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Demon - Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, Illinois, USA)

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Roller Coaster: Demon (1980 to present)
Turn Of The Century (5/29/1976 to 1979)
Amusement Park: Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, Illinois, USA)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Sit Down
Status: Operating since 5/29/1976
Make / Model: Arrow Dynamics / All Models / Custom Looping Coaster
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Length: 2,130 ft 
Height: 103.7 ft 
Drop: 90 ft 
Inversions: 4 
Speed: 50 mph 
Duration: 1:45 
Max Vertical Angle: 54° 
Elements: 70 ft tall Loop
55 ft tall Loop
35 ft tall Double Corkscrew
 
 
Trains: 3 trains with 6 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
Restrictions: Riders must be 42 in or taller to ride.
Built by: Arrow Dynamics
 
History: Originally opened in 1976 as the "Turn of the Century" with two corkscrew loops.  For the 1980 season the two vertical loops were added, the track was painted black and given the "Demon" theme".
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