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Flashback
Six Flags Magic Mountain
This "Space Diver" roller coaster is one-of-a-kind and advertised as the world's only hairpin drop roller coaster. Flashback's stacked design features six steeply banked vertical 180-degree dives which are entered from the top. This innovative design produces a powerful freefall experience as trains plunge through the turn. Fast steel switchbacks connect the turns just before the trains lunge into a gravity-defying 540-degree upward spiral. To increase the diving sensation the coaster uses trains with four abreast seating expanding the width of the train.
See related: Flashback Review for photos.
Roller Coaster Details
| Year | Track | Type | Designer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Steel | Space Diver | Intamin AG |
Roller Coaster Stats
| Height: 86 feet | Top Speed: 35 mph |
| Length: 1,900 feet | Trains: 3 - 20 passenger |
| Train Mfg: Giovanola | Ride Time: 2 minutes |
Flashback Facts
1985 – Built and operated at Six Flags Great America under the name Z-Force.
1998 – Relocated to Six Flags Over Georgia where it operated through 1990.
1991 – Z-Force is placed in storage for a year before its move to California.
1992 – Relocated to Six Flags Magic Mountain and renamed Flashback.
2002 – Last year of operation at Six Flags Magic Mountain. It remains standing at the park, but not operating.
January 2007 – The park announces that Flashback will be dismantled and removed to make room for future expansion.
Train has five cars with one row each, seating four abreast per row.
Ride capacity: 1,100 passengers per hour
Height requirement: Riders must be at least 48 inches tall
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