Six Flags Donates 50K Free Tickets To Those Who Get Vaccine

ILLINOIS — Free Six Flags Great America tickets will be doled out to Illinois residents who receive their vaccine in the coming weeks, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday. Six Flags officials will donate 50,000 tickets valued at $4 million.

The amusement park will host a state vaccination clinic on June 5 and 6 where thousands of free tickets will be handed out, the governor said. Six Flags will also donate thousands of tickets to health departments across the state to be used at their discretion to encourage local residents to get their shots.

In addition, health officials will be focused on getting vaccines into under-served neighborhoods and using the tickets as incentive for younger people to get their shots.

"There are so many people that are on the fence just a little bit, and I think this will push them a bit," Pritzker said.

Here's how we're making getting vaccinated – and getting your ticket – as convenient as possible:

@IDPH mobile vaccination site at Six Flags on June 5 and 6
Local health departments in the region
Directly into neighborhoods through the Vaccine Corps Partnership
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Hank Salemi, park president at Six Flags Great American in Gurnee, said his company sees the donation as an investment that will encourage people to get their COVID shots and also enable them to get out and enjoy summer activities, including a visit to Six Flags.

"We really want to focus on moving forward ... and it's why we are making this commitment," Salemi said during Thursday's press conference.