List of former Six Flags Great America attractions

This is a list of rides, attractions and themes from Six Flags Great America that no longer operate in the park.

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Rides & attractions

Former roller coasters

Coaster	Year Opened	Year Closed	Manufacturer (Model)	Location in Park	Description
Gulf Coaster	1976	1976	Allan Herschell Company	orleans place	Small kiddie coaster that was located about were roaring rapids entrance is today.
Tidal Wave	1978	1991	Anton Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop	Yankee Harbor	Riders accelerated from 0 to 57 mph (92 km/h) in 6 seconds. Was removed to make room for Batman: The Ride. Later located at Six Flags Over Georgia as Viper, and at Kentucky Kingdom as Greezed Lightnin'. Was scrapped in 2013 to make way for Lightnin Run.	[1]
Z-Force	1985	1987	Intamin Space Diver	County Fair	Steel roller coaster that featured a stacked design and numerous steep rolling track dives. Later located at Six Flags Over Georgia as Z-Force, and at Six Flags Magic Mountain as Flashback.	[2]
Shock Wave	1988	2002	Arrow Dynamics Looping Coaster	Orleans Place	Riders turned upside-down seven times in three different ways and reached speeds of 65 mph (105 km/h). Was removed due to maintenance issues, declining popularity, and to make room for Superman: Ultimate Flight.	[3]
Rolling Thunder	1989	1996	Intamin Swiss Bob	Hometown Square	Secured in bobsled-like vehicles, riders careen around tight turns. Originally located at Six Flags Great Adventure as Sarajevo Bobsleds. Was removed from Great America to make room for Southwest Territory. Now located at Great Escape as Alpine Bobsled.	[4]
Déjà Vu	2001	2007	Vekoma Giant Inverted Boomerang	County Fair	Floorless trains suspended beneath an overhead track traversed the track forward and in reverse. Removed due to maintenance issues. Now located at Silverwood as Aftershock.	[5]
Iron Wolf	1990	2011	Bolliger & Mabillard Stand-Up Coaster	County Fair	Riders maneuver twisting turns and sudden drops while in a standing position. Now located at Six Flags America as Apocalypse. Iron Wolf was replaced by a new roller coaster called "Goliath" in June 2014.	[6]
Ragin' Cajun	2004	2013	Zamperla Spinning Wild Mouse	Mardi Gras	Riders careen around tight turns and sharp dips while strapped within a spinning vehicle. Closing at the end of the 2013 season to be relocated to Six Flags America. Façade and queue are still up.

Show venue

Name	Year Opened	Year Closed	Location In Park	Description
Theater Royal	1976	2007	Orleans Place	Theater similar to grand music hall building is now used for the queue for The Dark Knight Coaster.
Orleans band stand	1976	2003	Orleans Place	small gazebo that the Orleans marching band would play in, replaced by big easy balloons .
Ignite stage	2013	2014	Home Town Square	Big white stage that was used for IgNight — Grand Finale replaced in 2015 by a more modest stage.
Home Town gazebo	1976	2013	Home town Square	Gazebo located in the center of Home Town Square that would host the barber shop quartet very popular among guest removed for ignite returned in 2015 for the parks 40th season.
South West Amphitheater	1993	2015	South West Territory	Large amphitheater Was originally built for the batman stunt show also homed to W.B. western stunt show and spy girl stunt show. removed for Justice League: Battle for Metropolis

Flat rides

Name	Year opened	Year closed	Manufacturer (Model)	Location in Park	Description
Ameri-Go-Round	1976	2003	Gustav Dentzel Carousel	County Fair	Originally built in the 1910s at Fontaine Ferry Park, replaced by Revolution and is currently in storage contaners by the dark night .
Cajun Cliffhanger	1976	2000	Chance Rides Rotor	Orleans Place	Originally located at Riverview Park. Was removed due to lawsuits from two injured riders. Jester's Wild Ride is located on its former site.
Power Dive	1987	2001	Intamin Looping Starship	Orleans Place	Removed because of maintenance issues. Its body could be seen in the boneyard for many years. Replaced with King Chaos.
Sky Whirl	1976	2000	Intamin Triple Tree Wheel	County Fair	Removed to make room for Déjà Vu.
Space Shuttle America	1994	2007	I-Werks Motion Simulator Ride	Carousel Plaza	Closed due to unpopularity and rising operating costs. The ride and building were removed in December 2009 after being SBNO for two seasons.
Bottoms Up	1976	1983	Chance Rides Trabant	Hometown Square	Removed when the Orbit was relocated from Orleans Place.
Bugs Bunny National Park	1998	2009/2010	Various	Yukon Territory	Opened in 1998 in Yukon Territory and included The Looney Tooter (Zamperla Rio Grande – kiddie train ride), Looney Tunes Lodge (SCS Interactive kiddie foam ball play area), Waddaview National Park Charter Service (Herschell kiddie ride), Porky's Buzzy Beez (kiddie ride), Petunia's Love Bugz and Pepe Le Pew's Peak. Petunia's Love Bugz and Pepe Le Pew's Peak were removed after the 2009 season to make room for the Little Dipper coaster; the rest of the area closed after the 2010 season. Porky's Buzzy Beez was brought back into the park in 2012 where it operated in East River Crawler's location.
Davy Jones Dinghies	1977	1982	Intamin Flying Dutchman	Yankee Harbor	The ride was located atop a pedestal within the Traffique Jam.
Eagles Flight / Delta Flyer	1976	1984	Von Roll Sky Ride	County Fair, Orleans Place	Sky ride that took you from County fair too orleans place
Ferris wheel	1980	1984	Eli Bridge Company Ferris wheel	County Fair	It was sandwiched between the Fairgrounds Junction train station and the Eagle's Flight skyride station; it was removed when the Fairgrounds Junction train station was moved over to accommodate Z-Force.
Great America Raceway	1976	2010	Arrow Dynamics Antique Cars	County Fair	Was originally named Barney Oldfield Speedway. Reconfigured from a figure-eight track to an oval track to make room for Splashwater Falls. Removed to make room for X-Flight. some cars are now used in the Grand Finale Parade
Hay Baler	1977	2000	Mack Matterhorn	County Fair	Removed to make room for Déjà Vu.
Hilltoper	1977	unknown	Wisdom Rides Himalaya	County Fair	Hilltoper next to Turn Of The Century's lift; moved closer to the midway not long after and renamed Industrial Revolution.
Southern Cross	1977	1983	Von Roll Sky Ride	Orleans Place
Spinnaker	1976	1977	Hrubetz Round Up		Removed when Tidal Wave was built.
Splashwater Falls	1987	2007	Hopkins Shoot The Chutes	County Fair	Removed due to decline in popularity and old age. It was eventually replaced by X Flight.
Sky Trail	2010	2014	Ride Entertainment Systems of Stevensville, Maryland Ropes course	County Fair	Removed due to decline in popularity
Yukon Yahoo	1976	1991	Anton Schwarzkopf Bayern-Kurve	Yukon Territory	later renamed and moved to delta flyers former location and took its former name.
Trailblazer	1996	2006	zamperla (joker)	Southwest Territory	closed for safety reasons
Hometown & Orleans Street Railway trolley cars	1976	1996	Custom Fabricators Trolley	Hometown Square, Orleans Place	Battery-powered cars and track now used for the Grand Finale parade. Had a few stops from 1976 until the mid 90's in Hometown and Orleans place. Operation as an attraction ceased for unknown reasons.
Traffique Jam	1976	1984	Arrow Dynamics Antique Cars	Orleans Place	Removed in 1984 to make room for the River Rapids. 1 car is now used for the Grand Finale Parade

References

1. Marden, Duane. "Tidal Wave  (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
2. Marden, Duane. "Z-Force  (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
3. Marden, Duane. "Shock Wave  (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
4. Marden, Duane. "Rolling Thunder  (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
5. Marden, Duane. "Déjà Vu  (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
6. Marden, Duane. "Iron Wolf  (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 10, 2012.