Parks With Points

Crazy Quick Trip?  Summary: I'm taking Amtrak up but once I'm already downtown can I leave after work and make it to Six Flags for dinner and some rides? This way I can still work a bit on the train and don't have to worry about traffic. Plus, I don't usually have my car with me in Chicago. There: Looks like if your near Union Station down town Chicago you can use google maps to find the route. For this test I would take Train UP-N , Ogilvie Transportation Center to Waukegan, 4:00 - 5:07 PM then Bus 565 , Sheridan Rd & Washington St to Grand Ave & Lawson Blvd/Six Flags Pkwy, 5:17 - 5:39 PM  Back: To get me back around 10:30 I would need to catch Bus565 , Grand Ave & Six Flags Pkwy/Lawson Blvd to Waukegan Metra Station, 8:39 PM - 9:01 PM then Train UP-N , Waukegan to Ogilvie Transportation Center, 9:05 PM - 10:23 PM I downloaded the Ventra app and it looks like I can use the phone to get on/off everything.

Trip Report - Six Flags Great America Summary: My evening trip to SFGAm via public transportation  will have to be tested on a different day. Amtrak's site went down and after showing the rudest   Amtrak employee the site was down and I was not able to show my multi-pass I "got" to drive to Chicago Park -- SFGMa via Season Pass (1 meals & 2 snacks via food plan) Lessons: Take a screen grab of your ticket if you have a multi ride pass, rude employees don't care you have a real ticket and Amtrak app only works if there website is up Trip Report: #LogeRideApp Maxx Force 3 Raging Bull 4

Let's brainstorm an extended (4ish day) weekend run Six Flag Great America (Chicago, IL) Little Amerricka Amusement Park (Marshall, WI) Bay Beach Amusement Park (Green Bay, WI) Mt. Olympus (Wisconsin Dells, WI) Tom Foolery (Wisconsin Dells, WI)  Nickelodeon at Mall of America (Bloomington, MN) Valleyfair (Shakopee, MN) Adventureland to catch Dragon Slayer, new in 2021 (Altoona, IA) [Added] Modern Woodmen Park (Davenport, Iowa) - small break between Adventureland and the Six Flags To get it into an extended weekend you would clearly need to drop something.  For example: Adventureland is 3h 30m South of Minneapolis - 4h 45m west of Chicago Bay Beach is 2h - 2h 30m to the Dells Could pick between Valleyfair and Nickelodon Anchor Airports: Chicago, IL (United Hub) and Minneapolis, MI (Dela Hub) Personally Delta isn't flying to my local airport right now sadly. If they open back up the regional jets I will hit that on another weekend and make Adventureland a day trip. Do...