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.Photo: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- 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: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Six Flags Great America is an amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States, between Chicago and Milwaukee. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park features 45 attractions, including 16 roller coasters, and an adjacent water park named Hurricane Harbor Chicago. Six Flags Great America is situated 390 feet west of The Flash: Vertical Velocity.
Little Dipper
Roller coaster
Little Dipper is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. It was built in 1950 at Kiddieland Amusement Park in Melrose Park, Illinois.
The Joker
The Joker is the name of four S&S 4D Free Spin roller coasters currently operating at four Six Flags amusement parks in the United States, those being Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Great America, Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags New England. The Joker is situated 400 feet north 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, and tourism
- Location: Warren Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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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
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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