Themed Areas

Six Flags Great America is divided up into nine themed areas, each featuring its own, unique, Americana theme.

Carousel Plaza
Carousel Plaza is the park's main entrance. Columbia Carousel and its reflection pond serve as the centerpiece to Carousel Plaza, and is also home to two shops, and guest services.

Rides

 * Columbia Carousel
 * Sky Trek Tower

Attractions

 * Spirit of America - Park opening show

Shows

 * Pictorium

Food and Shops

 * Flags
 * Carousel Plaze Gifts
 * Cotton Candy Factory
 * Six Flags Photo

Services

 * Guest Services

Hometown Square
Hometown Square is themed to an early 20th century town square.

Rides

 * Whizzer
 * Triple Play
 * Orbit
 * Hometown Fun Machine
 * Great America Scenic Railway - Hometown Station

Shows

 * Grand Music Hall
 * Hometown Gazebo

Food and Shops

 * Aunt Martha's
 * Firehouse Pizza
 * Trudy's Sweet Shop
 * Hometown Funnel Cakes
 * Whizzer Pretzel
 * Trolley Treats

Games

 * Fool the Guesser
 * Hammer Game

Services

 * Season Pass Processing Center
 * Lost Parents / First Aid

County Fair
The "Great Midwest Livestock Exposition and County Fair", also known as County Fair, is Great America's largest themed area. It is themed after a late 19th century county fair, and is home to numerous rides and attractions.

NOTE: County Fair rides, food locations, and merchandise shops will not open until 11:00 a.m.

Rides

 * Demon
 * Great America Raceway
 * The American Eagle
 * Kidzopolis
 * Revolution- The Ride
 * Iron Wolf
 * Great America Scenic Railway - County Fair Junction
 * Fiddler's Fling

Attractions

 * The Wall
 * Dare Devil Dive
 * Caricature Drawings

Shows

 * Market Stage

Food and Shops

 * Demon Nachos
 * Great American Hot Dog
 * Farmer's Market
 * Wood-Burning Shop
 * Attitudes
 * Eagle Snacks
 * Pizza Luigi (Papa John's Pizza)
 * Dippin' Dots
 * Johnny Rockets
 * Tweety Bird, Inc.
 * Sticky Fingers
 * Funnel Cake Foundry
 * Yummy! Yummy! Cafe
 * Wolf's Den Snacks

Games

 * Fairgrounds Games
 * Fairgrounds Short Shot
 * County Fair Games Gallery
 * Amazing Alfredo
 * County Fair Arcade
 * Hammer Game

Southwest Territory
Southwest Territory was added in 1996 on the land formerly occupied by Rolling Thunder. A western themed themed area, then known as "The Great Southwest" was planned to be added during the Marriott-era, but never was built.

Rides

 * Viper
 * Chubasco
 * Raging Bull
 * Ricochet
 * River Rocker
 * Giant Drop

Shows

 * Southwest Rockin' Quarry
 * Mission Stage

Food and Shops

 * Waterin' Hole
 * Crazy Buffalo Saloon
 * Cold Stone Creamery
 * Dippin' Dots

Games

 * Southwest Territory Games
 * Paintball Game
 * Basketball Shooting Game
 * Southwest Arcade

Yukon Territory
Yukon Territory is themed to the Klondike areas in North America, and is home to two of the park's children's areas.

Rides

 * Logger's Run
 * Little Dipper
 * Camp Cartoon

Attractions

 * Winner's Circle Go-Karting

Shows

 * Wilderness Theater
 * Snowshoe Taphouse

Food and Shops

 * Mooseburger Lodge
 * Six Flags Kids
 * Claimjumper's Beef House
 * Dippin' Dots

Games

 * Saskatchewan Smash
 * Various arcade games

Yankee Harbor
Yankee Harbor is themed to an early 20th century New England harbor. However, a large portion has been re-themed to a Gotham City theme.

Rides

 * East River Crawler
 * Batman the Ride
 * Whirligig
 * Vertical Velocity

Food and Shops

 * Jack's Snacks
 * Angelo's Pizza and Pasta
 * Captain Salty's
 * Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream
 * Caricature drawings

Games

 * Gotham City Theater

Mardi Gras
In 2004, Six Flags redeveloped the Roaring Rapids area of Orleans Place into Mardi Gras, and added four new rides. It is themed to a Mardi Gras carnival.

Rides

 * Ragin' Cajun
 * Jester's Wild Ride
 * Big Easy Balloons
 * Roaring Rapids
 * King Chaos

Attractions

 * Rapids Sprayers - for twenty-five cents, you can blast riders on Roaring Rapids with water.

Shows

 * Mardi Gras Stage

Food and Shops

 * Bayou Blowout
 * Johnny Rockets
 * Hurricane Jane's

Games

 * Mardi Gras Games
 * Amazing Alfredo
 * Cirque Electrique

Orleans Place
Orleans Place is themed to Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is one of the few areas in the park that still plays its themed music from the Marriott era.

Rides

 * Dark Knight
 * Condor
 * Superman - Ultimate Flight
 * Rue le Dodge

Food and Shops

 * Pizza Orleans
 * Frenchy's
 * Heroes
 * Bugs Bunny & Company
 * Bourbon Street Grill
 * Antoine's Ice Cream Parlor

Games

 * Pirate's Alley arcade
 * Basketball shooting game

Services

 * Stroller and Wheelchair Rental

Hurricane Harbor
Hurricane Harbor is an attached water park that features a tropical theme.

Rides

 * Bahama Mama and Bubba Tubba
 * Buccaneer Bay
 * Castaway Creek
 * Dive Bomber
 * Hammerhead and Barracuda
 * Hurricane Bay
 * Hurricane Mountain
 * Mega Wedgie
 * Monsoon Lagoon
 * Paradise Plunge and Riptide
 * Skull Island
 * Surf Rider
 * Tornado
 * Vortex and Typhoon
 * Wahoo Racer
 * Wipeout

Shows

 * Beach Stage

Food

 * 5 o'clock Phil's
 * Pink Flamingo Cafe
 * Saltwater Sal's Seaside Bar
 * Sharkey's Snack Shack
 * Treasure Chest

Shops

 * High Tides
 * Hurricane Hank's Island Traders