Flashback (roller coaster)

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Flashback
An artist's renderation of Flashback when it was known as Z Force.
Location	Six Flags Magic Mountain
Park Section	Six Flags Plaza
Type	Steel
Status	SBNO since 2003
Opened	April 25, 1992
Manufacturer	Intamin AG
Designer	Werner Stengel
Model	Space Diver
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	86 ft (26.2 m)
Length	1900 ft (579.1 m)
Max speed	35 mph (56.3 km/h)
Inversions	0
Duration	1:30
Capacity	1,100 riders per hour
Flashback at RCDB
Pictures of Flashback at RCDB

Flashback is a steel roller coaster made by Intamin AG of Switzerland. The coaster is located in the Six Flags Plaza area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California.

Flashback first opened in 1985 at Six Flags Great America as "Z Force" and was the first and only "Space Dive" coaster (Six Flags called it a "Z-Coaster"). The ride was sent to Six Flags Over Georgia in 1987 and finally came to Magic Mountain with its new name in 1990.

The ride, especially since opening in California, has suffered from neglect since its opening. The track is in poor condition, and riders have complained about that the ride is now very rough. In 2003, the ride closed down due to the noise it made. The noises were so loud that they distracted lifeguards at the nearby Hurricane Harbor waterpark. The entrance has now been boarded up, and power has allegedly been cut from the ride.

EDIT: The board put up infront of the entrance is gone.

Although the ride seems to be merely sitting by idly and rusting away, Six Flags CEO Mark Shapiro has said he has plans to re-open Flashback in the future.^{[citation needed]}

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Roller coasters at Six Flags Magic Mountain
Batman: The Ride - Canyon Blaster - Colossus - Déjà Vu - Flashback - Goldrusher - Goliath - Goliath Jr. - Ninja - Psyclone - Revolution - The Riddler's Revenge - Scream! - Superman: The Escape - Tatsu - Viper - X