X-Flight (Six Flags Great America)

X-Flight
X-Flight train going through the "Keyhole"
Six Flags Great America
Location	Six Flags Great America
Park section	County Fair
Coordinates	42°21′55.57″N 87°56′1.63″W / 42.3654361°N 87.9337861°W / 42.3654361; -87.9337861
Status	Operating
Soft opening date	May 12, 2012 (2012-05-12)
Opening date	May 16, 2012 (2012-05-16)
Cost	$12–15 million[1]
Replaced	Splashwater Falls Great America Raceway
General statistics
Type	Steel – Wing Coaster
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Model	Wing Coaster
Track layout	Twister
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	120 ft (37 m)
Length	3,000 ft (910 m)
Speed	55 mph (89 km/h)
Inversions	5
Duration	1:15
Height restriction	52–78 in (132–198 cm)
Trains	2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
Flash Pass available
Must transfer from wheelchair
X-Flight at RCDB

X-Flight is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened as the fourth Wing Coaster in the world and the second in the United States on May 16, 2012. It replaced both the Splashwater Falls and Great American Raceway attractions. The 3,000-foot-long (910 m) roller coaster features barrel rolls, high-speed drops, and a signature fly-through element, where the train narrowly misses a relocated air traffic control tower as it passes through an opening known as a keyhole element.