Six Flags Great America teases 'big' new addition coming in 2027. What could it be?

The 2026 season — and its 50th anniversary season — just kicked off at Six Flags Great America in north suburban Gurnee, but ...
WGN-TV

What’s coming to Six Flags Great America in 2026 for its 50th anniversary season?

Six Flags Great America is celebrating 50 years of operation this season. The theme park in north suburban Gurnee, Illinois, opened on May 29, 1976, as Marriott’s Great America. Things have certainly ...
WGN-TV

Six Flags announces agreement to sell 7 parks, says more investment planned for parks remaining under ownership

EDITOR’S NOTE: The video attached to this story is from a previous WGN Morning News segment about Six Flags Great America. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the parent company that owns Six Flags ...
USA Today

What will happen to Md.'s Six Flags America after NBA legend buys it?

An investment group that includes NBA superstar Kevin Durant purchased the site of Six Flags America, a theme park in Prince George's County, Maryland, that closed in 2025. Six Flags America had been ...