Negative-G Six Flags Great America 1990

Six Flags Great America
Gurnee, Illinois
1990
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Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

See...the first drop does rock. Actually it's quite fun from the front seat as when you first crest the lift all you see is the ticket plaza below before turning and diving down to the ground.

Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

Loop #1 of the Shock Wave's 7 takes you 13 stories above the ground.

The Whizzer Roller Coaster at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

Here's loops 2 and 3 of the Shockwave. My main problem with this ride (other than the lack of landscaping under it-it's built over the parking lot) is that the mid course brake takes you from 50+ MPH down to almost 0 in a couple of seconds and is a bit rough.

The Whizzer Roller Coaster at Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

After the mid course brake you immediately enter the boomerang inversion. This has been re-profiled over the years due to some roughness in it's initial layout.