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The ride received a temporary re-theme in 2017 under the name Drop of Doom featuring virtual reality headsets in partnership with Samsung. At a height of 227 ft (69 m), the ride is the second tallest attraction at Six Flags Great America, behind Sky Trek Tower at 330 ft (100 m).
This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at various independently owned amusement parks, water parks or theme parks.This list is not intended to be a comprehensive list of every such event, but only those that have a significant impact on the parks or park operations, or are otherwise significantly newsworthy.
All were built by Swiss ride manufacturer Intamin, which consist of either Gyro Drop or Giant Drop models. Martin & Vleminckx constructed the Intamin-built Drop Tower at California's Great America [ 1 ] on the former site of a very similar ride called "The Edge", which was removed to make room for Drop Zone.
Viral footage of the Aug. 18 incident shows Six Flags Mexico’s Supergirl Sky Flight ride at a complete standstill while a group of riders scream for help as they get pelted by wind and rain.
Tyler spent a chunk of the 90-minute car ride to the drop zone making a purchase on his phone. Skydivers are transported to a plane at the Lodi Airport on Sept. 7, 2023. The teen loved video games.
A spinning carnival ride plunged about 50 feet and crashed into the ground with riders on board, video from India shows. The drop-tower ride hit the ground without slowing down, video posted to ...
The ride's final relocation was to Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. [8] As part of the relocation, the ride was renamed from Z-Force to Flashback. [8] It opened at the park in 1992. [2] Flashback gained a reputation as a painful ride experience. Riders would hit their heads on the uncomfortable restraints during each hairpin dive.
The ride was the tallest Larson Loop in the world. It replaced King Chaos, a top spin ride which closed at the end of the 2017 season. While Six Flags claims this attraction to be a roller coaster, it fails to meet the definition as it does not use gravity at any point in the ride to 'coast’.