Flight Deck (Canada's Wonderland)
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 Flight Deck ride in progress |
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| Location | Canada's Wonderland |
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| Park section | Grand World Exposition of 1890 |
| Type | Steel - Inverted |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | 1995 |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Model | SLC (689m Standard) |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift |
| Height | 109.25 ft (33.30 m) |
| Length | 2,260.5 ft (689.0 m) |
| Max speed | 49.7 mph (80.0 km/h) |
| Inversions | 5 |
| Duration | 1:36 |
| Capacity | 1040 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 4 in (130 cm) |
| Flight Deck (Top Gun) at RCDB Pictures of Flight Deck (Top Gun) at RCDB |
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Flight Deck is a steel inverted roller 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. It is based on the 1986 film Top Gun, and the ride is meant to simulate the feeling of riding in an F-14 fighter jet. The ride is themed heavily after the movie with various props alongside the line-up including models of the F-14 aircraft, hangars, radar installations, army trucks, and informational posters about the making of the movie. Since its early inception, the ride has been known as the flagship ride in the park.
The ride was built where "Zuma Flume" (a water log ride) was once located. The "Top Gun" movie theme was a shift in the design of the park. The ride no longer was themed to match the "land" in which it was situated.
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