I have a gold pass from california's GA, and I've been to this park so many times, ridden every single ride. This coaster is my favorite at the park, as it is so relaxing and smooth. Great ride!
Hands down one of the best, if not the best ride at the park. It is a spectacular coaster and I rode before they changed it's color theme from the old Top Gun days where they kept the seats and top art for the ride.
@spider0804 For me, it's based off of nostalgia riding it as a kid. I still find it an enjoyable coaster and I also think Railblazer is a godlike coaster with it being the first single rail coaster in the west. But it's more on nostalgia, nothing more nothing less.
Guys, I’m a wussy but I recommend it! The ride looks terrifying in the beginning but once you ride it it’s really fun! You won’t regret, I hope. If you rode the patriot, it’s similar but this has more turns and is faster!
I’m the biggest chicken when it comes to rides that go upside down or have many twists but this ride was a solid 10/10. Just went on it yesterday and it was so smooth and I felt very safe riding it!! You’ll regret not trying it out, just do it!!!
At first, when I saw that ride, I was scared as heck, and I thought I’d never ride it. But then, after I got off, it just happened to have become my favorite roller coaster I have ever written.
@@ASDPolitics you should go, and I recommend going on twisted colossus, riddlers revenge, scream, Batman, and when you get the chance if you go before me lemme know how good Wonder Woman is. I hope you go soon and crossing my fingers.
I remember I got really high one time in the parking lot then went back into the park and immediately got on this ride.... coming out of the first loop I almost blacked out LOL.
That’s because Canada’s Wonderland and California’s Great America were both owned by Paramount when the ride was called Top Gun for the movie and then both parks were sold to Cedar Fair in 2006 and the ride’s name changed to Flight Deck: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Fair#Properties
My friend and I discovered that if you start singing "Let It Go" as soon as the ride starts, you get to scream "LET IT GO! LET IT GO!" at the very first drop. You're welcome :)
This used to be called Top Gun and it had theme decorations while in line. Maybe it still does for the new theme... But either way this is a great coaster. Top tier in California
When CF shuts down the park within a few years(the sale is already a done deal) rumor has it that flight deck will probably be relocated to Kings dominion here in Virginia probably within the next couple of years.
I didn't know they changed the name of this coaster. Used to love the Top Gun theme, with music, dialogue, and jet engine sounds playing throughout the experience.
They changed the name when Cedar Fair bought the Paramount parks in 2007. Top Gun at Carowinds, Canada's Wonderland and Kings Island were all also changed to Flight Deck.
Wasn’t this called Top Gun and painted black?? It was my favorite! When on it like four times in a row. I felt like I was flying! It was my first roller coaster too. It’s what made me become obsessed with them. Concurring that fear felt so good.
I had to google which came first, this one or the one at Canada's Wonderland. I didn't know...both were called Top Gun....I like the looks of this one, and over water. Our version is a tough one to ride with all the head banging.
When i finally rode this as Top Gun after the first loop it felt like my calf muscles were being ripped off the bone. Beyond painful and never felt that anywhere else. 2nd time was not as bad but same sensation. Never again.
I LOVE roller coasters but at some point im scared- trying to get the feeling of some of the rides just in case i go there with my friends after my big school SBAC test-
Welp if you are a every week visitor of great america like me you would remember what this ride used to be named. Vortex and instead of the tracks being red they were purple. "Ahhhh the good times"
I’m never riding this roller coaster again! Last time I rode it back in July of 2021, it made me feel both dizzy and nauseous, and I could not stand straight for a good maybe ten to fifteen minutes. I’m gonna avoid it just for that reason.
It’s one of the shortest ones, but one of the most intense. I’ve ridden 11 B&M inverts and the only ones more intense than this are Batman: The Ride at SFMM and SFOG, Raptor, Montu and Chinese Fireball. This is even more intense than Afterburn.
How sad! Great America has lost its appeal from long ago when the park was beautiful! It had an exciting array of roller coasters, a great train ride, trees, and intimate spots to relax and enjoy the park. Now it’s a cluster of junk! Beauty is gone! The excitement of returning?gone! Just close it! I remember turn of the century now I believe the Demon still? The park use to make you just want to stay there and enjoy the different areas!
I agree, too many owners has changed it drastically over the years. But yes, Great America rocked when it had the pronounced area themes. And don't forget the Horse-drawn Trolleys. It was fun to ride Stealth (now called Nighthawk) again recently.
I went on this ride a few times with my friends! We did no reaction every single time it was so fun. We went for a competition for band we ended up winning second place🥈
I rode this roller coaster in that same exact seat on the 30th of June 2024. amazing experience! about 10 years ago, I looked at this roller coaster and thought to myself that it was way out of my league and for that reason, when I returned 6 years ago, my father FORCED me to go on it as one of the first rides telling me that it was "one of the easiest" but then told me after I got off the ride that it was one of the scariest😂. I remember when loading asking a million questions out of paranoia and when the train finally started to move, I screamed "Help ME!" but I was helped in the sense that I gained confidence to go on more intimidating rides. after getting off , it became the most favorite ride in the entire park. too bad it is headed down to the scrap yard😢😭😥 , if only they could salvage this one roller coaster and move it to another park-they could replace Kong in Six Flags Discovery kingdom with this!
this is just like patriot my favorite ride at worlds of fun all the loops and turns the seats and ur hanging down wow so many rides like it but patriot is still my favorite the beatiful colors nothing can beat that
I’m literally sitting under the ride right now😂 all my friends are on it but I chickened out so I’m watching this instead
Maddie Fishblob ur gonna regret ya so fun :)
Christy Au You missed out on an awesome ride.
You should have went on it
This was so awesome and you missed out
dude I know this was a year ago but like I had an anxiety attack when I was about to go on lol
The real OG's call her TOP GUN.
Damn right, 👌🏼
Patriot rn
For me atleast
Yep. I wish it was till black, looked much better that way.
Yup!!! And know what its like to wait an hour and a half in line to get on it!!! And its even better at night!
Fun fact: this was used for the roller coaster scene in Getting Even with Dad.
yeah, and demon and carousel columbia
and hmb endeavor, berserker, and centrifuge.
The coaster was painted all black at that time
My cousin was an extra for that scene.
I went on this ride and when we dropped down I felt like I was going to die but it’s a very fun ride
I have a gold pass from california's GA, and I've been to this park so many times, ridden every single ride. This coaster is my favorite at the park, as it is so relaxing and smooth. Great ride!
Hands down one of the best, if not the best ride at the park. It is a spectacular coaster and I rode before they changed it's color theme from the old Top Gun days where they kept the seats and top art for the ride.
How can you call this basic suspended coaster better than RailBlazer?
@spider0804 For me, it's based off of nostalgia riding it as a kid. I still find it an enjoyable coaster and I also think Railblazer is a godlike coaster with it being the first single rail coaster in the west. But it's more on nostalgia, nothing more nothing less.
I respectfully disagree gold striker and railblazer are better while flight deck is a close 3rd
Very fun ride. It feels like you're flying and it's actually kinda relaxing.
relaxing????
@@yelazyy When I rode it, it was running kinda slow. Yes, it was indeed relaxing.
Nah it’s p a i n
It’s nice
the fact this ride used to be called top gun>>>
I went on it last week THIS ROLLER COASTER IS SPOT ON
It's hurts
@@madisonsylvia4542 oof. Havent ridden it yet, oh boy. Sorry to hear that
@@madisonsylvia4542 demon hirt my neck
The corkscrew and helix at the end is one of the best endings to any coaster.
I love this ride, it's intense and i love seeing levi's stadium while at the top of the lift hill. also the roar of b&m coasters is amazing
I went on it on Saturday I had my eyes closed and my but clunched
*butt
Guys, I’m a wussy but I recommend it! The ride looks terrifying in the beginning but once you ride it it’s really fun! You won’t regret, I hope. If you rode the patriot, it’s similar but this has more turns and is faster!
i went on this ride a couple of days ago and i was confused 90% of the time💀
Awesome ride very smooth. No bumping and it felt very safe. Super fun ride strongly recommend.
I’m the biggest chicken when it comes to rides that go upside down or have many twists but this ride was a solid 10/10. Just went on it yesterday and it was so smooth and I felt very safe riding it!! You’ll regret not trying it out, just do it!!!
Try demon
Demons great I loved it. It was one of my first roller coasters
why you lying i almost fell off and i lost my shoe
@@emilioramirez3883 you might've lost a shoe but sure a shit did not "almost fall off".
At first, when I saw that ride, I was scared as heck, and I thought I’d never ride it. But then, after I got off, it just happened to have become my favorite roller coaster I have ever written.
I went yesterday and my shoe fell off
Yeet 123 Michael Jackson cale?
Cale?
The Flip lmfao I thought he was someone I used to know cuz the same thing happened to them around the same time
Lucy M I was like “I’ll act like I know him too” lol
The Flip lol
I rode this thing like 6 times during my senior grad night back in 2015 and had a blast.
This is my favorite coaster of all time. It's the perfect amount of thrill and terror at the same time.
Same but riddlers revenge at magic mountain is close as well as twisted collossus
@@ev-x29284 I have yet to go to Magic Mountain, I want to go so bad.
@@ASDPolitics you should go, and I recommend going on twisted colossus, riddlers revenge, scream, Batman, and when you get the chance if you go before me lemme know how good Wonder Woman is. I hope you go soon and crossing my fingers.
It's hard to find an old-school coaster like this one nowadays :)
I remember I got really high one time in the parking lot then went back into the park and immediately got on this ride.... coming out of the first loop I almost blacked out LOL.
Wow! I didn't realize that there was another flight deck. At Canada's wonderland the have the same thing! It even was called top gun before too!
It’s my favorite ride. It was my first coaster that I used to over come the fear. I’m so happy I didn’t back out.
That’s because Canada’s Wonderland and California’s Great America were both owned by Paramount when the ride was called Top Gun for the movie and then both parks were sold to Cedar Fair in 2006 and the ride’s name changed to Flight Deck: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Fair#Properties
Same name, but the Flight Deck at Canada's Wonderland is a horrible ride and this one is awesome.
That one in that country is absolutely horrible though. This one is awesome!
This coaster is short but intense. One element after another. Very fun.
This was a great ride, coming from the east coast, this ride reminded me of my Bush garden trip in high school.
I was legit stuck on the lift hill for 15 minutes one time and rode this. Ahh.. memories
Very short but very intense B&M. The lake finale is amazing
Ride up front, at night.....
Best roller coaster experience of a lifetime.
Same model of coaster
This might be valleyfair in Minnesota’s new ride!!!
This is my favorite ride in the whole park
My friend and I discovered that if you start singing "Let It Go" as soon as the ride starts, you get to scream "LET IT GO! LET IT GO!" at the very first drop. You're welcome :)
How did you remember the lyrics
Lol that just proves how short the lift hill is XD
Me and my sister @HuskerDustJuice do that on gold striker but instead we sing “Stayed gone” from hazbin hotel
I used to work on this ride when it was Top Gun. Such good times!! =)
No way! Lucky, i need to ride this because I havent yet
I went to that ride today at great America you can feel the twist twisting around its scary
This used to be called Top Gun and it had theme decorations while in line. Maybe it still does for the new theme... But either way this is a great coaster. Top tier in California
There were some music playing from the film
now it's called charging chiefs.
Love this ride so much 10/10
Nice videos!! Good POV shots for sure.
I just passed out riding this so im watching to see what I went through
When CF shuts down the park within a few years(the sale is already a done deal) rumor has it that flight deck will probably be relocated to Kings dominion here in Virginia probably within the next couple of years.
I didn't know they changed the name of this coaster. Used to love the Top Gun theme, with music, dialogue, and jet engine sounds playing throughout the experience.
Probably lost the rights.
They changed the name when Cedar Fair bought the Paramount parks in 2007. Top Gun at Carowinds, Canada's Wonderland and Kings Island were all also changed to Flight Deck.
Looks fun! I can’t wait to visit great America!
Make sure to ride gold striker!
I went on flight deck 3 times
Same haha my little cousin wanted to go a fourth because its the most fun in the park imo. But we had to leave lol
haha i went on it 6 times
@@duhck833 i did it 14 times in a row
Aftershock flex
ILovelevi101 Wings of freedom oh yea I went on it 5
My heart stopped on this ride
Was my favorite ride at the park, didn’t like it when the blood rushed to my feet tho
Went on this ride five times back to back today, there was hardly a line. So fun
Remembered riding this beast last year 5 times
Was going to ride one last time when my aunt called me before we left
Well soon it might be at valleyfair
Went on it a few months ago and the first drop got me good. I expected it to be not as intense.
Wasn’t this called Top Gun and painted black?? It was my favorite! When on it like four times in a row. I felt like I was flying! It was my first roller coaster too. It’s what made me become obsessed with them. Concurring that fear felt so good.
It was called Top Gun until Paramount sold the park in 2006. It was painted black until 2014.
Just went on this a few hours ago in the front and I started screaming before the drop even started
*I remember going on this for the first time and my friend made me go in the front. I had tears coming out of my nose.*
Love this ride
Me too
I had to google which came first, this one or the one at Canada's Wonderland. I didn't know...both were called Top Gun....I like the looks of this one, and over water. Our version is a tough one to ride with all the head banging.
Brings back so many memories!!!
There is another flight deck at Canada’s wonderland and it is awful I got of it and I had a headache for the rest of the day
This one looks pretty fun
That's a Vekoma SLC. It's a terrible ride if you don't ride it in a very specific way, and even then it's still pretty bad. This ride is fantastic!
Towards the end you can feel the forces actually pushing on your face physically pushing your face
Can you get the edge back please
Here because mario kart wii TH-camr TWD98 mentioned it in his 32 track item rain video
Ayyy I love Troy's videos! He's a coaster enthusiast too.
One my favorite rides I so obsessed
W flight deck, patriot and the demon frrrr
best ride ever, r.i.p great america 😞💔
When i finally rode this as Top Gun after the first loop it felt like my calf muscles were being ripped off the bone. Beyond painful and never felt that anywhere else. 2nd time was not as bad but same sensation. Never again.
I LOVE roller coasters but at some point im scared- trying to get the feeling of some of the rides just in case i go there with my friends after my big school SBAC test-
Awesome ride, especially at night.
"Battle Stations! Battle Stations! Welcome to Top Gun"
This invert ngl looks kinda weak, but I’m willing to try it out if I ever go to California.
It's on the shorter side but it's super intense, especially the end.
its the most intense invert ive ever been on, far more intense than the batman clones
At the very last inversion I would always black out for a couple of seconds.
This channel is legit Canadas wonderland
What... this comment is unbelievably stupid. Canada's wonderland is a random ass park in a different country lmao
Welp if you are a every week visitor of great america like me you would remember what this ride used to be named. Vortex and instead of the tracks being red they were purple. "Ahhhh the good times"
No, Patriot used to be called Vortex. This used to be called Top Gun. They’re different rides entirely.
@@triple7marc this guy has never been to great America 😹😹
Going this Saturday excited
I can’t wait to go on Tuesday with my school
It’s not fun when you are with your school
I Like Memes but the bus is going to just drop us off and leave us there till 7 then we will get picked up
Valleyfair where are you at, because this ride would Be great for that park
Will never forget the "Top Gun" ride. It had all the cool things to look at while waiting in line
Still dose
I’m never riding this roller coaster again! Last time I rode it back in July of 2021, it made me feel both dizzy and nauseous, and I could not stand straight for a good maybe ten to fifteen minutes. I’m gonna avoid it just for that reason.
Bro this is the best ride here
Flight deck is giving "we going on a trip in our fav rocket ship zooming through the sky little einsteins"
Kinda a funky mid-sized invert innit?
It’s one of the shortest ones, but one of the most intense. I’ve ridden 11 B&M inverts and the only ones more intense than this are Batman: The Ride at SFMM and SFOG, Raptor, Montu and Chinese Fireball. This is even more intense than Afterburn.
Says the person who has nemesis at their home park lmao
Cedar Fair needs to work on their coaster names.
Great ride :)
I still call it Top Gun to this day
wow bro you're so cool for knowing something old bro where's the nobel piece prize
@@filth315 wtf bro can’t state anything? Everybody ik calls top gun
@@filth315 did you have a bad day at the park or are u just an angry person
@@filth315 HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONE
When I went on this for the first time I screamed help like 100000 times and my friend ear drums were dead
How sad! Great America has lost its appeal from long ago when the park was beautiful! It had an exciting array of roller coasters, a great train ride, trees, and intimate spots to relax and enjoy the park. Now it’s a cluster of junk! Beauty is gone! The excitement of returning?gone! Just close it! I remember turn of the century now I believe the Demon still? The park use to make you just want to stay there and enjoy the different areas!
I agree, too many owners has changed it drastically over the years. But yes, Great America rocked when it had the pronounced area themes. And don't forget the Horse-drawn Trolleys. It was fun to ride Stealth (now called Nighthawk) again recently.
It’s being fixed the park looks amazing, and railblazer is helping the parks coaster collection a lot. This park is going in the right direction
Turn of the Century was only known as that for 4 years. Are you suggesting the park has been going downhill since 1980?
great take a virtual ride - on flight deck - on california's great america !!!
I went on this ride a few times with my friends! We did no reaction every single time it was so fun. We went for a competition for band we ended up winning second place🥈
music at the parks? my school also went to great america after a band competition
Yup!
@@alyssad276 did you go recently? congrats on winning 2nd, pretty sure our school got 3rd somehow
@@kris10_cubing thanks! Yes we did go recently, may 6th
@@alyssad276 oh we went a couple weeks earlier: april 22nd
I rode this roller coaster in that same exact seat on the 30th of June 2024. amazing experience! about 10 years ago, I looked at this roller coaster and thought to myself that it was way out of my league and for that reason, when I returned 6 years ago, my father FORCED me to go on it as one of the first rides telling me that it was "one of the easiest" but then told me after I got off the ride that it was one of the scariest😂. I remember when loading asking a million questions out of paranoia and when the train finally started to move, I screamed "Help ME!" but I was helped in the sense that I gained confidence to go on more intimidating rides. after getting off , it became the most favorite ride in the entire park.
too bad it is headed down to the scrap yard😢😭😥 , if only they could salvage this one roller coaster and move it to another park-they could replace Kong in Six Flags Discovery kingdom with this!
It was name Top gun from 1993 to 2006
lowkey the most intense b&m
The corkscrew at 1:10 is so whippy.
Cant get enough of this ride best ride at great america
I am going for my birthday and I literally can't wait
this is just like patriot my favorite ride at worlds of fun all the loops and turns the seats and ur hanging down wow so many rides like it but patriot is still my favorite the beatiful colors nothing can beat that
What’s your favorite ride at California’s Great America?
Was super fun it was like patriot but bigger and slightly more intense
is this an okay ride for people who are afraid of roller coasters?
It was my first coaster! It’s so much fun, I definitely recommend for a beginner. It will make excited to ride more.
yall, why is there more than one flight deck? can yall explain pls?
Over the Water! 1:10
i went to great america a few weeks ago and i’m pretty sure they increased the speed
Pretty sure thats not how gravity works lmao
@@scorn-52 I meant after the drop, when it goes to the loop di loop and stuff, it’s faster
@@diya3035 ah
Yeah Michael is right, gravity doesn't work that way lol
@@diya3035 Bro said "loop di loop" LMFAO
Rename it to Heatwraith because the name will match because of the in California the temperature is blazing hot
It's not bad to sit on the front I like it that's the first time I've ever sat at front😊
It’s Top Gun! I’m a 90s Babie so
that final helix looks so forceful
Best finale on a coaster ever.
@@exploredestiny7479 Besides maybe Lightning Rod's quad-down.
I miss youuuu 😭😭😭🥺
One of my fav rides ❤❤❤❤ it's like flight deck is my bestie
i went on flight deck and it was so scary i closed my eyes the whole time. now i kinda wish i opened it LOL but the ride is so dizzy