Maxx Force | |
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Six Flags Great America | |
Location | Six Flags Great America |
Park section | Carousel Plaza |
Coordinates | 42°22′08″N 87°56′11″W / 42.368858°N 87.936473°W |
Status | Operating |
Soft opening date | July 2, 2019 |
Opening date | July 4, 2019 |
Cost | $15 million |
Replaced | Pictorium |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Launched |
Manufacturer | S&S - Sansei Technologies |
Designer | Joe Draves |
Model | Compressed Air Launch |
Height | 175 ft (53 m) |
Length | 1,800 ft (550 m) |
Speed | 78 mph (126 km/h) |
Inversions | 4 |
Duration | 0:23 |
Acceleration | 0 to 78 mph (0 to 126 km/h) in 1.8 seconds |
Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
Trains | 2 trains with 4 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 16 riders per train. |
Website | Official website |
Flash Pass (one time) | |
Maxx Force at RCDB | |
Video | |
Maxx Force is a launched steel roller coaster at the Six Flags Great America amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States.[1] It opened on July 4, 2019, and was manufactured by S&S - Sansei Technologies. Maxx Force is themed on drag racing and is located in the Carousel Plaza area. The park marketed the ride as having the quickest acceleration in North America, traveling from 0 to 78 mph (126 km/h) in 1.8 seconds. The park also claimed the ride opened with the fastest inversion in the world at 60 mph (97 km/h).