I was just looking up the POVs of the flashback roller coaster at six flags magic mountain and I'm wondering why they closed such an awesome looking roller coaster.

I think it had reached the end of its operating life, and was quite rough. It reportedly was so loud it distracted lifeguards in the water park next door.

Some say it was painful, I just found it very mediocre. It was rotated around other parks prior to rusting in pieces at SFMM. Quite possibly Intamin's worst coaster creation, a concept that never caught on.

Gazza's explanation for it's closure is what I heard too. No one was sad.

Some say it was painful, I just found it very mediocre. It was rotated around other parks prior to rusting in pieces at SFMM. Quite possibly Intamin's worst coaster creation, a concept that never caught on.

Gazza's explanation for it's closure is what I heard too. No one was sad.

Mick Doohans Motocoaster is worse!

Mick Doohans Motocoaster is worse!

Understandable. The Motocoaster is 9 years old and hasn't had any TLC  over that time period.

^^Have you been on Flashback? It makes Mick Doohan's look like Expedition GeForce IMO. At least MDMC, has some level of amusement - albeit it provides a very low level of amusement.

I went on Flashback the year it opned at SFMM, they actually commeraorated their big "new" coaster with a drink cup. Back then Viper, Colossus, Ninja, Revolution and Psychlone (pre-Earthquake) were the star attractions, and there was no B & M in the park yet.

The layout on flashback does look very uninteresting but at least it does something while motocoaster just meanders around.