Iron Wolf was a stand-up roller coaster located in the County Fair section of Six Flags Great America that operated from 1990 to 2011. It was moved to Six Flags America and reopened in 2012 as Apocalypse and later renamed and re-themed to Firebird in 2019, with new floorless trains.
History[]
Iron Wolf opened to the public on April 28, 1990. When it opened, it was the very first coaster to be manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard. In 2011, Six Flags announced that they would be removing the Iron Wolf on September 5. After the coaster's departure, its spot eventually was occupied by Goliath. Iron Wolf was relocated to Six Flags America as Apocalypse: The Last Stand, then would later be rethemed to Firebird in 2019.
Experience[]
Queue[]
Guests first entered the attraction by making a left turn. There was an extended queue area to the left at the start of the line. This was followed by a switchback section, featuring shade and vending machines. Following this area, guests walked through a straight path. This was followed by a left turn. On the right side was a chicken exit. Guests then climbed the stairs and entered the station.
Layout[]
After departing the station, the train made a 180 degree turn leading to the 100-foot (30 m) chain lift hill. Once at the top, the train went through a pre-drop before making a sharp left hand turn leading into the first drop. Once the train is at the bottom of the first drop, it immediately went through the first of two inversions, a vertical loop. The train then made an upward right turn before making a left turn back down to the ground. The train continued to go left before going through an upward helix. After this, the train made a downward right s-bend, leading into the second and final inversion, a corkscrew. The train made a left turn back up before going through another s-bend, and a small over-banked turn which led to the brake run. One cycle lasted about 2 minutes with riders reaching a top speed of 55 miles per hour (89 km/h).
Trivia[]
- Iron Wolf was used in the 1994 Macaulay Caulkin movie "Richie Rich" as Rich's backyard coaster.
Gallery[]
External links[]
- Iron Wolf - Six Flags Great America at Six Flags (archived 2007-03-11, 2004-02-11, 2001-07-12, 1997-05-21)
Iron Wolf at Coasterpedia
Iron Wolf at the Roller Coaster DataBase
Iron Wolf at the Roller Coaster Wiki
Iron Wolf (roller coaster) at Wikipedia