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 | |
| Location | Six Flags Great America |
| Park section | Yukon Territory - Camp Cartoon |
| Coordinates | 42.366897°N 87.931116°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1998 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Junior |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Model | Junior Coaster (207m) |
| Height | 27.9 ft (8.5 m) |
| Drop | 18.0 ft (5.5 m) |
| Length | 679.2 ft (207.0 m) |
| Speed | 21.7 mph (34.9 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 0:44 |
| Capacity | 780 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 36 in (91 cm) |
| Trains | Single 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
- https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/attractions/spacelys-sprocket-rockets
- Ahern, Sheila; Susnjara, Bob (2006-08-18). "Girl who died at Six Flags had heart defects". Daily Herald. p. 3.