Six Flags Great America is located in Gurnee, IL, which is a northern suburb of Chicago. They had the original Batman the Ride, Raging Bull and many other great coasters as well. Actually my favorite Cedar Point Coaster is Millennium Force which is included with the other coasters mentioned in my top five.
I've been to both, but I'd have to say Cedar Point always gets my dollar if I can make it.
Fun story: My dad and a couple friends of mine went one summer and tried to hit up as many coasters as we could. We were seriously hurting by dusk, most of the rides were closed, and the park had began to empty out. It was 5 minutes to close and we noticed Top Thrill Dragster was still running. I came up with the crazy idea to try running to it and seeing if the attendant would let us in as the park hadn't technically closed. He saw us running up, looked at his watch, and let us in. There was one other small group that made it in after us but we were the last cart to go up. It was an amazing sight to reach the top and view the park at dark and we left that night feeling like champions.
Six Flags Great America is located in Gurnee, IL, which is a northern suburb of Chicago. They had the original Batman the Ride, Raging Bull and many other great coasters as well. Actually my favorite Cedar Point Coaster is Millennium Force which is included with the other coasters mentioned in my top five.
I've been to both, but I'd have to say Cedar Point always gets my dollar if I can make it.
Fun story: My dad and a couple friends of mine went one summer and tried to hit up as many coasters as we could. We were seriously hurting by dusk, most of the rides were closed, and the park had began to empty out. It was 5 minutes to close and we noticed Top Thrill Dragster was still running. I came up with the crazy idea to try running to it and seeing if the attendant would let us in as the park hadn't technically closed. He saw us running up, looked at his watch, and let us in. There was one other small group that made it in after us but we were the last cart to go up. It was an amazing sight to reach the top and view the park at dark and we left that night feeling like champions.
There is something about seeing the park at night from the top of a tall coaster. Nothing like it.