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- Walking in to the park with the Carousel music - Sky Whirl whirling - Screaming from the roller coasters - Splashing of the boats after going down - The Bugs Bunny music that is still being played on Sky Trek Tower (at least since 2003, when I was there last) - Classic soundtracks and announcement...

Definitely Sky Whirl - The sound of the cages going around, being able to see what is on the other side of I-94. This was always the last ride for us.

I also remember the lights for Tidal Wave - White and not moving, then blue and moving, finally, white and moving.

It does look strange.

I was wondering when I looked at the picture. The sign is not as high as the old one, at least from the camera's point of view.

Now, I can't wait to see what it looks like at night, when everything is lit up.

This is my first post in this forum. I have lived in the Chicago area all my life, so it is the Gurnee park. From around 1978-79 to 1984, I lived in Chicago, so it was I-90, I-294, to I-94. The reason I said 1978-79 was that I vaguely remember going on Southern Cross. From 1984 on, I'm in Naperville...