Top 15 Rides Six Flags Great America 

raging bull is defintitly the best ride there in my opinion ! i just love that first drop!

Dude, whizzer has always been how I start the day at Six Flags Great America! They were going to tear it down, but public outcry stopped them from doing so. It was and always will be my favorite coaster.

Maxx Force does 0-80 mph in 1.8 seconds. The launch is absolutely insane. There is no describing how it feels.

As my home park, I do love Great America's line up. They don't have anything elite or really standing out but they sure have something for everyone.

They recently retracted American eagle making it more smooth, additionally you get a good pop of airtime on those hills

Great video! I always personally have a hard time ranking Raging Bull, Goliath, and Maxx Force, but they're definitely the top 3!

It's definelty a toss up between Raging Bull and Goliath for us. But also for as little as it is, Whizzer is also a family favorite. We start every visit with it.

I used to live near Midway Airport, so going to Great America was a significant time commitment. I'm not really much of a roller coaster guy, but I did enjoy riding the American Eagle and the Demon. Thanks for giving me a taste of so many roller coasters that I probably will never experience in real life.

Solid rankings! This roller coaster collection is pretty good because there is something for everyone and there’s not a lot of gaps in the line up

Max Force Literally Had Me Balled Up With Tears It Was So Fast😭

I had a similar experience with maxx, I literally got in line like 4 times because that beginning force is just tooo good. love this park

the demon is my favorite, all the loops, the speed and getting the feeling i’ll hit my head in the tunnel and cave. i’ll be riding that every time i go to great america

I consider Dr. Diabolical’s Cliffhanger to be the X-Flight of Fiesta Texas. A strong B&M model that isn’t at any other Six Flags park. It also happens to look really good.

Fun fact: The Demon originally opened with the park in 1976, but with only the two corkscrews. The place where the loops are now was originally the site of a few airtime hills. It was also originally named Turn of the Century, and was largely unthemed. But for the 1980 season, the hills were replaced by two loops, some rock work was added, and it was renamed and repainted to The Demon, becoming only the second ever 4-inversion coaster (The first being Carolina Cyclone at Carrowinds, which also opened in 1980)!

Goliath is amazing 🤩 and underrated not the worst rmc

This park seems to love their short coasters

Eagle doesn't race anymore due to structural concerns with the helix at the far end. they don't want to risk damaging the structure by sending both trains through it simultaneously.

American Eagle is my favorite ride in the park and by far my favorite at night. It has by far the best night ride to offer at Six Flags Great America to me.

I’m a newer enthusiast that isn’t old enough to drive or go anywhere by myself so I’m constrained by only a few parks a year. I live in Indiana, so have obviously been to KI and CP and Holiday world. Was in Michigan with my family a few weeks ago, and on the way back we went to MI. Went to great adventure and Hershey in one trip this may. Hopefully going to go to CP in October, but if TT2 is still down we’ll go to KI for the first time in 4 years. ( fist time as an enthusiast.) Next year I’m going to go to six flags magic mountain and knott’s, possibly California’s great America. Also going to great America. That’s what I’m most excited for. I’m also hopefully going to go to silver dollar city next October.

I was in 90° weather on my visit, and I got Batman back row, and oh my god it was insane, I didn’t grey out or anything because I never do for some reason but I was still lightheaded by the brakes, those corkscrews were by far the best part of the, the whip is insane, can’t wait to ride Maverick/i305 to see how they compare.

The vertical velocity ride is now called the flash by the way

I grew up going there as a kid in the 90s. I remember going on a bobsled style roller coaster in the 90s. Looking back on it now that's got to be one of the scariest things I've ever done and I would never step foot on a bobsled coaster again.

At Six Flags Great America, do you like or love the restraints on: Maxx Force X Flight Raging Bull Batman the Ride Viper Goliath Demon Vertical Velocity Superman Ultimate Flight Giant Drop Whizzer American Eagle

I love how he has a little bit of trash talk for every ride!

Thank you for the list. I mostly disagreed with it, but it was fun to see an outsider's perspective of my what was my home park from 1995-2016. Raging Bull is the best ride in the park for the back row main drop (no matter how many other hypercoasters I ride, nothing seems to top that drop for some reason) but I also love the ride for it's length. My 2nd favorite ride no longer exists at Great America: Shockwave. This mostly forgotten Arrow Megalooper was WAY more intense then it's sister coasters. To this day it is one of the most intense roller coasters I have ever ridden. It was also absolutely beautiful to look at and arriving in the parking lot and hearing that epic Arrow anti rollback sound echo through the whole parking lot...man I miss that. Third best for me will go to Goliath. The airtime is spectacular and the Zero G Stall is my all time favorite inversion. I think it is a little underrated among the RMC's. Great America's best strength in it's coaster lineup is it's variety. There really is something for everyone. The only coaster that I truly dislike in the park is Joker because I despise 4D Free Spins---otherwise it is a wonderful coaster lineup and an even more fascinating park history.

I have to say, I don't remember the pretzel loop being so intense, but the past couple times I've been on it... man

In my opinion the best roller coaster in the park is x-flight not too intense not too fast it's perfect in all elements it's just overall smooth it feels like you're actually flying

Look, this is how you beat the lines you have to come in on the weekdays and make sure it’s like going to rain or a little bit chilly

My top 15 1. American Eagle (Red) 2. Goliath 3. Raging Bull 4. Maxx Force 5. Batman the Ride 6. American Eagle (Blue) 7. X-Flight 8. Viper 9. V2 10. Giant Drop 11. Justice League 12. Superman Ultimate Flight 13. Demon 14. Lobster 15. Joker *15 is Whizzer if you average American Eagle into one spot, which would be #5 for me then Yankee clipper, loggers run, mardi gras hangover and triple play also get honorable mentions

Been going to this park since 83. Me and my kids have memberships, so we go like 20 times a year. We only live 40 min away. I'm a sucker for the old rides. Whizzer, Demon, Eagle. Do love Goliath, Batman, Xflight, and Max Force. I remember the year Batman came out. Me and my friends waited over 2 hours to ride it...lol

Never been to Great America but I frequent Great Adventure......and I love when the queues fill for the "so so" rides like most superhero clone rides like free spins, Superman floorless/flyer, Batman the ride invert. Keep filling those lines so the amazing ride queues can stay shorter and moving. Lol

At Six Flags Great America, do you like or love the restraints on Maxx Force, Raging Bull, Goliath, Batman the Ride, and Viper?

15. american eagle- too shaky for me 14. demon - hurts my head 13. tsunami surge - never been on it 12. whizzer - its fun 11. vertical velocity (now called the flash) - super fast nyeooooom 10. battle for metropolis - the robot wont wave back at me >:( 9. joker - KNOCKED THE WIND OUTTA ME 8. superman - best experience in front row 7. giant drop - used to ride all the time but i refuse to now after what happened to the kid in florida (rip) 6. viper - i always feel im gonna fall off during turns 5. batman - makes my adrenalin rush 4. x-flight - i love going through the hole its so cool 3. raging bull - my favorite roller coaster ever. 2. goliath - the only one that makes me nervous but second fav 1. maxx force - never ridden it but sounds cool

anyone know why yankee clipper is always closed? i’ve only gotten one ride on it years ago and now it almost looks as if six flags just abandoned it…

Idk if I just rode it on a good day, but I got standing floajector airtime on almost every hill on American Eagle, and ejector on the exit out of the helix

In my personal opinion, X-Flight is my favorite ride. This is mostly because of the fact that it’s such a unique coaster design and it was the second wing coaster built in the United States. The layout of the coaster with it’s theming and how smooth it feels makes it a very thrilling experience while not being too rough. I do agree with your comment about the restraints. They actually tighten quite a bit during the ride and have a tendency to put a lot of unnecessary pressure on the torso and hip area.

I still have not gotten the guts to ride Maxx Force or Vertical Velocity. However Maxx Force looks absolutely beautiful and I feel I may ride it at some point. I put Raging Bull as #1 I love the scenery. Superman makes me laugh also because the pretzel loop is so intense I have gone back for more almost out of disbelief that it can be so intense and i think I almost passed out on it at one point. I love X-flight as well mostly at night it has a special kind of night feel to it. (Hard to explain) your knowledge of the park is really amazing and I feel you do a great job explaining anything in the park.

Wow!

American Eagle looks absolutely huge I might get here next year I want to pretty badly

Based on my visits in 2013 and 2018, my favorite ride is Goliath followed by X-Flight, Raging Bull, American Eagle, Whizzer, Justice League: Battle for Metropolis, Superman: Ultimate Flight, Batman: The Ride, Buccaneer Battle, Yankee Clipper, Loggers Run, Vertical Velocity, The Dark Knight Coaster, Giant Drop, Demon and The Joker.

So glad to have this as my home park ☺️ I have the same top 3 👍🏼

went to six flags for the first time and went on my first ever rollercoaster ride yesterday!! i loved batman and x flight. i went on them both 3 times.

I need to try their drop tower. I decided to skip it on my first visit and went on ricochet because I had never experienced that type of ride before. I love the view that great America’s drop tower gives! Also, X-flight is very underrated, I wonder why six flags never purchased any more wing coasters.

I don’t know if it’s cause this video is a few years old now, but I rode Viper last month and that was one of the roughest wooden roller coasters i’ve been on, seemed like a good ride but I was being bounced around to much too enjoy it

this is my home park, although ive only gone once - which unfortunately was when i was afraid of roller coasters. however, i did do a few even though i was afraid of them (mainly because my friends wanted me to) but i didn’t regret it. i had a limited amount of time and had no fast passes or anything but was able to get to x flight, goliath, and raging bull in 4 hours. i now enjoy roller coasters, so i may go back later this summer, or for fright fest.

I love Maxx force and xflight

i worked as a lineman for the power company for 40+ years and had to work on live high voltage and climb 40 to 50 ft poles and had no fears but i can't do coasters but my wife will do some of them. the rides do look awesome and quite a sight to see but just not for me.

the launch of maxx force is amazing, i just absolutely hate that you cannot raise your hands due to the concrete tunnel you immediately pass thru, def knocks it down the list for me

I know a lot of people don’t like whizzer. It’s my favorite ride there, mostly because I don’t like huge drops

When i went to Six Flags i enjoyed most of the rides that where in this video. Nxt time i go back in definitely gonna get on X-Flight, American Eagle and Viper.

Summers in Libertyville in the early 90s... my season pass to GA costing all of $40 bucks back then...Big money but so worth it at a few NES games expenses. They even had like little dance parties too. Back then I loved Superman and Batman the Ride...

Maxx’s launch is amazing. A friend of mine said it’s even better in the front row, so now i have to try that. My personal top 15 will very likely include Sky Striker when that opens but for now probably something like this Raging Bull Goliath Maxx Superman American Eagle Batman X-Flight Giant Drop Demon Viper V2 Whizzer Joker Condor Triple Play

I love 6 flags alot. It's amazing

My favs are Raging Bull & Maxx Force. But you left out The Little Dipper. It may not be "counted" in the roller coaster lineup, however it has some great history behind it, and is such a classic. Kids love it as well as adults. Edit: Maybe it could be an Honorable Mention 🤩😁

i’m going to six flags tomorrow and i need your guys’ opinion. should i ride the maxx force?

The holding brake does work on vertical velocity. It just isn't used all the time.

Omg viper is so fun! Just a warning though if ur not a fan of wooden roller coasters I wouldn’t go on it bc it’s really shaky!

Great stuff.

I personally think x flight is a bit slow and somewhat more boring, but i agree with the rest of the list. Personally, I think bull, viper, Goliath, and Maxx force are the best

They have an impressive line up.

Is Whizzer a clone of the old Big Bend that opened at Six Flags Over Texas in 1971?

The log and boat ride, the Eagle and Demon. I haven't been there since 1999. I live in Milwaukee Wisconsin.

OMG FINALLY I SEE THE LOG RIDE IN ONE

do you recommend sitting in the very back for most/all coasters? or just raging bull specifically?

No hate but having Viper at 6 is crazy. The viper will never fail to give headaches and is not thrilling. It is so old. the only upside to it is that it has a very short line

sitting in the last row of the goliath and the raging bull is the craziest thing, feels so much different compared to even 1 row up

Absolutely criminal that Raging Bull is #3. It’s a flawless hyper. Watched two of your ranking videos and thought you and I were similar. I see that we aren’t now.

See in RCDB: Batman the Ride at Six Flags Great America and Blue Tornado at Gardaland. If I recommend trying those two inverted coasters again, what do you think?

I love your rankings for this park!

The wiser was my first ride there❤

I actually disagree with you saying Goliath is the worst RMC, The joker at discovery kingdom is a bit worse, I do not like the elements as much as Goliath, plus the Zero G stall is unlike any other RMC at the six flags parks.

Is Raging Bull connected in any way to the movie?

Tbh I went here yesterday and lemme just tell you… I was shakin in my boots for that raging bull drop 🤠

If I ask you, but why do you not recommend Blue Tornado and do recommend Batman? What do you think?

From what I rode this is my Six Flags Great America list: 1. Maxx Force 2. Goliath 3. Viper 4. Raging Bull 5. Batman 6. X Flight 7. Vertical Velocity 8. Superman 9. Demon 10. American Eagle 11. Whizzer 12. Little Dipper 13. Sprocket Rocket I thought all of them were great rides but it's just how I rank it

I would agree on all of them but number 10 I got stuck on for 10 minutes

American Eagle would be much higher on my list. I grew up with this coaster. Worse case it would be in my Top 7. Goliath is my top ride in the park.

See in RCDB, but did you know Vertical Velocity at Six Flags Great America was also renamed Flash: Vertical Velocity and repainted?

My favorite ride was the whizzer, I remember the last time I ever went to 6 flags great america I rode it on end for 6 goes.

top 15 rides 15) joker 14) Justice league 13) Loggers run 12) Lobster 11) whizzer 10) x flight 9) demon 8) SUF 7) v2 6) BTR 5) American Eagle 4) Maxx force 3) Viper 2) Goliath 1)Raging Bull

Bruh american eagle being last is one of the worst things to say sure it's not the best in the park but it's not worse then sprocket rocket and little dipper I'm sorry but that makes me a little angry.

For example, did you come off... Maxx Force Goliath Raging Bull Batman the Ride Flash: Vertical Velocity or Demon with a headache?

What is that coaster called FireHawk with brand new B&M trains that you mentioned in a comment ?

My Favorite Roller Coaster Ride is America Eagle.

See in RCDB: Batman the Ride at Six Flags Great America Blue Tornado at Gardaland See those two inverted coasters, would you like to ride them again? What do you think? They have five inversions, but what do you think about the two coasters in terms of pacing, intensity, smoothness, tolerance, and what would you rate them?

Viper doesn’t have floater. Go to row 3 and it’s insane ejector, most underrated ride in the park. It literally feels like your going to fly out

What are the differences between "comical" and "painful"?

Great America was going to get a mr. freeze clone but it was canceled because the clones and the chiller were problematic

Do you like or love the name "Goliath"? What do you think about Goliath at Six Flags Great America, Goliath at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, and Goliath at La Ronde?

I was asking you about what do you think about: Goliath at Six Flags Great America Goliath at Six Flags Fiesta Texas Goliath at La Ronde

It had a compact layout, easy to clone, so many Six Flags parks had their Batman the Ride clone and the layout became known as the B&M Batman invert clone model. Six Flags Great Adventure had their Batman the Ride in 1993. Six Flags Magic Mountain had their Batman the Ride in 1994. Six Flags St Louis had their Batman the Ride in 1995. Six Flags Over Georgia had their Batman the Ride in 1997, and Six Flags Over Texas had their Batman the Ride in 1999. Then, both La Ronde and Parque Warner Madrid, opened their clones in 2002, respectively. The one at La Ronde was Vampire and the one at Parque Warner Madrid was Batman la Fuga. Then in 2003, Six Flags New Orleans had their Batman the Ride relocated from Thrill Valley, however after many issues with that park it was relocated to Six Flags Fiesta Texas as Goliath. When all those clones opened, what do you think? A) Negative, most enthusiasts disliked them because of the rough rides B) Ok, most enthusiasts found them to be fine rides C) Lackluster, most enthusiasts found them to be barely lateral based rides, often giving a 4 D) Acclaimed, most enthusiasts praised them because of the forceful rides

You can’t go wrong with the Intamin Impulse

my number one is still Goliath for that first drop and just being completely disoriented no 2 I always flip flop but I recently got a ride row 3 of American eagle and the airtime hills in the first half of the ride were wild might be number 2 now even though after the helix it’s completely dull

Goliath and raging bull are always my top two coasters

My favorites are x flight, raging bull, max force, and Superman

Did you ever come off something at Six Flags Great America with a headache? What do you think about the park's coasters?

Lookin forward to a CGA ranking

V2 is my least favorite in the park and even ranks below some of my kid coaster credits, i got non stop head banging and it was so loud I got an instant headache

Would you like to go to Six Flags Great America again? What do you think?

Imagine saying "airtime" and "weightlessness". I thought both are similar sensations, but what are the biggest differences between then? What do you think?