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Outlaw Run tops hottest new attractions at U.S. theme parks
I've visited many theme parks in the United States over the last few years as the theme park blogger for The Times' Travel website, but this summer's crop of rides already has me updating my bucket list. Here's a look at some of the biggest new roller...
Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Orlando, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Six Flags Inc.
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Get ready for Great America
Maybe you are one of those Chicagoans for whom Six Flags Great America is right in your backyard. You have season passes, and a trip to the park's Hurricane Harbor for you is like a trip, for the rest of us, to our municipal pool. We have heard about you....
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, National Weather Service, Theme Park Vacations, Weather Warnings, Trips and Vacations
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Great America marks 100 millionth guest
With 20 turnstiles simultaneously welcoming visitors at Six Flags Great America, staff had strategized for months on how to pinpoint its 100 millionth guest, who passed through the gates on Memorial Day. Up until Fright Fest in October, officials at the...
Tags: Six Flags Fright Fest, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Arlington Heights, Palatine, Buffalo Grove, Rolling Meadows police blotter: May 29
The following items were taken from police records. Arlington Heights •The front passenger-side window of a black 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK 350 parked at Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant, 798 W. Algonquin Road, was reported shattered between 8:35...
Tags: Meijer, Inc., McDonald's, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Apple iPad
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Summer vacation time not equal across Chicagoland
While many of her friends are stuck in school into June, Wauconda eighth-grader Alexandra Hayden plans to take advantage of her district's early summer break to beat the crowds at Six Flags Great America. "I'm going to party," said Alexandra, who is...
Tags: Students, Chicago Teachers Strike, DePaul University, Career and Workplace, Teachers
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Simeon All Access | Spotlight's on Quron Davis
Quron Davis is so tall he has been barred from riding at least one roller coaster at Six Flags Great America and his mother, Charlene Davis, jokes she's the only person she knows who has to clean fingerprints off of her home's ceiling. At 6 feet 9, he...
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Olivia Wilde movie 'Relanxious' not filming in Chicago this summer, Pauly D appearing at Binny's, Landon Donovan dines at Tavernita
You could count on at least one high-profile Hollywood film shooting in the Chicago area the last few summers, from “Public Enemies” in 2008 and “A Nightmare on Elm Street” in 2009 to “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”...
Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Television Industry, Pumpkin, Olivia Wilde, Michael Jordan
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Cedar Point reaffirms coaster credentials with Gatekeeper
Los Angeles Times staff writerAfter a half decade without a new roller coaster and the removal of two aging rides from its coaster fleet, Cedar Point can once again reclaim its self-proclaimed title of "America's Roller Coast" with the addition of Gatekeeper in 2013. > Photos:...Tags: Italy, Google Inc., Theme Park Vacations, Trips and Vacations, China
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Six Flags unveils new attractions for every park in 2013
Six Flags unveiled its 2013 lineup of new roller coasters, thrill rides, water slides and live shows at the amusement park chain's 13 locations. > Photos: New attractions coming to Six Flags parks in 2013 Six Flags' 2013 attractions include three...
Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Six Flags Inc., Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Pumpkin Carver Extraordinaire: Wheaton's Joe Adkins displays giant pumpkin art
WGN Feature ReporterOn tonight's WGN News at Five, we went to watch Wheaton resident Joe Adkins surface carve an 883 pound pumpkin he grew in his side yard. Joe caught giant pumpkin fever years ago when he saw an artist carving one at Six Flags Great America's Fright Fest....Tags: Pumpkin
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Sighting: Michael Jackson's children visit Six Flags Great America
Before honoring their late father at this week’s "Goin' Back to Indiana” celebration in Gary, Indiana, Michael Jackson’s children -- Prince, Paris and Blanket -- visited Six Flags Great America in Gurnee Monday. The children were...
Tags: Michael Jackson, Amusement and Theme Parks, Prince Michael Jackson II
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Six Flags unveils new attractions for every park in 2012
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSix Flags unveiled its 2012 lineup of new roller coasters, thrill rides, water slides and live shows at the amusement park chain's 12 North American locations. > Photos: New attractions coming to Six Flags parks in 2012 New Six Flags President and Chief...Tags: New York, Massachusetts, Six Flags Inc., Six Flags New England, Six Flags Over Georgia
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