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The Maxx Force Launched coaster at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

Maxx Force's initial force, that blasts you a record 0 to 78 miles per hour in 1.8 seconds, is really the star of the show.

The Maxx Force launched coaster at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

If your brain had time to fully process the massive sensory overload from launch as you head skyward you might say to yourself "wow" but your brain is still back in the station dealing with the first nanosecond that the launch kicks in.

Maxx Force launched coaster at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

Pulling up into the heavens you might think about how the trains look a little Top Thrill Dragster-ish but your brain is still back there dealing with the shock of that acceleration.

The Maxx Force launched coaster at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

Then as you near the top of the worlds tallest double inversion at a hundred and seventy-five feet your brain shoots into fast forward and catches up to where you are at.

The Maxx Force launched coaster at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

By that point Maxx Force is all downhill from here.



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