Six Flags Great America · Operating · 1998
Sprocket Rockets
28 ft · 20 mph
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A junior steel coaster themed to The Jetsons’ Spacely Sprockets — a compact family layout sized as a first coaster for younger riders.
Specifications
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Ride profile
Scaled against Six Flags Great America's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
28 ft
#16 of 17 at Six Flags Great America
Ride experience
- Junior
- Kids
- Steel
Ride details
Min height
3'
Specs from sixflags.com
History
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Timeline
1998
Sprocket Rockets opens
Junior steel coaster opens with Jetsons / Spacely Sprockets theming for younger riders.
Background
Sprocket Rockets is Great America’s junior steel coaster — a short lift and gentle turns built for families stepping up from flat rides before the park’s full-size steel.
Jetsons / Spacely Sprockets theming keeps it in the kids’ land rotation. Capacity and height rules stay lower than the Yukon and County Fair headliners, which is the point of the layout.
History primarily sourced from sixflags.com. See also our data policy.
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Sources & official links
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- Six Flags Great America — official sitesixflags.com(opens in a new tab)
- Six Flags Great America on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcesixflags.com(opens in a new tab)
- Zamperla — manufacturerzamperla.com(opens in a new tab)
- Hero photo (Six Flags Great America · Official park / manufacturer media)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Official POV — Licensed / educationalWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)
- History & background sourcesixflags.com(opens in a new tab)
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