X-Flight Fact Sheet

DESCRIPTION: Wing Coaster with no track above or below

HEIGHT: 12 story drop (120 feet)

TRACK: 3,000 ft. of extreme drops, fly-throughs and five inversions

SPEED: 55 mph

RIDE TIME: Nearly 3 minutes

LOCATION: County Fair, at Six Flags Great America

TIMELINE: Construction began Fall 2011, opening Spring 2012

FUN FACTS:
- Each train holds 32 passengers. Riders sit in pairs, suspended on either side of the track with their feet dangling.

- Nearly 3,000 feet of twisted steel with 5 inversions, including a zero-g roll, in-line roll and barrel roll.

- Immediately after the lift hill, riders are turned upside down and dive into a half loop called a dive loop.

- Zero-g roll gives riders the feeling of weightlessness.

- Track includes an extreme fly-through where the coaster speeds straight toward a structure before making a last-minute vertical flip to fit through a keyhole cut-out

-Designed by acclaimed manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, who also designed Six Flags Great America favorites: Raging Bull, SUPERMAN: Ultimate Flight and BATMAN: The Ride.