Negative-G Six Flags Great America 2008 Page Twelve

Six Flags Great America
Gurnee, Illinois
May 23, 2008
Page Twelve

The Superman Ultimate Flight Rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

The Superman Ultimate Flight Rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

Superman replaces Six Flags Great America's old Shock Wave looping coaster and while it was sad to see Shockwave's fantastic curving drop not towering over the park Superman is a considerably better ride.

The Superman Ultimate Flight Rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

Superman was originally supposed to take over the spot where the Whizzer sits but after massive public outcry and from what I hear some massive maintenance issues with Shockwave the beloved Whizzer was saved and Superman now sits where Shockwave once was.

The Superman Ultimate Flight Rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

Superman Ultimate Flight is a copy of the prototype ride that sits at Six Flags Over Georgia, sans the third train and dual loading station as it was found that they weren't really needed as they didn't increase the ride's capacity enough to justify the cost.

The Superman Ultimate Flight Rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

I have to say that I slightly prefer the version at Six Flags Over Georgia as the design is actually a terrain coaster as that ride sets on the side of a hill. The one at Great America sits on a site that once was a flat parking lot so you really don't have as many close calls with Terra Firma. Still Six Flags took some of the complaints about the lack of landscaping under Shockwave (you could still see the parking spaces) and made Superman look like part of the park.