Six Flags Great America is gearing up for the summer season and has a treat in store for thrill seekers. Get ready to take flight on the theme park's newest addition, X Flight, a ground breaking wing coaster scheduled to open in May, 2012, according to a January 30 announcement from Six Flags. The popular theme park is located in Gurnee, in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.
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Construction is underway for the Gurnee, IL theme park’s newest addition, X Flight. Crews have just completed adding the highest point to the coaster’s track, the top of the 12-story drop. Attached is a picture slideshow of the X Flight construction.
X Flight will take riders on a gravity defying flight, with no track above or below them. Riders sit in pairs, suspended on either side of the track with their feet dangling, as they begin their climb up a 12-story plunge launching them into speeds of 55mph through 3,000 feet of intense drops and five inversions, including a barrel roll and zero-g roll. One of the most adrenaline-pumping moments on the ride is an extreme fly-through where the coaster speeds straight toward a structure, before making a last-minute vertical flip to fit through a keyhole cut-out.
X Flight is designed by acclaimed Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, who also designed Six Flags Great America favorites: Raging Bull, SUPERMAN: Ultimate Flight and BATMAN: The Ride. The wing coaster will make its home in the County Fair section of the theme park. Construction began this past Fall. X Flight is scheduled to open Spring of 2012.
Six Flags Great America is located between Chicago and Milwaukee and offers fun for the entire family with 14 heart-pounding roller coasters, a free 20-acre water park, spectacular shows, a nighttime illuminated parade and three children’s themed areas.
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