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Tidal Wave - Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, Illinois, USA)

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Roller Coaster: Tidal Wave
Amusement Park: Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, Illinois, USA)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Sit Down
Status: Defunct
Operated from 1978 to 1991
Relocations: Six Flags Great America as Tidal Wave
Six Flags Over Georgia as Viper
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom as Greezed Lightnin'
Make / Model: Schwarzkopf / All Models / Shuttle Loop
Designer: Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Lift / Launch System: Weight Drop Launch
Categories: Shuttle
Maps: Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite)
Capacity: 1,300 riders per hour
 
Length: 863 ft 
Height: 137.8 ft 
Inversions: 1 
Speed: 57 mph 
Duration: 0:38 
Max Vertical Angle: 70° 
Max Acceleration: 0 - 57 mph in 6 seconds 
Elements: Loop 
 
Trains: Single train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders.
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