Official POV - Flight Deck - Canada's Wonderland

[@the1theonlyg248]

Damn, if only the ride were this smooth. Imagine Flight Deck as silky smooth as Leviathan...

[@Cosmic_Cretin]

Ride 'The Great Nor'easter' at Morey's Piers, its the exact same coaster model but was retracked recently so its incredibly smooth.

[@rami_elzein]

Video stabilization did wonders for this ride 😂 rather deceptive

[@riyohayashi]

And behemoth

[@nasserb4u]

The1TheOnlyG2 so apparently In the late September it got padded head cushions so it’s not that bumpy anymore

[@cunpliy]

If the ride was actully smooth it would be popular

[@TheRandomView]

Plenty of lateral head bashing in the restraint. Enjoy having your earrings beat into your head by this ride. If you like it rough, it's a bloody good experience none the less!

[@yeeexzy7837]

I love how you can see the people running to the rides as soon as the park opens😂

[@darthvader5532]

Then rolling away in wheel chairs 😂😂😂 this ride is brutal.

[@Liam-mh9iy]

​@@darthvader5532LMAOOOOO

[@avgames7347]

"Want a concussion? Come down to this "fun ride" and experience the great feeling of your head getting bashed in, getting bruises on your back, and the best thing CONCUSSIONS!

[@MaxKing10]

And that's why you put your head back?

[@colegaston974]

POLR Max lol nice

[@rami_elzein]

Even with your head back, lateral motion is still too harsh.

[@LuminolBlue]

Great POV, very smooth! Although, the ride itself is quite rough, it’s really starting to show its age.

[@crazycoasters4514]

Totally, I get off of this every time with a headache.

[@LuminolBlue]

When I went on last time, both my neck and my head were hurting after I got off.

[@ddplzz]

@@LuminolBlue Funny you say this, Last time I went on "flight deck" (back when it was top gun and new) I remember it being a very smooth ride. Of course that was a loooong time ago lmao, I am sure the years have not been kind.

[@ChristieAdamsKangoo]

It was definitely NOT that rough when it opened in the 90s. Funny how it's showing its age, but Vortex has held up well.

[@elgamestv6703]

@@ChristieAdamsKangoo I rode vortex a few weeks ago and I feel like it’s a little more rough now compared to a few years ago. Didn’t remember hurting before but now it does, only a little though

[@paigemcgrath8532]

Ah flight deck, you’ve permanently damaged my neck

[@livelifeincolour]

LOL!😂😂

[@sfsspacex8721]

*me too kid*

[@opotato8182]

Same

[@LanascinnamongrlL]

FR

[@adamgoodman5171]

IT HAPPENED TO ME I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE cause I was leaning forward to much

[@msmellymel85]

I love how you can see everyone running to Yukon as this must be right when the park opens.

[@emilycrewe3794]

Honestly, I’ve always loved this coaster, even with the over the shoulder restraint system (the cause of the ear boxing). I’ve never really had much trouble keeping my head stationary on this ride, but I know a lot of people do find it a bit rough. It’s still one of my favourites.

[@rrods5097]

I wonder if the vest style restraints like the ones on Yukon would make this a bit more tolerable?

[@wannaplaythisdavid]

@@rrods5097 some of these clones already have it so I think it would be great if flight deck had them too

[@mack_r-s]

I'm also really good at avoiding head banging. On top of me being super tall (just an inch and a half away from 6 foot), I'm also really good at fighting against the forces that push your head from side to side, leading to almost no head banging on this AND Time Warp. These two are very underrated coasters imo.

[@tailemgingras8385]

Even though this ride makes me feel like my head is internally bleeding, i still love it

[@BleuChicken]

The best way to survive the onslaught of headbanging on vekoma slc's are to remember which way the train will turn and lean your head on the headrest opposite towards the direction you're turning. It will cushion the blow a little bit more and it won't be as bad. If you aren't sure of a turn, lean your head left as the ride tends to go right the majority of the time. It's better than not trying as you'll for sure smack your head on the restraints. As for the T3 restraints.. Just try NOT to get stapled and leave a bit of wiggle room for your legs. Sit in a weird position to where your legs go upwards so the ride ops don't push your restrain on click down too low. After that, relax your legs and maintain the restraint's position during the ride by holding it upwards. The inversions are breakpoints so you can let go for those small moments.

[@videosforothersbyj6362]

No one should have to read a manual before riding a 'safe' ride.

[@iamalemon415]

Keep you head pinned to the back of your seat as much as possible. Cannot stress this enough. My all-time favourite roller-coaster

[@WCfanboy]

You must enjoy pain then

[@iamalemon415]

@@WCfanboy I can take all the rattling the world. Better than trying to avoid it and making one wrong move, only to hit it so hard, you rupture your eardrum like I did. No thanks. Head back and still.

[@pan4909]

I remember multiple years ago an a super hot day I went on this and it was so smooth, sadly it was an odd ride because later that day I got a headache riding it. Coming back to this video, I never appreciated the layout of the track and the g's you get, they are phenomenal. Such a shame its so rough, this would easily be in my top 5 if it was smoother.

[@me-myself-i787]

Try the Great Nor'Easter at Morey's Piers. It's basically this ride but smoother and with better restraints.

[@MichaelPhilipMaunes]

Flight Deck is one of my favourite roller coasters at Canada's Wonderland. I've rode on it many times.

[@viviennecote5443]

My poor ears where nearly bleeding after that ride, my ears stick out and my head was shaking around so much in the harness or whatever my ears where burning red after that ride and I was legit crying at the end while laughing cause the actual ride was fun

[@CIRCLEOF4TRESS]

Kool video. We were at Canada’s Wonderland this August 2019. Lots of fun using my new GoPro!

[@scrapper70]

If they change the restraints this ride be much better. I don't remember which one, but they did that to another SLC and it's reportedly a good ride now. So it has potential

[@snamrot2000]

I honestly love the idea of this coaster it’s just i can’t ride it without getting headbanging

[@sslbernytv183]

Get them to tighten your restraints to the max

[@King_editz23]

@@sslbernytv183 it still dosent qork

[@sslbernytv183]

@@King_editz23 did you try that?

[@King_editz23]

@@sslbernytv183 ye

[@songoku_6446]

Honestly don't know why people drag on this ride so much, it's one of my favorites. The only painful spot to sit on this ride is the very back it feels the smoothest in the front

[@rrods5097]

It's not as bad if you're short. It gets worse when you get to the height requirement for leviathan

[@songoku_6446]

@@rrods5097 yea I'm 5' 11" my shoulders are too broad for the restraints to be tight so there's a good inch gap for me

[@hufflepuff6809]

Ikr

[@WCfanboy]

@@rrods5097you have to be REALLY short, as in a child for that to work

[@rrods5097]

@@WCfanboy that's more or less what I meant. I also happen to be shorter than most ppl my age.

[@mitchellries256]

This is certainly the next coaster to use the new comfortable restraints found on Fly the Great Nor' Easter at Morey's Piers and the Riddler's Revenge at Six Flags New England.

[@brub8469]

Am I the only one who doesn't get much head banging on Flight Deck? It yes, then I am a lucky man.

[@jamesnugent2213]

Yeah. I've never understood why people complain about it hurting so much. It's not exactly smooth, but it's nowhere near as bad as people try to make it seem. "I got a migraine, a bruised neck, a broken spinal cord, a cracked tailbone, and I'm paralyzed from the waist down."

[@ronbaevsky4639]

Dont understand the hate,, one of my favorites for the intensity of the drop. I notice its much better to ride without keeping your head against the rest even though safety protocols says so, you dont seem to be at risk that way and don't end up colliding with the restraint constantly.

[@VinceHere98]

The reason this ride gets a bunch of hate is because it is a Vekoma SLC. Those things bang your head around no matter how hard you brace for the godawful transitions. Plus they’re cloned all over the entire globe, as most of them have the same boring and uninspired layout. Sure some SLCs ride better than others, but they’re still the same thing, with or without any head-banging, depending if the train has vest restraints or not.

[@cleissonsantos3893]

Great POV, i love Canada's Wonderland

[@twitchassassination5200]

I'm going to Toronto in August and this is my top spot to visit cant wait

[@taviadelaguila8626]

Toronto is a great place to be 😄

[@twitchassassination5200]

This is my first time coming

[@taviadelaguila8626]

Well I hope you feel welcome here

[@SRBAnimate]

Even though SLCs are known for being absolutely terrible (at least that’s how I portray it), I really liked this ride. Yeah, there is some head banging, but it’s not that bad if you sit in a specific way.

[@jongrey1916]

I honestly didn't find this ride that bad at all, I consider the roughness to be part of the experience - was last on at closing and went around many times with no issues till I closed my eyes on the last run and was nauseous for 6 hours after, lol. I think it's worse if you worry about the roughness and try to prepare for it as you may stiffen up your body and feel it worse, I just relax and loosen up and have no issues.

[@soapbox187]

This is my absolute favorite ride of all time

[@sunbi3140]

This was my first ever ride at wonder land and I haven’t been on it since :/

[@jagroopahluwalia]

the noise of flight deck is nostalgic, hearing this noise while walking to the front entrance knowing its gonna be a good day.

[@Breezyy24k]

my spine and neck will never be the same after that ride

[@V0lt1j]

This was the first ride I ever did I’m permanently scarred

[@raraszek]

I'm 35 and remember visiting this park almost every summer in the 90s, how dreadfully long the line for Top Gun always was, and the grounds being littered with cigarette buds (people were allowed to smoke in lines back then)

[@MrRMT1986]

Those were the days brother! The line was minimum 2 hours in ‘96.

[@Matheus84622]

Here in Brazil we have a very similar roller coaster! It's called Fire Whip.

[@inflammablepumpkin3924]

Canada’s Wonderland is one of the best theme parks I’ve ever been to. That is excepting when I got severe pain for hours after sticking my head out on this ride accidentally lol.

[@CranialExtractor]

Good old top gun.... was scared to death of this ride for a long time working my way up to it. Finally rode it and damn it was fun....... Used to have the longest lineup back in the 90s though and spending 2 hours wasn't a time efficient way to spend my time unfortunately.

[@Izziebelle1000]

I felt my head being smashed around just watching this. Ow.

[@rodotted4674]

what a smooth and fun ride its probably my favourite ride there and the ride with least headbanging!

[@rajbir.k_]

I can't tell if ur being sarcastic...

[@rodotted4674]

@@rajbir.k_ what?

[@rajbir.k_]

@@rodotted4674 because ive heard that theres alot of headbanging on this ride and its not smooth LOL

[@rodotted4674]

@@rajbir.k_ its the smoooothest ride ever

[@whoa_whoa_whewinstagram5739]

This is a great ride. Only problem is the old style super tight harness that restricts your breathing unlike the new ones on Behemoth, etc.

[@rrods5097]

Not to mention the headbanging

[@vano6654]

I would love this ride if it did not give me instant headaches, and neck pain for the following two days

[@wavesgaming3305]

I was at Canadas wonderland yesterday and decided to go on flight deck with my sister, my head kept on banging back-and-forth on the two plastic bits beside your head I got neck pains and was scream crying The entire ride it hurts so bad please when you’re on this ride keep your head back as I could not my head flew forward and terrified me. The harness around you it’s so tight it makes it quite hard to breathe, but over all it is fun if you enjoy scary-ish roller coasters, I recommend it! But this is just a summary of my experience on the ride

[@Fenthule]

Didn't this used to be called Top Gun ? I remember riding it twice as a young teen. Neck's never been the same since lmao

[@livss43]

went on this last summer of 2022. i was 12, chickened out at the last minute and waited for my brother (age 10) and my dad to finish riding it. they both hated it because of how rough it was and it was super shaky. my brother's glasses fell off halfway through the ride, so don't wear any loose accessories :) honestly would not recommend, but it seemed fun, so you do you! good luck

[@LexTan]

I used to live this ride when it first came out. Very smooth, and as long as you pushed your head back against the headrest like the voiceiver instructions say, your head and neck will be fine. The age of the ride may have roughened up the experience though.

[@XempireX18]

wow, after watching all of the POV videos, this one seems to be the most fun.

[@shampoo8053]

⚠️ Head banger ⚠️

[@lightningboat]

WARNING: This roller coaster is a Vekoma SLC, commonly known as a hang-and-bang

[@billiscool7647]

@@lightningboat its rated one of the worst vekoma SLC's as well

[@lightningboat]

@@billiscool7647 i know

[@VexxR22]

The fact that this could've been a B&M invert if the park was just a few kilometers further from Cedar Point...

[@Cosmic_Cretin]

Even the Hypersmooth feature is having a hard time making this SLC look smooth

[@lettuceman1999]

Aka concussion coaster

[@itshk9427]

Lol

[@colegaston974]

ii_Axeron -IA then put your head back

[@austonkirby9293]

A smooth POV of a Vekoma SLC. Get outta here xD. Great job on making the video smooth. Kinda lies for the coaster tho cause the video makes Flight Deck look smoother than it actually is

[@nveon]

one of my favourite rides. but its only good if you sit at the front.

[@aldodaci9055]

Why because if you sit anywhere else it's rough

[@shippybs]

Fun fact: When building Flight Deck (Top Gun) two teams started working from either end of the loading station. The goal is to meet in the middle. When the meet up of both ends came they were off by over a foot. This forced a re-shaping of some track sections to try and undue the error. I believe this is why the ride is much rougher than intended, and it’s only gotten worse over the years. The safety and integrity of Wonderland’s rides has always been priority #1 so don’t think I’m bashing the park at all. I’ve been going since it opened!

[@BOOSETO]

Add the part where your head slams back and forth while holding your feet up hoping your legs dont get taken off and then you wait in the queue at the end thats longer than the awesome ride. This is an SLC Looper, appreciate all the finer points!!

[@giannasworld6803]

1. Patrick and Sandy cheek are in front row of the flight deck roller coaster 2. Patrick and Sandy cheek saw SpongeBob 3. Patrick and Sandy cheek are cheering

[@cody2279]

0:54-1:30 there goes my head

[@Lunsiee]

Went on yesterday, Absolutely terrifying. It made me punch myself while me and my friend we going upsidedown

[@oaklandexplorers]

underrated. when i rode it, it was smooth, and overall really fun! cant say the same for time warp however.

[@redson4994]

This looks like one of those fair rides you have to fight back to enjoy best

[@johnnycastellano7733]

This was my first rollercoaster I want on when I went to Canada Wonderland

[@mahamedxD]

No way SAME!!

[@kzivku19]

This ride was totally worth it

[@009teamawesome]

They don’t call it a “Hang and bang” for nothing😂

[@HBoywasdocile]

This ride hurts my neck

[@RockNinjaa]

An awesome coaster for the park it’s busy when they open

[@jillbright1498]

Just rode it last night at wonderland Halloween haunt Omg this ride is spectacular !!! And in the dark So good !!! 5 stars of scariness

[@rowanwarwick9800]

This is one of the best rides there, so fun!!

[@Bedreamerar]

1:31 is the best part of the ride

[@willboy7701]

i sat in the back row for my first ever big ride and i didnt know my head could move that fast side to side in the restraints

[@PeppermintManYT]

This baby right here, is the reason why I have neck pain!

[@EKThrills248]

on the drop, it's funny to see people running, it's like there running from flight deck

[@OGpenguinBTW]

Whoever makes the desision to update the restraints and retrack it please do it that will be greatly appreciated

[@whatevatheawesome]

Just rode this for the first time last night. Sure I would have loved it...if I could have seen anything... forgot I was still wearing my glasses and had to focus on holding them for dear life instead of enjoying the ride lol. But I'm looking forward to next time and riding again 😁👍

[@oguild5560]

0:51 why are you running?

[@alexlove4374]

They're running to better, smoother, less PAINFUL rides.

[@itshk9427]

Lol

[@countryboy9389]

Welcome to top gun academy. Only the best pilots make it this far!

[@jellybrown]

Imagine they just put a B&M invert in its place, same design same theme and all

[@Nick-vv2ik]

I feel like in order to enjoy this ride you have to do intense physical training like fighter pilot or F1 driver

[@michaelsutherlandsk8a4life]

The best ride known to mankind

[@Eclipsein]

This ride is a blast

[@oritocruz8362]

Ah Flight Deck Almost Damaged My Head And Nose And Ears

[@jhoncena1111]

Yikes. My friend had got his earing ripped out on this ride.

[@alexisrose-t5f]

Get the ride re tracked and the lines will be as long as they were 15 years ago. This is too painful. The track is super fun though and I love when my legs hang

[@Noone-mr5fd]

My favorite Canadas wonderland ride, next to Behemoth

[@snapdragoner7719]

The POV looks so smooth if only

[@sslbernytv183]

Underrated ride

[@darthvader5532]

New trains Canada's Wonderland! This seriously needs the new Vekoma SLC trains. They are way more comfortable than the classic hang and bang torture chairs on it now.

[@justyeevee_rbx]

I see nothing wrong with the ride. No roughness, no camera shaking, such a smooth ride. (JK I know that SLC’s are rough rides, but I have never been on one.)

[@jasonjackson1848]

Day in the day when it was new, it was a fun ride. Now it’s only a fast way to ruin your day, the headache neck pain and so on. If you insist on riding it, do it at the end of your day

[@jxnelle2273]

i went a few days ago and i almost cried because I hate rides the go upside down and my brother told me he got a huge headache after but i forced myself to go on it and now it’s one of my favourite rides

[@Sam081590]

my Top 3 rides

[@rubescent_candy7335]

My head was bobbing against the overhead straps so much that it was physically so painful.

[@Skaisnanak]

This was my first roller coaster! Traumatized me for life

[@Y_hass]

This ride will give you neck pains amongst other pains

[@brucewayne7875]

Awesome ride

[@InvestigatingTransit]

Flight Deck? More Like Flight Death, Banged my head on the harness and it was sore for like an hour.

[@edwardbliss8931]

Offtopic, but what's it like around the outside of Canada's Wonderland? The last time I was there was in 1986 and it was all flat fields.

[@unexpected2475]

It's mostly residential areas now.

[@icd_gamer5704]

the ride is good only if you dont mind feeling like you have a migrane and dont mind concussions

[@johnboulanger807]

I feel if the head cusions were soft instead of the stiff dashboard type rubber it would be a really enjoyable ride.

[@pepeleopoldo2897]

I wish the ride was as smooth as it looks

[@clairefunnell8481]

Nice. I haven t ridden this one yet. Been awhile since I have been.

[@triple7marc]

I wouldn’t advise it. It’s a very bad ride.

[@aldodaci9055]

Well it might be a bad ride to some people but it's good to at least try it because you won't know unless you try

[@eccentricgamer4111]

Tear this and Time Warp down and put something better in their place.

[@the1theonlyg248]

Here’s what I’m thinking: tear down Time Warp and Flight Deck, and full that space with a record-breaking inverted coaster. Kind of like how Skyrider, a dive coaster, was replaced by the record-breaking Yukon Striker. In short: make a modern day Flight Deck on f*cking steroids.

[@popcrnaj1273]

@@the1theonlyg248 Skyrider is a stand-up, but yeah they should add a super good, record breaking invert

[@neurodivergentsophie8411]

Don't forget to make the restraints comfortable to reduce headbanging.

[@nameless-user]

The layout itself is fine, it’s just the restraint system that’s the problem. Some SLCs have new vested restraints which fix the roughness of the ride completely. Agree about Tomb Raider, though. Paramount was drunk when they added that in.

[@siennacacador6948]

No I like them actually

[@groovydrew4640]

Rip head and ears if u know what I mean 😬

[@VitRi831]

Rip head and ears

[@shampoo8053]

Ah, if only you were this smooth in real life..

[@alexlove4374]

Please remove this Paramount-era torture machine. It's overstayed it's welcome by 13yrs now.

[@Izziebelle1000]

Timewarp while your at it. I was there last week and no one was on it.

[@triple7marc]

My favorite ride in the park! Leviathan, Behemoth and Yukon Striker all gave me splitting headaches that wouldn’t go away. On those I threw up not from nausea or dizziness, but how painful and terrible the rides were. Soooo much headbanging. They need to remove them ASAP.

[@icalexander]

How do you have headbanging on Leviathan or Behemoth, neither have anything near your head, Yukon striker also doesn't use restraints that are known for headbanging, sounds liek you must be losing your tolerance, which happens as people age, I know I have less tolerance at 36 then I did at 18

[@triple7marc]

@@icalexander I was making a joke lol this ride is absolute dogshit

[@aarusharya5658]

@@icalexander He's being sarcastic.

[@realperson896]

we're lucky that flight deck is right next to time warp so you know the section of the park to avoid

[@thetooner8203]

I've never joined the air force and taken control of the skies in a fighter aircraft but I'm pretty sure this isn't what that would be like.

[@aldodaci9055]

Well it does feel like flying a plane with g forces and I don't if you noticed but basically the whole background especially the loading station of flight deck is designed to look like an airport

[@Andrei-oj1jz]

well, i think its better than trying to shake off an enemy plane while they're shooting at you trying to blow you up from the sky. This flight deck is safer :D