Vertical Velocity
Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, IL
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Impulse coaster · Steel · Intamin
Opened 2001 · Owned by Six Flags
An LIM impulse shuttle that rockets you back and forth up a straight tower and a twisted 'holding' spike.
- Height
- 185 ft
- Top speed
- 70 mph
- Length
- 630 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Opened
- 2001
- Builder
- Intamin
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Plan your ride
Lines are shortest at park open and in the last hour of the day. Enthusiasts swear by the back row for the biggest airtime.
Good to know
No inversions — intense, but you never go upside down
Impulse coaster — smooth modern track
Compact layout — 630 ft of track
