Comments on: Six Flags Great America’s Rumored 2012 Wing Coaster

By: The Coaster Critic

The Coaster Critic — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:20:37 +0000

Yeah. I know. Six Flags announced all of their 2012 attractions yesterday, but I was way to busy to write updates. Here's more about the ride: Six Flags Great America Announces X-Flight Coaster

By: coasterer22

coasterer22 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:38:26 +0000

Thanks for the link, Aric! And the ride actually looks better then I thought it would. I love the inversion off the lift hill and the zero-G rolls that you see in the video. I wonder if Thorpe Park's "The Swarm" will be better than "X-Flight", but X-Flight looks pretty good.

By: Aric

Aric — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:33:06 +0000

No longer a rumor:
http://www.sixflags.com/greatAmerica/rides/XFligh…

By: Taylor

Taylor — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:59:14 +0000

It's confirmed. I decoded the puzzle and found the name is X-Flight and it also said first of the kind in U.S. It is really a B&M Wingrider

By: Mike M.

Mike M. — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 21:13:36 +0000

I was thinking adding an airtime hill or two to a dive coaster! But I like your ideas too! Also, I found a few No Limits simulations of what a wing rider might ride like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HifEwyuL7ZE This one is a projected simulation of The Swarm at Thorpe park based on all the design data available. Looks interesting (yesss Zero-g roll!), but I was expecting a little more. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

By: Piedude81

Piedude81 — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:29:32 +0000

I hope to see this ride put up in Great America. It's a 6 hour drive from St. Louis to Chicago, and we go up pretty frequently. Can't wait to ride this new ride! And they better get one, or I'm going to be REALLY mad about the removal of Iron Wolf.

By: Gearhart

Gearhart — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:35:00 +0000

I'm a bit wary of these designs. Until I ride one and am proved wrong, I feel they're just a gimmick. I'm glad the US may finally see one though.

By: Prof.BAM

Prof.BAM — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:24:59 +0000

like a Cobra Roll on a Flying coaster? or an intamin launched flyer?

By: Mike M.

Mike M. — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:54:29 +0000

Can't wait to see what type of elements come with wing coasters. I've already heard about the first drop be a 180 degree flip ala Flying Dutchman coasters followed by a half loop dive. Sounds awesome! Also, I bet a zero-g roll on one of these would be EPIC! Coaster Critic, you should do a "most wanted element" topic on here. I bet engineer/coaster junkies like myself have all sorts of crazy ideas that we'd love to talk about getting B&M or Intamin to implement someday!

By: Prof.BAM

Prof.BAM — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:58:01 +0000

This may be announced first, but will it open before Dollywood's wing-rider?