Flash: Vertical Velocity at Six Flags Great Adventure
Same track, both waysjust as fun going backwards

Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, New Jersey

Flash: Vertical Velocity

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“Go ride it, the wait is probably worth it.”

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What riders love
  • I must've gotten 6 or 7 seconds of hang time going both ways.
  • Then the Immelmann manages to have even more hangtime going backwards. It’s genuinely crazy and such a great element, one of the best moments of hangtime on any coaster.
  • Immelmann loop one of the best elements on any coaster, as you feel train is stalling out.
  • They layout is so fun in both directions, with a surprisingly fun swing launch.
  • The backwards section of this ride is what makes it incredible.
  • It doesn't feel repetitive despite doing the same layout twice (forward and backward).
  • It is flawlessly smooth with fantastic vest restraints though.
  • By far smoothest coaster in park
  • Underrated ride, glass smooth with great hangtime.
Flash: Vertical Velocity Watch Performance Should I ride it? Specifications Reviews Planning History

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Six Flags Great Adventure

You feel like you’re getting thrown out of your seat but also getting crazy lateral forces, its just great.

symical coaster

Going up the spike in the back row has a nice sensation and a slight bit of floater airtime.

Keystone Coasters

Then the double up into the ear lobe element is super forceful on negatives.

Lightning Productions

It’s extremely smooth with great airtime, launches, and inversions.

angela

This coaster has great inversions and fine launches I think backwards is better than forward, but it does lack airtime and the restraints are uncomfortable.

Xander Neagoe

The launches and airtime are weak and there’s a surprising lack of whip on the far turnaround, even in the back row.

Scott Quisenberry

The Flash: Vertical Velocity is the first super boomerang to debut in the United States with a launched start, onboard audio, and a smooth and unique layout.

Clayton Latone

...Flags Great Adventure’s more aggressive coasters such as El Toro, The Flash: Vertical Velocity remains relatively smooth throughout, with comfortable restraints that allow for a more enjoyable ride.

Coaster101

The inversions are smooth and the layout is varied enough to be fresh, especially after two decades of Boomerangs.

David

It is flawlessly smooth with fantastic vest restraints though.

Scott Quisenberry

This ride is so underrated it is butter smooth and has some pretty good launches and forces the only problem is the capacity but it’s a boomerang so what are you going to do about it

Harry Shapiro

Also, this has got to be the smoothest steel coaster I’ve ever ridden.

Coaster Voyager

The Flash: Vertical Velocity is a fantastic addition to Six Flags Great Adventure, offering an intense, high-speed experience that fills a unique niche in the park’s already impressive coaster lineup.

Coaster101

Spike was incredible in the back, ridiculous hang time, very intense both ways.

Brandon Gorgone

Most intense part is probably one of the airtime hills or the launch.

Steve Dawson

Overall, though, it just feels tame and a bit forceless most of the time.

Zach O.

Then you launch much faster this time going up into the immen where you get a ton of hang time on this element.

Coaster Voyager

It dont look fast watching it but its fast when ur on it i liked it n will ride it alot this season ...

@stevenkeen2061

Ride stalled on the track but I got in line and was able to get on with a relatively short wait.

Steve Dawson

Flash was the first of the new Vekomas that I’ve done and it is a great addition to Great Adventure albeit with it being a capacity nightmare.

Bubble Gaming

other than that its very mediocre with uninteresting forces and a stupidly long line for a ride that simply isnt worth it.

SnowyShores
Worth the queue

Go ride it, the wait is probably worth it.

symical coaster

This ride is not worth the 90 minute wait.

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Should I ride it?

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Specifications

172 ftHeight
230 Nitro 181 El Toro 172 Flash:VerticalVelocity 142 Medusa 130 JerseyDevilCoaster 120 Joker
59 mphTop speed
Nitro80 El Toro70 Medusa61 Flash:Vertical Velo…59 Jersey DevilCoaster58 Superman -Ultimate Flig…51 080 mph
2Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

HangtimeFunSmooth rideGreat launchComfortable

Criticised for

Long waitsOften closedMade riders sick

This ride is so underrated it is butter smooth and has some pretty good launches and forces the only problem is the capacity but it’s a boomerang so what are you going to do about it

Harry Shapiro, Captain Coaster review

Single train shuttle coaster at great adventure is comical, but the ride itself is generally disappointing as well.

Scott Quisenberry, Captain Coaster review

The detailing put into the trains having onboard speakers and lights really takes this up a level, but doesn’t save it from being an incredibly slow wait and tragedy if it shuts down.

Lexi _, Captain Coaster review

Only one train on this track so lines get long, other than that the experience on this one going front and backwards on the track is outstanding.

A R, Captain Coaster review

The Flash: Vertical Velocity is a fantastic addition to Six Flags Great Adventure, offering an intense, high-speed experience that fills a unique niche in the park’s already impressive coaster lineup.

Coaster101, published review

Generally smooth and enjoyable- I sat in the front so the backwards experience was fun.

Zach O., Captain Coaster review

Photos

Flash: Vertical Velocity at Six Flags Great Adventure
Martin Lewison, CC BY 2.0

1 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History

March 29, 2025Opened

A sit down thrill, built by Vekoma, designed by Benjamin Bloemendaal.

4 gStrongest force on riders

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Height requirement: Six Flags Great Adventure. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, coaster101.com, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Martin Lewison (CC BY 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): The Real E-Rock, rider review on Captain Coaster: “That hangtime stall is to die for, easily the…”; symical coaster, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I must've gotten 6 or 7 seconds of hang…”; Bubble Gaming, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Then the Immelmann manages to have even more hangtime…”; Jose Nunez, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Immelmann loop one of the best elements on any…”; angela, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Flash is so fun! Definitely a must-ride at Great…”; Camden Lagunowich, rider review on Captain Coaster: “They layout is so fun in both directions, with…”; Jonas, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The backwards section of this ride is what makes…”; Commander Colt, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It doesn't feel repetitive despite doing the same layout…”; Keystone Coasters, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Such a butter smooth ride!”; Scott Quisenberry, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It is flawlessly smooth with fantastic vest restraints though.”; Tara Dactyl, rider review on Captain Coaster: “By far smoothest coaster in park”; Emma, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Underrated ride, glass smooth with great hangtime.”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: East Coasters's back row POV, The Flash: Vertical Velocity POV 5K Back Row NEW RIDE At Six Flags Great Adventure NJ! (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.