Flight Deck (Canada's Wonderland)

Roller coaster in Canada
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Flight Deck
Canada's Wonderland
Location Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates 43°50′29″N 79°32′21″W / 43.841259°N 79.539056°W / 43.841259; -79.539056
Park section Grande World Expo
Status Operating since 1995
Rider height
  • Minimum: 132 cm
  • Maximum: 198 cm
Replaced Zumba Flume
Statistics
Manufacturer Vekoma
Product SLC (689m Standard)
Type Steel - Inverted
Riders per train 20
Hourly capacity 1,040
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Height 33.3 metres
Top speed 80 km/h
Length 689 metres
Inversions 5
Duration 1:28
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Flight Deck, formerly Top Gun, is a Vekoma suspended looping coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1995 under the name Top Gun until it was renamed in 2008. The two trains on the ride were originally named Maverick and Ice Man. It was originally based on the 1986 film Top Gun. The ride is meant to simulate the feeling of riding in an F-14 fighter jet.[1] It is one of many Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster model coasters. Flight Deck's supports were designed by Ride Centerline.[2]

Design

Elements

Color scheme

White track and grey supports.

Trains

2 trains with 10 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 20 riders per train.

Images

References

  1. Canada's Wonderland website information
  2. "Rides List". Ride Centerline. Retrieved 2022-04-16.

External links


Articles on Canada's Wonderland