"Unmatched, interactive experience:" Six Flags Great America announces new thrill ride

GURNEE, Illinois -- Six Flags Great America — in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC Entertainment — announced Thursday, September 3rd the next generation of interactive thrills with the debut of an all-new 4D interactive thrill ride, Justice League: Battle for Metropolis.

This amazing thrill ride was named by USA Today readers as one of the Top Ten New Amusement Park Attractions of the year and was most recently awarded Best New Attraction by Theme Park Insider.

Slated to open at Six Flags Great America in 2016, guests will become members of the Justice League Reserve Team, and engage in a full-sensory journey as they battle alongside Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern against Lex Luthor, The Joker and his henchmen. Traveling in six-passenger vehicles, riders must outsmart Lex Luthor and The Joker and save the city of Metropolis.

"Introducing an attraction that combines this level of technology and the iconic DC Comics characters will bring an unmatched, interactive experience to our guests in 2016," stated Hank Salemi, park president. "The addition of Justice League: Battle for Metropolis is another example of our park’s commitment to delivering new and innovative thrills every year."

Justice League: Battle for Metropolis will feature:


    Justice League: Battle for Metropolis is scheduled to open to the public at Six Flags Great America in the spring of 2016.

    For more information about upcoming 2016 Six Flags rides and attractions, including a video highlighting the new rides, CLICK HERE.