Great America 1978 - Gurnee, IL

Super 8 home videos of the Gurnee, Illinois amusement park.
The amusement park originally opened as Marriott's Great America on May 29, 1976 as one of two American-themed theme parks built by the Marriott Corporation.Six Flags has owned and operated the park since 1984.
Clips include the double-decker Columbia Carousel, Logger's Run, Arrow Dynamics 'Turn of the Century' roller coaster (now known as The Demon,) Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop 'Tidal Wave' roller coaster, Schwarzkopf's 'Willard's Whizzer' roller coaster, Sky Whirl triple Ferris wheel, Sky Trek Tower,
The Orleans Orbit, and the Delta Flyer
Music provided by:
"Hyperfun" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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[@sanchezjr13]

I went to Great America for the first time in 1978 as a 4 year old. So many amazing memories.

[@user-pb2tl4zd9v]

I miss that park 😂 it was great

[@jimoconnor6382]

That roller-coaster was in the credits on 3-2-1 Contact on Channel 11 when we were kids

[@edgetaker]

Great video! See a number of rides that were removed or modified (I loved the Turn of the Century, hated when they changed it to the Demon). The park had a very different feel - I felt it was better maintained and was more "family-friendly", that is, had a wider variety of rides that didn't want to make you hurl just looking at them!