Crazy31088 Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Someone mentioned on an old post about how the line que for Flight Commander was underground, and that one had to go up a spiral staircase. Could someone elaborate a little more on the details of this (what the underground area looked like, where it was, how one could access it from the midway, etc). Is there some sign of it still existing that I could look for today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcarusLives Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 I think the original platform for ride is still there. It's where the trampolines are now. The que entry was even with the midway. Once in the que lines, a tunnel went down under the ride. There were monitors along the tunnel instructing you on how to "fly" your plane. You then had to go up a spiral staircase. When you reached the top you were in a big round cage with the ride operating above you. There were numbered gates and a ride op assigned you a gate. Once the ride ended, it would lower back down. You were still inside the cage and underneth the ride. Once the previous riders got out of their "cockpit", your gate would open and you would step outside the cage and get in your cockpit. It was pretty involved. The tunnel was just concrete. Nothing special. If the bungee trampolines are still there (they were last year) they sit where you waited in the cage. The tunnel is directly under them and the staircase is in the middle of the platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy31088 Posted June 16, 2003 Author Share Posted June 16, 2003 Did the que entry come right at the front? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcarusLives Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 It was to the left of the platform (if you're facing where the ride was). The tunnel that sloped down under under the ride was between the entry and the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Look just a little to the right or the Baseball pitch speed game, you will see the old walkway. And possible the old que, were it went underground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbilly Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 how is that ride? i am curious because no other Amusement Park has a ride like that. Could you explain what it does and stuff like that? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcarusLives Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 The ride was boring. The ride had cockpits that were attached to metal arms that hung from the center ring. The ring just rose up and moved in a circle..pretty slowly too. Each cockpit had two seats and you sat with your legs straight out. You had a shoulder harness and lap bar. It was uncomfortable. The whole point was that you controled your own plane. You could swing out and do barrel rolls. All of this was done electronically (not like the Eagles where you're on cables). The commercial showed a big joystick between the two riders that controlled your plane. But actually it was a little knob that was really hard to work. The ride was not that great. All you saw was the car in front of you and you did not go that fast. You didn't swing out that much and the controls were slow to respond. I'm pretty sure it opened in '90. The ride was infamous because a woman did die on it in '91. She was intoxicated, passed out, slipped out from the restraints and fell. I think it operated for a few more seasons after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 You could make it funner if you just kept spinning and spinning and spinning.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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