Six Flags Over Georgia 1989

[@frankplaysdrums]

Thanks so much for posting. The views of the Great Gasp and the Looping Starship all lit up at night almost made me cry. I wish I could time travel.

[@kevinbeaty-i9r]

I was probably there that day! My Dad took me there for my Bday for the first time in 89. Thank you so much for posting this, it's exactly how I remember it looking. I miss the old SFOG.

[@treyj6472]

Ahhh the 80s. Miss that decade so much. We had so much fun.........and great fashion😂 . Love this video.

[@1977WasPeak]

i'm only 21 but i had fun growing up too, i miss my childhood😢. i'd take any decade over the 2020s (50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s & 2010s)

[@sunshineknight7953]

Thank you so much for posting this online...because of you I saw rides that I thought I would never get to see again!!! It was a wonderful stroll down memory lane...your family looks sweet also :)

[@ducaticanine]

i was 16 at this time living in Buckhead :) thx for the memories!

[@Jake-yf9ky]

THANK YOU Sir or Ma'am for posting this. It reminds me of when the park was at its best (during my lifetime that is) Back when it had a soul and was fun. I haven't been since the year Goliath opened and even then I was shocked at what all had been changed and done in the few years I didn't go. I remember the gas station in the corner of the parking lot, the back gate, Southern Star Amphitheater, Mini Mine Train. It would be awesome to go to THIS Six Flags again.

[@TheOneAndOnlyTrio2010]

As a 13 kid who love there home park.. this place was different back then😂 looks cool tho

[@strangebrew5545]

This is amazing! Such great footage of Splashwater Falls and the bridge . No cell phones to worry with, we rode we got wet then stood on the bridge and got SOAKED, then on to a rollercoaster , that was what we called fun, that's just how we rolled. Miss those days. Thank you so much for sharing this. Love it.

[@darkridearts]

Look how nice everything was

[@dangoldin6000]

2:51 Buford the Talking Buzzard

[@KaseyRelford]

Voiced ever so well by Mr Alan White.

[@erickirk6966]

I remember Mind Bender before it was painted to its present day green color, and it's still there. As well as remember Looping Starship, Free Fall, The Great Gasp, and The Great Six Flags Air Racer rides, which are no longer at Six Flags Over Georgia. Never got the opportunity to ride Z-Force when it was there. Wheelie is no longer there. Splash Waterfalls has since closed. Riverview Carousel is still there, along with Monster Mansion. Dahlonega Mine Train and Great American Scream Machine are still there too. Joker Chaos Coaster is kind of a de facto successor to Looping Starship, much like Catwoman Whip is a de facto successor to Wheelie. Brings back memories of Six Flags Over Georgia's good old days.

[@dangoldin6000]

Yeah, The Mind Bender had rust all over the tracks before it was painted to green to match up the color scheme of The Riddler from Batman

[@natep8153]

@@dangoldin6000 yeah for its opening season mindbender was actually painted silver

[@glasswhisperer]

Dahlonega mine train was my favorite ride when I was a kid

[@ronthatus]

Mannnn I miss the 80s

[@cartersadventures9677]

No doubt my man.

[@cmg2445]

26:56 I miss seeing that. So many memories.

[@strangebrew5545]

I loved the Gasp, do you remember when they used to have fireworks every night and sometimes stay open till 1am , if you rode the Gasp then it would look like the fireworks were right in front of you. I am so glad we got to experience this, kids these days ain't got a clue.

[@cartersadventures9677]

I remember staying till closing time. That place at night was amazing. These days though Im ready to leave way before because Im too dang tired...lol

[@2DamnSeddy]

The Great Gasp was so pretty at night. So was The Scream Machine. Im so disappointed that they removed the tracer lights. I remember how excited I was when I went to turn them on when it got dark.

[@strangebrew5545]

Wow, did you work there , that is so cool

[@2DamnSeddy]

Peaches Grace I sure did! I worked there in 2005 and 2006. My first ride was the Scream Machine, and the next season I started at Thunder River and then I was moved to Splash Waterfalls before I resigned. To this day, Six Flags still holds the title as my favorite job. I had fun working out there and I made friends with people who I still talk to today! When I was a kid, I remember telling my mom that I wanted to work there when I grew up. So when I was hired, she was the first person I called. 😂

[@AirtimeThrills]

Wow, you probably have some of the only footage of Z-Force at this park there is out there

[@ajjacobs1338]

Great video many memories of this place and long gone but not forgotten rides. I believe I was 12 or 13 in 89 wow great video

[@amyholley4331]

I was 13 or 14. Always nice to see footage from the 80s. 😁👍

[@ajjacobs1338]

@@amyholley4331 absolutely

[@2DamnSeddy]

Wow... I was 3 (almost 4) years old when this video was recorded, and I was living in Germany with my my mother while she was in the Army. Crazy enough, 16 years later (2005) I was hired as a ride op at the park. My first ride was the Great American Scream Machine. That coaster will forever hold a special place in my heart because I was promoted to Assistant Foreman at the ride. The next season, I started as the Assistant Foreman at Thunder River which felt like an honor to me considering the fact that it has the largest ride footprint in the park, and later I was moved to Splash Waterfalls. I was also on the clock during Goliaths opening day. Out of all the jobs that I've had, SFOG will always be my favorite. It was the only job I had where I looked forward to going to work everyday. Its amazing how much the park has changed since this video was recorded. Thanks for uploading! This definitely brought a smile to my face.

[@vonSoest]

Antwan Dionte' you should have been there in the early 80’s, it was truly a fabulous place to work. Coworkers became family, in several cases literally.

[@ffiftycupsc]

I was about to turn 9 when you shot this. We used to go every other weekend when i was this age. Thank you so much for this! It has taken me back in such a good way. To see footages of rides and other things that used to be there. Man, this is amazing. I shared it to my mom on facebook. this is too cool!!!!! OMG Z-FORCE!!!!!!!!!! That was one of my favorites. WOW

[@cartersadventures9677]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jamesmac7071]

Getting a season pass to this park was the highlight of every summer

[@csantoi]

If you know about Z Force, then you're an old school Atlantan

[@KaseyRelford]

....and how often is was closed due to problems. After that one kid died while riding, it was doomed to be removed.

[@AromaKicks17]

@@KaseyRelford yep. Died from a seizure though. I loved Z-Force.

[@chaelodoul9401]

Jerry nice of you to post. Brought back many fond memories of my childhood.

[@rockystelone21]

When it was safe to go to

[@AromaKicks17]

Buford the Buzzard and Z-Force...love this video!

[@carterdunlap9957]

Nice footage of Monster Plantation

[@ochoasupremosr9940]

This is vintage six flags right here. They even got the z force.

[@cartersadventures9677]

Not many vids of Z-force. It was one of my favorite rides! It was a tie between looping starship and mindbender. 80’s Six flags was amazing.

[@logo115]

@@cartersadventures9677 That’s surprising. From what my dad says that was the worst roller coaster he ever rode! I obviously never got to ride it but from what I heard it was horrible. I can’t know for sure tho

[@KaseyRelford]

I worked at the Chevy Show when this was filmed. I wonder if I was working that day. It was a Monday, btw, which is why the crowds seem light.

[@cleanbro3346]

I was 13 years old at this time. I really enjoyed that era from mindbender to the air racer tower which I miss a lot. Brings good memories.

[@cartersadventures9677]

I was 12....Definately a good time to be a kid.

[@talent943]

cleanbro334 me too! Then spring of 92, I got a job there. The beginning of the season I had to wear the bright yellow name tags for 15 year olds. I was so glad when August rolled around lol.

[@cleanbro3346]

Those were the days.

[@cojack424]

Yes. The Looping Starship was a classic....I also miss The Flying Dutchman ( a ship that rocked back and forth, that use to sit where the Batman coaster ride is currently residing...If you sat towards the back of the ship, everytime the ship reached its highest height, you would literally have air time and come out of your seat....That ride scared the crap out of me as a kid ....I always thought I was going to fall out, no matter how tightly I held on....Damn, what memories....

[@aceatkins191]

cojack yes! i loved the flying Dutchman!

[@stitcho7563]

Wow! great video. I went on a 8th grade trip to SFOG in 1989 for our end of the year class trip. It was my very first time going and I really had fun.

[@CoasterMan13Official]

27:00 what a nice looking Great Gasp!

[@byronbrown3491]

Such a pleasant video!!! Brings back great memories seeing several of my all-time favorite rides from Six Flags Over Georgia...Z-Force, Air Racer, Mo-Mo the Monster, The Looping Starship, and the Great Gasp!!

[@cartersadventures9677]

Such a great time. I wish we all could go back to being care free.

[@strangebrew5545]

Yes it was so fun, but I do remember my mother crying on the Flying Dutchman and Mo-Mo she was crying and praying to get off of them,but I loved them both.

[@streamer_services]

I remember all these rides and had such a great time there. It's such a shame that cameras and phones weren't ready available to take pictures like they are now cuz I don't even think that we have any pictures of any of the times that we did go and that's a shame but thanks for the memories.

[@djquadcontrol]

That must've been a top of the line camcorder back then. Great footage! Thanks for sharing.

[@patrickingram7343]

I love this! I could have been in this video, I was 9 years old and grew up in Atlanta. I remember standing on the bridge at Splash Water Falls to get drenched!

[@OffTheTracksReviews]

What an incredible trip down memory lane! That wacky worm was my favorite!

[@drewkersey4970]

If you sat in Mo-Mo The Monster by yourself you could move your weight side-to-side to the point where you could have your cab spinning before the ride even got started.

[@sunshineknight7953]

Thank you, I was trying hard to remember what that ride was called :) It was my fav as a kid...

[@b.b-notebrown]

My favorite park!! So much charm!!

[@KaseyRelford]

So wacky that you're also into arcade stuff, too! I have an arcade in my basement of about 25+ machines. I repair/restore them. You've linked to John Jacobsen's channel and he's a friend of mine! I would have probably been working at the park the day this video was recorded. Small world!

[@cojack424]

I loved Z Force as a kid....I wish SFOG had never taken it down.....

[@cartersadventures9677]

I much prefer it over the Ninja. Wish they still had the free fall and looping starship.

[@talent943]

cojack didn't a kid get killed on the z force?

[@Monkeyb00y]

8 days after this video was shot, an 11 year old became unconscious while riding it. Insane. Autopsy was inconclusive. www.apnews.com/066658598bacaa834320de8fba4083ca

[@rocklegend3388]

I lived near this kid back then and was a year older. He had a preexisting heart condition. He had been fine on all the other rides all day, but perhaps it was cumulative stress that got to him.

[@jameshayes7937]

The boat ride use to be my favorite

[@crystalturner152]

I remember those days! ❤

[@CAPEjkg]

Wow, I was working there as a ride operator on free fall, 89-91. The park is definitely not what it used to be, now they are playing rap music and has become an inner city type park atmosphere. Great memories of my time working there.

[@Catlover1974]

Wow, I'm sure the park had declined because of that. Next thing is it will close down because middle class families will not go anymore. The same thing has already happened to shopping malls.

[@KaseyRelford]

I was the projectionist at the Chevy Show, right in front of Free Fall, during that same timeframe!

[@mraza9]

Everyone in this video is at least 33 years old

[@jameshayes7937]

What happen to the big boat?

[@wesleyshelby8163]

Bruh that’s where they put the Batman Roller Coaster. I rode that boat/ pirate ship when I was a kid. It sat over a small river or pond. It sat between the Mindbender and now present Batman the Ride. I rode Batman in 1997 when it premiered. I rode that Looping Starship. They took that out and put Goliath there. I went to go ride the Starship one year and it was sitting on bricks. They were taking it out to prepare for Goliath. I rode the Wheelie with one of my cousins who was heavy. Hahaha he sat in front of me and his weight was crushing me when we were going upside down😂. I rode those planes too and the Great Gasp. I think my mom, sister, and me got stuck in Great Gasp once. Sorry I told you more than you wanted to know.

[@jameshayes7937]

@@wesleyshelby8163 that’s fine of course this was 89 I wasn’t born yet I was born in92 I wouldn’t go to six flags till95 when I was about 3 and the last time I went it was 2005 the year before Goliath came. I would come back to the park till 2019 and I noticed a lot of changes.

[@wesleyshelby8163]

@@jameshayes7937 Thanks James! Lol the first year I went to Six Flags was I believe 1992. The park didn’t change dramatically fast. Whatever was there in the 80s was still somewhat there when you and I were kids. I was amazed that some of these rides lasted into the 2000’s. It almost made me think our park was lagging or coming in last place.

[@darkridearts]

@@jameshayes7937my thing is they’ve cut back so much of the foliage and vegetation that made it so beautiful. Before in rides you would be zipping through the tree line but now you’re just swirling over a gravel lot. They did this to magic mountain too so it’s not just SFOG

[@broski6182]

Miss the OG monster plantation

[@SauraElanthier]

man, look how uncrowded it is on a July! I remember when I used to love SF over GA. It's such gross garbage now =(

[@cartersadventures9677]

Yeah its definately not as kid friendly as it once was if you catch my drift. I miss simpler times when everyone for the most part got along.

[@Xotix_rblx]

My mom was probably around 12 at that time.

[@spendidsam5521]

I remember punching on them carrot punching bags back when I was about nine years old now I'm nearly 40 where have the years gone

July 10, 1989

[@soyburglar77]

Very cool! That was the summer of my 12th bday, which means that I was there at some point in June or July that summer! In fact, I was keeping my eyes peeled to see if I could find me and my siblings!

[@vonSoest]

This was the end of the “theme park” and the beginning of the downfall of a once awesome place. The actual 6 flags no longer fly over the park, one section is indistinguishable from the next, the employees move in slow motion, the park is filthy, most the guests act like they’re low class folks who had poor upbringings, etc. Truly a shame what corporate buyouts did to this once great place.

[@cartersadventures9677]

I couldn't have said it better myself.

[@vcrcooking]

Also it was before Warner Bros turned it from a charming park to a movie zone where they tried to compete with Paramount parks and Disney. Everything got really cheesy and uninteresting in about 1992 there.

[@jamj4u]

SFOG is certainly not like this anymore. The type of people that go to the park now has made it unbearable.

[@cartersadventures9677]

You know what to say. The world we knew is long gone.

[@michaeleakin3424]

A month and 4 days before i was born 😁