Spacely's Sprocket Rockets
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Spacely's Sprocket Rockets | |
Location | Six Flags Great America |
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Type | Steel |
Status | Open |
Opened | 1998 |
Manufacturer | Vekoma |
Model | Roller-Skater |
Height | 27.9 ft (8.5 m) |
Drop | 18.0 ft (5.5 m) |
Length | 679.17 ft (207 m) |
Max speed | 21.7 mph (34.9 km/h) |
Inversions | 0 |
Duration | 0:44 |
Capacity | 780 riders per hour |
Height Restriction | 36 in (91.4 cm) |
Spacely's Sprocket Rockets at RCDB | |
Pictures of Spacely's Sprocket Rockets at RCDB |
Spacely's Sprocket Rockets is a steel roller coaster at located Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. This is a kiddie coaster with a height restriction of only 36 inches. It is a Vekoma "roller-skater" model rollercoaster, with wheels on the side of the track.
Spaceleys is the second kiddie-coaster built at the park. The first, was a Bradley & Kaye Little Dipper named Gulf Coaster, however it only operated in the 1976 season. Fires and other issues forced the park to close it.
Roller coasters at Six Flags Great America |
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The American Eagle - Batman: The Ride - Déjà Vu - The Demon – Iron Wolf - Ragin' Cajun - Raging Bull - Spacely's Sprocket Rockets - Superman: Ultimate Flight - Vertical Velocity - Viper - Whizzer |