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.
Related: See Flashback Review for photos.
Roller Coaster Details
| Track |
Type |
Year |
Designer/Manufacturer |
| Steel |
Space Diver |
1992 |
Intamin AG |
Roller Coaster Stats
| Height: 86 feet |
Top speed: 35 mph |
| Length: 1,900 feet |
Ride time: 2 minutes |
| Trains: 3 - 20 passenger |
Train Mfg: Giovanola |
More Information About Flashback
Trains have five cars with one row each, seating four abreast per row.
Ride capacity: 1,100 passengers per hour
Height requirement: Must be at least 48 inches tall
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 - The last year Flashback operated 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.
Ride Location
Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA
