Six Flags Great America has announced some new rides for 2027! The theme park is reshaping its longtime Yukon Territory with a new woodsy family area. Camp Timber Trail will open at the Gurnee, Illinois, theme park sometime next year.
The expansion will bring together nine rides and experiences for children and adults. That total includes three entirely new attractions, four existing rides with updated names and themes and two returning park classics.
Sky Hawk will serve as the centerpiece of the new area. Six Flags says the suspended family coaster will be the longest, tallest and fastest of its kind in the Midwest.
The project is one of the park’s largest family-focused investments in recent years. It will also begin a broader transformation involving landscaping, walkways, facilities and other improvements across the 300-acre property.
Sky Hawk will send families through the treetops
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The official Six Flags Great America Instagram reel provides the park’s first look at Camp Timber Trail and introduces Sky Hawk as the centerpiece of the nine-attraction area.
Sky Hawk’s trains will hang below the track as the coaster moves through the woodland-themed surroundings. Six Flags has not announced its exact height, speed, track length, rider requirements or opening date beyond 2027.
The two other new attractions are Trail Trotters, an animal-themed wilderness ride, and Forest Grove Play Park. The play area will give younger visitors space to climb and explore nature-inspired features.
Four current rides will also receive new identities. Sprocket Rockets will become Chirp Chaser, Crazy Bus will become Wilderness Wagon, Yahoo River will become Creek Cruiser, and Buzzy Beez will become Bee Boppin’.
Camp Timber Trail will mix new rides with park history
Little Dipper and Logger’s Run will remain in the area under their familiar names. Camp Timber Trail will also add themed dining, specialty treats, shopping and environmental storytelling. The project is designed to preserve elements of Yukon Territory, which has been part of Great America since the park opened in 1976.
According to the park’s official announcement, Camp Timber Trail is the first part of a multi-year transformation. Six Flags will do additional landscaping, amenity and property-wide improvements over the next three to five years. The park is now selling 2027 season passes, but a specific opening day for Camp Timber Trail has not been announced.