Sprocket Rockets

Sprocket Rockets is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. This is a junior coaster with a height restriction of only 36 inches (910 mm). It is a Vekoma "roller-skater" model roller coaster. It is located in the Camp Cartoon section of the park, in Yukon Territory, as the headline attraction. It was originally named Spacely's Sprocket Rockets and themed to The Jetsons. It was renamed to Sprocket Rockets in 2018. [1]

Sprocket Rockets
Sprocket Rockets
Six Flags Great America
LocationSix Flags Great America
Park sectionYukon Territory - Camp Cartoon
Coordinates42.366897°N 87.931116°W / 42.366897; -87.931116
StatusOperating
Opening date1998
General statistics
TypeSteel Junior
ManufacturerVekoma
ModelJunior Coaster (207m)
Height27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Drop18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Length679.2 ft (207.0 m)
Speed21.7 mph (34.9 km/h)
Inversions0
Duration0:44
Capacity780 riders per hour
Height restriction36 in (91 cm)
TrainsSingle train with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 16 riders per train.
Must transfer from wheelchair
Sprocket Rockets at RCDB
Pictures of Sprocket Rockets at RCDB

Sprocket Rockets is the second junior-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.

Incidents

On August 16, 2006, a girl collapsed in the Camp Cartoon Network section after riding the roller coaster. She was later pronounced dead due to heart failure, though an autopsy showed that she died of a congenital heart condition.[2]

References

  1. https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/attractions/spacelys-sprocket-rockets
  2. Ahern, Sheila; Susnjara, Bob (2006-08-18). "Girl who died at Six Flags had heart defects". Daily Herald. p. 3.


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