Area Home Town Square | Status Closed | |
Opening date June 15, 2013 (2013-06-15) Closing date August 13, 2013 (2013-08-13) Replaced Glow in the Park Parade Replaced by Six Flags - 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.
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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. 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. 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 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.
Music
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
You Don't Know Your 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 Agularia
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
The show
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.