Six Flags Great America Vlog June 2023
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2023
- Join us for our first ever visit to Six Flags Great America, the 8th park of our USA Road Trip! In this vlog we experience all 15 roller coasters at this fantastic amusement park along with sharing our full reviews. This includes Maxx Force, Raging Bull, Goliath and many more awesome rides. We also check out the fantastic themed areas throughout the park and much more as we enjoy the first Six Flags park of our trip!
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Great operations at a Six Flags Park? I can't believe my ears! Looks like a solid six flags park with a nice range of coasters.
It was a brilliant day!
I mean no shade to the UK but our parks have pretty terrible operations so anything decent is considered good for us 😭😭😭😭
@@Gabes1321 I am kind of spoilt. I live nearby Europa Park and they have the sickest operations I have ever witnessed, Phantasialand is also doing pretty well. But when I visit a different park it's so obvious to me why things go so slowly.
Ours Is ran very well, even on busy days the Queue is kept decent, I love Great America, can’t wait till it opens in April!!!!!!
Six Flags on a weekday is great. Less crowds, shorter lines, and much better operations than on weekends. Makes their parks much more enjoyable.
You have essentially perfected the genre of theme park vlog. Always love seeing them.
Thank you!
Thank you for being such a shining light of joy and positivity. I hope you thoroughly enjoy all of your time here in the States, we're delighted to have you
Thank you!
Hey guys!!!! This is my old home park before I Moved to Michigan! I told my partner I had a feeling this was coming after Indiana Beach, which I also went to all the time as a child!! I screamed so loud when I saw this uploaded!!! I can't wait to watch it now! You both make me so happy! ❤❤❤ much love
I suggested some Theme parks too including in South America
Thank you for watching!
I've never clicked on a CZcams video so fast in my life. I can't wait to hear your thoughts on my home park!
EDIT: I'm very happy that you guys enjoyed Six Flags Great America! This park is very important for my journey of becoming a roller coaster enthusiast. No matter where life brings me, I'll always have a special place in my heart for this park!
Couldn't agree More Jack!! My old home park also....so many amazing memories. I'm thrilled Shawn and Charlotte got to enjoy it!
Me as well that's my hometown park
same lol
me too!
We had a great day!
i went to this park in the 1980's when i was in the NAVY , i remember the eagle wooden coaster AND the whizzer which was closed on my visit , the park i see has really grown since then !! another outstanding vlog from your channel , the best theme park channel on youtube SECOND TO NONE , charlotte really adds to the charm of your channel , keep on ridin' , thanks so much!!!!!!!!
So glad you guys had fun here. My “home” park. It was so much more of a theme park in the 80s and 90s. Now that’s pretty diluted. I feel this park is one of the best places to experience all the different kinds of coasters. Maybe not the tallest or most intense. But they have them all.
Also, on a nice hot day the American eagle will eject you on the run to the stupid turnaround and then float you all the way back to the last trimmed helix. Way back in 1996 i rode the eagle with no trims. So it hit the helix about 20 kmph faster than you experienced it and carried all that speed. The return leg used to be all floater. Now it’s just a bumpy ride.
Not sure how many people appreciate the hours you guys are putting in doing this. Yep there is the day, but you have to add in getting the shots you need, the reaction to the ride. Then you gett back stick everything on charge, connect everything to the laptop and edit it all together. That is putting in the hours when you are doing parks at this rate. Well done!
It’s all good fun! Thank you for watching!
I’m obsessed with this series! I get so excited every time you guys upload a new one! Great job and I love how positive and happy that you guys always are. Y’all are so much fun and uplifting! Keep up the great work! ☺️
Thank you so much!
Sure I'm not alone in my happiness of seeing Charlotte's moves again😁😁😁
This is our home park. Welcome to the Midwest! If you haven't already left the Chicago area, be sure to do a culinary tour of deep dish pizza and Italian Beef!
Lol 😂
Same here.
So nice to see that Six Flags rescued the Little Dipper from destruction.
Hey Shawn and Charlotte, I’m glad that you were satisfied with the park’s operations! I’m a ride op at Batman (pretty sure I was off that day) and despite the low staffing we’re putting forth our best effort.
Looking forward to the Mt. Olympus vlog, arguably the sketchiest park in the USA!
Thank you, we had a great day!
I love love LOVED hearing your comments about my home park! So fun to experience the park from first-timers' perspectives.❤
It's had it's ups and downs throughout the years (opened in 1976) but overall it's rich history keeps us in love with it. I'm really glad you had a great day!
(I definitely want to visit Alton Towers one day!)
😁😃😍
P.S. I rode Little Dipper as a child and then with my kids when it was at Kiddieland! I was thrilled when I heard Six Flags acquired it and has preserved it. We ride it everytime we visit. 😅
Brilliant!
This trip is a very ambitious undertaking!
I couldn’t do it, no matter how much fun. I’d be exhausted after just a few stops and this would feel too much like actual work after awhile. lol
it is work for them, it is their full-time job.
@@sadiporter2966 🙄
I'm doing a week of parks soon, different park every day. I wish I had 2. But a month would be a bit much.
More views = more cash 👍
We’re having such a great time so far!
the beauty of Six Flags Great America is that it is a home park to both Chicago and Milwaukee. It's a really underrated place for sure...lots of fantastic coasters! and it really has changed a lot since the days of going there as a kid
the biggest disappointment though is that Condor is still closed!
During Halloween, the water in front of the carousel is dyed red with some theming inside, looks fantastic
That’s awesome!
This was my original homepark. First coaster I ever rode was The Whizzer in 1987. Waited 2.5 hrs for batman when it first opened and rode Raging Bull when it opened too. Goliath is where Iron Wolf use to be and that was my first ever stand up experience. One correction, but Viper was built in house by Six Flags.
Thanks for sharing!
I love the ride operators they all seem really fun and happy to be there, and definitely good at getting everyone hyped up for the ride !
Great staff here!
I worked at this park one college summer. Lots of fond memories, great operations, decent food and back then spectacular shows, lots of upcoming young actors and musicians from Chicago worked off season at Six Flags back then. ❤❤
This is my home six flags. This was where I fell in love with big coasters and looked forward to our annual trip with my free ticket for reading the required number of books
This looks like a fantastic park. Good to hear they had great operations and nice of you to give credit for that. You can really see just how much fun you are both having on this trip.
Brilliant day!
This is my home park, really happy you guys enjoyed it. This is one of the best Six Flags parks out there but I feel it doesn’t get talked about enough. Hope you guys go back again if you ever do another USA trip
Brilliant day!
Have to say to you both you have excellent knowledge about all the different coasters, to be honest I know nothing about them at all but I love then anyway. Great video at an awesome park. Thank you guys.!!
Their batman is the best, smoothest and most forceful with the best terrain in the chain. And raging bull, highly underrated in the coaster community, but very unique and it gets more praise from first time riders every year it seems! I love hearing about raging bull all these years later. Its twister layout reminds me of orion and fury, more than just the airtime hill-centric hypers. Operations have historically been great there with 2 trains ops on everything and 3 on raging bull ideally.
It’s a brilliant park!
33:37 "Exit to your right and down the ramp, and enjoy the rest of your day at Great America. Failure to do so will result in removal from the ride," the timing on that one was great lol
I really hope to see a little exploration of Chicago on your other channel. Haven't met a Brit who wasn't immediately in love with Chicago.
Can't wait for the mt Olympus vlog. Its such an odd and sketchy park😂
There's airtime on Raging Bull in places one wouldn't expect, like the next left dive after the 1st camelback (which I could feel airtime even in row 5) or the very last dip before turning up left into the break run. It also has one of the best drops on a coaster. It completely beat my expectations and is one of the better back seat rides on a B&M hypers.
Great video Shawn and Charlotte from Six Flags Great America, the 8th park of our USA Road Trip! In this vlog, we experience all 15 roller coasters at this fantastic amusement park along with sharing our full reviews. This includes Maxx Force, Raging Bull, Goliath, and many more awesome rides. We also check out the fantastic themed areas throughout the park and much more as we enjoy the first Six Flags park of our trip! I can't write to see the next video from the next theme park on the channel. keep the good videos coming on the channel, Shawn and Charlotte. 👍👍
I was curious about what your reactions to Raging Bull would be because I have heard from many that it is weaker than some of the others and doesn’t give much airtime so I’m glad you guys enjoyed it. Glad to see you enjoyed Maxx Force too. Can’t wait for the next vlog guys!
The Dark Knight Queue did used to be a small theatre, which explains the slope and why there is no AC. Maxx Force used to be home to their IMAX movie screen and Justice League was an amphitheatre. There's a small theatre behind camp cartoon and in the closed restaurant by go karts that are SBNO as well. The park was built by the Marriott hotel company, which loved to invest in theatre and the entertainment offerings and theming were a Disney-level draw. A bygone era.
Thanks for sharing!
My home park. So glad you both enjoyed your time there. Love Raging Bull especially in the back row.
Raging bull is my 6th favourite coaster I've ridden. My 5th is Millennium force; my 4th is Behemoth; my 3rd is Diamondback; my 2nd is Fury 325 and my favourite is Steel Vengeance. Like Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure I managed to ride Raging Bull about 50 times in 3 hours without leaving the station as a single rider last year. I've only ridden Fury 325 and coaster at Playland more often than the 70-80 rides I got on either of those B&M hypers. Thanks for posting!
I remember in either the late 90s or early 00s i used to get a book out of the library all about rollercoasters and Batman the Ride was in it. I thought it was the most terrifying looking thing! Nowadays B&M inverts are my absolute favorite rollercoasters. I'm riding Black Mamba for the first time this year and can't wait.
Great vlog, love Charlotte's views on attractions, adds a nice balance. Would love to see you rate all the SF parks soon as you nearly done them all now.
Thank you!
I love you guys. Great to see how much fun you are having across the pond. I love Charlotte's getting alot more feisty with her opinions of the rides etc. Brilliant. Keep it coming!!!!
Thank you!
Last row on Raging Bull is top tier! Goliath is my favorite, but I agree with Charlotte about the Joker ride. Torture!
I'm amazed that it looks like you got an uncrowded day! Great America is bliss when it's like that; usually it's crazy busy!
At some point around 2013 or so, they stopped using the wheel covers for Batman. They feel it runs better without them.
The American Eagle queue used to enter at Kidzopolis and after passing through a massive, mostly unused queue house, go straight up the stairs to the bridge: when they added Kidzopolis the queue became longer and weirder.
The park had a twin Great America that opened the same year in California-now it's run by Cedar Fair, operates as California's Great America, and will close within the next decade. Not best park ever, but really fun to play the comparison game now that you've done this one! They both have the carousel, the Demon, etc.
All of that happiness is about to take a complete 180 once you visit Mt. Olympus. Looking forward to that video 😂
Vlog on the way!
We visited this park just days apart!! I definitely agree that SFGA was well run, and the assortment of rides is very nice. Too bad you weren't able to experience the AQUAMAN Splashdown flume ride. I think you would have truly enjoyed it...well, you would have been soaked, to say the least! Thanks for sharing your experience!
SFGAM is obe of the best Six Flags parks. Love visiting. Great coaster variety.
The entrance looks like it needs some work. Relandscaping. And the ticket/gate towers used to be more ornate but have been simplified during rebuilds. Really happy to see the park getting love and attention overall.
We had a great day!
Looks like a great six flags park, definitely a stronger one, has a really solid coaster collection, great vlog guys
Great America is really an underrated park. It falls 4th out of the major Six Flags parks, and is kinda tucked away to itself, but it has charm and a great atmosphere. I’m glad the ops were good too. Makes me hope for my home park to give a similar experience.
It’s brilliant park!
The Mardi gra hang over is so funny
Splicing in the povs has been brilliant. Thank you guys
The Camp Cartoon area used to be Cartoon Network themed and it did have the Mystery Machine.
Batman’s wheel covers are never on as maintenance claims it takes too long to assemble them.
Hi shawn and Charlotte I went on Manta at seaworld last month. I absolutely hated it the pretzel loop was awful . I'm 52 I've never been on a flying coaster. My daughter who's 21 said come on Mum your enjoy it 😲. So I thought well I'm only here in florida once so I may as well give it a go. Looks like a great Park for a six parks park .really enjoying the series so far amazing. Thanks for sharing with us. Love to you both as always Tracey 💕 xxxx
Fun little fact, I believe stealth also runs with a 1.8sec acceleration on some days.
RCDB lists stealth as 1.9 cos it's an an average
I went here in 2021 and loved it. It may not have a destination coaster, but it has a great lineup from top to bottom. I know you love that all coasters have bins on the platform, so no lockers.
Thanks for making these videos on your trip. Looks like a great park!!
Love this park, elated you had a great day there!
So happy you two are having fun and are safe. This park looks like the best six flags park
I grew up going to this park back in the 1970’s when it was Marriott’s Great America, the Demon was built in 1976 as “The turn of the century”, then in 1981 they converted it to “The Demon”, and added the two loops before the corkscrew. Oh, and The Whizzer is by far the most BELOVED ride in the park! 😊
I wasn't too sure about six flags parks due to the amount of IPs involved but there are a few orginal rides there! Thank you for the vlog both!
FINALLY!! I have been watching this channel for years and at long last they have arrived at my home park. I wish I could magically bring back Shockwave, the Wild West Stunt Show, Space Shuttle America and Trailblazer...then they would have the FULL Six Flags Great America experience but it is still an incredible amusement park with a wonderfully diverse collection of roller coasters. I haven't even started the video yet but thank you guys for coming to visit one of the best amusement parks in the USA.
Epic day!
Can't wait until you guys come back here to Southern California, especially Six Flags Magic Mountain to ride Wonder Woman Flight of Courage. Love you guys.
Great vlog! Glad that you and Charlotte had a fun visit to Great America!
Amazing park
This is brilliant to see, I've heard mixed things about Six Flags Parks, this was lovely to watch, thank you x
Looks amazing! Enjoy!
My home park. Cool to see you here.
Hi shaun ive been following all your America vids and i highly recommend all these videos .
Thank you!
I love your channel! You two are such a joy to watch! Thanks for the positivity.
Thank you!
Love the trip so far🎉nice to here charlotte's reactions and vieuws of the coasters 🥳
My home park!! Been waiting for this 🎉
Same
@@whenisdinner2137 love your username lol
Brilliant, enjoying the series guys x
I grew up going to this park. So many memories come back from watching this vlog!
My home park Raging Bull is my favorite roller coaster ride at Six Flags Great America
What a great collection of coasters !! Loving all these vlogs so far guys keep it up, still not jealous at all 😊
Thank you! We’re having a great trip so far!
Seems like such a great park. Love the vlog Shawn. Can’t wait for the rest of the trip
Thank you! So much more on the way!
So glad you guys got here finally!
I grew up going to Great America many times a year, It's a great park. Latley though, every time I've gone there were kids going crazy everywhere, fighting, jumping lines.. yelling.. Six Flags needs the same chaperone policy the Cedar Fair parks just introduced. I think they need to get rid of American Eagle and put in a really stand out coaster there.
I'm so glad you enjoyed Six Flags Great Adventure. I was looking forward to your trying it out and I'm so glad it didn't disappoint! It's my favorite Six Flags park.
Whoops Great America I meant. Typo there.
Keep up the great content Iam really enjoying these flogs because I have been to America once and I’ve only been to Disney land and it’s really cool to see different theme parks
Thank you!
Well what can I say lol. This was great even the scenery.
I'm mostly bedridden and your content takes me all over the world. I text my friend and tell her what state and park I'm in lol. I live in the uk and she gets my sense of humour lol.
We toured America on our Harley 2005 and travelled through 5 states in 2 weeks. Awesome. I do like America.
Thankyou for taking me along. Love you youngsters and it's wonderful to see you doing so well. Onwards and upwards the most knowledgeable Theme Park enthusiast in the world in my opinion
Thank you for joining us!
28:50 I know that there's a separate unload station, but that transition was really funny ! "There was a restraint issue, that has now been resolved"... *train comes back completely empty*
I love your video, keep up the great content and I hope you are having fun on your america trip
Thank you!
really really good vlog like all the others i cant wait for the more vlogs to come u two r the best!!
Thank you!
I've been to Great America once. I was able to ride Ironwolf before it was removed. My fondest memory from the trip was my friend Heather screaming her head off all the way through American Eagle but I don't blame her because it was screeching loudly and throwing visible Sparks LOL!
little dipper looks great and all the big old woodies looks a great park 😃
Looks like there’s a good selection of rides at this park
Pleased you had a wonderful efficient day. Park looked colourful and interesting set of many R' Coasters. Personally would have hoped they had a few more unique unusual attractions, like we have seen at the other parks. But good solid nice theme park from what I could see and tell.
@9:24 : ride operator: welcome back x flight! how was your ride??😄 someone on the train:👹YYYEEEAAAHHH 👹
this is one of my fav trips of yours so far!
We’re having such a great time!
This is my home theme park six flags great America
Brilliant vlog mate
Man I’m loving this series, can you guys just stay out there for a few months hahahaha love it 😍 thanks
Thanks for watching! We’ve got so many more videos on the way!
Poor old Charlotte taken bit of a battering at this one!!
Well done Six Flags Great America! I always wondered why you skipped this top tier Six Flags park on your previous USA roadtrip, but I know time is always limited and you have to cut corners where you can. Glad you two managed to visit it this time and had a great time there.
So glad you had a great day riding all the coasters at my home park!
Brilliant day!
My OG Home Park!! Glad you enjoyed it.
Loved it
The park used to be Marriott’s Great America, and that’s why there are interesting buildings, the double decker carousel (although it was a shame not to see the flowers all around it, just dirt!). …..It’s NOT a typical Six Flags park!! (Same with Magic Mountain).
I used to work at a Six Flags but the Six Flags New England which is nice. They have a good handful of rides. You’ll enjoy it. My hometown is right next door in Springfield Massachusetts
Awesome Video Guys
brilliant vlog my lad loves it 😂
You are such a trooper for being able to do things like this! I’m from Washington State and I’m still hoping you can add the Washington theme parks to a future USA itinerary. I’m talking about Wild Waves Theme and Water Park and Leavenworth Adventure Park. Also, if you haven’t already, you could also add Silverwood Theme Park in Idaho to to your list. No onride filming is permitted for Silverwood and Wild Waves; not sure about Leavenworth.
Washington state is WEAK when it comes to parks!!! Very WEAK! There’s not much there!!! Silverwood is very good, but it’s in Idaho, and Lagoon is great, but that’s Utah!
The best six flags park imo