Six Flags Great America

Introduction
Six Flags Great America is a commercial recreation facility. It is located in Gurnee, Illinois, and is a major attraction to people of all ages. There are also many different attractions for everyone, so each person that visits this great place will have a wonderful time. Some of these attractions include the rides, entertainment, events, a water park, and a ton of food choices. Six Flags also offers help for anyone at the park who needs it. There are places right inside the gate for anyone with questions, and the staff can answer question for anyone who speaks English and Spanish so they can better assist people.

Background
Six Flags Great America is a commercial recreation business, meaning it makes a profit. This profit is made so that work can be done on all of the attractions to make them better, therefore making more people want to come. It is an amusement park for people of all ages to enjoy. Some of these attractions include 12 roller coasters, Hurricane Harbor Water Park, and various other rides and attractions for children or anyone else who doesn't like to ride the roller coasters.

This picture shows The Batman roller coaster. This along with 11 other roller coasters such as The Dark Knight, Raging Bull, Superman, Iron Wolf, American Eagle, Raging Cajun, The Wizzer, Viper, V2 Vertical Velocity, Demon, and Spacely's Sprocket Rocket, which is a junior roller coaster, make up some of the attractions at six flags.
Another main attraction at Six Flags is Hurricane Harbor. This is the water park located within the theme park, and is available to go to for no extra charge with a purchase of a ticket for the park. Some other attractions at Six flags are places for kids to go such as the two story Carousel and kids zones such as Wiggles World which is shown in the picture above. These attractions all exist to allow people to greatly enjoy their time spent at Six Flags.

Employment
There are many different ways to get your foot in the door at this theme park. There are many jobs offered such as ticket sales, life guarding at the water park,costume characters such as the characters from Looney Toons or one of the Superheroes, preparing food at one of the many different food kiosks or restaurants, working with games, landscaping, and many other different jobs. After working there for long enough, people are able to get promotions to managerial positions.


New Trends
As more and more people come to Hurricane Harbor Water Park inside of the theme park, workers for this amusement park keep thinking of new ways to keep the people entertained. A new trend spreading through various Six Flags amusement parks is the new water ride Buccaneer Battle. It is a ride where people are in a boat and soot water out of canons at various targets.


Definition of Leisure and Its Benefits
Six Flags definition of leisure is that it is a time where families can get away from the everyday world and have a fun time, whether it is relaxing in the lazy river, or riding the roller coasters. It's biggest benifit is the fact that it is a great time to be spent with family. With everyone working long hours, people don't have much time to spend as a family, so when they do get the occasional time to spend with family, they can do that at Six Flags.

Synopsis
Six Flags Great America is a great place for family fun. It attracts people from all over because of the great reputaion for fun and excitment experienced there.I have gone to Six Flags every year for as long as i can remember, and each time I go there, it is a memorable time. It is a great time to spend time with my family and friends, and that is why I believe a career at Six Flags would be a good one. Working at Six Flags would be a good career because you would be able to have a lot of fun while at work by riding the rides or just doing whatever you want at the park, and also because by working there, you would get to experience families being together everyday and see them having fun. Starting off working there might not be the greatest for some people, but others would find this a great way to start a career. It depends on personal preference as to if this amusement park would be a good career choice for them or not. It is a commercial recreation business, so it makes a profit, but the price of admission isn't all that expensive. Even still, I believe Six Flags Great America is a great place for recreation and leisure.