GURNEE -- Six Flags Great America has opened their new record-breaking roller coaster, the Mardi Gras Hangover.
According to Six Flags, the new coaster is the world's largest loop coaster, taking riders forward and backward on a giant loop before suspending them completely upside down for some hang-time.
In addition to the park's 16th coaster, Six Flags Great America will also introduce a Mardis Gras Festival for the first time this summer.
SFGAm Mardi Gras | Six Flags Great America
“Naming such a unique and record-breaking coaster required out-of-the-box thinking,” said Park President Hank Salemi in a news release. “Riders will experience multiple moments of hang-time on Mardi Gras Hangover, with the addition of our Mardi Gras Festival debuting this summer, it was the perfect fit.”
New ride statistics from Six Flags:
- World’s largest coaster of its kind
- 100 feet tall
- 360 degree revolutions with multiple inversions
- 32 seats in unique “face-off” design, with guests seated back-to-back and face-to-face
- Inverted hang-time with riders suspended upside down for extended times
- The park’s 16th coaster
Six Flags Great America and the new coaster opened for their 2018 season on Saturday, April 21.
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