Directions to Six Flags Great America Gay Day
If you are driving to Six Flags, buy purchasing the Special $35 Gay Day Out in the Park ticket, you get FREE PARKING! – We will also have luxury buses from Boystown as well.
Our address is:
Six Flags Great America
1 Great America Parkway
Gurnee, IL 60031
Located on I-94 at Route 132 (Grand Ave.)
There is an alternate entrance for our Guests available on Washington
Street. There is typically little or no wait to access the park via
this convenient alternative!
FROM CHICAGO
Take I-94 or I-294 West. Exit on Grand Avenue (Rt. 132) east in Gurnee, Illinois. Six Flags is located immediately on the right.
Approximate driving time: 45 minutes.
FROM MILWAUKEE
Take I-94 East. Exit on Grand Avenue (Rt. 132) east in Gurnee, Illinois. Six Flags is located immediately on the right.
Approximate driving time: 45 minutes.
FROM WESTERN ILLINOIS AND IOWA
Take I-88 East to I-294 North in Illinois. Take I-294 North until
it becomes I-94 West. Continue on I-94 West and exit on Grand Avenue
(Rt. 132) east in Gurnee, Illinois. Six Flags is located on the right.
Approximate driving time: 3 hours.
FROM INDIANA AND MICHIGAN
Take Tri-State Hwy. 80/94 West. Continue into Illinois and take
I-294 West. Stay on I-294 West until it becomes I-94 West. Continue on
I-94 West and exit on Grand Avenue (Rt. 132) east in Gurnee, Illinois.
Six Flags is located on the right.
Approximate driving time: 1 hour, 35 minutes.
OR Take the Skyway (I-90 West) through Chicago to the Dan Ryan Expwy.
(I-90/94 West). Continue on I-90/94 West; it will become the Kennedy
Expressway. 90/94 West near downtown Chicago. When 90/94 splits,
continue on I-94 West and exit on Grand Avenue (Rt. 132) east in Gurnee,
Illinois.
Six Flags Great America is located on the right.
Approximate driving time: 1 hour, 20 minutes.
FROM PEORIA/BLOOMINGTON
Take I-55 North to I-294 West. Take I-294 West until it becomes
I-94 West. Continue on I-94 West and exit on Grand Avenue (Rt. 132) east
in Gurnee, Illinois. Six Flags is located on the right.
Approximate driving time: 3 hours.
TRAVEL TIPS
The entrances to Six Flags Great America can get very busy in the
peak summer months of July and August, especially right at park opening
times (10am-11am). Try to arrive earlier in the morning to avoid
back-ups.
First Annual Out in the Park Six Flags Great America to benefit TPAN
An all-new private LGBT event featuring rides, live music and a party-like atmosphere
BestGayChicago.com and vitaminwater® are excited to premiere an all new LGBTQ event and fundraiser at Six Flags Great America. Out In The Park 2012 will be a private event for the LGBTQ community, their friends and families. “We are very excited Six Flags Great America is allowing us this unique opportunity to produce such an awesome event at their park,” said Derrick Sorles, owner of BestGayChicago.com. “We are proud to have TPAN (Test Positive Awareness Network) as our benefitting charity.”
On Saturday, September 8, 2012, from 9pm – 1am, the park will be closed to the general public for this private event. Guests will enjoy the music of DJs, Matthew Harvat and Phil DaBeatz, as it is heard live throughout the park. The DJs will be spinning together simultaneously as a team bridging two styles that compliment each other and bringing a signature dance floor experience to Six Flags Great America. This amazing LGBT event is expected to welcome people from the five surrounding states coming together to pride-fully celebrate!
Tickets purchased in advance are $35 which includes admission to the park all day long, free parking and admission to the Private Event! A portion of the advance ticket sales will benefit TPAN. Tickets are available now online at sixflags.com using promo code OUT2012.
A limited number of bus tickets will be available departing from Uptown on Montrose Avenue, 1 block West of Broadway. Busses will depart at 3pm and also at 6pm. All busses will leave the park at 1am and return to Uptown. Bus tickets are extremely limited. Visit www.GaySixFlagsChicago.com for more information or call 773-878-5323.
About TPAN
Now in its 25th year, TPAN empowers everyone living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS to live open, healthy, and productive lives. TPAN innovates to deliver peer-led support programs and collaborative wellness services and to communicate comprehensive information. TPAN will do so until HIV/AIDS is eradicated.
About BestGayChicago.com
Since 2007, BestGayChicago.com has been providing the best of everything gay and gay-friendly in the greater Chicago area. Owned and operated by Best Gay Inc., their sites provide news, information, travel tips and entertainment for the LGBTQ community.
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Photos
OUT IN THE PARK logo must be prominent
(I have the original art – the words SIX FLAGS appear invisible in this version)
Our logo must be incorporated….
There will also be one more lead sponsor –
and a couple smaller sponsors to be added later.
These are photos from Six Flags Great America library. Feel free to incorporate a photo or maybe just part of a photo – you can graphically enhance and/or manipulate a photo –
it’s up to you!
