This Month
Chicago will expand coronavirus vaccine eligibility to Phase 1C later this month, city officials announced Wednesday. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.
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Six Flags to Reopen Parks This Spring, Hire Thousands of Workers
Six Flags Great America announced plans to open theme parks this spring, starting with hiring 4,000 seasonal workers.
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Six Flags Holiday Drive-Thru Opens Wednesday. Here's When You Can See It
Six Flags Great America’s first-ever holiday drive-thru experience opens inside the theme park Wednesday.
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Six Flags Opens Holiday Drive-Thru Experience Inside Theme Park
Six Flags Great America announced Wednesday the opening of a holiday drive-thru experience inside the theme park.
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Six Flags Opening for First Time This Year as Holiday Lights Experience
Six Flags Great America has announced plans to open for this first time this year, but not in the way many fans might think. While there won’t be any rides, the park announced Thursday that it plans to open as a holiday lights experience with “over two and a half million dazzling lights” beginning Nov. 27. “Visiting Great America’s...
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Six Flags to Begin Reopening with Updated Precautions
Six Flags announced Tuesday its amusement parks, including Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, will require guests and employees to use updated precautionary measures as the parks prepare to reopen soon. The announcement came in light of new businesses reopening in Illinois and part of the Midwest amid the coronavirus pandemic. When amusement parks are able to open, Six Flags…
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Six Flags Great America Delays Opening, Announces New Date
Six Flags Great America has delayed its summer opening, the Gurnee theme park announced, as it “remains committed to the health and safety of park guests and team members” during the coronavirus outbreak. Six Flags will “open in mid-May, or as soon as possible thereafter,” according to a park statement on Monday. “While there have been no reported cases of…
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Six Flags Holds Daily Interviews Starting Next Week For New Season
Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor Chicago have its sights set on the 2020 season with plans to hire 4,000 people for roles ranging from lifeguards to ride operators to park services. Daily interviews begin Monday, Feb. 10, from noon- 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at the Great America employment…
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Six Flags Now Hiring for Upcoming Season
Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor Chicago are planning to hire 4,000 people for roles ranging from lifeguards to ride operators to park services.
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Tallest Water Coaster in the World Coming to Six Flags Great America Next Year
Six Flags Great America is surging into the record books with a new ride.
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This is What the Tallest Water Coaster in the World Will Look at Six Flags
Six Flags Great America is surging into the record books with a new ride.
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Maxx Force Coaster Set to Debut at Six Flags This Summer
Adrenaline junkies will be able to get their fill beginning on April 19 as Six Flags Great America is set to open for the season, and the park will debut an incredible new roller coaster later this summer.
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Six Flags Looking to Hire Thousands for 2019 Season
Six Flags Great America is looking to hire thousands of people to fill roles at the iconic theme park this year, officials announced Monday.
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See Inside: Six Flags Gets Festive With New Holiday in Park
Six Flags Great America has transformed into a winter wonderland for the first time ever.
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2 Lake County Facilities Emit Same Cancer-Causing Gas as Sterigenics: EPA
Following outrage that a Willowbrook sterilization plant has been pumping a cancer-causing gas into the air, a new report indicates two other production facilities in Chicago suburbs have also been emitting the toxic gas – unbeknownst to residents.
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2 Facilities Emit Same Cancer-Causing Gas as Sterigenics
Following outrage that a Willowbrook sterilization plant has been pumping a cancer-causing gas into the air, a new report indicates two other production facilities in Chicago suburbs have also been emitting the toxic gas – unbeknownst to residents. Ash-har Quraishi reports.
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These 6 Souls Dared to Endure Six Flags Great America's 30-Hour Coffin Challenge
These participants were only allowed one bathroom break per hour, just 13 minutes of phone time, receive 15-minute meal breaks—all done inside the coffin as participants would be eliminated.