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North America · steel coaster
Vertical Velocity
Six Flags Great America · Gurnee, Illinois, USA
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- Height
- 185 ft56 m
- Drop
- 185 ft56 m
- Top speed
- 50 mph80 km/h
- Length
- 1,250 ft381 m
- Inversions
- 0
- Track
- SteelLaunched
- Opened
- 2001
- Status
- Operating
About Vertical Velocity
Vertical Velocity is a launched steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, USA, open since 2001. The ride stands 185 feet tall, drops 185 feet and reaches 50 mph over 1,250 feet of track.
A twin-towered shuttle coaster that launches riders up two near-vertical spikes reaching 185 feet.
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