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You might find St. Louis 6 flags a bit of a comedown compared to Gurnee.
Smaller, not as many rides, etc. John |
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Not sure about SF St. Louis, but I no longer patronize SF Great America in Chicago. We were there about a year ago this time, and it didn't look like a very good place to bring young children.. The profanity was out of control, and so was the line jumping. A fight nearly broke out when the line jumpers were confronted by others in line. I was with a group of other adult guests, so we could tolerate most of it, but I was glad we didn't have kids along. Waukegan and Gurnee are very tough areas, with a larger inner city and a huge gang problem. I'm sure Great America isn't immune to this blight. In fact, this gang problem has spread from Chicago up the coastline of Lake Michigan like a plague, infecting everything from Navy Pier to Milwaukeem, WI. Yeah, there are nice areas right along the waterfront, but large portions of the communities around the bottom of Lake Michigan are simply war zones. It's a terrible shame, and it's one of the big reasons we left the area for good. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Ben Smith" wrote: Sounds like a hoot Jay - look forward to the pirep when you return. Not sure about SF St. Louis, but I no longer patronize SF Great America in Chicago. We were there about a year ago this time, and it didn't look like a very good place to bring young children.. The profanity was out of control, and so was the line jumping. A fight nearly broke out when the line jumpers were confronted by others in line. I was with a group of other adult guests, so we could tolerate most of it, but I was glad we didn't have kids along. I don't frequent amusement parks very often, but the larger ones I've been to in the last few years seem to have a huge line jumping problem... and it's not just kids doing it. Like spammers, folks are becoming more creative and acting with a greater disregard for the rules and for park authority figures. This type of thing, as well as escalating incidents with weapons and general rowdiness, has caused some of the smaller family-centric parks in my area to eliminate conveniences like General Admission, install metal detectors, search bags, and discourage loitering anywhere inside the park for any reason. When I was growing up, folks would come to these parks to bring their kids to Kiddie-Land, older folks would sit on the benches and enjoy food from the concession stands and spend an afternoon, etc. Now, everyone basically pays the same ~$30 admission price or they don't get in--period. I fear that much of the character of these older parks will be lost. I am not optimistic that the problems will disappear. JKG |
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