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The Flash: Vertical Velocity
Steel Impulse at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois. Opened 2001.
- Height
- 185 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 70 mph
- Length
- 630 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Intamin
This coaster opened in 2001 as V2: Vertical Velocity and was later called Vertical Velocity. It was renamed The Flash: Vertical Velocity in 2022, when its area, Yankee Harbor, was re-themed as DC Universe.
The Flash: Vertical Velocity at Six Flags Great America is a thrilling roller coaster that offers an intense and exhilarating experience. This Intamin impulse coaster launches riders back and forth along a U-shaped track between two 185-foot towers, the first of them twisted into a spiral. Linear induction motors launch the train through the station several times, reaching 70 mph, and the ride has no inversions. The unique combination of rapid acceleration, weightlessness, and gravity-defying elements creates a dynamic and exciting ride that keeps enthusiasts coming back for more. The high-speed thrills and smooth transitions make The Flash: Vertical Velocity a standout attraction for thrill-seekers.
Sources
- sixflags.com/greatamerica/attractions/flash-vertical-velocit... (Park page: THE FLASH: Vertical Velocity in DC Universe, introduced 2001, Intamin; launches up a 185-ft twisted tower spike, then backward through the station up a 185-ft vertical tower; 52-inch minimum height.)
- rcdb.com/747.htm (RCDB: Flash: Vertical Velocity, operating since May 18, 2001; Intamin Impulse Coaster (Twist & Spike); inverted U shuttle; length 630 ft, height 185 ft, 70 mph, 0 inversions, 90 degrees; multi-pass LIM launch; former names V2 (2001 to ?) and Vertical Velocity (? to 2021).)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Flags_Great_America (Opened in 2001 as Vertical Velocity (stylized V2) in Yankee Harbor; renamed The Flash: Vertical Velocity in 2022 when Yankee Harbor became DC Universe.)
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