In the early 1970s, the hospitality company Marriott Corporation sought to start a chain of state-of-the-art theme parks in order to capitalize on the trend of rapidly-developing amusement parks throughout the United States that began in the 1960s. Each of these parks would be named Marriott's Great America and themed around American history, and would open in time for the nation's bicentennial. From the beginning, three parks were planned, as Marriott identified underserved metropolitan areas that could support a major amusement park: Baltimore–Washington, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Chicago–Milwaukee. Only the plans for the California and Illinois parks proceeded, while the flagship Marriott theme park slated for the Maryland and Virginia area was cancelled due to local opposition.

The development of the park was led by David Brown, the vice president of Marriott's theme park division, while veteran theme park designer Randall Duell was the leader of the park's design team. Duell created two nearly identical plans for the Illinois park and its sister park in Santa Clara, California. With an overarching Americana theme in mind, Marriott's designers traveled across the country, observing styles and collecting artifacts to help inform an authentic atmosphere.

Instead of utilizing a spoke-hub design found at other theme parks, the park was designed on Duell's original park layout design named the "Duell loop," a circular path that allowed guests to visit each themed area while employees can work out of sight in the middle of the park. The original six themed areas of the park would be:

Marriott selected 600 acres (240 ha) of rural land in Gurnee, Illinois, straddling Interstate 94 on August 22, 1972. The land was chosen for its location between Chicago and Milwaukee and direct access to Interstate 94. Purchasers of the land were not revealed to the public during that period, but the Chicago Tribune speculated a new theme park for the land. Marriott then officially announced the Gurnee theme park on January 29, 1973. Of the 600 acres (240 ha) of land, the theme park would reside on the 200-acre (81 ha) plot of land east of Interstate 94.

At the time, Gurnee was a rural village with a population of around 3,300 residents and as a result, the project sparked debate among residents. However, Richard Welton, the then-mayor of Gurnee, supported the project. Marriott received approval from Gurnee's village board in April 1973, but the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority rejected a proposal for an interchange to be built to lead directly into the parking lot in June 1973. An advisory referendum in the fall of 1973 concluded that 7 out of 10 residents approved the theme park.

The groundbreaking ceremony was held on Flag Day, June 14, 1974, with Marriott officials and Mayor Welton taking part in the ceremony. In order to make way for the park's entrance and exit roads, 12 homes were demolished and the street the houses were located on, Pine Street (now Six Flags Drive), was converted into a six-lane road. Construction took two years, involved around 700 workers, and cost US$50,000,000 (equivalent to $282,894,737 in 2025) in total to build the Illinois theme park.

The park officially opened on May 29, 1976, two months after the Marriott's Great America in California. At its opening in 1976, Marriott's Great America featured three roller coasters: Willard's Whizzer, Turn of the Century, and The Gulf Coaster. The park had also included other flat rides throughout the park. These attractions included the double-decker Columbia Carousel which is the second-tallest carousel in the world, and the Sky Whirl, a unique, 110-foot-tall (34 m) "triple ferris wheel" custom-designed for Marriott. Transportation rides included Delta Flyer and Eagle's Flight, two one-way gondola sky car rides.

From the beginning, the park made use of the Looney Tunes characters as costumed figures to interact with the park attendees. Each themed area had its own set of costumes for park employees, and the design of buildings, shops and restaurants were all unique to each theme.

The park's second season in 1977 saw the installation of several new rides. The 285-foot-tall (87 m) Sky Trek Tower was built, offering views of the park, Lake Michigan, and the Chicago skyline. A third gondola sky ride, Southern Cross, was added, which offered a round trip and a higher view than the other two gondola rides. A few new spinning rides were added, such as Big Top, Davy Jones' Dinghies, and Hay Baler. The Gulf Coaster was removed for the 1977 season.

Two new attractions were added in 1978. The park's first children's section, named Fort Fun, opened in the section designated the Yukon Territory. Additionally, Great America's fourth roller coaster, Tidal Wave, a Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop, opened in Yankee Harbor. The Pictorium, an IMAX theatre, opened in 1979, and claimed to have the world's largest screen, at 64.5 by 88.25 feet (19.6 × 26.9 m).

The Turn of the Century roller coaster closed and was rethemed in 1980. Two vertical loops were added, along with two tunnels and the ride was re-themed and renamed Demon. The ride featured an original theme song and new demon-themed elements. American Eagle, a racing wooden roller coaster, opened in 1981, exclusive to the Gurnee park. The tracks share a drop of 147 feet (45 m) and reach speeds of 66 mph (106 km/h), totaling 9,300 feet (2,800 m) of combined track. It opened as the tallest, fastest and longest dueling wooden coaster. The Picnic Grove was added in 1982 as a dining and meeting place for group outings. Two entrances for the pavilion would be located between Yankee Harbor and Yukon Territory.

In 1983, two rides were added: The Edge, an Intamin first-generation freefall ride, was added to the Orleans Place section of the park, and White Water Rampage, an Intamin water rapids ride. White Water Rampage was added to Orleans Place, which required the removal of small rides such as Traffique Jam. The Orleans Orbit was moved from its original Orleans Place location to Hometown Square, and became simply The Orbit, taking the spot of the Bottoms Up spinning ride.

By the mid-1980s, the Marriott Corporation was disappointed with the financial performance of its theme park division, with lower profits than the company expected, in part because the third and largest of its Great America parks was never realized. As a result, Marriott decided to focus on its lodging and restaurant division and began searching for buyers for its two amusement parks.

In 1984, Marriott sold the California theme park to the city of Santa Clara, California. Around the same time, Bally Manufacturing—the then-parent company of the Six Flags Corporation—offered to purchase the Gurnee park for US$114,500,000 (equivalent to $354,832,639 in 2025) on April 26, 1984. The sale was finalized in May 1984, and as part of the acquisition, Six Flags also acquired the rights to use the Looney Tunes characters at all of its other parks. By the time Marriott sold the parks, the company had invested $200 million into both theme parks. The park was renamed Six Flags Great America for the 1984 season. After the 1984 season, the park's gondola rides, Eagle's Flight and Delta's Flyer, were removed.

In 1985, Six Flags added Z-Force to the County Fair area, a one-of-a-kind Intamin space diver roller coaster. The Edge was removed in 1986. In 1987, the park received one new ride and a themed area expansion. Power Dive, an Intamin Looping Starship ride was added. It was a ride swung back and forth before eventually rotating a complete 360 degrees a few times. Additionally, the Bugs Bunny Land kids area was expanded. Z-Force was removed from Six Flags Great America after the 1987 season, two years after it first operated. It was relocated to Six Flags Over Georgia.

While operating the Six Flags chain, Bally found that the excess resources demanded and high seasonal fluctuations of the theme park business made it an unnecessary burden on its core interests. In 1987, Bally sold Six Flags to Wesray Capital Corporation and a group of Six Flags managers. Several acquisitions were re-sold or closed, while Wesray moved the company's focus from theming to major attractions. This ushered in an era of major new rides and roller coasters at Six Flags parks like Great America.

1988 saw the first of the new coasters, with the addition of the roller coaster Shockwave, an Arrow Dynamics mega-looper, opening in Orleans Place section of the park on June 3, 1988. Shockwave was the world's tallest roller coaster at the time it opened. In 1989, the park received an Intamin Bobsled roller coaster named Rolling Thunder. The ride was a relocation of Six Flags Great Adventure's Sarajevo Bobsled, which closed at that park the year prior. Rolling Thunder was added between Demon and Whizzer..mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner .thumbimage{background-color:inherit}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner .thumbimage:not() span:not(.skin-invert-image):not(.skin-invert):not(.bg-transparent) img,html.skin-theme-clientpref-day .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner .thumbimage:not() span:not(.bg-transparent) img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner .thumbimage:not() span:not(.skin-invert-image):not(.skin-invert):not(.bg-transparent) img{background-color:white}}

Iron Wolf, a compact steel stand-up coaster, opened on April 28, 1990. It is best known for being the first roller coaster manufactured by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard. It opened on Z-Force's former spot in County Fair. In the following year, Condor was added to Orleans Place in 1991, next to Shockwave. Two rides closed for 1991: the spinning ride Yukon Yahoo, which was located in the Yukon Territory section. The other was the shuttle loop coaster Tidal Wave in Yankee Harbor, where it was relocated to Six Flags Over Georgia.

The park collaborated with Bolliger & Mabillard again to build the first inverted roller coaster in the world, named Batman: The Ride. The ride, which opened on May 9, 1992, was met with positive reception and lines that stretched out of the ride area and across large parts of the park. At the time, it was the largest single investment on an attraction, at a cost of US$7 million. The surrounding area of Yankee Harbor was re-themed after the Batman films, with The Lobster being renamed the East River Crawler. During the following offseason a welding truck parked next to Batman caught fire, leading to minor damages to the ride.

Following the opening of Batman: The Ride and release of the film Batman Returns, the Batman Stunt Show debuted in 1993 in a new amphitheater located past Demon, later known as the Southwest Territory Amphitheater. Six Flags and majority owner Time Warner had debuted The Batman Stunt Show at Six Flags Great Adventure the year prior, with great success. Space Shuttle America, a motion simulator ride, was built in 1994 near Sky Trek Tower.

In 1995, construction began on a new themed area for the park, which would be built in phases. The first phase for the area was the opening of Viper that year, a wooden roller coaster which is a mirror image of the Coney Island Cyclone and themed after a snake oil salesman. It was built next to Rolling Thunder, which was removed later that same year to make room for the new area, where it was relocated to The Great Escape in New York.

Southwest Territory officially opened as the new 11-acre (4.5 ha) themed area in 1996, with a desert theme based on the Old West as part of the second phase, following Viper. Three new rides were added in the themed area: River Rocker, a pirate ship ride; Chubasco, a teacup ride; and Trail Blazer, a Zamperla Joker. The amphitheater that has previously been home to the Batman Stunt Show was renamed the Southwest Territory Amphitheater.

In May 1996, Six Flags Great America made preliminary plans with the village of Gurnee to build a water park on a plot of land located outside of the park's existing plot: across Interstate 94 and west of the theme park. However, these plans were described as "extremely premature" by a spokesperson for the park, stating that plans might not proceed.

Two new thrill rides were added to the park for the 1997 season. Giant Drop, a 227 feet (69 m) tall Intamin second-generation drop tower, was added as an expansion to the Southwest Territory area, and was themed to be an ore excavator in the fictional Loco Diablo Mine. The other ride, Dare Devil Dive, was a Skycoaster ride and would be located in the County Fair area. Both attractions opened on April 26, 1997. By this time, construction on the back side of the Southwest Territory mission building was fully completed.

Additionally, the park had also made plans to build a 225-foot (69 m) tall "Wilderness-themed" roller coaster near the Iron Wolf roller coaster, requesting a zoning variation from the village of Gurnee, Illinois. On June 25, 1997, the park informed the zoning board of Gurnee that it would no longer pursue the construction of the Wilderness-themed roller coaster.

The park's preliminary water park plans were expanded into a larger project. In November 1997, the park announced plans to build and open a resort complex called Six Flags Entertainment Village, which would feature a water park, hotel, shopping mall, and a theater. Similar to the preliminary water park plans, it would not be built on the park's existing plot, and instead would be built on the plot of land owned by Six Flags across Interstate 94 and west of the existing theme park. While the complex received approval from the village of Gurnee in late-1998, more than half of residents voted against it on an advisory referendum in 1999, derailing the project.

Despite the park's struggles with the Entertainment Village project, the theme park continued to expand. In 1998, the park expanded its kids areas offerings. A new kids area named Camp Cartoon Network opened as an area within Yukon Territory featuring five new rides. Additionally, the park's existing Bugs Bunny Land was renamed Looney Tunes National Park.

On October 21, 1998, the park announced that it would open Raging Bull for the 1999 season, a hyper-twister roller coaster that was to be added to Southwest Territory. A US$25 million project, Raging Bull was the park's most expensive roller coaster. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, the roller coaster was designed to be 202-foot-high (62 m), 73 mph (117 km/h), and 5,057-foot-long (1,541 m), and would be built on the former lot used by Rolling Thunder. The roller coaster opened on May 1, 1999, following 40,000 man-hours of work.

The park celebrated its silver (25th) season in 2000, which led to the additions of new shows and parades to celebrate the anniversary. 2000 was the last year for the Sky Whirl and the Hay Baler ride. An accident involving 2 guests occurred on the Cajun Cliffhanger ride in July 2000, which led to its removal the following year. Additionally, the park's owner Premier Parks would rebrand itself as Six Flags, Inc. on July 5, 2000.

In 2001, two inverted shuttle coasters were added: an Intamin impulse coaster named Vertical Velocity (stylized as V2), which opened in Yankee Harbor; and Déjà Vu, a Vekoma Giant Inverted Boomerang ride that replaced Sky Whirl and Hay Baler. In the summer of 2002, plans were announced to remove Whizzer, set to close on August 11. The plan to remove the coaster was met with outrage from park guests, particularly because the intended replacement was a major thrill ride. The backlash led to the park deciding on August 3 to cancel its plans to replace Whizzer, and instead elected to replace Shockwave. Power Dive was also removed, due to maintenance problems.

In 2003, Bolliger & Mabillard constructed Superman: Ultimate Flight in Orleans Place, on the plot of land where Shockwave stood. It was the Midwest's second flying roller coaster, the first being X-Flight at Geauga Lake. The layout of the ride is identical to versions of the ride at Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Over Georgia. Shockwave had partially stood in the parking lot, and for Superman, the entire landscaping of the ride area was redone. Additionally, the Ameri-Go-Round carousel in County Fair was removed at the end of the 2003 season.

Mardi Gras, a new themed area, which annexed a portion of Orleans Place, was added in 2004. It was built in the area where Power Dive and Cajun Cliffhanger had stood. A spinning wild mouse coaster named Ragin' Cajun was added, along with a HUSS Top-Spin model named King Chaos, a Zamperla Rockin' Tug model named Jester's Wild Ride and a Zamperla Balloon Race model named Big Easy Balloons. The same year, the removed Ameri-Go-Round from County Fair was replaced by Revolution, a HUSS Frisbee ride from Six Flags Great Adventure. Batman: The Ride would also be repainted after the 2003 season, changing from an all-black color scheme to yellow track and dark purple supports.

On September 17, 2004, the park announced a US$42 million expansion to the theme park with the addition of the Six Flags Hurricane Harbor water park. It would become the seventh Hurricane Harbor water park to open, and would be built on the park's preexisting land, on the far west parking lot behind Raging Bull and Viper. Upon its opening, it would feature 25 water slides, a 500,000 gallon wave pool, and an interactive water structure, with water park admission included with a theme park ticket. Groundbreaking began in November 2004. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor opened to the public on May 28, 2005.

In 2006, chief marketing officer of Six Flags, Hank Salemi, became the park's president. The tented area in front of the American Eagle was converted into Wiggles World in 2007, a third children's area themed after the Wiggles, featuring five new rides. American Eagle's entrance was relocated to the right of the tent, utilizing part of the entrance building for the adjacent Dare Devil Dive skycoaster to accommodate the Wiggles area. Additionally, the park focused on entertainment, introducing a new stunt show, Operation SpyGirl, in the Southwest Territory Amphitheater. Operation SpyGirl was an original live-action production created by Joel Surnow, co-creator of the Fox television series 24. Operation SpyGirl debuted in May, and closed for the season in August. Operation SpyGirl did not return in 2008.

Great America added The Dark Knight Coaster in 2008, an indoor Mack wild mouse roller coaster themed after the film and located in Orleans Place. The ride is located indoors, mostly in the dark, and has a storyline based around Batman and The Joker. The Theater Royale was converted into a queue building for the ride. Additionally, Splashwater Falls closed for the 2007 season early on, and was removed in March 2008. For 2009, Six Flags replaced Déjà Vu with Buccaneer Battle, a pirate-themed boat ride in County Fair designed by Mack Rides. The ride consisted of 14 eight-passenger boats navigating a channel 450 feet (140 m) long. During the ride, there are numerous interactive water elements that can be controlled by passersby.

Six Flags Great America acquired a historic kids wooden roller coaster Little Dipper in late 2009 for US$33,000. It previously operated at Kiddieland Amusement Park, which operated from 1950 until 2009. Little Dipper opened at Six Flags Great America in mid-2010. Plans to relocate Chang, a stand-up roller coaster from Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom began in May. It was planned to be built on the former Space Shuttle America site, near the park's front entrance. It received preliminary approval from the zoning board of Gurnee to exceed its 125-foot (38 m) height restrictions and advanced to the village board for approval. However, the park withdrew these plans in July. Instead, the park opted for an expansion in the adjacent Hurricane Harbor water park. By the end of 2010, Six Flags began removing some licensed properties from concessions and attractions. The Wiggles World area had its branding and theming removed for 2011.

On September 1, 2011, the park announced X-Flight, a B&M Wing Coaster, to open for the 2012 season, and was the first announced Wing Coaster to be built in North America. The ride would replace Splashwater Falls and Great America Raceway. A few days later, the park's B&M stand-up roller coaster, Iron Wolf permanently closed on September 5, and was relocated to Six Flags America soon after. X-Flight opened for the media on May 10, 2012, and opened on May 16, 2012. The nighttime show, IgNight – Grand Finale, was announced on August 12, 2012, to open for the following year in 2013. The show would be held in Hometown Square.

Goliath, a Rocky Mountain Construction wooden roller coaster, was announced on August 29, 2013, built on the plot of Iron Wolf. It was announced as the steepest, longest, and fastest wooden roller coaster in the world. Goliath debuted on June 19, 2014. Later that year, the park announced its plans to celebrate its 40th season of operations for the 2015 season, named the "40 Seasons of Thrills." As part of the celebrations, the park re-introduced three kids rides in a new section called Hometown Park, which would be located within the Hometown Square area. Additionally, the Columbia Carousel and Hometown Square was refreshed.

An interactive dark ride named Justice League: Battle for Metropolis was announced on September 1, 2015, to open the following season. It would be one of three Six Flags parks to debut the attraction for that season, and would replace the Southwest Territory Amphitheatre. Justice League: Battle for Metropolis soft opened on May 26, 2016, and opened on May 28. The Orbit, an original park attraction, closed on August 6. The Joker, an S&S 4D Free Spin roller coaster, was announced on September 1, 2016, and would open for the 2017 season in the Yankee Harbor area. To accommodate The Joker, two rides would be either relocated or removed. East River Crawler would be relocated to replace The Orbit, restoring its original name The Lobster, and the Jester's Wild Ride would permanently close.

Virtual reality headsets were added to the park's Giant Drop attraction, and would be renamed temporarily to Drop of Doom. The new experience opened on April 29, 2017. The Joker opened to the public on May 27, 2017. King Chaos closed on August 26, 2017. Shortly after, it was announced on August 31, 2017, an unnamed Larson Fire Ball attraction would open for the 2018 season, replacing King Chaos.

On February 14, 2018, the park announced that Mardi Gras Hangover would be the name for the upcoming Larson Fire Ball attraction. The Holiday in the Park event was announced two months later, on April 11, 2018, extending the park's operating season to December. It would feature holiday lights, shows, and some attractions would operate. The park's Pictorium IMAX theater was demolished in late-April for future expansion. Mardi Gras Hangover opened to the public on May 22, 2018. The park announced an S&S air-compressed launch roller coaster named Maxx Force on August 30, 2018, and would debut for the 2019 season, replacing the Pictorium. Maxx Force opened for the media on July 2, 2019, and officially opened on July 4.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the park did not open in 2020. While Hurricane Harbor reopened in July 2020, the Lake County Health Department deemed a reopening of the amusement park as "unlikely" because of the ongoing pandemic. In November, a modified version of its holiday event debuted, named Holiday in the Park Lights. It would run similar to the regular event, but without any rides operating.

In the following year, it was announced the adjacent water park would become a separately gated water park and would be renamed Hurricane Harbor Chicago on March 22, 2021. It was also announced that the amusement park would reopen in late-April 2021, and the water park by the end of May, with restrictions to follow the state's guidelines relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In early 2022, director of marketing John Krajnak was named the new park president of Six Flags Great America, following the death of president Hank Salemi in January. Two months later, DC Universe, a DC Comics themed area, was announced on March 24, 2022, featuring new building paint, wider paths, and re-themed rides. Three rides would be re-themed: Vertical Velocity became The Flash: Vertical Velocity, with a new red color scheme; Whirligig became DC Super-Villains Swing, featuring DC villain visuals; and Yankee Clipper was re-themed to Aquaman Splashdown, featuring new ride boats. While the area was supposed to open on April 15, 2022, the area opened in May 2022 due to supply chain issues. The park also removed Holiday in the Park from its event slate in 2022, shortening its operating season to November.

Throughout the 2023 season, several developments occurred. In April 2023, the park confirmed that the plots of Dare Devil Dive and Buccaneer Battle would be used for future expansion following removal from the park map. Sky Striker, a Zamperla Discovery pendulum ride, was announced on August 30, 2023, planned to open for the 2024 season. It would be built on the plot of land that Dare Devil Dive occupied. Soon after the announcement of Sky Striker, two more rides—Revolution and Mardi Gras Hangover—would be removed from the park. The rides both closed permanently on October 29, 2023, and were relocated to Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World in New York.

In April 2024, the park demolished its old entrance plaza to build a new entrance building. Sky Striker opened to the public in mid-June 2024. Two months later, a B&M Dive Coaster named Wrath of Rakshasa was announced on August 15, 2024. It would be the steepest and feature the most inversions on a Dive Coaster, and would replace the Buccaneer Battle water ride.

Six Flags Great America's owner Six Flags merged with competitor Cedar Fair in July 2024 into a newly-formed company named Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. Following the merger, it was announced in early November 2024 that Six Flags Great America would receive a new kids area, alongside 50th anniversary celebrations, and park enhancements, as part of the newly-formed Six Flags' $525 million investments for the 2026 season. The kids area would be later delayed to 2027. Wrath of Rakshasa debuted to the public on May 31, 2025, becoming the park's 16th roller coaster. Additionally, park president John Krajnak was moved to a regional general manager position for the Midwest region after Six Flags eliminated the park president role across all parks in May 2025.

The demolition of Winner's Circle Go Karts, park enhancements, and plans for the park's 50th anniversary were announced at the American Coaster Enthusiasts No Coaster Con event on January 17, 2026. In February 2026, it was reported that the Camp Cartoon kids area was demolished and two of its rides—Crazy Bus and Yahoo River—were dismantled. However, the Sprocket Rockets roller coaster was not demolished. John Krajnak returned to his role of park president on April 22, 2026, after Six Flags reinstated the role at 10 parks located in "key markets". An anniversary event named the 50th Anniversary Celebration debuted at the park on June 20, 2026, with extended park hours, a nighttime parade, fireworks, and drone show as well as commemorative experience, running until August 9, 2026.

On August 6, 2026, Six Flags Great America announced Camp Timber Trail, a woodland-themed family area set to replace Yukon Territory in 2027. The area would feature nine total attractions, three of which would be new attractions while four would be rethemed rides, including previously-removed rides Crazy Bus, Yahoo River, and Buzzy Beez. Little Dipper and Logger's Run retain their original names. Sky Hawk, a new Vekoma suspended family coaster, will headline the area. The area is part of a multi-year transformation of Six Flags Great America, with park enhancements taking place over the next three to five years.