Kiddieland Chicago

Welcome to Historic Kiddieland Chicago

The star attraction is Little Dipper

It might look sweet and innocent, but don't let it catch you off guard.

ZOOM!

Yeah, this is my 5th time on Little Dipper

Look at everyone having a good time

This was the worth the price of admission

Yes, there's some other rides in the park

Flying Saucers

Tilt-A-Whirl

Polyup - it's like a weird variation/combination of octopus and scrambler

The park has a couple of classic carousels

This is a car variation carousel

The have a great Scooters ride here

Galleon

Here is the Ferris Wheel and Sizzler

Tornado

Their Log Flume is really fun

It's actually really long too

Yep, you get a little moist on the Log Flume

What a great day!

KOOZA (Cirque du Soleil)

We traveled to Chicago to see Cirque du Soleil's new traveling show.

KOOZA

Time to head into the Grand Chapiteau.

Innocent meeting the Trickster for the first time.

Time to balance on some balls and stuff.

I don't think bodies are supposed to contort like that.

The trapeze artist's act was pretty intense.

Duo on a unicycle was a new act for me.

The high wire act was crazy.

Juggler.

The 2nd act opened with a Vegas Showgirl style dance.

The Wheel of Death had some scary moments.

The "fake fall" got me good.

Teeterboard Finale.

Another great production by Cirque du Soleil.

Six Flags Great America

Welcome to Six Flags Great America

I always start off at Superman: Ultimate Flight due to the slow loading process

Next I went to The Dark Knight Coaster.  It is a great ride but it always has a long queue

Continuing on around the loop - the next coaster was Ragin' Cajun.

Who doesn't love Batman? The original still produces.

Across the road is Vertical Velocity.  Impulse coasters are my guilty pleasure.

Iron Wolf.  It might be a B&M, but it is extremely rough.

Next it was time for a ride on the classic racer, the American Eagle

I have a love/hate relationship with Demon.  It is rather rough, but I love the cheesy nature of the theme and the "light tunnel"

I feel this is the heart and soul of the park.  I hope they keep Whizzer forever

Viper is a lot of fun.  It's probably the best wooden coaster in the park

The star of the park is definitely Ragin' Bull

It is located in the best looking area of the park

We had a great time at the park and cannot wait to visit again