As Six Flags Great America prepares for the first weekend of the 2025 season, the final piece of track for brand new dive coaster “Wrath of Rakshasa” was set in place Friday, the park announced.

There's a new ride for thrill-seekers. It's the "Wrath of Rakshasa" dive coaster. How does this sound? It's a 171-foot drop at a record 96-degree angle, with five inversions and speeds up to 67 mph.

Six Flags Great America in Gurnee opened for the season Friday and will debut a new thrill ride called Wrath of Rakshasa in early summer. The Wrath of Rakshasa is the steepest, most inverted dive ...

New this year opening in early summer is the 180-foot tall Wrath of Rakshasa, the steepest and most inverted dive coaster in the world. Riders will hang over the edge before making a 171-foot drop ...