New Six Flags Great America Roller Coaster Maxx Force Will Be Triple-Record Breaker

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- Six Flags Great America has unveiled plans for a new triple-threat roller coaster, which will break three records when it debuts next summer.

Styled after Formula One racing cars, the new Maxx Force will be the fastest accelerating roller coaster in North America, using an air-powered launching system to propel guests from 0 to 78 mph in less than two seconds.

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Maxx Force also will have the worlds's highest double inversion, at 175 feet above ground, and the world's fastest inversion, taking riders on a 60 mph zero-G roll, according to Six Flags.

The amusement park's 17th roller coaster, Maxx Force will feature five high-speed inversions overall, and will debut next summer in the Carousel Plaza area at Great America.

Maxx Force will be the fastest accelerating roller coaster in North America, propelling riders from 0 to 78 mph in less than two seconds. (Credit: Six Flags)

Maxx Force will debut in the summer of 2019 in the Carousel Plaza area at Six Flags Great America, near the Raging Bull coaster. (Credit: Six Flags)

Maxx Force, the 17th roller coaster at Six Flags Great America, will feature five high-speed inversions. (Credit: Six Flags)

Maxx Force, a new roller coaster planned for Six Flags Great America, will take riders on a 60 mph zero-G roll. (Credit: Six Flags)

Maxx Force will feature the world's highest double inversion, at 175 feet above ground. (Credit: Six Flags)

Maxx Force, a new roller coaster planned for Six Flags Great America, will use an air-powered launching system to propel guests from 0 to 78 mph in less than two seconds. (Credit: Six Flags)