Front Gates

The Front Gates consists of the plaza housing the main entrance, exit, and other auxiliary services such as Guest Services, Admissions, and more.

History
The Front Gates for both Great America's opened with the park. They both mirrored each other and consisted of a large plaza with ticket booths in the front and center and additional services such as a pet kennel to the left. Once guests passed the ticket booths, they were greeted by ornate gates covered with tents feature lime green and white lines with pennon flags over them.

In 1987, the Great America Amphitheater was opened to the left of the Front Gates which required the building for Pet Pourri to be demolished.

Over the years, the entry gates at both parks saw many changes. In 2003, the gates in Gurnee were radically changed and a new building replaced the original Marriott gates and tents. In Santa Clara, the tents have been replaced by simple white tents to contrast with the blue theming of the area as seen in their guest services booth.

In February 2013, the ticket booths for Gurnee's Great America was demolished and replaced with new gates that could accommodate security screenings.