Top Gun (Paramount's Great America)

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Top Gun
Location Paramount's Great America
Type Steel - Inverted
Status Open
Opened March 19, 1993
Manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
Model Custom
Height 102 ft (31.1 m)
Drop 91 ft (27.7 m)
Length 2620 ft (798.6 m)
Max speed 50 mph (80.5 km/h)
Inversions 3
Duration 2:26
Capacity 1380 riders per hour
Height Restriction 54 in (137.2 cm)
Top Gun at RCDB
Pictures of Top Gun at RCDB


This article is about a roller coaster at Paramount's Great America. For other roller coasters called Top Gun, see Top Gun (roller coaster).

Top Gun is a roller coaster located at Paramount's Great America in Northern California. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, Top Gun made its debut March 19, 1993. It is the park's most popular ride. This was Bolliger & Mabillard's 2nd inverted coaster behind Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Great America. The third inverted coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard opened a little under two months later at Six Flags Great Adventure. The inverted roller coaster has become Bolliger & Mabillard 's most popular brand of coaster. Top Gun at Paramount's Great America isn't quite as tall, nor as fast or long (in length) as its partner (with the same name) on the other side of the country, Top Gun: The Jet Coaster at Paramount's Carowinds.

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