flight flags great america flight steel roller coaster located flags great america illinois designed built ride opened fourth world second united_states replaced attractions foot long roller coaster features barrel rolls high speed drops signature fly element train narrowly misses support structure designed look like air traffic control tower passes opening known element history flight announced september flags great america park announce plans united_states land clearing started september site great america pieces track began arrive early october ranging feet feet dug ground january final piece lift hill topped trains flight arrived park march chicago_sun-times article february park said expect safety tests start early april flight opened season pass holders weekend opened public ride experience departing station resembles airplane hangar train immediately begins climb steep foot chain lift hill reaching lift hill train enters element roller coaster dive drop element similar dive drop found park consists train rotating degrees upside position descending ground drop train reaches speed miles hour drop riders picture taken train exits drop train enters zero roll going cloud fog train makes slight left turn entering loop followed right turn pond train leads second zero roll main entrance ride following roll train makes left turn going twist element known riders actual airplane control tower retrieved hare international airport giving illusion train hit tower going tower train goes near miss surrounded cloud fog exiting twist making tight right turn passing demon turn making slight left upward turn leading brake run train makes degree left turn set brakes entering station cycle lasts minute seconds characteristics manufacturer flight wing coaster model swiss manufacturer fifth coaster flags great america flight joins inverted roller coaster batman ride hyper flying roller coaster superman ultimate flight giving park total operating coasters park coaster moved end season flight fourth built second united_states preceded trains flight operates steel trains train cars seats car track total riders train colors train red black shoulder restraints restraints similar restraints found superman ultimate flight track steel track approximately feet length height lift approximately feet track colored red supports black reception flight received mix positive negative reviews chicago_tribune stated ride smooth rolls inverted eye stated ride pretty short train running course time wait time reach long popular attractions park coaster critic reviewed ride stated especially element said different seating set encourages rides different experience train overall gave ride riding position loops interactions near misses awards
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