Flyer Thrill Zone & 7D Experience — Attraction in San Francisco

I had the pleasure of attending The Flyer–San Francisco’s opening night at Pier 39 the other day and let me tell you that this ride elevated the immersive, interactive ride space ... as if I were at Disneyland. This 20min ride rivals Universal Studios, Harry Potter ride. It’s that amazing.

The Flyer takes you around San Francisco Bay as if you are costarring alongside its main star, the sneaky and mischievous, yet adorable, seagull.

I have lived on a boat in a San Francisco Bay Area marina for the last ten years. The docks are littered daily with seagull food carcasses and seagull excrement almost creating a mine field level walking path. This daily hop-scotching to and from my boat makes me violently dislike seagulls — especially when my shoe lands in one of these messes. However, the main star of The Flyer is so adorable and mischievous that once swept up in its jet stream, you get lost in the beautiful cinematography as you hitch a ride through prominent city tourist sights with rarely and never seen views.

And let’s talk about the ride itself. It starts off with a series of photos as you become a part of the story. The ride’s story follows a man who is about to propose to his love but is interrupted by a seagull snatching the ring thinking it is a delicious shiny treat to eat. The ride lifts off taking you through sweeping vistas around the Bay Area on a virtual rollercoaster. The cinematographer shot breathtaking footage and edited them together to create a Hollywood-like film. As a tourist, you’ll only get to see these views of San Francisco if you ride The Flyer. These sweeping views can’t be experienced any other way. That’s how unique this ride is. No VIP-level helicopter tour or VIP-level water cruise tour gets you close to these gorgeous Bay Area landmarks like The Flyer.

The Flyer is a sibling to another awesome, immersive, interactive, playful ride at Pier 39 — the 7D Experience — located across from the merry-go-round towards the back of pier. The Flyer is located in the front of Pier 39 upstairs from the Hardrock Cafe/Restaurant. It costs $21 (child) and $31 (adult) to ride the 20min long adventure which comes out to $1.05 to $1.55 per minute, respectively. It bears repeating, this is an affordable way to see San Francisco in an extremely unique, immersive and memorable way.

The layout design of the ride is a winding technologically advanced theatrical production ... as if you are on a mini movie set. The merchandise is appropriately priced, super cute, high quality souvenirs. They even have an adorable plush version of the mischievous seagull — I had to have one.

Ride The Flyer. It’s a breathtakingly beautiful way to see San Francisco’s top rated tourist spots. The Flyer is a wonderful addition to Pier 39 and to San Francisco tourism overall. I’m excited that it’s here and will bring friends and family to...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolute Blast at Flyer Thrill Zone & 7D Experience! My family and friends just had the most incredible Birthday Party at Flyer Thrill Zone & 7D Experience! From start to finish, it was truly special, and a huge part of that was thanks to the General Manager, Frank.

Frank went above and beyond to make our visit memorable. His attentiveness and genuine desire to ensure we had the best time truly shone through. He was incredibly helpful and friendly, and it's rare to encounter such exceptional customer service these days. Thank you, Frank, for making our day extra special!

We booked a private room, and it was hands down the best decision! It provided the perfect base for our family to relax and recharge between activities. The kids had an absolute blast and they didn't want the day to end!

The escape rooms were so much fun and just the right level of challenging for our group, keeping everyone engaged and working together. But the real highlights for the kids were the 7D Experience and the Laser Maze. They literally could not get enough of the 7D ride – the immersive effects and thrill factor had them screaming with delight and begging for "just one more time!" The Laser Maze also provided endless entertainment as they twisted and turned to avoid the beams.

What a truly special day! As locals, we are already planning our next visit and will definitely be back again and again. Whether you're a local looking for a fantastic family outing or a tourist visiting the area, I would highly, highly recommend Flyer Thrill Zone & 7D Experience. You won't be...

Good lord do not come here. What a terrible experience. Super inattentive employees who can’t work a VR headset to save their lives. Ignoring the ridiculous amount of waiting we did with no other customers in the entirety of the shop, the fact that they couldn’t even get the VR headset (which we paid for) to work and then tried to BLAME IT ON US was insane. He first of all didn’t actually explain how to do any of the controls, but luckily I own several VR headsets and was able to find the instructions myself. After, when I realized the tracking wasn’t working, I tried to explain to the guy working there what was wrong. Instead of helping or trying to figure out how to swap me to the 3rd headset (which he did TRY to do later and fail and give up on), he kept passive aggressively saying I was doing something wrong, but couldn’t actually tell me what it was I was doing incorrectly. So, I assume in an attempt to prove me wrong he swapped me to the 3rd and final headset that was being used by my partner. Of course, as soon as I swapped to the working headset I was actually able to play. Crazy how that works, right? The guy didn’t even admit he was wrong or apologize or anything. Just plain incompetence and disrespect.

We didn’t even bother with the laser maze or whatever the last thing is after such a poor experience with the VR headsets.

That all being said, it was really only that one (middle aged, sort of balding) guy that ruined the experience for us. The rest of the...