Six Flags Great America holding first 'Holiday in the Park'

GURNEE, Ill. (WLS) -- Six Flags Great America is celebrating its first new season in 25 years.

The park in Gurnee is holding its first-ever "Holiday in the Park." You can take a ride on the "Peppermint Swirl" ride and see more than two million dazzling lights, including an LED tree more than 200 feet tall.

"Holiday in the Park" also features a sugar plum cookie factory and merry marketplace and kids can send letters to Santa! It runs through December 31.

For more information, visit www.sixflags.com/greatamerica.