Flight of Fear

The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear, built by Premier Rides, opened in 1996.  It was the first roller coaster to feature a Linear Induction Motor launch.  This ride and its identical twin at Paramount's Kings Dominion were considered by many as the most painful and brutal rides on the planet.  When my brother rode Flight of Fear on opening day, he was bruised, and the person next to him was bleeding from the mouth!

In 2001, both Flight of Fear coasters (they lost the Outer Limits part of their names since the TV show got canceled) added lapbars to their trains and removed the shoulder restraints. This made the rides much more tolerable since riders' heads are not banging into over-the-shoulder restraints.

©2008 by Joel A. Rogers