SFGAmWorld.com
Untitled Document
Park Information
Latest News
Great America
Roller Coasters
Rides
Hurricane Harbor
Water Slides
Water Attractions
Advertisement

The Six Flags Great America/Gurnee Area news Thread

A Off-Topic forum to discuss things that aren't related to the Amusement Park Industry.
Postby Necropolis on May 10th, 2011, 12:43 am
I thought it would be appropriate to make the thread for any news relating to our park and the Gurnee area here. I like to read and discuss what happens in the area and stuff that doesn't really directly affect the park too. Heres a few short interesting news stories I found online. Any news about the park or the gurnee area can be posted here from now on.

http://triblocal.com/gurnee/2011/05/06/ ... -and-more/

^This article mentions something small about thefts at our park. Perhaps an inside theft?

http://triblocal.com/gurnee/2011/05/09/ ... ter-may-9/

^This article talks about someone who got charged with battery at the Iron WOlf ride opening weekend sunday and also talks about a theft at one of the stores inside the park.
Necropolis

User avatar
 
Posts: 844
Images: 9
Joined: November 7th, 2009, 1:23 pm
Location: NW Chicago Burbs

Postby tribar on May 10th, 2011, 4:17 pm
gosh a lot more goes on in Gurnee than i expected :o
tribar

User avatar
 
Posts: 1078
Joined: August 6th, 2010, 3:29 pm

Postby Necropolis on May 12th, 2011, 12:21 am
http://www.suntimes.com/5320426-417/man ... erica.html
A 20-year-old northwest Indiana man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly tried to enter the Six Flags Great America amusement park with a loaded handgun.


A man and woman had handed in their admission tickets and were in the line waiting to enter the main gate of Six Flags at 9:41 a.m. Sunday, according to Gurnee police.


All guests at the park pass through metal detectors. Upon approaching the detectors, the couple started looking very nervous and refused to go forward, police said. The man eventually jumped out of the line and went back toward the parking lot.

*This post is credited to Sfgamguy*

P.S Im not trying to make the gurnee area look bad by posting bad news about the park/gurnee. I just like to be informed about what happens at our park and potentially gurnee too. Enjoy!
Necropolis

User avatar
 
Posts: 844
Images: 9
Joined: November 7th, 2009, 1:23 pm
Location: NW Chicago Burbs

Postby Luxornv on May 20th, 2011, 8:24 pm
^ I don't think that guy was necessarily trying to start anything. If he had a permit, then he would have been able to legally carry a handgun in his home state of Indiana. However, it is illegal (I think this is the case in most states) to have the gun on your person or in easy access while in the vehicle. Which means if he was mindful of the law, then he would have placed it in his trunk or back of his car while driving to the park. However, if he legally owned the gun and had a carry permit, then he should know that Illinois is one of the worst states when it comes to gun restrictions (no carry, only state requiring a FOID card), and should have left the weapon at home or in the car. Common sense should also tell anyone that a handgun is probably not allowed at a large public area like an amusement park. Even if it was allowed, I wouldn't carry a gun with me into the park. I doubt this scenario, but if the vibrations on a coaster are severe enough (AE comes to mind), it could rattle the gun to the point where either the firing pin moves and impacts the round, causing it to fire or something else of that nature. Bad move any way you look at it though.

Also, after reading the article, I think the charges against him are inaccurate. He never used the gun, only possessed it. There's a big difference there.
Image
Luxornv

User avatar
 
Posts: 481
Joined: May 3rd, 2008, 1:35 am
Location: Chicago

Postby Necropolis on May 21st, 2011, 8:14 pm
^Well, I think the major point is a gun anywhere in a public place will freak out masses of crowds. Gun in public=BAD!!! Its just instinct and with kids around too, it woulda been a huge freak-out and maybe discouraged people from going to the park for a while. The big picture is obvious. lol.
Necropolis

User avatar
 
Posts: 844
Images: 9
Joined: November 7th, 2009, 1:23 pm
Location: NW Chicago Burbs

Postby Necropolis on June 2nd, 2011, 3:08 pm
Ive found a few more articles:
http://triblocal.com/gurnee/2011/05/23/ ... ting-drug/

This one talks about teens who took some drugs before entering the park and had to be taken to the hospital.

http://triblocal.com/gurnee/2011/05/31/ ... er-may-31/

This article talks about several things happening in the area, furthermore about a man who stole over $200 worth of money and food from the park.
Necropolis

User avatar
 
Posts: 844
Images: 9
Joined: November 7th, 2009, 1:23 pm
Location: NW Chicago Burbs

Postby Paradise on June 2nd, 2011, 10:43 pm
Being drugged up and on a coaster?!? YIKES....

I'd imagine it was fun...until they got on Iron Wolf..ha
Have a take and don't suck, it's the Jim Rome Show!
Paradise

User avatar
 
Posts: 411
Joined: May 31st, 2009, 12:13 pm
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin

Postby Ilovthevu' on May 23rd, 2013, 1:22 am
Gurnee needs a Metra station. They have one of the biggest malls in IL, they have a big amusement park, and they have a big hotel with a waterpark. Why does Libertyville have 2 Metra stations, and Gurnee doesn't have one?

Gurnee Mills Mall is just shocking to me how much it has changed over the years. Before, it used to be more like a discount / outlet type of mall, and now they have regular stores in there. For instance, they are opening a Macy's. They have Kohl's, Bed Bath & Beyond, etc. Before they had a Circuit City. It's just seems more like a regular mall now.

I sort of shocked how nothing has gone in the Krispy Kreme yet. That area of Gurnee at least is a thriving part, but yet they didn't find anything for Krispy Kreme. I don't get it. I wish they had a Sonic & an Arby's. They used to have an Arby's in Waukegan, but the place wasn't kept up very good!
"I've been staring at the world, waiting. All the trouble and all the pain we're facing. Too much light to be livin' in the dark. Why waste time? We only got one life. Together we can be the CHANGE. So go and let your heart burn bright"
Ilovthevu'

 
Posts: 4398
Images: 0
Joined: June 4th, 2004, 7:54 pm

Postby [jonrev] on May 27th, 2013, 3:07 am
Metra doesn't run on any of the freight/Amtrak lines going through Gurnee.
[jonrev]

User avatar
 
Posts: 3708
Images: 0
Joined: April 21st, 2003, 11:40 am
Location: Lake Wazzapamani

Postby onyxhotel08 on July 19th, 2013, 12:31 am
Is theft really a problem at our park? So many people and cameras around I'd be terrified of getting caught.
13 Years with SFGAm World!
onyxhotel08

User avatar
 
Posts: 2836
Joined: March 6th, 2008, 2:59 pm

Postby Ilovthevu' on August 11th, 2013, 1:34 pm
^Yes. I don't trust people. Try to take everything you have on rides. Mark your sports bottle / drink bottle to differentiate it from other ones, so people won't be taking yours; if you have no one to give it to. As the sign says, hide your valuables in the car. They don't just put up that sign for no reason. If you have a purse (if you are a woman), take your money / credit cards out of it, and put them in your pocket while riding a ride. It's really better to just leave it in the car, and take as little as possible, but if a woman has to take it in, just take essentials. Do woman really need makeup / other random stuff when they are at the park?

It's better to put your stuff in a locker at the waterpark unless you have someone watching it. If you really don't want to put your stuff in a locker, than don't get great looking towels, and don't wear great stuff with logos that kids would want to steal. My brother got his Pirates of the Caribbean shirt stolen at the waterpark.
"I've been staring at the world, waiting. All the trouble and all the pain we're facing. Too much light to be livin' in the dark. Why waste time? We only got one life. Together we can be the CHANGE. So go and let your heart burn bright"
Ilovthevu'

 
Posts: 4398
Images: 0
Joined: June 4th, 2004, 7:54 pm

Postby Necropolis on December 23rd, 2014, 5:10 pm
Top 5 Foods at Six Flags Great America: (oh my)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertain ... story.html


Six Flags Great America to Celebrate 40 Seasons in 2015:

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtravel/ ... 2014082838

Did any of you know about ALL the foods they had at SFGAm? Wow I need to go now and try them! And next year looks like it should be thee year to go if you haven't gone these recent years!
Necropolis

User avatar
 
Posts: 844
Images: 9
Joined: November 7th, 2009, 1:23 pm
Location: NW Chicago Burbs

Postby Dan The Coaster Man on January 4th, 2015, 2:51 am
^ Completely agree. If you havnt made it out in awhile 2015 will be a great time to go :)
Dan The Coaster Man

User avatar
 
Posts: 520
Joined: November 23rd, 2014, 11:04 am
Location: Southwest Suburbs

Postby CoasterCale on October 22nd, 2015, 12:59 pm
Ilovthevu' wrote:Gurnee needs a Metra station. They have one of the biggest malls in IL, they have a big amusement park, and they have a big hotel with a waterpark. Why does Libertyville have 2 Metra stations, and Gurnee doesn't have one?


Evanstan also has two. Anyways, Metra runs on either side of the Park. You can take the UPN or UPNW and then take a Pace Bus to the actual park.
Check out my Coaster vids
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_o4Mtg8LDHpRuK7rRKMdAQ

It seems like the other side always wins on American Eagle :?
Also, I've ridden Goliath 23 times in one day. HBU? :roll: :P
(Sorry in advance for unnecessary commas and parenthesis every where)
CoasterCale

User avatar
 
Posts: 646
Joined: November 21st, 2013, 6:22 pm
Location: Edgewater, Northside Chicago

Postby Guy_With_A_Stick on October 22nd, 2015, 2:40 pm
The closest station to the park is at Prairie Crossing, then take the PACE Bus to the park. The closest line runs through downtown Gurnee. If they added a Metra station, they'd have to tear up a beautiful park, or some(stuck in the 70's) businesses. But I agree, we do need a Metra station or some sort of train connection in Gurnee.
Image

Join the SFGAm Fan Discord! https://discord.gg/bNrTj9P

The Voyage | Goliath SFGAm | Skyrush | Maverick | Viper SFGAm | Outlaw Run | Thunderhead | TTD | Lightning Run | Thunderbird
Guy_With_A_Stick

User avatar
 
Posts: 1958
Joined: February 20th, 2014, 5:37 pm
Location: Six Flags Great America

Postby Necropolis on January 26th, 2016, 3:59 am
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Si ... 59661.html

Did anyone attend Frightfest during this time and notice the signs supporting the Mets? At first I was shocked that our park would support a team from another state but then I realized that this really would hit the heart of extreme Cubs fans. Really good marketing and strategy here. I am glad this only lasted as a short promotional gig during Frightfest. Phew!

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/2016 ... 160119529/

I am glad to hear park attendance was up in 2015. It comes as a bit of a shock considering Goliath, which broke records, opened in 2014. Perhaps people are waiting until the hype dies down that season and wait until the next season in hopes of shorter lines now that hype has gone down a bit? Apparently the renovated parking lots and addition of Friday night fireworks helped as well as just luck overall playing in their favor such as the great weather on the 4th of July last year. Hank Salemi also spoke of a *wait or it*...gift shop that will be attached to the new Battle for Metropolis 4D coaster. Ahh well...anyway check out the articles.
Necropolis

User avatar
 
Posts: 844
Images: 9
Joined: November 7th, 2009, 1:23 pm
Location: NW Chicago Burbs

Postby RollingCoasting on July 28th, 2016, 4:22 pm
Explosion reported at Propane Tank Company in Gurnee

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pr ... 68462.html
RollingCoasting

User avatar
 
Posts: 2553
Images: 5
Joined: August 18th, 2013, 5:57 pm
Location: Mount Prospect, IL

Postby Necropolis on August 2nd, 2017, 3:52 pm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyle ... story.html

Looks like Key Lime Cover Water park got bought out and may get a necessary improvement.

http://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/stori ... 02533.html

SFGAm was closed for the flooding. Did anyone get any crazy flooding near them? I live about 5 minutes, from where some areas got really flooded and streets got closed off.
Necropolis

User avatar
 
Posts: 844
Images: 9
Joined: November 7th, 2009, 1:23 pm
Location: NW Chicago Burbs

Postby Guy_With_A_Stick on August 2nd, 2017, 9:35 pm
^We've known about both for a while lol. The park was open for an hour the day of the flooding, but closed soon after.

Sent from my VS820 using Tapatalk
Image

Join the SFGAm Fan Discord! https://discord.gg/bNrTj9P

The Voyage | Goliath SFGAm | Skyrush | Maverick | Viper SFGAm | Outlaw Run | Thunderhead | TTD | Lightning Run | Thunderbird
Guy_With_A_Stick

User avatar
 
Posts: 1958
Joined: February 20th, 2014, 5:37 pm
Location: Six Flags Great America


Return to Off-Topic Forum

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 18 guests

Privacy Policy About Us Copyright Disclaimer E-Mail SFGAmWorld
COPYRIGHT - SFGAmWorld.com
All content and images on this site are Copyright 2001 - SFGAmWorld.com and may not be used without permission.
This is NOT the official site of Six Flags Great America, SFGAmWorld.com is not affilated or endorsed by Six Flags Great America.
SFGAmWorld.com does not make any guarantee on the accuracy of the information on this website and cannot be held responsible by the use of this information.
SIX FLAGS and all related indicia are trademarks of Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. ®, TM and © . The official Six Flags site can be found at SixFlags.com
BATMAN, SUPERMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of © DC Comics.
LOONEY TUNES and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.©
The Wiggles Pty Ltd. SCOOBY-DOO and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Hanna-Barbera.