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Summary and Frequenly Asked Questions:
- If you’re in Chicago this summer, stop everything you’re doing, pack up the family, and head to one of the Windy City’s many amusement parks.
- Many of them, such as Six Flags Great America or Michigan’s Adventure, have a combination of thrilling roller coaster rides and wild and wet waterslides.
- Magic Waters is home to Tsunami Bay, where you can ride the 6-foot waves in the largest wave pool in the state.
- Donley’s Wild West Town and Pirates’ Cove Children’s Theme Park are more suitable choices if you are only taking younger kids between the ages of 1 and 12.
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