IgNight – Grand Finale
igNIGHT – Grand Finale, often called igNIGHT, was a nighttime show performed nightly at Six Flags Great America amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States. It replaced Glow in the Park Parade, which was a nighttime parade. igNIGHT – Grand Finale premiered on June 15, 2013, and closed on August 13, 2013.
| igNIGHT – Grand Finale | |
|---|---|
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| Six Flags Great America | |
| Area | Hometown Square |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | June 15, 2013 |
| Closing date | August 13, 2013 |
| Replaced | Glow in the Park Parade |
| Replaced by | Hometown Square Stage |
| General statistics | |
| Attraction type | Pyrotechnic, fireworks, laser, acrobatics, dance and light show |
| Duration | 22 minutes 30 seconds |
History
Six Flags Great America teased their fans on Facebook and Twitter throughout the month of August 2012 to speculate their newest product that will be announced on August 30, 2012.[1] Finally on August 30, 2012, Six Flags announced Six Flags Great America will introduce an technologically advanced show ever in its park history, igNIGHT – Grand Finale.[2] igNIGHT – Grand Finale premiered on June 15, 2013 in Hometown Square, which replace the nighttime parade Glow in the Park that had only been in operation for three seasons. Less than 2 months after opening, IgNight closed on August 13, 2013.
The show
IgNIGHT transformed Home Town Square when it premiered in summer 2013. The show would start at park closing every night until August 13 [3] and runs for about 25 minutes. The show features Video Projections, Lasers, Pyrotechnics, Live singing, Live dancing, and Fireworks. IgNight journeys from the Great Chicago Fire to the present during the show.
Setlist
Several types of new and old music are used throughout the show. 13 songs were used in the show:
- Chicago by Frank Sinatra
- Hit The Lights by Selena Gomez
- Tonight Tonight by Hot Chelle Rae
- Elevate by Big Time Rush
- All of the Lights (very brief) by Kanye West
- Light Up the Sky by Duncan
- Turn Up The Music by Chris Brown
- What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction
- Fire Burning by Sean Kingston
- Without You by David Guetta
- Put Your Hearts Up by Ariana Grande
- We Are Young by Fun.
- Make the World Move by Christina Aguilera
- Cupid Shuffle by Cupid
- Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO
- Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys
- My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up) (finale) by Fall Out Boy
- Firework by Katy Perry
Experience
The show begins with a girl reading her great grandma Elizabeth's journal again. In the journal, her grandma meets a boy and they are having a great time until The Chicago Fire ruins their fun. Then they go to present time and the girl is told to not think about the past and go into the city and have some fun at Club IgNight. Then, a DJ comes out and starts a dance party. In the middle of the show, the same thing that happened to her Grandma Elizabeth happens to her, without a disaster. To end the show My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark by Fall Out Boy plays while many rounds of Pyrotechnics launch and go along with the music.
References
- Six Flags Great America (August 8, 2012). "2013 Hint". Video. Facebook. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- "Nighttime Spectacular to Dazzle Great America Guests in 2013" (PDF). Six Flags. August 3, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- sixflags.com