 The roller coaster is based on the 1986 film "Top Gun" (produced by Paramount Pictures, a sister company of Paramount Parks), and the ride is meant to simulate the feeling of riding in an F-14 fighter jet.The ride is themed heavily after the movie with various props alongside the line-up including models of the F-14 aircraft, hangars, radar installations, army trucks and informational posters about the making of the movie.Since its early inception, the ride was known as the flagship ride in the park, finally losing that distinction to Behemoth in 2008.