Spacely's Sprocket Rockets

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Spacely's Sprocket Rockets
Location Six Flags Great America
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

The American Eagle - Batman: The Ride - Déjà Vu - The DemonIron Wolf - Ragin' Cajun - Raging Bull - Spacely's Sprocket Rockets - Superman: Ultimate Flight - Vertical Velocity - Viper - Whizzer