Flight Deck Top Gun Roller Coaster POV California's Great America

[@ahtartersauce101]

Shout out to the people who know that this coaster is really named TOP GUN.

[@Neri4x4]

Michael Carrillo Thank You. We miss the name. Lol

[@syrup9229]

Neri 4x4 in Canada we call it vortex

[@s2_eleven551]

Yep, top gun. It would play the theme music too in the queue line.

[@willfilmz]

It’s themed for the top gun movie

[@Hustler9g]

Ya thats what I searched to find this video. Miss that name

[@davidkuykendall3437]

This coaster is single handidly to blame for my switch from being afraid of roller coasters, to being obsessed with them. i went on it days after it opened, and did it 3 times. now i love coasters!

[@mythbusterfanatic]

That coaster for me was the invertago at cga, loved that coaster.

[@StephenJ117]

This was the first roller coaster I ever went on. Took me a while to get the courage to do it But have been a coaster junkie since then!

[@bsraeder]

This is much more fun than a rollercoaster. You feel like a bird free in the air or an F16 pilot. Not scary at all.

[@-Infinite92-]

I grew up around this park, and for the longest time this coaster scared the shit outta me lol, once i sucked it up it became still to this day one of my all time favorite coasters. Also that first loop bottoms out at 4G, its one of the most powerful loops on a coaster as far as ive learned. In general, the front seat is a must for this one, one of the best sensations of actually feeling like you're flying and making fast aerial maneuvers :)

[@notalivetoday9764]

Sam Axelrod Exactly, the front seat is where you get a better view of the drop unlike the middle. If you don’t get the front, no good experience for you, especially if it’s your first time riding it!

[@ruscaliso]

Well, I’m sure the news hits hard.

[@brucegibson1813]

@@ruscaliso 😭😭😭😭😭

[@scottc4199]

aM I THE ONLY ONE WHO CALLS THIS TOP GUN AND DROP TOWER DROP ZONE

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

Scott Coleman I always knew it as Top Gun, and that is what I will always call it. I haven't even been back here since Paramount took their name off the park. My brother lives close by, though, so maybe we'll go back with my nephew one day.

[@stephen_jc]

I do too

[@donnymac7269]

You are wrong

[@caitlynrandolphi3737]

I still call it top gun. Lol so it's not a bad thing even my brother does it 😂😂

[@Neri4x4]

Top Gun will forever be the name of this ride in my heart!

[@geefigs]

Flight Deck???!!! I will always know this ride as Top Gun!

[@jacobchernyak]

They changed the name to flight deck

[@colinmccahon8039]

Same, top gun was a better name!

[@ryanm2818]

Colin McCahon I like flight deck better, it just sounds cooler to me.

[@jonathanwashington6083]

That's what I'M talking about! 👍

[@LugnutsK]

When Paramount Pictures sold the park to Cedar Fair in 2006 the licensing for the Top Gun name went away.

[@blazethecat363]

oh my god! NOSTALGIA RUSH! I remember when I rode this for the first time when it was Top Gun! I had SUCH A BLAST!

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

***** I remember this was the second looping coaster I ever rode (Demon being the first), and I thank my brother for getting me on those rides every day.

[@blazethecat363]

OMG SAME HERE!

[@blazethecat363]

MetalSmasherGaming OMG SAME HERE!

[@myufruit4770]

I went on it yesterday. I wish the ride is longer

[@yovannihernandez5455]

mooko I subbed to your account

[@_Colb_]

Rode this 4 times in a row today. Never gets old

[@CaliforniasGreatAmericaWeekly]

Before people say this ride is at their park, that isn't true. This is the only flight deck coaster of this design and there is no copycat anywhere in the world of this ride. Now there is other B&M inverts, but none of this exact design.

[@Kuson2]

Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain looked and felt almost exactly the same aside from the track layout itself.

[@johnfoltz8183]

Only one with three inversions.

[@loresoong8207]

@@Kuson2 thats cuz its another b&m invert, friend

[@brooked.9395]

Aspengesist at Busch Gardens is one that's similar, but longer, different track.

[@wedwardscat]

@@brooked.9395 yes because its a b&M invert roller coaster

[@soccerty1214]

Wow. I'm a coaster enthusiast and this is exactly the kind of video I've been looking for. I can't believe how many different angles you were able to get as well as the ones from restricted areas. And, man, the quality of this thing is pretty much HD as far as KZbin goes. Keep it up man. You get some damn nice views at all the possible angles. Thanks for posting this.

[@bsraeder]

This is by far my most favorite ride in the world. You feel like a falcon or flying in an F16 jet fighter jet. Top Gun Great America!

[@jaznchic]

I used to ride this at Kings Island in Ohio. They used to play Danger Zone as you were walking up to get on. This ride made me love the movie even more. TOP GUN THE ROLLEROCASTER FOREVER!!

[@amywheeler6409]

Went on it last week...so much thrilling fun!!!

[@celebrityrog]

TOP GUN!!! When there was actually steam from the flight deck and the theme to Top Gun played all day.

[@bigmac504]

My 1st inverted coaster experience... and then 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th... it was a long day for my dad! :)

[@maryguerrero8138]

my 2nd favourite ride in the park! my 1st is gold striker

[@loki3523]

Same here

[@dillanleung1554]

My favorite is the demon. It's slow but fun

[@loki3523]

Demon hurts my head lol

[@zacmcmahon7763]

+loki352 Vortex is killer! It bangs you around the whole ride! I still like it though!

[@tommylee8415]

that's what we did we went on the gold striker first then second flight deck

[@jonathanlopez2650]

Top Gun! So weird not seeing Levi’s Stadium there yet

[@splintershield]

THIS is still my favorite ever roller coaster.

[@slamdunk406]

Top Gun is an amazing ride! One of my all-time favorites!

[@TheCoasterViews]

Great video TPR!

[@bf7239]

Who's here in 2022, hoping Great America brings back the Top Gun ride.

[@SPEEDSTER7201]

I remember when this was Paramount's Great America and Flight Deck was Top Gun

[@unicornXfart]

I just synchronized this video with the top gun anthem. My god 0:38 was just EPIC.

[@MrEricSir]

Unquestionably the best coaster at CA Great America.

[@unicornXfart]

this coaster got a fresh coat of paint this year! Very much appreciated

[@uwalani]

This was the last big ride I went to in my whole life in Great America, and it was SO FUN

[@amywalker9493]

+♥MilkToaster♥ which year did you go to America, California and rode the Flight Deck?

[@loki3523]

I always grey out at the 0:15 helix...

[@hwalnut7202]

same

[@nochannel1258]

Most intense part

[@rockleone1117]

I’ve always seen these rides growing up and my sister always went on it.. but I was never old enough to ride it. And I remember this ride being called “top gun” before and I would always see it parking at that parking lot. But when I finally was tall and old enough to ride on all these rides, we moved to LA. So that’s great😂

[@MichaelSchwartzJazz]

I went here before a music festival with my school. After going on the ride, my friend wanted me to rate the ride. I told him "Fuck! out of ten."

[@xXHelloKittyAnimexX]

this was my first intense and loop coaster! i went on it like 5 times in a row yesterday!! :D

[@gabesepoch]

I cannot believe that this ride got a new paintjob, love it. It also might be renamed touchdown

[@gabesepoch]

exactree

[@brooked.9395]

Summer 1994: Top Gun was my very first upside down coaster EVER! I went from scared kid to roller coaster enthusiast at the bottom of that first drop ;) Great one to start with!

[@SamuelH105]

The corkscrew at 1:42 looks so whippy!! Followed by the sharp turn over the lake. This is now on my bucket list

[@frankthecat1660]

It's the quickest inversion in B&M's history.

[@nathanlopez5667]

I think the name change came in 2007 the new paint scheme from last year is pretty nice but I think it look better in black with all the original Top Gun themeing and the soundtrack playing in line this coaster and Batman at the other six Flags Great America look like clones

[@callmemarc]

Wow this is way better than Flight Deck/Top Gun at King's Island. It's an older style suspended coaster where you are actually in a car with a floor. There are also no inversions.

[@dswish4042]

I've been going on this ride for 20 years. Love it, Great America is awesome.

[@Mike190]

Man I can't wait to go on this ride again and again and again! Im going there tomorrow. Thank you season pass

[@bsraeder]

Sitting in the very front is the best!

[@danielarios7971]

LOVE THIS RIDE!!!!

[@brandonchan6847]

My favorite roller coaster at Great America so far (because I haven't been on Gold Striker since it was closed when I went yesterday)

[@laughfaster1]

watching these videos makes me sad. But in a good way. I miss this park so much, I've been here three times. and every time its been awesome. Vertigo is a fun one but its so short.

[@oshibo]

MY FAV RIDE OF ALL TIMES hen ur on it it's hecka smooth and about the only ride that dosnt give me a headache

[@fire2box]

There's much bigger drops now. But this was my first invert and it was awesome. Love flying over that lake.

[@JHomieFizzle]

Great POV! Love the HD camera.

[@purple4life0]

this ride looks scarier that it actually is. I was so scared to ride it, but it turns out to be really fun!!

[@nailzbylylah]

[@Cheaazy]

@CruzBrayan It doesn't make your stomach get that "Drop feeling" that bad at all, The line is usually short, It is definately worth getting on, and no it will not hurt, It's very smooth and fast

[@juanfregoso8530]

You are so much better than the other POV recorders, you actually talk! :)

[@BurtonRider98]

it is better. its a b&m invert, how much different can you get. its not a basketball player comparison, its a roller coaster.

[@qu0dlb3t]

Man this brings me back to the days I used to operate this ride during a summer job back in 06-07. I would ride this almost every morning and night. You start dreaming the layout over and over and it drives you insane hahaha loved it though. =)

[@thecubsen]

I've never thought about it before, but think I'd agree. The train tears through it fast but smoothly. Definitely not a throwaway feature on this ride.

[@Mr619Boyz]

I remember when I came out in 1993….Paramount’s Great America…my parents took me out of school early so I was one of the first to ride it!!

[@UncleSamEagle]

i will always refer to this roller coaster as "top gun" for as long as i live, just to upset everyone that calls it "flight deck"

[@miguelf.256]

This the first rollercoaster i got on and it was fun, but my friends said that one was one of the top rides after the ride was done

[@Sum1MakinVids]

@TheStrat567 CGA has this ride, but that is pretty much it. Most of the other coasters are painful, boring, or too short

[@patd707]

this looks evil, that helix over water :')

[@Mr._Kagle]

It's a B&M invert. All Intamin inverts have two to a row seating and triangular shaped track.

[@AmatsuNL]

Plus they get special access since they are part of a special group called Theme Park Review.

[@Kharing]

Top Gun/Flight Deck at King's Island is an ENCLOSED hanging coaster.

[@001GenLee]

That thing's moving on! The first drop reminds me of Top Gun the Jet Coaster at Carowinds in Charlotte, NC. They re-named it to something is now i think.

[@Sum1MakinVids]

Holy crap! I went to CGA yesterday and saw THIS EXACT SAME VIDEO being played in the queue for this ride.

[@chillybonez1]

this video was... AWSOME!!! how did u get the footage by the water upclose?

[@Purplef1re]

I went on this yesterday. :D Best Roller Coaster EVER!!

[@nelsonr12]

@frennchgirl1995 no the batman clones are a different layout, same type, same manufacterer, but different layout

[@datpooperguy1492]

Any tips on how to get rid of your fear of roller coasters? I really want to go on this roller coaster, but every time I go to great America, I get really scared and don't go on it.

[@mushikeewi2235]

It looks worse than it feels like. If it's the loops that intimidate you, they're not all that bad.

[@tina27luv]

I LOVE THIS RIDE!!!!!! if you havetn gone on it i totally encourage u too its my favorite!!!!

[@Hollywood1127]

This ride seems pretty cool. Wish it did more, but I guess if you ride it enough times, it does the trick for you.

[@nellingwood2]

I've been on Batman at 2 different Six Flags, but I like that Paramount went with a custom design. These rides are some of my favorite ride experiences, but it's nice to see some variety instead of another Batman clone (as much as I love that ride).

[@FlutistPride]

This is my favorite roller coaster at Great America California.

[@XxjceeT6xX]

I went there for the fright last night. It was so bomb cuz the entire park was a halloween theme and almost all of the lights were either completely off or dimmed with a dark tint.

[@wsupbrandon]

Rode this last week. Pretty fun. I wanna ride it again.

[@ericlarrabee3860]

I went on this ride it was awesome and fast every time I go that's the first ride i go on its really good to go on. I love it so much

[@sjsharkieman15]

@michaelmccracken172 i saw him but couldnt figure out what he was doing. what was he doing?

[@49ersfaithfulofthebay]

I heard one news in KZbin that 2 people been injured in this ride I don't know if they are still in the hospital and they said they shutdown the ride after the death

[@daqwanroks]

u dont know if theyre in the hospital still but u said they closed it after they died.... SO R THEY ALIVE IN THE HOSPITAL OR DEAD CAUSE UR CONFUSING ME

[@stevenschiro1838]

It is top gun! But yes I enjoy this way more than any of the Batman clones. It doesn’t have the stats but the experience of flying is better. The water part at the end is really cool

[@168ajk]

I just went on this last Monday and it was amazing!

[@DGMK3672]

Hella fun ride!!!! My cousin held on do his brand new iphone 5 recording the ride from the front...thought he was going to drop it. Crazy bastard loooool it was dope tho...

[@crarbils4844]

I don't know if you know but you referenced the bar at kings island 2ce as it started as top gun then went to be flight deck then it changed to the bat

[@tiffanyhogue9335]

Does your head bump around on the head rests on this ride?

[@Bleep5980]

No

[@Henny_Daddy]

It doesn't. It's very smooth and fast!

[@snipperdude321]

but i think the demon does

[@shaneskavdahl3638]

Terence Lin its the vortex

[@snipperdude321]

yeah that one kinda hurts my balls

[@henrikgilvad240]

Top Gun is great. I tried it once and a power failure happened just while we where upside down. It slowly glided down to a safe position but we had to stand there like 30 minutes before power was restored.

[@ivanramirez667]

1.pause the video 2.mute the video 3. go to 1:18 and pause it 4.new tab(go to youtube) 5.typ in ''dragonforce-through the fire and flames 6.skip to 1:17 7.play and watch the magic 3.go to

[@LeoNewt]

I like the red paint better, but I liked the old name better than flight deck.

[@Mechum22]

@TrainsitFan @lambodude418 Cedar Fair sold California's Great America to JMA Ventures as a part of the San Francisco 49ers relocation, but the deal requires JMA Ventures to continue operating the park. So, as far as we know, it should be business as usual at CGA. *cross your fingers - this coaster CANNOT leave the Bay Area!!! We don't have many coasters of this caliber here!*

[@HackYourFace]

When I first rode this ride, it was the first ride and the first time I had ever been to great america(Like 3 weeks ago) and shit was so scary. My face was like flying all over the face lol. It's seems fun now, gonna go on friday and have a blast.

[@sexygoose2222]

I went to ga the other day and I was scared to ride it but when I tried it ,it was FUN,from that day on I tried new things

[@derApex420]

One of the best rides at Great America.

[@WaluigiLebron]

Flight Deck < Top Gun Drop Tower < Drop Zone Patriot < Vortex

[@justing6986]

Damn right lmao

[@corkscrewfoley]

Holy hell! This things looks like it packs an enormous punch!

[@boyspoq123]

How do you take a video in POV ?

[@tyraverified]

they have this roller coaster in carowinds Charlottle, NC

[@fastcherry123]

i love that ride went on it yesterday!!!!

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

I LOVE UP TOP OF FLIGHT DECK AT CALIFORNIA GREAT AMERICA !!!

[@PhantomiousSoul]

0:41 be good little camera xD

[@cassandrapalone6628]

As someone who worked this ride when I was like 15 it will always be top gun

[@judegallardo8457]

Is this the same version as 2016, other than the ride being red instead of grey???

[@lcarpetrondookmariot7620]

Yeah

[@judegallardo8457]

Ok, thanks, I went on this ride last week, you should try it...

[@lcarpetrondookmariot7620]

JudeNASCAR it's my home park. I've ridden it so many times :)

[@judegallardo8457]

My home park too :)

[@judegallardo8457]

It's just I haven't been there in a while, I got the Gold Season Pass for this year...

[@rzwl]

This was the first big ROLLERCOASTER I rode.. Well I rode white lightning and thunder road...

[@samsonhulett8372]

This ride looks so fun I can't wait to go on it

[@davidbaker234]

It's a b&m invert

[@cpcoolman395]

Close but its really a Medium slope Zero G Roll as you notice the climb.

[@andreinazimmerman-z9370]

Half the time I didn't know which way we were going, Love this coaster!

[@siyashenoi9657]

i love flight deck sooooooooo much... I tried it and I really liked it. Just remember to keep your head in, or else your head gets thrown around

[@Sum1MakinVids]

After riding Dueling Dragons, Batman, Silver Bullet, and Raptor, THIS is my favorite B&M invert.

[@Hamptoncltn]

The one at the Carowins on the border of NC and SC is way different from this. It goes underground lol.