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Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago is a water park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States. It is located between Chicago and Milwaukee, adjacent to the Six Flags Great America amusement park. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the water park opened on May 28, 2005. It was built as part of a US$42 million expansion of the amusement park. The water park has been separately gated from Six Flags Great America since 2021.
Spanning 20 acres (8.1 ha), the water park has 25 water slides, two pools, and a themed area named Riptide Bay. The park's most recent addition, Tsunami Surge, opened in 2021 and currently holds the record as the tallest water coaster in North America as of 2025[update]. The water park has received accolades from the World Waterpark Association and Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards.
Discussions about a Six Flags water park near the Six Flags Great America amusement park began in May 1996, when representatives from the amusement park met with officials of Gurnee, Illinois, to obtain permission to build a water park. It would be located on a separate plot of land owned by Six Flags, located to the west of Six Flags Great America, across Interstate 94. The water park was planned to open by 1998. A spokesperson for Six Flags Great America later called the plans "extremely premature" and said the park might not proceed. Additionally, the land was zoned for office use, and constructing the water park would require a special use permit.
Plans to build a water park later became part of a larger plan called Six Flags Entertainment Village, which was announced on October 29, 1997. The resort complex, which would include the water park plans alongside shopping, a hotel, and convention center, would be located to the west of Six Flags Great America, across Interstate 94. Construction was planned to begin in 2000 after government officials of Gurnee approved the project in December 1998.
A citizens group called the Citizens United for a Residential Village of Gurnee (CURV) was formed, which opposed the resort project due to concerns of overdevelopment, congestion, and rising property values. A referendum about the project's approval was included in an election ballot on April 13, 1999. The referendum concluded that more than half of Gurnee residents had voted against the project. This derailed the Six Flags Entertainment Village project, and it was never constructed.
On September 10, 2004, Gurnee, Illinois, officials confirmed plans that a water park would be built on Six Flags Great America's existing plot. Six Flags Great America officially announced a 13-acre (5.3 ha) Caribbean-themed water park named Six Flags Hurricane Harbor on September 16, 2004, slated to open for the 2005 season. It was expected to compete with other water parks in Wisconsin Dells and the Chicago metropolitan area, and would be considered the largest expansion in Six Flags Great America history. The water park would be built on the former far west side of the parking lot.
The water park was planned to open with 25 water slides and include an interactive water structure named Skull Island, which would feature 500 gadgets and eight water slides, and a 500,000 gallon wave pool. Admission would be included with a regular ticket for the theme park. The water park was expected to generate 700 new jobs.
Construction on the US$42 million water park began in November 2004, lasting seven months. The water park opened to the public on May 28, 2005. Almost a month following the opening of Hurricane Harbor, a man had a heart attack in the Hurricane Bay wave pool and died on June 22, 2005. During the water park's first year of operation, it was reported 1.3 million people had visited, which park officials regarded as a "huge success".
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Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago is a water park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States. It is located between Chicago and Milwaukee, adjacent to the Six Flags Great America amusement park. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the water park opened on May 28, 2005. It was built as part of a US$42 million expansion of the amusement park. The water park has been separately gated from Six Flags Great America since 2021.
Spanning 20 acres (8.1 ha), the water park has 25 water slides, two pools, and a themed area named Riptide Bay. The park's most recent addition, Tsunami Surge, opened in 2021 and currently holds the record as the tallest water coaster in North America as of 2025[update]. The water park has received accolades from the World Waterpark Association and Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards.
Discussions about a Six Flags water park near the Six Flags Great America amusement park began in May 1996, when representatives from the amusement park met with officials of Gurnee, Illinois, to obtain permission to build a water park. It would be located on a separate plot of land owned by Six Flags, located to the west of Six Flags Great America, across Interstate 94. The water park was planned to open by 1998. A spokesperson for Six Flags Great America later called the plans "extremely premature" and said the park might not proceed. Additionally, the land was zoned for office use, and constructing the water park would require a special use permit.
Plans to build a water park later became part of a larger plan called Six Flags Entertainment Village, which was announced on October 29, 1997. The resort complex, which would include the water park plans alongside shopping, a hotel, and convention center, would be located to the west of Six Flags Great America, across Interstate 94. Construction was planned to begin in 2000 after government officials of Gurnee approved the project in December 1998.
A citizens group called the Citizens United for a Residential Village of Gurnee (CURV) was formed, which opposed the resort project due to concerns of overdevelopment, congestion, and rising property values. A referendum about the project's approval was included in an election ballot on April 13, 1999. The referendum concluded that more than half of Gurnee residents had voted against the project. This derailed the Six Flags Entertainment Village project, and it was never constructed.
On September 10, 2004, Gurnee, Illinois, officials confirmed plans that a water park would be built on Six Flags Great America's existing plot. Six Flags Great America officially announced a 13-acre (5.3 ha) Caribbean-themed water park named Six Flags Hurricane Harbor on September 16, 2004, slated to open for the 2005 season. It was expected to compete with other water parks in Wisconsin Dells and the Chicago metropolitan area, and would be considered the largest expansion in Six Flags Great America history. The water park would be built on the former far west side of the parking lot.
The water park was planned to open with 25 water slides and include an interactive water structure named Skull Island, which would feature 500 gadgets and eight water slides, and a 500,000 gallon wave pool. Admission would be included with a regular ticket for the theme park. The water park was expected to generate 700 new jobs.
Construction on the US$42 million water park began in November 2004, lasting seven months. The water park opened to the public on May 28, 2005. Almost a month following the opening of Hurricane Harbor, a man had a heart attack in the Hurricane Bay wave pool and died on June 22, 2005. During the water park's first year of operation, it was reported 1.3 million people had visited, which park officials regarded as a "huge success".
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