Thank you for posting this! I never got to ride Stealth since I was 7 at the time. I hope to ride this someday at Carowinds. Also incredibly heartbroken they’re closing Great America. You have a nice piece of history my friend.
I rode this when it first was built, before any revisions, or copies. This roller coaster walked so other flying coasters could run! I live very close to this park, but since this ride was removed so many years ago, my go to flying coaster is Tatsu at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Newer/better tech, and it's much bigger. Thank you Stealth for paving the way 🫡
With every new design there needs to be a prototype - which usually lead to bigger and faster rides of a similar design. I enjoyed this one. Of course B&M largely took over the flying coaster market from this Vekoma original design (the prototype B&M flyer opened in the UK where I live), but this coaster was fun and unusual.
@@davidjellis My only real gripe with this ride was that it started laying down looking at the sky, so the sun was in everyone's eyes on the longest/slowest part of the ride, the chain lift 🤣. Others, like Tatsu start face down, so it's not a problem, but again, that comes from other manufacturers/better versions etc.
This ride was made to take all the change and electronics out everyone pocket. That's all you heard was everyone's pockets get emptied when the brakes were hit haha
It was maintenance issues. It always broke down because it was a prototype. Vekomaa first flying coaster. Paramounts Great America then is my Home Park so it got relocated
Thank you for posting this! I never got to ride Stealth since I was 7 at the time. I hope to ride this someday at Carowinds. Also incredibly heartbroken they’re closing Great America. You have a nice piece of history my friend.
My home park is Carowinds and Stealth aka Nighthawk is pretty awesome. A little rough but a great ride.
I rode this when it first was built, before any revisions, or copies. This roller coaster walked so other flying coasters could run! I live very close to this park, but since this ride was removed so many years ago, my go to flying coaster is Tatsu at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Newer/better tech, and it's much bigger. Thank you Stealth for paving the way 🫡
With every new design there needs to be a prototype - which usually lead to bigger and faster rides of a similar design. I enjoyed this one.
Of course B&M largely took over the flying coaster market from this Vekoma original design (the prototype B&M flyer opened in the UK where I live), but this coaster was fun and unusual.
@@davidjellis My only real gripe with this ride was that it started laying down looking at the sky, so the sun was in everyone's eyes on the longest/slowest part of the ride, the chain lift 🤣. Others, like Tatsu start face down, so it's not a problem, but again, that comes from other manufacturers/better versions etc.
@@LeoRichVids Totally get that - and remember that experience 🙂
This ride was made to take all the change and electronics out everyone pocket. That's all you heard was everyone's pockets get emptied when the brakes were hit haha
LOL - I guess they were hoping the investment would pay for itself 🙂
I wish more of these models could be built!
Stealth was so much fun. I nice follow up to Top Gun
Yep I recreated this stealth Coaster in rct2 in Vertigo Views as Pegasus!
And I really wish California's Great America kept this!
At least it's still operating somewhere 🙂
@@davidjellis yeah and I'm still mad at Carowinds removed thunder road!
I got to ride this! I was 15..almost shit myself 😂
the word 'almost' is a good sign!
Hey! Do you have a video of Invertigo?
Yes I do - also from 2002
@@davidjellisI’m surprised. Invertigo was down more often than it was operating.
@@skywalksgaming true!
May I use this footage in a video about the ride? full credit will be given to you.
Yes that should be okay - please credit David Ellis and include a link to my channel
@ sure thing!
Stealth had cool colors before becoming Nighthawk
It's still cool now cuz they repainted nighthawk last march
Why did they get rid off this?
It was relocated to Carowinds
That's the area they had to expand for the water park. It was the best coaster there at the time
It was maintenance issues. It always broke down because it was a prototype. Vekomaa first flying coaster. Paramounts Great America then is my Home Park so it got relocated