Flashback (Six Flags Magic Mountain)

Flashback General [[File:|link=|center]] ' ' Park Six Flags Magic Mountain Location Valencia, California, USA Status Defunct Operated Operated April 25, 1992 - 2003 Opened April 25, 1992 Opening Cost Height restriction Statistics Manufacturer Intamin AG Builder Designer Werner Stengel Type Steel- Sit-Down Type Model Space Diver Riders per train 20 Riders per hour 1,100 Lift/launch system Chain Lift Height 86 feet Drop feet Top speed 35 mph Length 1,900 feet Dimensions feet x feet Duration 1:30 Inversions 0 Steepest drop Maximum g-force

Flashback was an Intamin AG Sit-Down roller coaster that was located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California.

Design

Elements •Hairpin Dive •Hairpin Dive •Hairpin Dive •Hairpin Dive •Hairpin Dive •Hairpin Dive •Helix

• The ride features 6 harpin drops and an upward helix
• This was the only Space Diver to ever be produced.
• The 6 Harpin Dives are supposed to mock a Fighter Jet.

History

Early Years

The ride originally opened at Six Flags Great America in 1985 as Z-Force. As part of Six Flags’ former Ride Rotation Program, in 1987 the ride was relocated to Six Flags Over Georgia where it opened in 1988. It was finally relocated to Six Flags Magic Mountain under it's new name, Flashback.

Closure

The ride (especially after moving to Six Flags Magic Mountain) was suffering from neglect. The track was said to be rusted and in poor condition and riders complained that the ride had got much rougher. The ride was making so much noise that the lifeguards at the nearby Hurricane Harbor water park were being distracted. These factors forced the ride's closure in 2003. The entrance was boarded up and power to the site was cut. There were many rumors that the ride would be reopened but eventually it was demolished in 2007, along with the ill-fated Psyclone and was scrapped shortly after.

Trivia

• Flashback was the first roller coaster to feature four-abreast seating, a feature now used on many Bolliger & Mabillard coasters.

Photo Gallery

A veiw of two of the hairpin dives.