Maxx Force

Six Flags Great America · Gurnee, Illinois, USA

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Height: 175 ft53 m
Drop: 175 ft53 m
Top speed: 78 mph126 km/h
Length: 2,650 ft808 m
Inversions: 4
Track: SteelLaunched
Opened: 2019
Status: Operating

About Maxx Force

★ Fastest launch acceleration in North America at opening (0–78 mph in under 2 seconds)

Maxx Force is a launched steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, USA, open since 2019. The ride stands 175 feet tall, drops 175 feet and reaches 78 mph over 2,650 feet of track, with 4 inversions.

A compressed-air launch fires trains up a 175-foot top hat in under two seconds, one of the hardest-hitting starts of any launch coaster on the continent.

Field note: its intense launch forces led to periodic ride modifications after opening.