Six Flags Great America

Construction is officially in motion for Wrath of Rakshasa, record-breaking dive coaster set to open at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee in the early summer of 2025.

Though Six Flags Great America may be closed for the season as cold temperatures now envelop the Chicago area, thrill seekers have been given a preview of what to expect next summer on the park’s upcoming ride.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced massive investments into its portfolio Thursday, with big plans ahead for the chain’s flagship parks, including Six Flags Great America in Gurnee.

Following the merger of the two companies in July, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation has 42 amusement and water parks across the United States, Canada and Mexico in its portfolio.

With Halloween just days away and temperatures getting cooler, the season is beginning to wind down at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, with the spooky Fright Fest having just a few more days of operation.

While roller coaster enthusiasts around the Chicago area can still make their way to Six Flags Great America in Gurnee for Fright Fest, the park is already preparing for new thrills that will be offered beginning next year.

While daily operations at Six Flags Great America have been shuttered for nearly two months, thrill seekers have still been able to get their fix on weekends, thanks to the park’s Halloween-themed “Fright Fest.”

While summer might be the busiest time of year for amusement parks, many still operate well into the fall. And Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois’ largest amusement park, is no exception.

Though weekend visits for “Fright Fest” may be the only way left to experience the Chicago area’s biggest roller coasters at Six Flags Great America this year, thrill seekers are already getting a sneak peek into what awaits next season.

Starting this month, Six Flags Great America has a new chaperone policy that will be in place for teens and kids looking to attend the park’s popular Fright Fest.

Though daily operation at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee has concluded for the season, those eager for some fall thrills are in luck, as this year’s Fright Fest officially launches at the park Saturday.

Fright Fest is a yearly spooky tradition at Six Flags Great America, and it typically serves as a ramp-up of sorts to Halloween. That’ll be the case once again this year – though if you’re looking to experience something scary – and new – you won’t have to wait long at all.

Summer is winding down and waterparks are gearing up to close for the season, but the same can’t be said for the Chicago area’s largest amusement park.

Six Flags America has announced a thrilling array of fall events, including haunted attractions, festive celebrations, and special shows.

Six Flags’ new 2024 haunted houses are inspired by themes from the well-known horror franchises.

Weeks of anticipation built up from cryptic messages posted by Six Flags Great America on social media came to a resolution Thursday, with the park announcing their first new roller coaster since 2019, a record-breaking ride called “Wrath of Rakshasa,” which will debut in 2025.

The Wrath of Rakshasa, a record-breaking dive coaster, is set to open at Six Flags Great America in 2025. NBC Chicago’s Sandra Torres reports.

Six Flags unveiled plans Thursday for a new ride, the Wrath of Rakshasa, and video shows what it will be like to ride the thrilling new dive coaster and it’s world record drop.

Following weeks of cryptic messages, Six Flags Great America finally announced Thursday that it will debut a new record-breaking dive coaster at the suburban Chicago amusement park — and it will have something no other coaster in the world does.

When Six Flags Great America first began posting its series of teasers for a big new ride announcement last month, fans quickly feared what it could mean for the future of the park’s popular coaster the Demon. Now, they know.