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 tall black gates.

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 tall black gates at both Great America's were removed and replaced. In Santa Clara, they were replaced by tents while in Gurnee, they were replaced by a building.

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