Negative-G Six Flags Great America X Flight Media Day Pictures Page Eight

Six Flags Great America
Gurnee, Illinois
X-Flight Media Day
May 11, 2012
Page Eight

Media Day For The New For 2012 X-Flight Rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois

X-Flight's second zero g roll takes you right along the midway where you can look up and see everyone on the ground looking back up at you.

Media Day For The New For 2012 X-Flight Rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois

As of writing this there are only four Wingrider coasters in the world with two of them in Europe and two in the US (the second one is Wild Eagle at Dollywood) and as much fun as this one is I'd expect to see more of these soaring above amusement parks around the world in the coming years.

Media Day For The New For 2012 X-Flight Rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois

A difference between the initial plans for X-Flight and the finished product was the placement of the hangar fly through. It was supposed to sit before the Immelmann but ended up after the second zero g roll. Another difference was that in the rendering of the ride it was an actual building with depth instead of just a facade. Still the head chopper was nice.

Media Day For The New For 2012 X-Flight Rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois

As you can see X-Flight gets right up to and into the midway with some of it's supports.