The Flash: Vertical Velocity
The Flash: Vertical Velocity is a launched inverted roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, United States. Manufactured by Intamin, the Impulse roller coaster model opened on May 18, 2001.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Roller coaster
- Description: amusement ride in Six Flags Great America
- Also known as: “V2” and “Vertical Velocity”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Six Flags Great America and Little Dipper.
Six Flags Great America
Theme park
Photo: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0.
Six Flags Great America is a 273-acre amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States, between Chicago and Milwaukee. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park features more than 45 attractions, including 16 roller coasters, and an adjacent water park named Hurricane Harbor Chicago. Six Flags Great America is situated 720 feet northwest of The Flash: Vertical Velocity.
Little Dipper
Roller coaster
Goliath
Roller coaster
Photo: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0.
Goliath is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction and designed by Alan Schilke, the roller coaster features RMC's Topper Track design and opened to the public on June 19, 2014. Goliath is situated 690 feet southeast of The Flash: Vertical Velocity.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gurnee and Grange Hall.
Gurnee
Photo: juggernautco, CC BY 2.0.
Gurnee is a village in Illinois. It sits at the midpoint between Chicago and Milwaukee. It's best known as the home of the Six Flags Great America amusement park, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago water park, the Gurnee Mills shopping mall, and a Great Wolf Lodge location.
Grange Hall
Hamlet
Grange Hall is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Grange Hall is located at. Grange Hall is situated 1½ miles west of The Flash: Vertical Velocity.
Wilson
Hamlet
Wilson was an unincorporated community in southern Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. The community was located along Illinois Route 120 and is now part of the cities of Waukegan and Park City and the village of Gurnee. Wilson is situated 2 miles southeast of The Flash: Vertical Velocity.
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
- Categories: steel roller coaster, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Warren Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.36784° or 42° 22′ 4″ northLongitude
-87.93231° or 87° 55′ 56″ westOperator
Six Flags Great AmericaOpen location code
86JJ9399+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 25032277OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=roller_coasterOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q846024
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“The Flash: Vertical Velocity” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “The Flash: Vertical Velocity”
- Dutch: “Vertical Velocity”
- French: “Flash: Vertical Velocity”
- French: “Vertical Velocity”
- German: “The Flash: Vertical Velocity”
- German: “Vertical Velocity”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Flash: Vertical Velocity”. Photo: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0.