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Vertical Velocity - Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, Illinois, USA)

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Roller Coaster: Vertical Velocity
V2
Amusement Park: Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, Illinois, USA)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Inverted
Status: Operating since 5/18/2001
Make / Model: Intamin AG / Other / Twisted Impulse Coaster
Lift / Launch System: LIM
Categories: Shuttle
Maps: Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite)
Capacity: 1,100 riders per hour
 
Length: 630 ft 
Height: 185 ft 
Inversions: 0 
Speed: 70 mph 
 
Trains: Single train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders.
Restrictions: Riders must be 54 in or taller to ride.
Built by: Intamin AG
Facts: U-shaped track with a spiraled first tower and a brake on the second tower to "hold' the train for a moment before dropping.
Theme: Blue support structures with yellow track.
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