Six Flags today announced two new roller coasters for the 2025 season, led by a record-setting dive coaster.
Six Flags Great America, north of Chicago, will introduce Wrath of Rakshasa next year. The Bolliger & Mabillard Custom Narrow Dive Coaster will feature a record-setting (for a B&M dive coaster) 96-degree drop as well as five inversions, which is also a record for the B&M dive family.
The coaster will stand 180 feet tall, with a 171-foot drop and reach a top speed of 67 mph along its 3,239-foot track. For a benchmark, Wrath of Rakshasa will have one more inversion, a slightly higher speed, steeper and longer drop and more than 1,000 feet of additional track than this year's Iron Menace at Dorney Park.
"Six Flags Great America continues to push the limits of innovation and thrills, as we introduce the world’s steepest drop with the most inversions on a dive coaster," Park President John Krajnak said. "Wrath of Rakshasa joins our already impressive lineup of record-breaking roller coasters and attractions at the park, demonstrating our commitment to delivering cutting-edge experiences for our guests."
Wrath of Rakshasa will open in the County Fair section of the park, across from Demon.
At Six Flags New England, the Massachusetts park will welcome Quantum Accelerator next year - the first straddle coaster in the region.
The Intamin family launch coaster will feature two launches, sending riders to a top speed of 45 mph on its 2,604 feet of track. The park promises 11 airtime moments on the coaster. Here is the backstory, from the park:
In a quiet, secret transaction, Professor Screamore purchased the tiny town of Crackaxle Canyon. The abandoned wild West outpost was the perfect hiding place for his laboratory of bizarre inventions.Time travel always fascinated the eccentric inventor. He dreamed of combining old-world technologies, like steam-powered machinery, with modern marvels to launch himself back and forth through time.
But not straight paths through time. Professor Screamore wanted to travel at high speeds with twists, turns, and lots of ups and downs with airtime. Now the professor is almost ready to reveal his latest creation: Quantum Accelerator.
"Our capital plans for the year ahead reaffirm our commitment to providing unparalleled thrills, immersive entertainment and unforgettable memories to guests of all ages," Six Flags President & CEO Richard A. Zimmerman said. "Whether you're a diehard fan of record-breaking coasters and water slides, a food lover on the prowl for unique and tasty treats, or a lifelong devotee of over-the-top festivals and live entertainment, you’ll find something to enjoy at our parks in 2025."
Previously announced new attractions at Six Flags parks in 2025 include the launch coaster AlpenFury at Canada's Wonderland, two new family rides at Carowinds' Camp Snoopy, and the wing coaster Rapterra at Kings Dominion. The company also announced this week that The Flash: Vertical Velocity at Six Flags Great Adventure and Georgia Surfer at Six Flags Over Georgia have been pushed to next year.
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Another good reason to visit this park with its eclectic collection of coasters. And I'm delighted that the track will be blue, as I'm sick of red dive coasters (Yukon Striker, Valravn, Sheikra, Iron Menace).
Bias alert: I used to work on DejaVu and have tons of fond memories from when it was being built to when it was removed (and yes eventually I did make it out to Silverwood to ride it...but it was closed lol).
I am not surprised by this addition as it checks the boxes: its a big new coaster, its going to be reliable and decent capacity (I guess...to the new SF standards). Although there is no MCBR the ride is probably long enough to run 3 trains.
The name sounds like a dark ride but that's not the real problem with it...its weird they are naming a coaster after a Hindu/Indian thing at a park that all the lands are specifically themed to AMERICA. Generic non American names are fine but making it specifically another country just strikes me as tone-deaf. But then again, its Six Flags, so what do you expect...to me personally it would have made sense to make it a sequel to Demon or something like KI did with SOB (also sidenote i'm so glad they kept Demon).
For me personally its not that appealing, i'm not a huge dive coaster fan, and the ride just isn't as exciting as DejaVu. Also they have had 3 big rides with vertical drops even bigger than this one (V2, DejaVu, and Giant Drop)...so yea. Although this is "beyond vertical" but I doubt anyone will notice that. But its certainly a step up from an SBNO Splash Battle and definitely a huge ride for that small plot of land.
Honestly, Wrath of Rakshasa looks like it might be the most exciting non-RMC project out of Six Flags in over a decade. While I don't see anything on it to set it apart from other dive coasters, it still looks like a very good ride and is an excellent fit for the park as it's unique to the region and should have decent capacity. The name's not great (even just Rakshasa would have been better), but at least they're not just slapping a DC superhero on it as is typical for the chain.
Quantum Accelerator looks fine. I've ridden a couple of these at the SeaWorld parks and they're decent family coasters, but with low capacity and a 48" height restriction I do wish the park had opted for something a little more interesting in that spot.
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Having ridden a number of B&M dive machines over the past 1 and a half (still need to get to Yukon Striker and Emperor), I have almost universally preferred designs that have a drop that goes through a tunnel, which doesn't appear to be a feature on Wrath of Rakshasa. Also, what is with that name? Do they really think people are going to say that name at all when they talk about it, especially since there doesn't appear to be any story associated with it to make it meaningful and/or memorable. I'm also not a fan of the color scheme, which clashes with everything else at SFGAm. We haven't been to this park since 2015, so we're due for a visit in the next year or 2, but this coaster alone wouldn't make me want to visit.
Quantum Accelerator is another silly name, but at least it has a story behind it. I do hope that SFNE puts a good bit of theming into the station and surrounding area as they've done at SFA and SFFT in their newer steampunk themed lands. Intamin straddle coasters can be fun, but are by no means headliners, and their limited capacity and tricky load process always causes issues with lines.