Maxx Force is a launched steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, United States. Manufactured by S&S – Sansei Technologies, it opened on July 4, 2019. It is themed on drag racing and is located in the park's Carousel Plaza section. It is marketed as having the quickest acceleration in North America at 0 to 78 mph in 1.8 seconds and the fastest inversion in the world at 60 mph.
History
Development
On May 4, 2018, The Pictorium, a 980-seat IMAX theater that opened in 1979 as the "world's largest cinema experience", was closed and demolished with little publicity, almost one year away from its 40th anniversary.[5] From August 2 through August 23, 2018, Six Flags Great America released four episodes of a teaser series titled "Road to Glory" on social media. In these episodes, a racer appropriately named "Maxx" races around the park as pit crew cheer him on. On August 30, 2018, Maxx Force was officially announced along with the rest of 2019 attraction announcements by Six Flags. The ride time is approximately 25 seconds.[6]