roller coaster steel inverted roller coaster located amusement park years planning construction roller coaster opened march ride previously operated gun jet coaster renamed following purchase park designed stands feet tall reaches speeds miles hour features foot long track nearly minute long ride time generally received having featured times roller coaster amusement today history early paramount began roller coaster manufacturer adding new ride park months discussions designs themes ride developed including franchise july park announced addition gun jet coaster season cost million single biggest investment park history announcement followed adding gun themed inverted suspended roller coasters parks 1990s including paramount great america wonderland paramount construct attraction park ride removed park intended ride storage potential relocation park removal shortened construction time trees buildings removed construction began late july track arriving august testing completed january gun jet coaster soft opened guests media march riders cycle included nascar drivers ride officially opened public march july announced acquisition paramount parks including aforementioned gun roller coasters parks renamed flight deck season installation renamed season ride 15th season receive new coat paint characteristics foot long stands feet tall ride features total including vertical loop loop zero roll riders inches achieve speed miles hour minute seven second ride operates trains featuring cars car seats riders total riders train theoretical hourly capacity ride riders match original gun theme ride area designed feel like military base main queue housed hangar scale fighter guests enter ride area passing element ride experience train leaves station recorded message clear takeoff played climbs chain lift hill reaching peak height feet small pre drop roller coaster train drops right entering vertical loop riders travel underground trench enter loop sends train opposite direction train drops ground climbs spins zero roll element riders experience feeling train ground enters element crosses tunnel underneath park rear entrance exits climbs hill station entering final right train begins degree climbing left reaches ride brake run returns station reception received stated ride best inverted coasters ridden giving ride rating praises ride lack results shoulder restraints roller coasters coaster critic describes pacing order near perfect giving ride excellent rating appeared amusement today annual golden ticket awards times debuted position disappearing poll years follow ride returned poll hitting low worldwide coaster poll entered position slowly declining low ride ranking subsequent polls shown table
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