Iron Wolf

Infobox roller coaster
name = Iron Wolf


caption = A train in the Iron Wolf's loop.
location = Six Flags Great America
type = Steel
type2= Stand-up
manufacturer = Bolliger & Mabillard
designer = Werner Stengel
model = Stand-Up Coaster
lift = chain
status = Open
opened = April 28, 1990
height = 100
drop = 90
length = 2900
speed = 55
duration = 2:00
angle = 47
g-force = 4.0
inversions = 2
capacity = 1220
acceleration =
restriction = 54
rcdb_number= 6

Iron Wolf is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, on the former site of Z-Force (the first and only Intamin Space-Diver ride ever manufactured). The ride, a stand-up coaster making its debut in 1990, was the first roller coaster designed by Bolliger & Mabillard since the formation of their company. The coaster is 100 feet tall and has a track length of 2900 feet and a top speed of 55 mph. It has two inversions: a vertical loop and a corkscrew.

Iron Wolf uses Intamin AG trains.

Both Iron Wolf and , the world's first inverted coaster, which also debuted at Six Flags Great America in 1992, are responsible for starting an "Arms Race" for the tallest/fastest coasters of their type. In the following years, Mantis at Cedar Point, Chang at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom and Riddler's Revenge at Six Flags Magic Mountain would be built taller and faster, and have more inversions, than the stand-ups before them. The coasters opened in 1996, 1997 and 1998 respectively; the latter coaster is the current record-holder for the aforementioned categories. In recent years, this ride has been criticized for being rough and painful, unusual for a Bolliger & Mabillard coaster. The ride has been criticized for being rough because of the style of the trains. For 2007 Fright Fest, its name was changed to "Predator."

The Iron Wolf appeared in the movie "Ri¢hie Ri¢h".

References

External links

* [http://www.rcdb.com/id6.htm Iron Wolf at RCDB]
* [http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greatamerica/Rides/ironwolf.html Iron Wolf at Six Flags' website]