Z-Force Roller Coaster POV and Opening Day 1985 Six Flags Great America Chicago

[kplovesyou1]

FLASHBACK:shut down

[saleitem]

this is a rare find of a video here

[iTomzXD]

wow, it used to be SMOOTH that time?

[xCOASTERFREAKx]

i thought that this ride was the best thing ever when it first came out...

[thunderhayes]

This is how they did it before Go-Pros and point-and-shoot cameras.

[youmakemelaugh99]

That's loud

[FagsLoveCountrymusic]

VINTAGE PEEYOVEE!

[ultradude306]

Looking at this, I wonder how x flight and the swarm (wing riders) can say they have the first dive loop/first drop combination

[coastercub71]

I loved this coaster.. was an awful shame when Magic Mountain tore into ickle tiny bits ! Least i got to ride it a few times before it went to the great theme park in the sky

[MrTTraces]

The 'tache's in that video are awesome but enough about the women folk, the ride looks excellent!

[elbertivory2006]

At 1:24 they actually let people sit on the lift hill and take pics back then without any safety cables around their waste? Gosh times have changed.

[dughmo]

hey robb do you know were the scraps of flashback went?

[betome27]

:[ its gone

[JiGe96]

I am so thankful that you posted this, I have been waiting for a video of the Z-Force at it's original location for several years. thank you a lot.

[vivaladan009]

such a dumb ride

[dollofvoodoo]

LOL Love him laughing all the way through

[noblewick]

Ah the 80's The hair the fashion, the people

[water1412]

Flashback anyone?

[HotlThoth]

rip z-force

[zenmachinefilms]

Wkipedia has good page on it (search: Flashback, Six Flags Magic Mountain). Sad the ride is forever gone, sold as scrap metal.

[bradleycpttd]

ROFL! He was holding a microphone!

[MrEd92]

Thanks for uploading this. My home park is Great America and there's not a lot about this ride when it was Z-Force, much less decent footage of it.

[gkntym]

Is this an early intamin?

[tejojo]

Pre B&M Mullet overload!

[coasternut3091]

I never got to go on it when it was in Georgia

[HappyEisentrout]

Love the photographers sitting on the lift

[Griphen84]

Bob really seems to enjoy the ride, haha. Great one. Love it!

[TheRockpalast]

i think it´s the only 240p-video from themeparkreview^^

[MandMsmashupTV]

Why are there people sitting on the lift hill catwalk?

[TheBenjylew]

thats sooo cool XD

[Arch1Kid]

Ahh... the 80s the decade of the... MULLETS!

[zenmachinefilms]

I rode this at MM and thought it was bumpy, and somewhat repetitive, but still fun. Wish someone would make a bigger version.

[shifter2k4]

I rode Z-Force during my one & only visit to Six Flags Great America.....I thought it was a great ride..sorry to hear that it's gone

[krnsngr85]

I miss Flashback!!!

[bri4695]

I love seeing stuff from Chicago from where I'm from

[dmoquinn]

Ew, ACErs. D:

[mcdonaldsmatt]

Nice!

[poofy917]

Very Cool. Always cool to see videos of old rides. Thanks Robb!

[Jodaboo]

Nice laugh you got there.

[faithfulcmm1972]

I remember thinking it was too repetitive. Thought that it was missing "something"

[kevinfear1496]

I'm sure that B&M created this coaster when they worked for Giovanola/ Intamin.

[deathrooster14]

@kevinfear1496 Nope. This was made by Intamin.

[markthemillionair]

wanted to go on this so much >.< sadly the first time i saw it was when it was at six flags magic mountain and it was not running...then a year later it got torn down

[bucks699]

where in the park did z-force used to be? like what ride is where it used to be?

[crazyforcoasters]

@bucks699 It was where Iron Wolf was, but now that Iron Wolf closed the spot is empty.

[tribar1022]

Nice Video

[KyleJPie10]

HEHEHEHEHEHAHAHAHAHAHOHOHOHO..­. his laugh is hilarious lmao

[mdbcam]

This ride is awesome!

[Costerguy1234556]

Didn't Magic Mountain also have this ride?

[redgateproductions]

@Costerguy1234556 same ride this was wayyy earlier

[EMPxGTZ]

B&M build a wild mouse kind of ride???

[persianking44]

@EMPxGTZ No, this was actually Intamin. I don't know if Intamin made anymore Space Divers like Z-Force/Flashback, or if this was the only one.

[redgateproductions]

@persianking4 only one but was transferred over to magic mountain as flashback

[tribar1022]

@persianking44

Nope this is the only one ever made. It's been here, Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags Magic Mountain

[markthemillionair]

@persianking44 this was the only coaster with space dives...sad it got torn down

[EMPxGTZ]

@persianking44 ah I see.

[thegame42640]

Dude, I haven't been on a roller coaster since 2005! You can imagine how scared I'm gonna be the next time I go! I seem to always have that fear of heights at times, but that soon dissipates and I start enjoying the extreme thrills!

[zombiedude56]

why can't this be still "alive"



[chrisvav1]

2:10 that laugh is priceless XD

[mrchristmasboy619]

SECOND!!!!!

[Dave8012]

I love Great America too bad i never got to ride this :(