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Park:   California's Great America (travel info)
Ride Type:   Steel Coaster
Status:   Operating since 3/20/1993
Category:   Inverted
Builder:   Bolliger & Mabillard (B & M)
Length:   2260'
Height:   100'
Drop Height:   91'
Max Speed:   50 mph
Inversions:   3
Duration:   2:26
Capacity:   1400 pph
Arrangement:   Two 7-car trains that hold 28 riders/train.
Restraints:   Horse-collar with seat-belt in modular
Visits:   139
Rating:   This Ride's Rating Is: 4
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Ride Restrictions:
Minimum height restriction:   54 in.

Features:
Inversions: One vertical loop, one zero-gravity roll and one corkscrew. Flight Deck also features a helix over the water.

History:
Past name(s):
Top Gun - 1993 - 2007
Flight Deck - 1/9/2008 - 1/27/2008
Afterburn - 1/28/2008 - 1/29/2008
Flight Deck - 1/30/2008 - Present


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Reviews
RLLrCoastrLover

Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 1058

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That helix by the water looks crazy

9-22-04 17:12:19
JBInvert

Joined: May 2001
Posts: 61

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This is an excellent inverted coaster. Although it's not too tall or fast, the layout is genious. The corkscrew and helix over the water is intense and TOTALLY SWEET. The zero-g roll over the area near the queue is just well done. I'm not totally sure why, but it's just BETTER than Batman, IMO.

5-28-05 21:24:25
Chris L

Joined: May 2001
Posts: 7362

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This is a good ride, it's very short and ends much faster than you'd expect, but the G-forces pulled in some of the elements are incredible! The most notable part of the ride is definitely the helix finale over the lake, you really feel like you're just inches from plowing right into the water!

5-18-06 21:52:08
stepxxonxxmeeh

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2

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This has gotta be the best ride in the whole park. I reccomend that you go on it if you visit PGA!!

8-21-06 22:52:55
Cephas

Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 1207

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This is the most under-rated B&M ever.

12-3-06 14:45:54
rccrazy23

Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 11

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Looks way to short and with such a small amount of inversions they should have done more.

6-16-07 17:58:11
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