Superman Ultimate Flight (Six Flags Great America)

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Superman Ultimate Flight

Six Flags Great America Location Gurnee, Illinois, USA Coordinates 42.371493°N 87.934514°W / 42.371493; -87.934514 Status Operating since May 3, 2003 Replaced ShockWave
Statistics
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Product	Flying Coaster (Superman)
Type	Steel - Flying
Riders per train	32
Hourly capacity	1,100
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	106 feet
Drop	100 feet
Top speed	51 mph
Length	2798 feet
Inversions	2
Duration	3:00

Superman Ultimate Flight is a steel flying roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, USA. This design has been used at two other Six Flags parks, which are Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags Great Adventure.

History

In 2002, Six Flags Great America began development on a new Superman-cloned flying roller coaster by Bolliger & Mabillard. When the park announced the removal of Whizzer that summer, park fans were furious. So Six Flags changed their minds and Whizzer stayed open. In September 2002, the park announced that ShockWave would not reopen for the 2003 season. Pieces of track and supports arrived at the same time.

The name Superman Ultimate Flight was announced in February 2003. The new coaster would reuse ShockWave's entrance. Superman Ultimate Flight opened on May 3, 2003.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill 78 foot tall pretzel loop Horseshoe In-line twist

Trains

2 trains with 8 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 32 riders per train.

Images

Queue line

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  The switchback section

Exterior

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  The entrance
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  The safety sign

Layout

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  The lift hill
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  The in-line twist
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  View from the park's entrance
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  The pretzel loop

External links

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  Superman Ultimate Flight on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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