Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago
Everything the open record has on Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago, an event space in Waukegan, Illinois — address, size, access and the events it carries. Open records put its footprint at 871,200 sq ft.
- Recorded footprint
- 871,200 sq ft
- building outline, not exhibit space
- From ORD
- 43 km (27 mi)
- O'Hare International Airport
- From the centre
- 7.7 km (4.8 mi)
- of Waukegan
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago is
It stands at 1 Great America Parkway, 60031, 7.7 km (4.8 mi) from the centre of Waukegan.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago was owned by Six Flags.
No seated capacity is published. The recorded footprint is 871,200 sq ft, which is the outline of the building rather than usable exhibition space, so treat it as an upper bound and ask the venue for a room-by-room sheet.
- Address
- 1 Great America Parkway, Waukegan, Illinois 60031, United States
- Owner
- Six Flags
- Official site
- www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/hurricane-harbor
- Coordinates
- 42.3680, -87.9389
- Classified as
- event space
Getting there
At 43 km (27 mi), O'Hare International Airport (ORD) makes arrival day a travel day. Open registration the evening before if you can.
At 7.7 km (4.8 mi) from the centre of Waukegan, plan on transport between the hotels and the venue as a line in the budget rather than an afterthought.
Waukegan has 10 venues mapped in total and a population of 88,570. The Waukegan guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
Think of it as one room in a bigger plan: a training day, a members' evening, a committee that needs to be in the same place. It is 2nd of 10 venues mapped in Waukegan.
- networking mixers
An independent space with its own character, which a mixer benefits from more than a conference does.
- fundraisers and galas
A room with a personality is worth more at a gala than square footage is.
Pricing a full house here
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago event sized from the recorded footprint of Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago at roughly twelve square feet a head. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,500for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
Nearby alternatives
2 other venues in Waukegan have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Genesee Theatre2,403 seats
- Genesee Theatertheatre
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 9 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, floor area, floor-area sizing, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance and more.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
How big is Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago?
The recorded footprint is 871,200 sq ft. That is the outline of the building, not usable exhibition or function space, and no seated capacity is published anywhere in the open record. Treat it as an upper bound and ask the venue for a room-by-room sheet.
Where is Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago?
1 Great America Parkway, Waukegan, Illinois 60031, United States. It is 7.7 km (4.8 mi) from the centre of Waukegan. The nearest major airport is O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 43 km (27 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. That example is sized from the recorded footprint of Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago at roughly twelve square feet a head. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago is booked?
Genesee Theatre (2,403) and Genesee Theater are in the same city and have their own pages here. 10 venues in total are mapped in Waukegan.
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- Genesee Theatre
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- Genesee Theater
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