The Flyer - San Francisco gives visitors the unique opportunity to fly above San Francisco with out ever leaving the ground. The immersive technology and multi level "flight decks" guests are raised up and enveloped by the massive screen and wrapped in the sights and sounds of the city. With 2 "flights" to choose from, guest can either soar above the streets of sights of San Francisco or take a cross country journey across the beautiful landscapes of the United States.
Because we did the 7D ride we were recommended to come here and pay $7, so we did. Did the San Francisco experience and first time here. Enjoyed the experience of San Francisco and wide screen. Would recommend trying at least once!
We just had our son's 9th birthday party with 9 of his friends and their parents and it was absolutely a fantastic experience! Clayton helped us organize the event. He was prompt, detailed and responsive at each point since our initial contact with him. On the day of the event, Frank, the guest relations specialist, welcomed us and every single one of our guests. He was so attentive to the party and to our guests every step of the way. He coordinated the itinerary and helped guide us from one activity to the next. His warm personality and positive energy set the tone for the party. One of the best part of the day for us was that the room was decorated with balloons, our son's name was on monitors in the room, tablecloths, utensils, themed napkins were all set on the tables. They provided pizza, soda and water for our guests. The only thing we brought was the cake!! It was the easiest party I had ever planned. Regarding the experience: the kids and the parents all could not stop talking about this being the best party that they attended. As my son summarized it "it was epic!". So, I would strongly recommend Flyer Thrill Zone and the team if you are looking for a venue to throw a party. Kids and adults alike will love it!
Our group visited "The Flyer" and had a great time! The staff was very friendly and accommodating. There was 57 of us visiting San Francisco at Pier 39. The guest relations were very helpful. I would highly recommend taking a trip for big groups exploring all the fun attraction they have to offer. They make it very easy to purchase group tickets and at a reasonable price.
Meh, I don’t really know about this one. I compare this to Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at Universal Studios Hollywood, without the upside down part. The seats just move and turn with the projection in front of you, you have a seatbelt and only a seatbelt to secure you.
The kids enjoyed this as we did it at the end of our trip to SF, and it is kind of a fly by of all the places we'd been! However, its nowhere close to the experience of Soarin' at Disneyland, which is what it models itself on. You aren't truly in the air and the screen isn't as immersive.
This experience was okay, had to wait more than 20 minutes to even get on the ride and then there seemed to he technical issues so there was another 10 minute wait. The experience itself is fun but nothing overly special. At least it's not too expensive.
My husband and I were not expecting the fast flying of the “ride”. There were times that I had to close my eyes as some of the fly through scenes were a bit much for me, visually. With the wind machine, it did seem like we were moving through the sky. Pushing my back against the seat back was helpful as it felt precarious with my feet dangling. We were glad we did it. We paid full price at $14 each and enjoyed the exhilaration.
My family and I went on the flyer. It was not worth our time and money. The ride gave us motion sickness. The screen was blurry and the scenario was quite cringey and too fast moving. And for the amount of money we paid, we thought it was very short, not even 10 minutes like we were told. Would not recommend, instead go see the sea lions for free as they are way more entertaining and would not make you sick.
We have done some similar rides in the past and we found this one underwhelming. The name can be somewhat misleading as you sit in a chair that moves on its base. You are not lifted in the air like on a ski chairlift which is what the other experiences we have done were like. The movie itself is probably 7-8 minutes long and the story was a little cheesy. You do get to see the most important San Francisco sites and some views are really awesome. However, there are times where the action is happening so fast on the screen that the image is blurry. You get the feeling you are on a rollercoaster and it can get nauseating if you are prone to motion sickness. If you like this kind of ride, then this one is probably for you. But it just wasn’t our cup of tea. Staff was nice and friendly and I really like that they paid close attention to security (as they should), by individually checking all seat belts to make sure they were properly secured.
My husband and I enjoyed The Flyer. It was quite an unusual and exciting experience. I did feel a bit dizzy during part of the ride! Don’t think it’s worth the usual $14 admission as duration is under 10 minutes, but it was much better value having access with our Go City passes. Pretty cool as something different to do.
Awful- 7 minutes of some video with NO narration so you didn’t know what you were seeing - can get better on google if you ask for video drone of sf. The seats moved a bit sure and there was wind but the ad said it was 20 min total with preview etc….I asked the guy after and he said everything changed from Covid….but adding narration. To the 7 minutes has zero to do with Covid…don’t waste your money…
Decent ride for the amount of money you pay. Would do it again but only if a friend hasn't tried the ride.
The whole thing is just great laughed the whole time with excitement second time for me I'd do it again
On the website it takes your money but you get to the activity and there is signage for closure due to Covid19. Not a happy camper. It's been a pain trying to get a refund. Call before you book an make certain they are operating. Will try to update if refund is given*
We are a family of 4 with a 10yr old & 17 yr old, we loved it. It was a little scary in bits but was so amazing feeling like you were flying over & through all the must see attractions of San Francisco. Would recommend
Magical experience ‘flying’ over and through favorite San Francisco locations. A throughly lovely moment of escape and exhilaration. Guided by super friendly and knowledgeable staff, riding on state of the art technology, and marveling at the wonder of the beautifully designed experience, it’s been our favourite moment since we arrived in SF. Go, you’ll love it.
This is a must do event on the pier. By far my favorite attraction. It highlighted the icons of SF from angles that I could never see otherwise and felt honestly magical. An incredible experience to be sure and one that cannot be missed. Great value for money. Would do again in a heartbeat. And the quality of image was phenomenal!!!
I hadn't read reviews, just paid $20 on Groupon and had very wrongly assumed this was going to be similar to a real view flight over san fran and the surrounding areas. Instead it was an awkward cartoon story oddly on multiple screens, then into the ride which was 3d cartoon. Prob great for little kids, but for me I'd rather have given $40 to panhandlers!
I enjoyed the ride portion of the attraction and getting to virtually fly around the San Francisco area. But everyone in my group (both guys and girls) agreed the attraction could have done without the love story.
We did this at the end of our week visiting San Fransisco and it was a fabulous and exhilarating way to recap what we had seen. I’m glad we did it at the end as we wouldn’t have recognised half of the footage otherwise. It was a little dear but worth it. The preshow is a little slow but the main ride lasts about 6 minutes and you certainly are grateful it doesn’t go any longer! It is so real I almost felt nauseous for a moment!! We took some older family members and they loved it too! They talked about it for days! There are some stairs so perhaps not for people who can’t do stairs, but absolutely worth the entry cost.
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