Six Flags Great America in Gurnee to reopen for season on April 18

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Six Flags Great America has announced its opening date for the upcoming season.

The park in Gurnee will reopen on Friday, April 18.

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And sometime this year, a new roller coaster is expected to open.

It is called Wrath of Rakshasa, and it will have the world's steepest drop.

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