X-Flight New for 2012 at Six Flags Great America

Revolutionary Wing Coaster Coming to
Six Flags Great America in 2012


First Theme Park in the U.S. to Announce Plans to Build State-of-the-Art Wing Coaster

Gurnee, Ill. (September 1, 2011) -- Get ready to take flight! Six Flags Great America announces plans to add a state-of-the-art roller coaster for the 2012 season. X-Flight is a ground-breaking wing coaster featuring cutting-edge technology. The Gurnee theme park is the first to announce plans for a wing coaster in the U.S.

X-Flight will take riders on a flight that defies gravity, with no track above or below them. Riders sit in pairs, suspended on either side of the track with their feet dangling, as they begin their climb up a 12-story plunge launching them into speeds of 55mph through 3,000 feet of intense drops and five inversions, including a barrel roll and zero-g roll. One of the most adrenaline-pumping moments on the ride is an extreme fly-through where the coaster speeds straight toward a structure, before making a last-minute vertical flip to fit through a keyhole cut-out.

"Six Flags Great America has a long history of introducing legendary rides and first-of-its-kind roller coasters," said Hank Salemi, Six Flags Great America Park President. "What makes X-Flight so unique is soaring through 3,000 feet of high-speed drops, loops and turns, with nothing above or below you. The coaster's train actually looks like a plane with seats suspended on either side of the track. It's like nothing you have ever experienced before. We are thrilled to bring this revolutionary wing coaster to our guests for the 2012 season."

X-Flight is designed by acclaimed Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, who also designed Six Flags Great America favorites: Raging Bull, SUPERMAN: Ultimate Flight and BATMAN: The Ride. The wing coaster will make its home in the County Fair section of the park. Construction begins this Fall. X-Flight is scheduled to open Spring of 2012.

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[Minecraft052]

what great america? what State?

[sm2ube]

@Minecraft052 Six Flags Great America just outside of Chicago in Gurnee. 

[jlrtocool1]

hell yeah i wanna ride that! but its replacing iron wolf :/ that sucks

[meezymillionz]

I will shit in my pants if I sat in the front for that view at @1:23

[blubabluba123]

the beggining looks alot like swarm!!

[stellabluelulu]

@jlrtocool1 It's actually replacing the antique cars.

[sexwax10]

why can't we get this at magic mtn? looks way better than lex luther drop ride :/

[Imgonnausethisname]

@HighFlyer577 No, this is a joining of Raptor and The Swarm. It has the drop of The Swarm and the first zero g roll. Where the swarm has a Tilt loop this has a Immelmann; after that raptor & X-F share a second roll then the tunnel and then an in-line-twist (but in different directions)--Hence the bend at the end, and then the ride ends.

First 1/3 The Swarm

Middle 1/3 Both

Last 1/3 Raptor +Some

The ride will be better then both The Swarm and Raptor. I wish this version was "The Swarm" though.

[coasterfreak49]

@MegaMusicMistro Enthusiast Facepalm...

[HighFlyer577]

It's basically the same as The Swarm at Thorpe Park... probably a copy/clone

[SuperSpikez1]

that starts like the swarm at thorpe park, england

[boboyt5]

X flight is awsome if its the same one that was here in ohio!!! bastards closed the park down

[bucabee923]

@jlrtocool1 its not in the spot of iron wolf, its somewhere else. and iron wolf got moved to six flags america in maryland. so we still have an open space where iron wolf used to be