Flash: Vertical Velocity
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
| Ride type | Inverted Launch Coaster |
| Builder | Intamin Amusement Rides |
| Model | Impulse Coaster - Twist |
| Current status | Operating |
| Opening date | 06/08/2001 |
| Track length | 630 ' |
| Maximum speed | 65 mph |
| Height | 150 ' |
| Highest drop | 150 ' |
| Angle of descent | 90 degrees. |
| Number of inversions | 1 |
| Coaches | seven four-passenger (2x2) |
| Number of trains | 1 |
| Capacity | 900 riders/hour |
| Riding restrictions | At least 54 " |
Vertical Velocity, or V2 for short, is a suspended spiraling impulse coaster that utilizes an advance design electromagnetic propulsion system to launch riders to speeds of up to 70 mph in less than four seconds. Thrill-seekers rocket forward and backward, straight up and straight back down two 150-foot vertical sky towers. A spiraling corkscrew atop the first vertical tower gives you a wicked whirl just as you reach its already dizzying heights.
Former names:
V2: Vertical Velocity (from 2001 until 2018)
V2: Vertical Velocity (from 2001 until 2018)