Is Six Flags Great America Closing?

I was just curious I was just at a business and they gave me some coupons for Six Flags Great America and the lady told me that this is Great America's last year of being open. Is this true or does anyone know whats going on? And why?

I hope so! They bring slime to the community and don't pay taxes to the infrastructure of the city. Good by and good riddance. Perhaps fewer jobs for illegal aliens will improve the school district as well.

No they are not closing those are just rumors.
I hope they don't close, they provide the city with hundreds of jobs and its always great fun. Gurnee would lose touristic revenue and basically disappear off the map.

Slime? What do you mean they bring slime to the community? And how would fewer jobs for illegal aliens imporve the school district? Makes no sense. It makes no sense, and what illegal aliens are you talking about, because I give kudos to them because they are the ones that work their butts off no matter what job they work, just like the landscaping businesses, the hispanics are hard workers and even we have used a polish guy once before he quit doing it and he was good.

key lime cove and comcast bought them out. NOT CLOSING!

No they are not closing nor did anyone buy them out!

February 26, 2009

Six Flags Great America and KeyLime Cove Announce
Marketing and Sponsorship Alliance
KeyLime Cove Becomes The Official Resort of Six Flags
Great America

Six Flags Great America and KeyLime Cove announced today a partnership making KeyLime Cove the Official Resort of Six Flags Great America. The unique partnership is designed to enhance visitor entertainment options and convenience, increase overall guest satisfaction, value and length of stay and drive additional tourism to Lake County.

“This partnership will provide families with a one-stop affordable vacation option as Lake County continues to grow as a family destination,” said Six Flags
Great America Park President Hank Salemi.“As two of the region's largest tourist attractions, the collaboration is a natural fit.”

As the Official Resort of Six Flags Great America, KeyLime Cove will be the preferred lodging option for all Six Flags' guest inquiries. The alliance includes affordable family packages, which offer admission to the theme and water parks, accommodations at KeyLime Cove, access to the resort's indoor water park,
and free shuttle service between the two attractions.

“The partnership between two family-orientated destinations — a year-round, indoor water park resort and spa and a top seasonal theme park - results in a world-class family destination unparalleled in the region,” said Dale McFarland, KeyLime Cove general manager.“Guests will enjoy the best of both destinations, making the family vacation an extraordinary one.”

As part of the agreement, Six Flags Great America and KeyLime Cove will collaborate on a number of co-branded marketing initiatives through multiple platforms via Six Flags Media Networks. These cross-promotional activities include in-park signage for KeyLime Cove at Six Flags; Web site presence;
advertising tags; inclusion on the Six Flags radio and television networks; and a KeyLime Cove attraction sponsorship in Hurricane Harbor.

Maybe this was important before they declare BK on Monday.

They'll stay open for 2009....who knows what will happen after this season.

Gurnee taxpayer wrote:

I hope so! They bring slime to the community and don't pay taxes to the infrastructure of the city. Good by and good riddance. Perhaps fewer jobs for illegal aliens will improve the school district as well.

You live in gurnee. How do you know the workers there are illegal ? Do you work there ? Can't wait to see your taxes go up. Take out Gurnee Mill Mall and there is no Gurnee. It's in the middle of nowhere. What other reason would one want to go to Gurnee if it wasn't for Great America or the mall ? The mall gets a lot of traffic from parents dropping of there kids at Great america. Ask the mall store owners what the think if it closes. Gurnee is a good place to drive by when you're going to Milwaukee. Take out the roller coaster and you wouldn't even know you past Gurnee. Get real

Well said Tom!

Gurnee taxpayer wrote:

I hope so! They bring slime to the community and don't pay taxes to the infrastructure of the city. Good by and good riddance. Perhaps fewer jobs for illegal aliens will improve the school district as well.

WOW you must be one arrogate person. For a park as big as Six Flags and not pay taxes are you out of your damn mind? For one in this economy the government wouldn't even let them get away with it for a second! Before you talk get your fact straight!

Says the resident of Hindsdale...

KIDDIE LAND is closing after this year, not six flags... She must have been mixed up

Gurnee taxpayer wrote:

I hope so! They bring slime to the community and don't pay taxes to the infrastructure of the city. Good by and good riddance. Perhaps fewer jobs for illegal aliens will improve the school district as well.

Let me guess, your white

yeah There was a rumor that it was closeing and i didnt want it to becuase that is where my 8th grade feild trip is and i would miss out on all the fun

tray wrote:

yeah There was a rumor that it was closeing and i didnt want it to becuase that is where my 8th grade feild trip is and i would miss out on all the fun

Omg, my 8th grade trip is there too xD lol

slime is in every city, with or without rollercoasters .....dumb ass !

"tax payer"of gurnee i am a citizen of the usa and i am very thankful for all the hard workers they will do any job as long. As they have a way to provide for their family it really bothers me when people talk about imigrants as if they were criminals .i would also like to say that six flag is not closing but just having finacial problems..

Gurnee Mills Mall? Best thing that could happen is the closure of that old poorly designed pile of junk? It should be torn down and a pedestrian friendly mall built. If the new mall in the old fairgrounds ever gets built I pray it's days are numbered.

As for the topic, Great America pays a 3% tax on each ticket which comes out to about $2 million in taxes paid every year. However attendance is declining and with it go the tax receipts. At the rate it's going we'll soon hit a point where the costs outweigh the tax so we'll see. But if it left, as someone that doesn't live too far from it, I wouldn't miss it, and we have season passes! People get off 94, go to the park, and leave. There is no broader contribution to area businesses other than the Speedway gas station there.

Always loved 6Flags, but I never understood why they added the water park. I wish they would stick to amazing rollercoasters as there is an abundance of waterparks in the region (ie Wis. Dells) Maybe it made business sense for them to do that, but you'll never see me trading coasters for a swimsuit there. :)

Gurnee taxpayer wrote:

I hope so! They bring slime to the community and don't pay taxes to the infrastructure of the city. Good by and good riddance. Perhaps fewer jobs for illegal aliens will improve the school district as well.

I was coming on this site to find some "good" news about Six Flags Great America closing or not, and I happened to see your post, and all I can say is WOW!!! REALLY?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?! That was relevant how?! I'll pray that you wake up realizing it's 2009 and we move into the future not the past, but if you want to live in it I dare you, probably would land you in jail, but worth a try, all those taxes your paying huh? Or better yet maybe the illegal alien taxes might bail your ignorant self out!!!! GOOD LUCK in Life and may God save you!!!!