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| Manufacturer | Schwarzkopf | ||||||||||||||
| Product | Speed Racer / Extended Jumbo Jet | ||||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Electric spiral lift | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 70 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Drop | 64 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Top speed | 42 mph | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 3100 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2:00 | ||||||||||||||
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Whizzer is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, USA.
History
Willard's Whizzer opened on May 29, 1976 as one of the park's several opening day attractions. It was named after park owner Willard Marriott.
In 2002, Six Flags announced that Whizzer would be removed to make way for a new attraction (which turned out to be Superman Ultimate Flight). It was scheduled to close on August 11.[1] Following public outcry, the park kept Whizzer open. On September 24, 2002, it announced that it would dismantle ShockWave instead.[2]
Around the release of the film, "The Other Guys" in 2010, the front of the cars and the station would be redecorated to promote the film.
American Coaster Enthusiasts awarded the ride ACE Landmark status on August 10, 2012.[3]
At No Coaster Con 2024, Six Flags announced that the classic coaster would get a new control system.[4]
Design
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Color scheme
Black track and supports. The ride used to feature black track and white supports.
Trains
3 trains with 4 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged inline in 6 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.
Images
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References
- ↑ 6F Great America keeping Whizzer - Amusement Today (Wayback archive)
- ↑ "6F Great America dismantling Shockwave". Amusement Today. 2002-09-25. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
{{cite web}}: Check|archiveurl=value (help) - ↑ "Coaster Landmark - Whizzer". American Coaster Enthusiasts. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ↑ SFGAm No Coaster Con Recap + 5 Year Plan!, retrieved 2024-02-06
External links
- Whizzer on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Whizzer on Coaster-Count.
- Whizzer on the parks website