Whizzer
Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, IL
Photos: Jonrev**, Alan Light, Wacky Windjammer · Wikimedia Commons
Speedracer coaster · Steel · Schwarzkopf
Opened 1976 · Owned by Six Flags
A beloved Schwarzkopf spiral-lift 'speedracer' saved from demolition by public outcry — an ACE Coaster Landmark.
- Height
- 70 ft
- Top speed
- 42 mph
- Length
- 3,084 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Opened
- 1976
- Builder
- Schwarzkopf
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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
Speedracer coaster — smooth modern track
Compact layout — 3,084 ft of track
