| Not to be confused with DejaVu, the flat ride at Six Flags Great Adventure. |
Déjà Vu was a Vekoma Giant Inverted Boomerang that operated at three parks, Six Flags Great America, Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags Magic Mountain.
History[]
The first Déjà Vu to open was at Six Flags Magic Mountain, which opened on August 25, 2001. This was followed by the opening of a further two Giant Inverted Boomerangs named Déjà Vu on September 1, 2001, at Six Flags Over Georgia and on October 7, 2001, at Six Flags Great America. The opening of the fourth Giant Inverted Boomerang was delayed even more after the problems were discovered with the first three.
In 2007, Six Flags announced the removal of Déjà Vu from both Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags Great America. They announced that the Six Flags Over Georgia ride would be replaced with a new themed area called Thomas Town (since rethemed to Whistlestop Park). After the Six Flags Great America ride gave its last rides on October 28, 2007, it was removed and replaced with the Buccaneer Battle ride.
On August 16, 2011, Masslive reported that Six Flags New England was planning on building a Giant Inverted Boomerang for the park's 2012 season where the Shipwreck Falls attraction was located. On August 18, 2011, the ride was approved by the Agawam Planning Board, with the Los Angeles Times confirming one day later that Déjà Vu from Six Flags Magic Mountain would be relocated to Six Flags New England and would begin operation under a new name in 2012. An official announcement from Six Flags representatives was made on September 1, 2011, confirming previous reports and announcing that the relocated ride's name would be Goliath. On October 16, 2011, Déjà Vu operated for the final time. At around the same time, Shipwreck Falls was removed from Six Flags New England to make way for Goliath. Goliath at Six Flags New England was topped off on February 29, 2012. Goliath opened to the public on May 25, 2012. As of 2022, Goliath has been demolished and removed from the park.
Meanwhile, Great America's Deja Vu was relocated to Silverwood Theme Park at Athol, Idaho. There it now operates under the name Aftershock. The one from Over Georgia was sent to Mirabilandia at Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil. There it was supposedly named Sky Mountain, but it never actually opened, instead it remained in storage 14 years, before being relocated to another Mirabilandia that was recently built at Paulista, Pernambuco. Recently, it allegedly started getting reconstructed, and is set to open with the park in 2024.
Despite these three, this model can also be found in Spain's Parque Warner Madrid (the latter was operated by Six Flags at one point), China, and Russia.
External links[]
- Déjà Vu - Six Flags Great America at Six Flags (archived 2004-02-11)
- Deja Vu - Six Flags Magic Mountain (archived 2004-02-10)
- Deja Vu - Six Flags Over Georgia (archived 2003-12-17)
- Déjà Vu (Six Flags Over Georgia) at Coasterpedia
Déjà Vu (Six Flags Great America) at the Roller Coaster DataBase- Déjà Vu (Six Flags Magic Mountain) at the Roller Coaster DataBase
- Déjà Vu (Six Flags Over Georgia) at the Roller Coaster DataBase
