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Six Flags Hurricane Harbor en Six Flags Great America

While part of Six Flags Great America, Hurricane Harbor Water Park requires an additional fee on top of the general admission price. The huge tropical-themed park features Skull Island, a huge interactive water play structure. Offers dozens of water gadgets to soak up you and everyone around you. Every few minutes, three flush buckets discharge a torrent of water.

The park also features the Tornado funnel. It has over 25 additional waterslides, including the Paradise Plunge and Riptide speed slides and the Wahoo Falls slide runners. There is also a wave pool and a lazy river. Large groups can be crowded together on The Big Surf and Bubba Tubba family raft rides.

If you’re heading to the park on a busy day (as well as an especially hot and humid day), the lines for the slides can be quite long. You may want to consider paying additional fees to reduce your wait times at the water park. Learn more by reading my feature, »Is the Six Flags Flash Pass worth it? «

After your skin wrinkles and you have enough water park, you’ll want to make sure you take a ride on the wooden roller coaster, Goliath. Read my full Goliath review at Six Flags Great America. Read more about Goliath and other park highlights in my roundup of the 9 best rides at Six Flags Great America.

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Location

Part of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois (near Chicago).

Telephone

Park information: (847) 249-INFO (4636)
Guest Relations: (847) 249-1776 x4625

Admission policy

Theme park tickets do not include admission to the on-site water park. An additional fee is required to visit the water park. Season passes include admission to all Six Flags parks.

Area hotel information

Compare prices for hotels near Six Flags Great America on TripAdvisor.

Addresses

From Chicago: I-94W or I-294W. Exit Grand Ave. (Rt. 132E) at Gurnee.

From Milwaukee: I-94E. Exit Grand Ave. (Rt. 132E) at Gurnee.

From western Illinois: I-88E to I-294N. I-294 North becomes I-94W. Exit Grand Ave. (Rt. 132E) at Gurnee.

Official Web site

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