Defunctland: The History of the Worst Six Flags Coaster, Green Lantern: First Flight

In this episode, Kevin explores the history of what is widely regarded as Six Flags worst coaster in recent history, Six Flags Magic Mountain's Green Lantern: First Flight.
NOTE: This is not part of Defunctland: Season Three and is merely a one-off episode.
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[@benl8070]

I actually hate that it's closed. Now you have to pay WAY more to get a vasectomy.

[@astawright9888]

this is so good

[@dannydougin3925]

And I guess you know that from experience Benji.

[@cloudytug]

Pretty sure joker at great adventure is same ride so you may be able to do a road trip 😂

[@amiematthews6469]

Yep. You got me!

[@slimmachado5405]

Good. Vasectomies are cringe and gay.

[@mooparr]

It can't be that bad right? "It knocks you unconscious and bursts your fucking nuts" ......ok.

[@superfluousnscrupulous9458]

You had me at CBT

[@ameliaflowers9836]

Just what we need now that no one wants to work.

[@lightmare8591]

Ive been to magic mountain of June 2019 Just gotta say, while the coaster WAS closed, I got to learn, and experience its neighbor Which, was a standing up coaster that gave you the ¨anal¨ treatment instead so learning about this leads me to belive that the two are secretly working together

[@Akooks]

So true, that ride is the worst. Def fucked up my neck and balls.

[@LagoonKnight]

Well damn

[@soogymoogi]

"An attorney that patents coaster designs in his spare time" Wake up babe new Ace Attorney character just dropped

[@blueskeles]

theyll be prob named rollo coaser

[@soogymoogi]

@@blueskeles Rolf O'Coastr

[@sephikong8323]

I simultaneously hate and love how right you are

[@blueskeles]

@@soogymoogi oo thats good lol

[@ARCHIVED9610]

dude has connected roller coaster boppers on his head

[@calcoindustries]

I went to six flags with my wife many years ago. We saw a huge line for this ride but couldn’t see the actual ride at the time. We waited 2 hours for what ended up being the worst ride we’ve ever ridden on. Seeing this KZbin video brings us closure. We can move on with our lives and finally begin to heal. Thank you.

[@challystachasteen2860]

I laughed so hard at this. I’m sorry you guys wasted so much time.

[@SinAster_19]

i like how you used the words "begin to heal" like the roller coaster divorced you or something

[@NO-tx8vs]

@@SinAster_19 😂😂😂

[@Adrianablue2]

Lol I are so much

[@buggibii]

This is so dramatic and I adore it, thank you

[@yuibot5998]

"This coaster SUCKS" Canada: "We'll take it!"

[@pchound5962]

Eh?

[@fruitylosers]

BYEECRCVG

[@NoemieRousseau]

when ur home park is la ronde :( i feel so sad we only have shit coasters...

[@becuaseimbored3481]

Finally we have something to roast Canada for

[@avaaasimar4730]

@@NoemieRousseau Gods, same. I have to drive like 2-3 hours to get there but it's still the closest one... at least we have Vampire?

[@farmzombie]

"Honey, it's 4PM. Time for your pelvic nightmare." "Yes, dear."

[@Huna98]

the original CBT Machine

[@rawrsdower7729]

"This tainted the ride for many guests"

[@mika-wz4fu]

Ball crusher go brrrrr

[@Moshmaschine]

"Hey sugar, you know what they call me? ... 'The Pelvic Nightmare.' Awww yeah."

[@heyzeuscreestow9394]

Woah I'm the 2000th like, neat

[@Lancaster51]

The fact both these companies didn’t call one of their coasters “shuriken” is a missed opportunity

[@Awesomeasumpta13]

They were probably afraid no one would know what a shuriken is.

[@TehBoiToad]

poor excuse to not name your coaster that

[@zendisciple3737]

For 'sure -it-can' be called a missed opportunity.

[@WadeWilsonDP]

Or something even more obvious, like "Buzzsaw"

[@ElFreakinCid]

@@Awesomeasumpta13 I dunno, by 2011, I think more people would've recognized that "shuriken" is the name of the "ninja star".

[@Handles-Are-A-Stupid-Idea]

"It was a pelvic nightmare. This *tainted* the ride for many guests." I see what you did there.

[@Handles-Are-A-Stupid-Idea]

@@natinajohnson6462 how old are you?

[@Deeheeheee]

Well, she hasn’t changed her username

[@Handles-Are-A-Stupid-Idea]

@@Deeheeheee that could be too young or too old

[@Deeheeheee]

@@Handles-Are-A-Stupid-Idea aaaaand she’s deleted the reply

[@aghostinthemachine2877]

"There's too much confetti! I can't see!" I don't know why but that killed me.

[@Karmy.]

Well now I know what I'd use if I ever became a supervillain

[@Limpshot_McGee]

9:28

[@hemrainsford6920]

Hilarious 😆👍

[@stvdagger8074]

Should have used confetti in front of the green lantern's unit as the spandex didn't hide it

[@ThomasTHEONEANDONLY]

A Ghost In The Machine, a rhyme

[@billcarson6954]

I rode this years ago, got whiplash and my ankle smacked against something metal, causing a cut on my achilles heel. I got off the ride and showed my bloody sock to the ride operator. Guy was like “yeah, happens all the time.”

[@johnbrown9654]

this proves too me that they don’t care about the people that are riding this stuff & acting like everything is normal !

[@spotliker123]

shit is your ankle alright now ?

[@TheTetrapod]

Imagine catching bloodborne illness from Green Lantern: First Flight.

[@aimee-lynndonovan6077]

This is what happens when you put your life in their hands!😓😼

[@stpbasss3773]

You could have made a shit load of money off that.

[@cigneyg3637]

ON GOD this ride busted my balls like nobody business I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought this

[@Zoloft77]

thank God it didn't jank your jizz like that poor fellow. Green Lantern, A film that assaults your good senses and a ride that impedes the seed.

[@3lectr1x]

Word choice…

[@NickyD]

me too

[@theimmortaleye7511]

Phrasing mother

[@JonathanGaeta]

Same here. The ride was crushing my balls so hard I thought I was gonna lose them. But after going on it I never went on it ever again and good riddance.

[@SuperfieldCrUn]

For anyone wondering what has happened since this video: La Ronde has cancelled their planned installation of the coaster as Vipère, as the coaster has disappeared from storage and the concrete footings were poured but later removed - probably for the best. Wonder Woman: Flight of Courage, a single-rail RMC Raptor, has been put up where First Flight (and Tidal Wave) used to stand and is using its queue building, obviously rethemed to Wonder Woman.

[@tamarosenthal5639]

"Disappeared" lmao

[@impeachedpondqc1423]

From someone who go to La Ronde each year because there's nothing at about an hour or 2 from where i am , i'm glad we didn't get this monstrosity of a " coaster " , even if nothing replaced it , it's still better than wasting money on this ''coaster''

[@Masterge77]

I'm convinced Green Lantern is a cursed IP outside the comics, given how the movie bombed, the cartoon was cancelled, and it had a horrible amusement park ride.

[@LieutenantWaldron]

Emerald Knights was ok.

[@Klonoahedgehog]

It's a shame because it has good lore.

[@JojoMonReturns91]

In a similar fate next to the Fantastic 4 movies as well as the infamous Captain Marvel movie (though to be honest, Fantastic 4 before the 2015 abombination was better than those two). Cursed would be somewhat an understatement and like Green Lantern, I pray one day that he will get a good film somewhere.

[@expendableindigo9639]

JojoMonReturns91 Captain Marvel was not THAT bad lol. Green Lantern is far worse and this is coming from a DC fan.

[@giornogiovanna2038]

@@JojoMonReturns91 Captain was bad? it has average reviews and WAY better than GL and oh yeah, MADE A BILLION DOLLARS. How is that bad? lol

[@KikoKatsuya]

Me: Worst Six Flags coaster? This looks exactly like the one they're building at La Ronde Defunctland: The coaster was to be moved to La Ronde Me: SHIT

[@ultragaming9233]

Lmao rip us montrealers

[@aleigor450]

@@ultragaming9233 They doing us good lmao. Fuck La Ronde

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Hopefully it will be better there. The reason this ride is so bad is because California FORCED Six Flags to install weights that none of the other Zac Spins have.

[@technoturnovers7072]

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv plus, it's cheaper to make improvements and modifications when the ride is already being reassembled, and not already opened

[@xavalongamesx9535]

@@ultragaming9233 Not a Montrealer, still like visiting La Ronde when I'm in town; will be avoiding this one unless they fix it haha

[@moneysins]

“Spandex so tight it hid nothing from sight” and “too much confetti I can’t see!” were the one two punch that got me laughing hard

[@TheChristianFangirl]

Same! XD

[@indominuswrex9465]

Had me crying the first time I watched it 😭

[@THATGuy5654]

The water gushing out during the test run- I thought it was everyone on the coaster vomiting in unison. I wish I was kidding, but I'm simply trying not to laugh as I use voice to text for this comment.

[@favoritemustard3542]

Hell if that ride can make crash test dummies puke, what chance do puny humans have..?

[@IWasGivenRest]

Lol, that's hilarious, thanks for the laugh.

[@catherinedean3796]

I've watched that probably ten times and laughed harder each time, thank you for pointing that out

[@DetectiveTrupo203]

I thought the same thing

[@THATGuy5654]

8:02 for reference. "...there were a few kinks to work out." = 🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@lora1002]

Six flags: it’s 100% safe The test dummies: * slowly nodding*

[@BulletAgario]

I’m your first comment reply

[@lora1002]

@@BulletAgario thank u?

[@lora1002]

Wow I just saw all these likes-

[@viksplosion7105]

@@lora1002 Yeah it’s weird how you have so many like but barely any replies

[@lora1002]

@@viksplosion7105 maybe it’s one of those comments you quietly laugh at and then move on. A mental chuckle if u will.

[@DafyddDafyddDafydd]

Now that's a double whammy for Green Lantern. 1. The ride 2. The movie Both nearly killing the whole franchise

[@mochiman6307]

At least we got the animated series, oh wait

[@jstyxx4110]

And the Stand Up at Great Adventure

[@AC-gb7do]

Mochi Man IMHO, that series could have been great if it had a chance to dig more into the characters.

[@TheSkittypink]

An Idiot With Internet I almost thought this one was about that. I road it when my family visited that park. It suuuuucked.

[@OddOneOut665]

Have Hope. There's a Remake happening on HBO Max...

[@roysnell8319]

“It is not often that the removal of a ride of any kind is cheered, but if there’s a silver lining to be had, unsuspecting guests would no longer be suspect to the pain and whiplash caused by Green Lantern… …so long as they DON’T WATCH the movie.” Possibly the best closing line in a Defunctland episode EVER!!

[@chrisherself]

I remember when X was opened, and I'll never forget that coaster! There was a reason people were willing to withstand a 3+hour queue. It truly felt like flying, far more than any coaster that preceded it. The host isn't kidding about the downtimes though. I remember finally arriving with my group to the front of the line, and just when it was our turn to board the ride had to be shut down. We elected to wait vs whatever token reimbursement the staff offered, and gleefully hopped on 30 minutes later. Worth it.

[@tylerwhite3912]

@@chickenlittle2206 ya i live in valencia california and this videos kinda confusing to me. i rode the green lantern and x2 and didnt have any problems.. it was the wooden roller coasters like colossus that usually gave us problems

[@epicthecandydragon6079]

I have ridden on its spiritual successor, Eejanaika. I’m willing to bet Eejanaika is just as amazing at least, as it’s pretty much the same thing, just longer and with even more inversions. Without a doubt my favorite coaster of all time. A must have experience for sure.

[@Joe45-91]

Yea I used to hear about X when it first opened. Not for the ride experience but for the legendary wait times. The prospect of driving the 3hrs down to Valencia to then get in a 4hr line to have half the day be over was unappealing. It did make for shorter lines on all the older coasters though.

[@Barbieinawheelchair]

Haha suckers I get to skip the lines because I'm a paraplegic 😅

[@lpsfoxstar8454]

Kirnu is very much still up if you wanna visit lol

[@DenSporetrix]

Dude. That was A LOT of confetti.

[@Malkmusianful]

Only a country's worth of confetti for Hal Jordan's CBT Experience

[@Dave_xD]

WHAT? I can't read your comment. There is too much confetti!

[@dranor5705]

more than esport world finals lmao

[@slashismyhommie8182]

I hope this channel looks into a coaster from the same park way back in the day named Flashback. It was track configured in a cubical shape overall with twists and turns going through the maze like pattern. EVERYONE came off that ride holding their heads and necks. It isas a whiplash and concussion simulator.

[@FoxtrotMouse]

Too much confetti.

[@TheHightower92]

"There's too much confetti, I can't see!" - Distressed Six Flags Magic Mountain Guest, 2011

[@johnroby6524]

Haha

[@connorgillispie7128]

“I want to get off this ride”

[@jeremymar5800]

haha that was so funny.

[@semimad100]

confetti scares the shit out of me ever since i saw that imgur post of that girl that ended up losing her eye because of one piece infecting her shit up

[@Tdfries]

@@connorgillispie7128 I want to get off Mr. Bones Wild Ride!

[@2-Way_Intersection]

you can tell they had a lot of fun writing this one.

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

Despite being rough.

[@ARCHIVED9610]

@@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214😂

[@biggestastiest]

but nobody had fun riding it.

[@AbsolXGuardian]

2:38 You can patent anything, the office only checks for originality not pheasability. There was a psychist couple that patented a birthing chair that involved spinning the woman around and ejecting the baby using centrifugal force. No consideration was given to how that would be very uncomfortable for the woman and deadly for the baby. It was inspired by the wife's own labor and them going "what if faster"

[@twotruckslyrics]

WHAT THE FUCK

[@andyatkinson6749]

“It was a pelvic nightmare.” “This tainted the ride” You know what you did.

[@fluffywolfo3663]

so what you're saying is this coaster never should've been erected

[@FrahdChikun]

@@fluffywolfo3663 I mean, it's a hard thing to say.

[@seasons1745]

@@FrahdChikun they sure did drop the ball on this one

[@BlakouttheMM]

@@seasons1745 They've must've been nuts to think anyone would get a kick out of it.

[@kezneo]

@@BlakouttheMM no

[@felixprower3103]

"There's too much confetti! I can't see!" With how intensely he screamed, I thought the confetti was going to cause some horrible accident.

[@user-fm7gu2vc6i]

I’m so hungry

[@amymartinez5232]

@@user-fm7gu2vc6i eat some sandwiche with melted cheese and perfectly cooked ham, with a little bit of oil on each side of the bread and some juice, first thing in the morning.

[@haleyandersen3280]

Lol that’s what I was thinking too I was like omg what’s going to happen with all this confetti

[@biglad3701]

Great idea, also fry it up in a pan with around 50g of butter so it gets soaked up in the bread 😋

[@FreebieKitty]

Me too.

[@twinsgp]

Not gonna lie, I'm definitely part of the minority who LOVED this ride! It was just so dynamic, forceful, and just fun!! I might not be able to have any kids, but it was worth it!

[@CreditR01]

LMAO

[@coinwater8511]

Who wants kids anyways. Have you SEEN tik tok? They did you a favor 😂

[@j.a.y.1234]

It was crazy intense! I loved it. After a few rides on it I figured out you can lean into the flips to make them more intense.

[@englishatheart]

Eh, the world is overpopulated anyway. 😛

[@reesespp3965]

i didn’t realize so many people hated it, but then again i’m a girl so i didn’t have “goods” to lose 😂

[@linnbjurback1073]

as someone who has worked at Gröna Lund in Sweden, I can say that there is almost always something wrong with Insane, and a lot of staff are constantly betting on when it will stop working again

[@wooloonator3596]

“Guys, this ride sucks and everyone hates it… let’s send it to Quebec!!!”

[@CJ-fs1zr]

The six flags in Quebec aka six flags la ronda I think is the name has the worst coaster collection in all off six flags it’s six flags trash field

[@johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt]

Love that !! Quebec does suck

[@avasam06]

@@CJ-fs1zr i've stopped going soon after six flags bought it

[@whatisbestinlife8112]

The French Canadians are under attack!

[@punchy207]

The only good part of Canada gets all the crap

[@samblackside]

My father hates rollercoasters and rides. Somehow I managed to convince him to ride this ride when we went in 2012. I regretted it. He regretted it. Never again.

[@RubixKyuub]

No more roller coasters after that huh?

[@naomistarlight6178]

That's too bad because most roller coasters are fun! Just not this one! XD

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

You just didn’t want another brother, did you? Who would have thought the CBT machine was real

[@ALittleMessi]

And that's why you don't have any siblings

[@Para0234]

Well, I hope you didn't want a younger brother or younger sister...

[@ThatOneGuyWatching]

The most brutal ride I've ever been on. Near got myself a concussion from how violent it whipped me and my siblings around. A true one and done experience. I never touched that again.

[@scribeslendy595]

The coolest part of the Batman ride was the actual entryway. It was your standard warehouse batcave setup, but in the middle of the room was a hologram of the batmobile. While queuing up for a ride one time, I reached "into" the hologram and pretended to rotate it; upon doing so the hologram actually rotated with my hand! The unit they were using must have had some sort of motion tracking, although no attention was ever drawn to this feature by the entry setup. Just a neat little memory from high school this video brought up. It was a pretty fun coaster too, a little short but my friends and I had season passes so we'd always go on slow days and ride it till we got sick when it first opened.

[@quinroseman7233]

The concept of a random lawyer creating innovative roller coaster designs is wild to me

[@MrWolfSnack]

when it fails and there is lawsuits, do you sue yourself?

[@Coconut-wv9xs]

@@MrWolfSnack might be able to make money with that…🤔

[@redrocketgame]

suprising number of folks in those kinds of jobs who find a creative outlet, this guy just knew how to file the patents for his.

[@otaking3582]

Lawyers are usually the best at navigating the patent filing process. Abraham Lincoln was once a patent attorney, and he patented an invention to help boats over obstructions, making the only US president to have a patent.

[@abigailchiesa1337]

My girlfriend is in law school and has friends who plan on going into patent law, almost all those folks have engineering/STEM backgrounds since it majorly helps to understand the science behind the products you’re helping to patent. My guess is that’s the case with this guy

[@danieljones7169]

"Rumors circulated that a woman had hurt her back on the ride, and was suing the park" And that woman’s name........was Michael Eisner.

[@triplej755]

But this time, it wasn't Michael Eisner's fault!

[@jhalkoski]

@@triplej755 and yet somehow it still is

[@maddiewettach4954]

Boom! (Title Card): Defunctland Season 4: The Revenge of Eisner

[@slothbaby2104]

@@maddiewettach4954 The Return of the Eisner

[@HaloJaxed]

Eisner Strikes Back "No, Kevin. *I* am your father."

[@sidereon9793]

man, I went on X2 with my family and none of us had a good time. I described it as someone sticking me in a jar and shaking it around- there was one point towards the end where my head kept getting slammed against the back of my seat and I started getting legitimately scared that I was going to get hurt. I can't imagine how bad Green Lantern must have been if it was worse

[@A_A610]

You know how at the bottom of X's first drop, you're flipped onto your back so you're not completely against the restraints? Imagine if it didn't do that, and all the ride's forces went to all the wrong places...throughout the entire ride. That should give you an idea of how bad GL was.

[@Speedfreak515]

I just rode X2 for the first time a few days ago. I was feeling a bit anxious while waiting in line having heard about how crazy and possibly painful the ride is. My experience was that it was incredibly smooth and I had no had slamming even at the end part. I WAS sitting in an inside seat which apparently is smoother, but I'm sure one of your family members had an inside seat, so I'm not sure why some people have such a rough ride. I hadn't been to Magic Mountain for 15 years and X2 was the third ride I went on so I was also worried about getting banged around and feeling bad for the rest of the day in the park. The roughest ride I went on all day was my second ride, Viper. It doesn't seem to have held up so well over the years.

[@imperator9343]

@@Speedfreak515 I've been to MM at least a dozen times (albeit not recently) and Viper always stood out as the one (non-wooden) ride my friends hated, as it is so rough. Though tbh I never minded it. I didn't know X2 had a bad rep at all, I always thought it was amazing.

[@sahelanthropus-1777]

I always go on X2, whenever it isn’t broken that is, but one time I felt like I got punched full force on the back of my head right near the end of the ride.

[@morganccosner9891]

@@A_A610 100% the prefect description of this ride.

[@Takimeko]

14:21 I've seen funny comparisons, but the one person comparing First Flight to "a penny that accidentally got thrown into the washing machine" is one of the funniest things i've ever read.

[@Jenazad.]

"Until one day it was remodeled and renamed "Deadpool: The Much Better Flight." and it quickly becomes the park main attraction."

[@nilus2k]

I think, given Deadpool’s style of humor, they would play up the ball trauma aspect and name it Deadpool’s Dick Smasher in 4D

[@spinosaurus2001]

@@nilus2k LMAO

[@TBustah]

Jenazad I was actually just thinking that if Disney ever builds a Deadpool ride, they need to take a shot at this one in his typical fourth wall-breaking fashion. A ride based on an R-rated series might be a tough sell, though, so maybe it could be an overlay of another ride that’s only broken out during later hours. “Hello, and welcome to Space Mountain: the Deadpool Experience. Don’t worry, fellas: unlike that piece of shit coaster that one of our competitors eventually dumped on Ryan Reynolds’s home country, this one won’t try to scramble your eggs.”

[@lexilou4764]

@@TBustah I never knew I needed this until now.

[@AlbertCalis]

@@TBustah 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joshkatz6393]

I feel so vindicated. I rode this once back in my teens and complained to all my friends that it hurt my balls so much. They didn’t believe me

[@MellowJelly]

Ahaha you don't need that kind of negativity and doubt in your life

[@monkiram]

Send them all this video

[@Andrew-qm6bt]

You’re not alone haha

[@trevorkinzie4267]

Balls were OBLITERATED on Iron Wolf in Six Flag Great America (Illinois). It was a standup coaster with a bike seat beneath your crotch. Backflips fucking sucked.

[@imjustaguy4340]

@@MellowJelly they didnt even say anything wrong or negitive. Just the truth

[@UseZapCannon]

It seems like this ride is the best non-waterpark way to recreate the awful feeling of being the guy facing backwards when the four-person innertube goes down a drop

[@ARCHIVED9610]

LMAO YEAH THATS ME EVERY TIME

[@joshm5245]

I typically don’t comment on videos but this one gave me such intense flashbacks I had to share. It had to have been 2015, so after the throwing star had been filled in to reduce spins. My sister, my mom, and I all decided due to both the lack of line and the fact we had never rode Green Lantern before, we would give it a shot. Suffice to say, we never rotated once on that ride, and my sister blacked out as the ride entered into its final drop. My mom had severe bruising on her chest due to her body hitting the restraints. I, meanwhile, did not get injured but Green Lantern left such a mark on us that we still call it the worst ride we have ever been on

[@antoniocampos6627]

The fact that it’s Green Lantern themed and failed is just the cherry on top. Never seen a more cursed superhero franchise than GL.

[@TheSecondVersion]

2nd most cursed comicbook character in franchise attempts, after The Fantastic 4. If Disney-Marvel's MCU can't make it work, then nothing will.

[@rodleypumpkins4174]

Definitely a stupid movie. I felt like it was just a movie of Seth rogen saying half way witty shit and being an asshole to an Asian guy who’s trying to be the new Jackie Chan.

[@rodleypumpkins4174]

Definitely a stupid movie. I felt like it was just a movie of Seth rogen saying half way witty shit and being an asshole to an Asian guy who’s trying to be the new Jackie Chan.

[@chinsaw2727]

Green Lantern deserves better

[@LilyApus]

@@rodleypumpkins4174 you're thinking of the Green hornet my guy...lmao.

[@pmguino341]

“Wonder Woman was there! Aqua man was there! And green lantern was there!” Robin:

[@calipurnioelreydelodio7141]

Am I a joke to you?

[@protomenfan200x]

@@calipurnioelreydelodio7141 Batman: "...Do I have to answer that question?"

[@ck-1649]

SHUT UP DAMIEN!

[@herronariela7469]

apparently robin has a super power now, invisibility

[@ianfinrir8724]

He had homework.

[@ZeranZeran]

9:29 - whoever yelled "THERE'S TOO MUCH CONFETTI I CAN'T SEE!" i love you

[@pine4pple661]

I rode this years ago and all I remember was how much pain I was in when I got off. The back of my head got slammed so many times I wanted to get off as soon as the first turn came.

[@gabrielgomez3455]

I literally blacked out on that ride because my cart was spinning so fast lol. So imagine not being able to see and getting your privates crushed at the same time lol

[@tremorlok6659]

That's my kink

[@snatchedbatch4311]

@@tremorlok6659 haha

[@gluestickgenius2644]

Some people pay handsomely for this service.

[@trickwillis]

I blacked out on Goliath coaster during a Magic Mountain "free preview". Soon after I became coaster phobic and never went to amusement parks again. I remember how Goliath took a really long time to officially open although Taco Bell commercials kept saying coming soon to magic mountain. I was surprised how many people would tell me they were going to magic mountain for free to try out a rollercoaster, it was then I knew Six Flags Corp uses people as guinea pigs when there are complaints from humans.

[@omni8568]

@@trickwillis yeah same I passed out on that one too and I messed up my neck and it hurt really bad for the rest of the day. There was too much centrifugal force and I felt like my head was almost being ripped off and I got really scared for a moment

[@alexbenavidez4500]

"There's too much confetti, I can't see!!" Why does he sound so panicked lmao

[@FFKonoko]

I think he was trying to get video footage of the first public run.

[@existenceisrelative]

Because he's driving, obviously.

[@Personano133]

He has a confetti phobia & can't ever go to parties. Poor man :(

[@mhcollectors13]

"AHH MY EYES!!!"

[@AlexanderWust]

tbh when I first saw this footage I thought that the car would come to a still stand at that point cus it takes quite some time for it to show up/move again

[@shawnmulligan2894]

"There's too much confetti, I can't see" is my favorite new Defunctland video moment

[@mygoditsfullofstars7220]

I rode Green Lantern First Flight in November, 2011. It was terrible! The pain and pressure I felt on my chest and in my head was close to unbearable, especially on that last element. We finally stopped in the upside down position which only added more pain to the already painful experience. I celebrated when the ride was closed in 2017.

[@JetSetDman]

Damn, it seems like every green lantern-related thing that comes out just gets assblasted

[@duroorud527]

Nutbusted

[@SageSchispell]

I mean if you watched the video apparently the ride was the one assblasting people...

[@someone6170]

see this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pF7Ipmd6ncmnorM

[@hugmuun]

I never would have guessed a character whos power is imagination would have shitty movies and attractions

[@grob8367]

They now need to make a ride after Tremors since you made that commrnt

[@nightinxgale7083]

“Aqua Man was there, Wonder Woman was there.” (Robin behind them) “And of course the Green Lantern was there.” Robin: :(

[@Mikoverse201]

If Robin is lucky, Batman would had banned him from this ride anyway

[@anonlinealias7182]

Didn't your neighbor paint your profile picture or am I tripping?

[@Emma-gf5yf]

Tim Drake didn't need to be done like that omg lol

[@Konaruhi]

When somebody copies your comment nearly word for word but somehow gets 3 times more likes than you (╥_╥) *Everyone felt that*

[@coollkingbob7756]

Press F To Pay Respects

[@mpearse89]

I thought it should have been themed after Two-Face, because you would basically flip a coin and it would be either be a fun experience, or a horrible one.

[@TylerEubank]

9:27 “There’s too much confetti I cant seeee!!!! ☠️ “ guy acted like he was gonna die lol

[@bris9002]

I got stuck on this coaster in 2015 with my dad - face down at the end of the experience. When we finally got out of the ride, we agreed it was the worst coaster we've been on. I just called him to say "EVERYONE HATED THAT THING" and he was relieved we weren't out of line for saying so.

[@ignaciosavi7739]

666 likes on your comment. That makes you the devil.

[@ariana2523]

Omg same thing happened to me, I got stuck upside down with my friend and it was just awful! I am terrified of coasters malfunctioning.

[@UltraCheesecakeFace]

In my opinion, being stuck upside down is still better than being stuck on a singing ride. I got stuck on the singing heads portion of Disneylands Haunted Hansion for 10 minutes and euuuuuugh. Imagine hearing a single line of a song repeated for that long. I'm just lucky it wasn't Small World.

[@Bluecho4]

A ride that crushes your privates. Almost as painful as watching the movie.

[@officerminiwheats]

The coochie and cock destroyer as we used to call it. *CCD*

[@mranxiety9995]

@@officerminiwheats This comment has chaotic neutral energy

[@susanfender307]

...Almoooost.

[@whodoobucrew2960]

They really captured the spirit of the movie!

[@ilubyou13]

Yeah this ride almost scarred me into hating rollercoasters. The fact that I was bouncing in the seat for having too much space where I could've slipped out and the workers there didn't want to help. I legit said before the ride started "welp this is my fate."

[@mackenziewoloschuk7375]

Good thing you didn't fall out!

[@thesteelrodent1796]

15:25 this is the only type of 4D coaster we got in Planet Coaster and it is surprisingly difficult to build right. It's a very fine line between fun and vomit for these things

[@emirlsanchos6302]

"I have balls of STEEL!" Green Lantern Coaster: We'll see about that!

[@yeaaight9227]

Green lantern will tear you to fucking shreds

[@Gilhelmi]

I have not finished the video yet....... Your comment scares me, but in the same way that rollercoasters scare me. Edit: I was not disappointed.

[@user-pl3hi3fr9m]

Lol I got stuck upside down at the end of the ride when it goes into the loading terminal.

[@twarythedeer]

Emirl Sanchos lol it’s at 666 likes

[@slashismyhommie8182]

I hope defunctland looks into another former coaster from the same park named Flashback. It gave people whiplash and concussions on the regular. I don't know anyone who walked off that ride not holding their neck or head. The side of the foreheads would dribble back and forth between the neck rests, it felt like Manny Pacquiao was doing some insane multi combos to your head.

[@josh54]

Wow. RIP to the man who died in Spain from the accident. Having your restraint fly open is everyone's worst fear on a coaster.

[@FLracing597]

That is the resons I disliked rollercosters

[@Slayer-33]

Oh hell no

[@justleo5411]

Happened to me before I was 10 years old my mom started crying and holding onto me while we were in the middle of the air and they didn’t even do anything at the end

[@pro-toman]

@@justleo5411 Jesus...glad you survived that

[@VBshredder]

Exactly why i usually skip the Beserker (flat ride) at Kings Dominion. Hanging by a shoulder harness for seconds at a time on a 40 year old ride, yeesh. Haven't ridden in awhile, scary ride for sure!

[@BTKMike]

Being literal walking distance from here, we went a LOT throughout the years. We’ve seen it all come and go. There is no ride I’ll miss less than this one. I can still feel the indentation that ride left on my acorns

[@olivercharles2930]

oof

[@EvanAdnams]

“Hits below the belt” “tainted the ride”. I see what you did there. 😂

[@NLaBruiser]

"Hits below the belt" "This tainted the ride" I see what you did there.

[@saleplains]

dude i died when he said taint so casually like that

[@breakingbacon658]

THERE’S TOO MUCH CONFETTI!! I CANT SEE!!!

[@TheLastPichu]

@@breakingbacon658 🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎉🎊🎊🎉🎊🎊🎉🎊🎊🎉🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎉🎊🎉🎊🎊🎉🎉🎊🎉🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎊🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎊

[@Vitreia]

@@breakingbacon658 This is seven months late but I literally spit out coffee reading this

[@iansavard4489]

Americans tried to invade Québec twice, and now they''re sending us Green Lantern: First Flight? I'm really starting to doubt how friendly our southern neighbour really is...

[@hoodedman6579]

You later burned down the white house, I think we're cool.

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

@@hoodedman6579 I was about to say this. Lol they were still under British rule at the time. If it counts for anything. Lol

[@weltonvillegal6258]

Let’s face it, Canada is the cool apartment above the meth house.

[@sergeroldofhousehightower3766]

@@hoodedman6579 you invaded us first! We, with all the might of His Majesty’s army, returned the favour 😅😅

[@sonozaki0000]

ya'll are the one who BOUGHT the coaster LOL

[@theventuracountyrailfan]

Was at magic mountain today. Saw a green lantern walk around character standing next to where the ride was. Bold move

[@Bulletpainpills0]

Man I remember seeing this ride when I went there as a school trip, seeing how the cars wouldn't rotate around the bends much if at all and thought it looked lame and never rode it. I think my balls now thank me for that decision

[@LostWipeoutSimpsons]

Ayyyyyyy. We got him to do the ball crush ride.

[@artistwithouttalent]

Psst, hey, Ricky Rat, where are the fast passes for Mickey's Dick Smasher?

[@krullachief669]

CBT: COCK AND BALL TORTURE

[@fallingcrane1986]

FROM WIKIPEDIA, THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA

[@jessidawn5321]

Captain Loose Seal what an ominous top comment to see upon clicking the video

[@Rohishimoto]

lmao I remember all my brother's friends always came off the ride walking funny 😂

[@TheNormExperience]

“An attorney that apparently just patents coaster designs in his free time.” Why do I feel like that guy must have some crazy life stories...

[@nightspawnson-of-luna4936]

Maybe he's just doing a bad job to get more clients?

[@Idontgothatway]

Lmao he must just really like coasters

[@flop7676]

he probably plays a lot of rollercoaster tycoon

[@TheNormExperience]

@@flop7676 🤣

[@Higherthanozone]

Mans is probably loaded and doesn’t have to work anymore

[@itsanappl]

In 2015 my mom took me to six flags for my birthday, and to this day we still chat about how much of a horrible experience this rollercoaster was. I was not expecting finding a KZbin video actually confirming that we went on THE worst ride in the whole park 😅

[@thegrandxbunny2073]

14:10 Blasting jokes left n' right lol.

[@LadyAhro]

"In brightest day, in blackest night, in spandex that hid nothing from sight" sent me and my fella into fits of laughter 🤣

[@bibianaguadalupeislasherre9880]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Nebula_Ultra]

U gay???

[@bobsmith3291]

You a scouser?

[@jipuon6711]

u a kid?

[@leliawoods8164]

@@bibianaguadalupeislasherre9880 a......mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@aokaze-minotaur]

"An attorney that apparently just patents coaster designs in his free time" Uh... what?

[@stuiesmb]

Alexander Lee we need a whole video just on that lawyer

[@GeorgeBPryor]

This is the Rollercoaster Patenting Lawyer, and today we're looking at the 4D coaster...

[@torquesoftware]

@@GeorgeBPryor I even read it in his voice...

[@georgedudleysashtray3860]

*AN ATTORNEY THAT APPARENTLY PATENTS COASTERS IN HIS FREE TIME*

[@FFKonoko]

@@GeorgeBPryor hah! Nice spotting another lpl fan.

[@yeeyee1317]

I got to ride the Wonder Woman rollercoaster opening day and I can say with confidence it's wayyyy more enjoyable than the Green Lantern ever was lol

[@requ1emYBA]

THERES TOO MUCH CONFETTI I CANT SEE 🗣️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@llamaz6731]

"Some called the ride neutered, fitting considering that others began reporting that this is what the ride did to them" I wish I learned about this channel earlier

[@AdamPriceOregon]

"It was a pelvic nightmare. This _tainted_ the ride for many guests"

[@glantz83]

​@@AdamPriceOregon Superb phrasing right there

[@jilliansmaniotto2326]

defunctland is a damn treasure. welcome.

[@creativecritters6791]

How many takes did that take for him to not corpse, I wonder?

[@getonthecrossanddontlookba5004]

Repent to Jesus Christ “I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭91:2‬ ‭NIV‬‬ H

[@Spaceman_U]

"There's too much confetti I can't see!" He knows youtube compression too well

[@jesss.7788]

Faye02 , 🥳🥳😂😂

[@geneandrewsalinas2899]

That line alone is meme worthy all by itself!!!

[@arlynbagaoisan3762]

I remember getting on this ride. Massive pelvic pain. Was dying to get off the ride near midway with how painful it was.

[@ElFreakinCid]

I just love your play on the Green Lantern Oath, that was clever. Also the surprise bit at the very end.

[@chickenmcnug5585]

So is no one gonna talk about “in brightest day, in blackest night, in spandex that hide nothing from sight”?? XD

[@greyfinch2565]

That was what made me subscribe lol And the overall history that was presented of course.

[@crystalbrown3728]

That is awsomr

[@Never_heart]

"May those who worship bulge's might, beware his power! Green Lantern's tights!

[@whatalsaid]

Had I known *THAT* was walking the grounds of Six Flags in the past...I would've gotten season passes.

[@nicoledin7091]

He one of those free flying cosplayers

[@ObjoGaming]

"Babe! It's 4 PM, time to ride Green Lantern: First Flight" "Yes honey"

[@cheeesecake5]

ObjoGaming UNDERRATED COMMENT

[@Huna98]

this coaster was the original cbt machine

[@cancercentral9997]

Hahahahahahaha I don't get it

[@LucyAmelia2000]

coaster simps

[@Rawrpuppeh]

COCK AND BALL TORTURE FROM Wikipedia.. THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA

[@kevchristhan]

“It was a pelvic nightmare, this *tainted* the ride for many guests.” Nice.

[@cayleece7890]

Lol the ending at 19:24 *"That's enough."* 🤣

[@AlbertoGonzalez-gp1kf]

I saw the title and was like: "What I remember loving that ride" Then I read the comments and remembered I was 10 when I rode it. Before puberty.

[@tomhill3248]

hehehaHAH, haha!

[@realtetria]

Back when your pp was smaller than your pinkie toe

[@SuperMovieLvr933]

I went on it right before it closed and I also remember having fond memories of it. That was until the operator told me he hated the ride and after I got off... I had to agree with him.

[@xyzzymeme5328]

I had a similar experience with the joker the new england version of it. I thought it was fun

[@ccateni28]

@@xyzzymeme5328 that's a different ride and system. That one was an sns sansei system.

[@TabletopJunk]

The quote "Squeezing a lifetime of action into 90 seconds" is woefully underappreciated, holy shit.

[@jameswent48]

That’s what your mom said.

[@MilTheBee]

And then people turned it into “Squeezing the ability to make life out of you in 90 seconds.”

[@johannapyle-carter8223]

I adore this channel. Even on the rewatch, the episodes are great.

[@alyzeedot]

I was just at magic mountain a few weeks ago and the entire area/ land where the ride was has been demolished. Green lantern and two other fair rides are gone as are the food and shops that were there. It looked like they were already starting on footings for the new Wonder Woman ride 🙌🙌🙌 much needed upgrade!

[@RobertMungo]

Hits below the belt. A pelvic nightmare. “This tainted the ride.” Bravo, sir. Bravo.

[@globetrekker86]

@Robert Mungo: A pelvic nightmare deserves a more fitting name like the Crotch-Botch Coaster (as Kevin eloquently put at 14:32)

[@StyrofoamCancer]

If I was drinking something as I heard this line, I would have done a spit-take. Beautiful.

[@leon6777]

Amazing

[@sosansational]

"there's too much confetti, i can't see!" i died.

[@CharlieTheCatto]

Sans, you're a skeleton...you're already dead.

[@AngelWingsYT]

me; damn yall using too much confetti guy:: "there's too much confetti, i can't see!" me: see its not just me

[@benruether8294]

"Dear God its in my eyes!!!"

[@verycoldmememan1753]

i can’t frickin see

[@federicovesentini3719]

Never forgetti Magic Mountains confetti

[@brandonkeene5600]

I’ve lived in Santa Clarita my whole life and everything you said was true. The ride was a laughing stock at the park and everyone avoided it. The lines were empty or just a 10 minute wait. When they closed it a lot of people predicted they would get rid of it, plus they put Crazanity near it as an attention grabber while they worked on it. I love our park and I hope to see its future success

[@VBPablo]

4:00 I loved the X-treme ride at Magic Mountain. That has always been one of my favorite roller coasters.

[@EST19XX162]

“ an attorney who just files roller coaster patents in his free time I guess “lol

[@abramquinn7726]

Exactly!

[@gluestickgenius2644]

Everyone needs a hobby.

[@weltonvillegal6258]

Job security.

[@jacknickolstine3355]

There are "patent attorneys" BTW

[@Grinchthanksgiving]

Lol. I have to work harder

[@googamp32]

In rides of fun, in rides of bland, No attraction's too small or grand. Let those destroyed by Eisner's hand. Beware our Kevin. It's Defunctland!

[@TheAssholeAspie]

Okay... Yours is 10 times better.

[@LiamP-597]

@bigevilworldwide1 Its just Iger. Not Eiger.

[@missybarbour6885]

This still wins tho

[@PrincessAshley972]

@bigevilworldwide1 As did you. GG

[@Eowyn126]

Loved hearing cedar point mentioned. I went there quite a few times as a kid, and my parents actually met at the park when they both worked there. I wouldn’t exist if not for cedar point 😂

[@jecrex8349]

La Vipere was cancelled due to the pandemic. The location it was meant to be in is currently a parking lot for employees. Now an eyesore for anyone going to queue for the Splash when it opens. The lack of rides in that region of the park has reduced traffic to the Manitou (a spinning pendulum), Chaos (a ring back and forth ride with an inversion), and Boomerang (self explanatory).

[@garuspiks]

ok so one thing that i learned with this video is that there are "four-dimensional" roller coasters, but funnily enough, arent actually 4D for obvious reasons. one day this gave me an idea. i will create a real 4D roller coaster, that will travel in time and take you to the point in the timeline in which you've finished riding the coaster. overall, you will experience nothing and the entrance fee will be $100,000.

[@corruleumblue3317]

"Time travel (small print: at one second per second)"? :P

[@Vousie]

I mean, given that the "4D" coaster this video is about was entirely vertically, it's more like a 2D coaster with spinning seats...

[@foamyshazam1405]

anshhs

[@Magical_Trash]

🤣🤣😂😂

[@timothymclean]

Two points to make. First, as far as marketing goes, treating rotational displacement as a dimension is relatively honest. Second, I'd be impressed if anyone made a roller coaster that _didn't_ travel through time (at one second per second, if you aren't measuring with an atomic clock).

[@hicowboy2]

Seeing COVID-19 show up in a “retrospective” gave me whiplash. Not as bad as Green Lantern did, though.

[@stereomonovici5796]

I'm pretty sure all videos are going to be like this in future. Be forewarned

[@Sage-ve3pl]

L a n t *e* r n

[@GrayAndGrey]

The coaster or the movie?

[@Jess-pe8bq]

Seriously, hearing COVID-19 in a Defunctland video...

[@dantetejeda1868]

I freakin loved that ride. It was the first roller coaster that genuinely made me fear for my life. Nothing will ever match the thrill 🥲

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

You are one of the only people who likes this ride!

[@dantetejeda1868]

​@@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214a worthy adversary deserves admiration

[@fatfurie]

the old rickety wood ones with white lead paint chipping off scared me more than any modern roller coaster haha.. but i get what you mean these were very fun/fearful

[@dantetejeda1868]

@@fatfurie those are fun too. Nothing messed up your spine more than an old wooden coaster

[@BornNoU]

The Joker at Six Flags arlington was surprisingly comfortable for being such a similar style coaster! Also the most painful ride I’ve ever been on was Batman at the same park. Smashed my shoulders and pelvis and ribs, AND I dang near wound up with cauliflower ear

[@Gormathius]

That distraught "THERE'S TOO MUCH CONFETTI! I CAN'T SEE!" so perfectly encapsulates the failure along with the lack of any real importance of the project. Timestamp: 9:28

[@viddeliten]

That part made me want to know more about the bad decisions leading up to blinding guests with bits of plastic! 😂

[@MovieFan1912]

That exclamation was hilarious!

[@caracalcontinuum3118]

Was looking for this comment lol

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

It was soon followed by screams of terror.

[@yesyouarecorrect1315]

Timestamp?

[@daisakukuze9627]

Everyone is talking about their pelvis and genitals, but I can’t be the only one who got off this ride with both my ass AND head feeling painful after all the head knocking.

[@williamevans1708]

Daisaku Kuze I have been on a lot of roller coasters I thought I was going to die on this one from whiplash

[@thedevilgoose2482]

"Blood, car paint grim setting in Las Vegas" immediately followed by the green lantern ride announcement / ad I'm pretty sure there's a connection here.

[@Speedfreak515]

Luckily the single rail replacement coaster was finally added in it's place. I just rode Wonder Woman Flight of Courage a few days ago and it was awesome. I hadn't been to Magic Mountain in about 15 years, so I never had the opportunity (thankfully?) to ride Green Lantern.