Six Flags Great Adventure
Six Flags Great Adventure logo
Location	Jackson Township, NJ, USA
Website	Six Flags Great Adventure
Owner	Six Flags
General Manager	Mark Kane
Opened	July 4, 1974
Previous names	Great Adventure
Operating season	March/April through October/November
Area	260 acres (1.0 km²)
Rides	46 park admission rides (as of 2008) 13 coasters (as of 2008) 8 flat rides 2 water rides 1 simulator ride 1 transportation ride 4 children sections with 22 children rides and 5 play elements 7 pay attractions The World's Largest Games Midway total
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Six Flags Great Adventure is a theme park in Jackson Township, New Jersey, located 67 miles from New York City, 60 miles from Newark and 50 miles from Philadelphia, consisting of a theme park area, a Wild Safari area, and a water park, Hurricane Harbor. Because of this location, it serves as the amusement park for one of the biggest and most well-known metropolitan areas in the world. Owned by the Six Flags brand of amusement parks, Great Adventure is known for its roller coasters with brilliant and colorful tracks, such as Nitro, Medusa, Great American Scream Machine, Rolling Thunder, Batman: The Ride, Superman: Ultimate Flight, the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster Kingda Ka (as of 2005), and the newest completed coaster, El Toro. The theme park started its 34th season on April 5, 2008. Image File history File links SixFlagsGreatAdventure_logo. ... Jackson Township, named after Andrew Jackson, is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For the national flags of Texas, see Six flags over Texas. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Roller_Coaster_Icon. ... Theme Park is a simulation computer game designed by Bullfrog Productions, released in 1994, in which the player designs and operates an amusement park. ... Jackson Township, named after Andrew Jackson, is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Nickname: Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: , Country State County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 Government  - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006–2010 Area [1]  - Total 26. ... For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... Six Flags Hurricane Harbor is a chain of water parks that are part of the Six Flags amusement park chain. ... For the national flags of Texas, see Six flags over Texas. ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... Nitro is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. ... Medusa is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. Built by the famed coaster designers Bolliger and Mabillard, it is known as Medusa East because there are two other roller coasters named Medusa: Medusa West at Six Flags Marine World and Medusa South at... Rolling Thunder is a racing wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. Rolling Thunder was the parks first wooden coaster and debuted during the parks fifth anniversary. ... Kingda Ka is a roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey, USA. At its opening on May 21, 2005 it became the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, claiming the title from Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 12. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

Another view of Six Flags Great Adventure from the Ferris wheel, looking northeast

View of Great Adventure from the top of the Ferris wheel, looking southeast

Restaurateur Warner LeRoy planned an entertainment complex in 1972 capitalizing on the back-to-nature movement of the era. He proposed seven parks that would flow naturally in the woods and around the lakes on property then owned by the Switliks. An amusement park, safari, show park, floral park, sports complex, campground and shopping district would connect to one another and to hotels via boat, train, sky ride and monorail. A beach with swimming along with some waterslides were also planned. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 199 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Picture taken by User:NHRHS2010 from the top of the ferris wheel I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 199 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Picture taken by User:NHRHS2010 from the top of the ferris wheel I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Hardwicke Industries built safari parks in Canada and Europe and collaborated with LeRoy in planning the parks for the Jackson property. They set out to open the seven parks in stages over a 5-year period. However, elements of four of the planned parks were combined to create one amusement park, the Enchanted Forest. The park and Safari opened on July 1st 1974 and had a grand opening on Independence Day. is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Independence Day (disambiguation). ...

The Enchanted Forest was built to look as if it appeared through the eyes of a child. It had almost everything from a Conestoga wagon, to a log cabin restaurant and a Western Fortress built bigger-than-life. The Big Balloon loomed near the parking lot. It was the biggest hot air balloon in the world. The Log Flume was built as the longest log ride in the world and the Giant Wheel (now Big Wheel) was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world. The only smaller-than-real life attraction was an outdoor walk-through attraction called the Garden of Marvels. It had working scale trains and boats, models of American landmarks and 1/25-scale recreations of European castles. The park originally had only one roller coaster called Runaway Mine Train, along with about 25 flat rides. A Ferris wheel on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA. A Ferris wheel (or, more commonly in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [UK], big wheel) is a nonbuilding structure consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas suspended from the rim. ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... Runaway Mine Train is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. It was the parks first steel coaster. ...

The miniature village was an idea taken from the proposed Over the Rainbow floral park. A tree of snakes, carousel, antique cars, koi pond, children's playground (Kiddie Kingdom,) petting zoo (Happy Feeling) and Gingerbread Fancy (now Granny's Country Kitchen) were also borrowed for The Enchanted Forest and were placed in the surrounds of the park's main midway, Dream Street.

Dream Street was named after a "shopping extravaganza" which LeRoy had designed for the property. It lent its large open squares, huge fountain (Freedom Fountain, later redesigned as Main Street Fountain,) street performers (clowns and stilt walkers) and shops to the amusement park. Fairy Tales was a shop that opened with the park in 1974 in one of the park's oversized bazaar tents. It sold stuffed animals and toys, including Superman! Influences from LeRoy's proposal would surface in the years to come.

Neptune's Kingdom was a concept for a lakeside, aquatic show park. From its design came Aqua Spectacle, the home for dolphin performances and high dive shows. Today, the stadium features dolphins but is now known as Fort Independence. Neptune's Kingdom was designed to run the length from Runaway Train to Northern Star Arena, but most of its influences appear in the park's Lakefront area.

The Fun Fair area debuted in 1975 with several new spin rides, a smaller ferris wheel and a Schwarzkopf Jumbo Jet roller coaster. The coaster never opened and was removed at the end of the season. A second flume was built by Arrow Dynamics to ease crowds on the original ride. It was built on the opposite end of the park and its station turntable is used for the Wiggles show today. The Fourtune Festival was alos built and was located where the Boardwalk section exists today. Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1976, the park's entrance was moved to a new central location. The entrance is still in use today. It was designed with an outer mall named Liberty Court and its Federal style architecture was influenced by the celebration of the United States bicentennial. An inner mall named Avenue of States was adorned by fifty state flags in the central corridor. Six flags remain on Main Street today. The Enchanted Forest name on the park was changed to the complex's name of Great Adventure. The Strawberry Fair and Fun Fair names were discontinued and the attractions in these areas became part of the newly-named Enchanted Forest section. More spin rides, "yummy yummy" food, shows, games and the Safari became a part of "the greatest day of your life." The Big Balloon, snake exhibit, The Gondola, Pretty Monster and Super Cat were the first attractions to be removed from the park before a new owner would make big changes. Federal style architecture occurred in the United States between 1780 and 1830, particularly from 1785 to 1815. ... The United States Bicentennial was celebrated on Sunday, July 4, 1976, the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. ...

The park became a major attraction with dozens of rides, shows, and several steel roller coasters (all of which are small by today's standards and one of which still operates today). In 1977, construction began on a larger steel looping shuttle coaster called Lightning Loops (which was removed in 1992). Late that year, however, the park was purchased by Six Flags. This regional theme park company was owned then by Penn Central, which had large stakes in the Philadelphia and New York City regions. Six Flags added standard rides found in bigger theme parks such as the wooden coaster called Rolling Thunder in 1979, the pirate ship, a rapids ride, a flying carpet ride and drop towers. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Lightnin Loops was an Arrow Dynamics Shuttle Loop roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... For the national flags of Texas, see Six flags over Texas. ... The Penn Central Transportation Company, normally called Penn Central, was an American railroad company, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and formed by the merger on February 1, 1968 of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central Railroad; the New Haven was added to the merger at the insistence of the... Rolling Thunder Inc. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

One rather large portion of LeRoy's vision for the amusement park that never surfaced was dark rides. Although 'Man, Time and Space,' 'The Keystone Cops' and '(Alice) Down the Wishing Well' never came to be, the Haunted Castle Across the Moat took its cue from the rooms and monsters of the 'Transylvanian Haunted Castle.'

Like several other Six Flags theme parks, including Six Flags Great America, it has the potential to draw huge crowds from its location between two major metropolitan areas. New York and Philadelphia are an easy reach for inner-city crowds who tend to dominate the park on Saturdays. Suburbanites seem to prefer the weekdays. Teens are also a heavy draw on Friday and Saturday nights and Fright Fest nights. Six Flags Great America is the Chicago metropolitan areas Six Flags theme park located in Gurnee, Illinois. ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ...

A sign warning people not to cut lines

Panorama of Great Adventure's skyline. From left to right: Kingda Ka, El Toro, Medusa, Rolling Thunder, Great American Scream Machine, Superman: Ultimate Flight, Batman & Robin: The Chiller (now defunct), and Nitro.

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What's New

new additons

• On September 27, 2007, it was announced that The Dark Knight roller coaster would be added to the park in the Spring 2008. It's an indoor wild mouse steel roller coaster with hair pin turns and thematic elements. It will cost $7.5 million when complete and will be located in the Movie Town area of the park.

• Fly Me To The Moon 3D is a replacement movie for Spongebob The Ride.

• "Rise & Scream" is an event when two of the park's roller coasters will open exclusively to season pass holders an hour before the park opens to the general public. The event will be held on Saturday, June 7th, July 5th and August 2nd.

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massive removals for 2008

• Old Country has closed and it's undetermined what will happen with this area. Old Country is a small section and is home to the Autobahn bumper cars and Musik Express. The Old Country Picnic Grove will remain open. Houdini's Great Escape in the Fantasy Forest will remain closed for an undetermined amount of time. Movie Town Water Effect and Batman & Robin: The Chiller have been removed from Movie Town. The Flying Wave swing ride has been removed from Fantasy Forest. The Space Shuttle has been removed from the Boardwalk.

Newer Coasters

Kingda Ka

El Toro and Kingda Ka.

On May 21, 2005, the park debuted Kingda Ka, the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster. Kingda Ka has a top speed of 128 mph (206 km/h) and rises to a height of 455 feet (139 m), which beat the previous marks of 120 mph and 420 feet set by Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point. It is the only coaster in the park that is automatically closed when it rains -- other coasters in the park almost always remain open unless thunder or lightning are nearby. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1728, 2257 KB) Summary Two of the newest rides at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ: El Toro (foreground) and Kingda Ka (background). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1728, 2257 KB) Summary Two of the newest rides at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ: El Toro (foreground) and Kingda Ka (background). ... is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kingda Ka is a roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey, USA. At its opening on May 21, 2005 it became the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, claiming the title from Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point. ... Top Thrill Dragster is a steel, hydraulically-launched roller coaster located at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio. ... Cedar Point is a 364 acre (1. ...

The ride can carry 18 people per train and has a ride capacity of 1400 people per hour with all four trains running. People are arranged 2 across and 2 down. It was run with only two of four trains throughout most of the 2006 season. It has use of all four trains once again. This attraction tends to have the longest waits in the park. Even on a light day when the other coasters have less than 5 minutes of waiting, this coaster can have over two-hour waits.

Sometimes the ride doesn't make it over the tower. This is known as a rollback and the ride is designed with this possibility in mind. A rollback occurs on a launched roller coaster when the train is not launched fast enough to reach the top of the tower. ...

El Toro

On June 11, 2006, Six Flags opened El Toro, a roller coaster at the center of a Mexican-themed section called Plaza Del Carnaval. The coaster differs from traditional wooden roller coasters in that it runs on a prefabricated track. This wooden roller coaster also holds the record for the steepest drop on a wooden roller coaster, which is at 76 degrees. For riders, know that this ride provides massive amounts of "ejector air time" or the feeling of lifting out of your seat. Coaster Fanatics, an online forum for coaster enthusiasts around the world, ranks El Toro as the #1 coaster, beating out Superman: Ride of Steel by a few hundredths of a point. This is an accurate ranking because the number is based on the average score out of 10 given by all the enthusiasts on Coaster Fanatics who have rode El Toro, and is then compared to the scores of other coasters. is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 12. ...

Nitro

On April 7, 2001, the park opened Nitro. It stands 230 feet above the ground and travels at speeds up to 80 mph. Nitro was the tallest and fastest coaster in New Jersey until the opening of Kingda Ka in 2005, which far surpassed it in both categories. Nitro is widely respected as one of the world's top coasters. The ride continues to be extremely popular due to its novelty in both structure and speed. Nitro's very high reliability, 36-seat trains and simple restraints that can be checked very quickly by the attendants result in wait times that are relatively short for a coaster this popular. The one mile track features no inversions, but includes six camelbacks, a hammer head turn and a double helix. Each rider is secured by their own individual lap restraint, with four riders to a single row. The coaster featured signs which compared points on the lift hill to other tall structures such as Niagara Falls. The signs were removed after a bad thunderstorm a few years after its opening. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Nitro is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. ... The Double-Helix are an alien race in the Wing Commander science fiction series. ...

Superman: Ultimate Flight

On the beginning of the park's 2003 season, SFGAdv has installed a B&M Flying coaster over the spot where Shockwave was located. Superman has been increasing in attendace over the last few seasons since it has opened. The queue is notorious of being placed under the tracks itself. The queue can exceed up to 4 hours. The ride consists of overbanked turns and two inversions: a 78 foot pretzel loop and a 360 degree in-line twist at the very end of the ride. The queue has very limited shade area, it only has a few shaded tops and a snack cart located before the main stairs up into the station. In the past, riders were able to pick where to sit, but due to high capacity of queue, there is an attendant at the beginning at the station telling you where to sit according to your company. This has also been able to decrease queue time.

Park accidents

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There have been a few notable accidents at Great Adventure that resulted in deaths of employees or guests. On August 16, 1981 20-year-old park employee Scott Tyler of Middletown, New Jersey fell from the Rolling Thunder roller coaster during a routine test run. According to a park representative, Tyler "may have assumed an unauthorized riding position that did not make use of safety restraints." Rolling Thunder reopened a day later and still operates at Great Adventure. // This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at amusement parks, water parks, or theme parks currently owned or managed by Six Flags. ... Middletown Township is a township located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ...

The park's worst accident occurred on May 11, 1984 when eight teenagers died in a fire at the park's Haunted Castle attraction. According to a statement by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office the fire started when a guest used a cigarette lighter to find his way through a strobe-lit hall. The flame from the lighter ignited a foam rubber-covered wall. The wall was covered in rubber to protect guests from bumping hard into the wall. One of the emergency exits was blocked off thus many could not get out. For other uses, see Haunted Castle (disambiguation). ... Ocean County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries adopting the common law adversarial system or the civil law inquisitorial system. ... A polyurethane is any polymer consisting of a chain of organic units joined by urethane links. ...

The Castle fire seemed to set off a string of accidents and incidents at the park. One such accident occurred on June 17, 1987. 19-year-old Karen Brown of Pennsylvania boarded a train on the Lightnin' Loops shuttle loop roller coaster after it had been checked. She died after it was launched into a loop. An investigation by the State Labor Department concluded that the ride itself was operating properly, but the ride operator started the ride without checking that all passengers were secured by the safety harnesses. The Department's Office of Safety Compliance further concluded that the accident would not have occurred had proper procedures been followed. Another incident occurred on the Sarajevo Bobsled ride when an operator advanced a train as a guest was exiting the ride vehicle. After a third incident involving a Safari employee who was knocked down by a camel, the park General Manager was ousted and two other park officials were moved to other Six Flags parks. is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...

In the case of Lightnin' Loops, the park was found to be in violation of the Carnival/Amusement Ride Safety Act and was subsequently charged with the maximum state fines of $1,000. The ride was reopened a few months later with the permission of the Labor Department. The ride was eventually dismantled and each track was moved to other parks although one of the loops can be still be seen in the back of the monkey section in the safari. The monkeys now use it to climb and sit on.

Sections

Main Street

The entrance plaza at Six Flags Great Adventure.

Main Street is the first area a visitor encounters upon entering the park. It's home to several of the park's primary shops, street characters and eateries such as Carnegie Deli, Papa Johns, Johnny Rockets Express and Cold Stone Creamery. Fort Independence is home to Dolphin Discovery, an exhibit that showcases bottle-nose dolphins and sea lions. Main Street Market sells Great Adventure souvenirs and is located by the main gate. The Main Street Fountain is the focal point is used as a landmark for groups to meet one another and as a guide for getting from one side of the park to the other. Guest Relations, stroller rentals, Package Pickup and The Looney Tunes Shoppe are located to the left of the entrance. Funnel cakes, fudge, candy, urban clothing and MySixFlagsPhotos are sold in the buildings to the right. FlashPass and Ben and Jerry's and Dippin' Dots ice cream is sold beyond the fountain. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 777 KB) Image created taken by Joseph Henson-Babbitt on May 21st, 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 777 KB) Image created taken by Joseph Henson-Babbitt on May 21st, 2005. ... The Carnegie Deli is located in midtown Manhattan on 7th Avenue between 54th and 55th Streets and was opened in 1937 adjacent to Carnegie Hall. ... Papa Johns Pizza (NASDAQ: PZZA) is the third largest carryout and delivery pizza restaurant in the United States behind Pizza Hut and Dominos Pizza; it is based in Louisville, Kentucky. ... Johnny Rockets logo Original Johnny Rockets location on Melrose Ave. ... Current official company logo. ... Ben and Jerrys factory in Waterbury, Vermont Ben and Jerrys is a brand of ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, and novelty products, manufactured by Ben & Jerrys Homemade, Inc. ... Dippin Dots Flavored Ice Cream Amusement park stand, Valleyfair Dippin Dots store entrance. ...

Fantasy Forest

Fantasy Forest runs through Main Street and is the main midway which connects the east and west sides of the park. It includes Big Wheel, the Carousel, one end of the Sky Ride (the other is in Frontier Adventures), Houdini's Great Escape, Enchanted Teacups, Flying Wave (swings), The Character Cafe' and Granny's Country Kitchen The Skyride at Six Flags Great Adventure is one of the few remaining dual gondola lifts in the world. ...

Lakefront

The Lakefront runs along the lake, parallel to Fantasy Forest. It is home to Skull Mountain, Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train (small family roller coaster), Buccaneer (pirate ship), Jolly Roger (spin ride) and The Great Lake Grandstand, a lake side arena where water stunt shows and summer fireworks are held. A Panda Express is located here, adjacent to Skull Mountain. Skull Mountain is a steel enclosed roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. After ascending part of the lift hill, the train travels around the front of the enclosure then ascends the rest of the lift hill. ... Exterior view of a Panda Express restaurant. ...

Movie Town

There are often parades at Great Adventure.

Movie Town is the main section on this side of the park. It is home to three of the park's coasters, Batman: The Ride(where one of the park's most famous removed rides, Lightning Loops once was), Nitro and The Dark Knight coaster (a heavily themed indoor Mack WildMouse). Former attractions were Movie Town Water Effect which was an old-fashioned shoot-the-chutes ride, and Batman & Robin: The Chiller, a sit down dual track looping shuttle roller coaster; both rides were removed for the addition of The Dark Knight in 2008. There are also two show venues The Showcase Theater and The Movie Town Stunt Arena Also located in this area are Studio 28 Arcade, Justice League Headquarters clothing shop and a Papa Johns. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 302 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 302 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... Nitro is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. ... The Dark Knight is an indoor steel roller coaster designed by MACK Rides. ... For the animated television series, see Justice League (TV series) or Justice League Unlimited. ... Papa Johns Pizza (NASDAQ: PZZA) is the third largest carryout and delivery pizza restaurant in the United States behind Pizza Hut and Dominos Pizza; it is based in Louisville, Kentucky. ...

Boardwalk

Located to the left of the entrance, the Boardwalk is home to The Great American Scream Machine, Superman: Ultimate Flight, Fly Me to the Moon 3D (a simulated experience that shows the journey of three flies that stow away in a space ship to the moon), Twister (a Top Spin ride), a parachute tower, a launched pay attraction called ErUPtion, a Nathan's Famous restaurant and the world's largest games midway featuring traditional Boardwalk-style games. The Great American Scream Machine is a steel roller coaster located in Six Flags Great Adventure. ... It has been suggested that Thunderhawk (Worlds of Fun) be merged into this article or section. ... The original Nathans Nathans Famous is a chain of U.S.-based fast food restaurants specializing in hot dogs. ... Photograph of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ, USA, taken August 2003. ...

Frontier Adventures

Frontier Adventures is home to Medusa, Runaway Mine Train, the Saw Mill Log Flume, the Sky Ride and The Northern Star Arena concert venue. This western area features a larger-than-life Western Fortress, Super Teepee, Conestoga Wagon and log cabin restaurant known as The Best of the West. Frontier Adventures can be reached by The Golden Kingdom, Bugs Bunny National Park, and a bridge in Plaza Del Carnaval by El Toro. The section used to include a small western town which was re-themed as part of the Golden Kingdom in 2005 and a Mexican section which became Plaza Del Carnaval in 2006. A stage show at the base of the Runaway Mine Train called "Runaway Country" appeared in 2006. Medusa is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. Built by the famed coaster designers Bolliger and Mabillard, it is known as Medusa East because there are two other roller coasters named Medusa: Medusa West at Six Flags Marine World and Medusa South at... Runaway Mine Train is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. It was the parks first steel coaster, and was built by Arrow Dynamics. ... The Skyride at Six Flags Great Adventure is one of the few remaining dual gondola lifts in the world. ...

Looney Tunes Seaport

In 1999, the slides of Adventure Rivers were dismantled to give way to this section which features rides that adults can ride along with their children. It is located past Fantasy Forest behind Wiggles World in the top-right section of the park. It's also home to Congo Rapids river boat ride.

Bugs Bunny National Park

This new for 2006 children's section is located between Frontier Adventures and The Lakefront. Six children rides include small versions of the Ferris wheel, carousel, a Himalaya ride, plus a samba tower (tea cups on a tower,) a kiddie train-type ride and another airplane ride which propels the rider in the air by using a joystick. The Looney Tunes show We Got the Beat returned in the newly-named Wilderness Theater (formerly Bandstand on the Lake.) It stars Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck among other characters. Looney Tunes characters roam the park and a water tower drops cold water on guests in the hot months. Food can be purchased at Looney Tunes Camp Kitchen (formerly Bandstanza and McDonalds) And also a new attraction called Looney Tunes Back in Action the Ride Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... For other uses, see Joystick (disambiguation). ... Looney Tunes opening title Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. ... Bugs Bunny is an animated rabbit/hare who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ... Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. ...

The Golden Kingdom

Kingda Ka is located here and Balin's Jungleland is at the center of the section. It has 4 children spin rides, 1 junior train and dry and wet slides, nets and other play elements for children. The park's seven bengal tigers- Balin, Faruk, Hara and Chandi, rare golden tabby cubs Kingda Ka and Raina, and white cub Kiril call The Golden Kingdom their home. The tigers are featured in a 15-minute Spirit of the Tiger educational presentation who can be viewed up close at the Temple of the Tiger exhibit before sundown. A Papa John's is located in the section by the entrance of Bugs Bunny National Park. This land made up the entirety of Bugs Bunny Land, part of the parking lot, as well as part of Frontier Adventures before being redeveloped in 2005. The section can be reached by the entrance at the Top Spin ride in the Boardwalk games square, the Four Tent area of The Boardwalk and Plaza del Carnaval. Kingda Ka is a roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey, USA. At its opening on May 21, 2005 it became the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, claiming the title from Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point. ... Trinomial name Panthera tigris tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) The Bengal tiger or Royal Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris or Panthera tigris bengalensis) is a subspecies of tiger primarily found in Bangladesh, India and also in Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and in southern Tibet. ... Papa Johns Pizza is the third largest carryout and delivery pizza restaurant in the United States behind Pizza Hut and Dominos Pizza; it is based in Louisville, Kentucky. ... Bugs Bunny is an animated rabbit/hare who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ... It has been suggested that Thunderhawk (Worlds of Fun) be merged into this article or section. ...

Plaza del Carnaval

This section features the park's two wooden coasters, Rolling Thunder and El Toro. Other attractions include a gentle ride named Tango, Fiesta (midway) Games, a merchandise kiosk named El Mercado and an eatery named La Cocina . This area was called Hernando's Hideaway when created in the late 1970's to accompany the opening of Rolling Thunder. Time Warner redeveloped the park's themed lands and combined this southwest-themed area with Frontier Adventures. In 2006 this area was transformed back into its own section for the debut of El Toro. Plaza del Carnaval can be reached by the Temple of the Tiger side of The Golden Kingdom and from a bridge by Medusa in Frontier Adventures. Rolling Thunder is a racing wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. Rolling Thunder was the parks first wooden coaster and debuted during the parks fifth anniversary. ... 12. ... Time Warner Inc. ...

Wiggles World

In 2007 Six Flags Great Adventure opened this new section, themed on The Wiggles. It is the park's fourth children section and it hosts a show featuring Wiggles supporting characters Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Captain Feathersword and Henry the Octopus. No actual main character Wiggles appear in the show, however, despite continued advertising that features them, which disappoints children. All four of the Wiggles (Sam, Murray, Jeff, and Anthony) did make a live performance on May 27th, 2007. Part of Looney Tunes Seaport and Riptide's ride area was used to create Wiggles World. The Wiggles is an Australian band. ...

Restaurants

• The Best of the West - Ribs, burgers, pulled pork, grilled chicken, baked potatoes, roasted corn, soup, salad, beer - Frontier Adventures
• Nathan's Famous - famous hot dogs - The Boardwalk
• Johnny Rockets - Main Street "Frontier Adventures", "Plaza Del Carneval"
• Papa Johns - pan pizza - The Golden Kingdom, MovieTown and Main Street
• Panda Express - Chinese food - Lakefront
• Carnegie Deli - corned beef, pastrami, turkey, roast beef sandwiches (white, rye, or wheat), garden salads, pickles, desserts - Main Street
• Coldstone Creamery - Ice Cream -Main Street
• Ben and Jerrys - Ice Cream - Fantasy Forest, The Boardwalk and inside The Character Cafe
• The Character Cafe - traditional food - Main Street
• The Riverbank Cafe - traditional food - Movie Town
• The HBO Backlot - traditional food - Movietown
• Granny's Kitchen - fried chicken - Movietown
• Ted's Cheesesteaks - The Boardwalk
• Mama Flora's - Italian food - Fantasy Forest

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Notable Events by year

• 2008: The Dark Knight A new indoor roller coaster based on the new Batman Movie. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Ride is removed after a 4 year run for a new ride called Fly Me To The Moon. 2 more Johnny Rockets and 1 more Coldstone Creamery open in the park. Old Country and Houdini close as a cost-cutting measure. Space Shuttle (an Intamin AG Looping Starship) and Flying Wave are removed. Turbo Bungy moves to Flying Wave's spot and Turbo Bungy's space is replaced with a smoking zone. The Super Teepee is destroyed in a storm and removed. Six Flags instites a new locker policy to reduce the amount of loose articles brought into the station. $1 Lockers are available at each major coasters for one-time use of up to 2 hours.
• 2007: Batman & Robin: The Chiller reopens but is closed on June 28 due to more malfunctions. It was removed late in the season after multiple failed attempts at repair. Wiggles World opens. Autobahn receives several new cars. Ben and Jerrys opens 3 locations in the park. A Cold Stone Creamery is added to the Quenchers building next to the Carnegie Deli. The Great American Hamburger is transformed into Johnny Rockets Express and Wok & Roll becomes Panda Express. Kingda Ka has four trains running and all four trains on Rolling Thunder are racing for the first time since 2005. A package pickup system has been established for merchandise with a pickup location by Guest Relations. While street and character entertainment is prevalent, few sit-down shows have been scheduled for the 2007 season. Ride operations significantly improve, reducing wait times even with larger crowds. Movie Town Water Effect is demolished during the offseason.

El Toro, added in 2006

• 2006: Red Zone takes over Six Flags and increases the admission by $10, increases the parking fee by $5, the annual parking pass by $15, increases food prices slightly, the amount of closed rides and the length of downtimes of rides increase while decreasing the number of units used on roller coasters decreases the variety of food available in the park also is cut back. Spin Meister is removed by the start of the season. Bugs Bunny National Park opens in March. The Runaway Train's track is repainted orange and its supports are repainted red and its trains receive new single t-bars but the ride spends parts of the season closed as the new restraints needed modification. Flying Wave's opening is delayed by two months due to "refurbishment." Plaza Del Carnaval, the re-themed Spanish section opens just before Memorial Day. The Carnegie Deli restaurant also opens that weekend on Main Street. El Toro soon follows on June 11th; Rolling Thunder is closed for most of the Spring and two trains of its four are used on one side during most of its operation. Kingda Ka only runs two trains throughout the year. The Batman side of The Chiller opens on May 5th for the first time since 2004. The entire attraction is closed on June 2, 2006 after an incident on The Robin side. Neither track reopens for the rest of the season. Days after El Toro opens, park manager Ron Severt abruptly resigns. Many think it was due to abrupt cutbacks about to occur at the park. Overtime is eliminated for employees shortly after. Most of the park's shows are ended in the next month. Many rides are closed as much as they were open. Stuntman's Freefall has a spotty season of operations and Riptide spends most of the season closed. Freefall, Riptide and Koala Canyon (the last of the former-Adventure Rivers attractions) are removed as shown on [1] in the off season.

Kingda Ka, added in 2005

• 2005: Chiller and Great American Scream Machine are repainted. Safari Tours bring guests through the Safari via vans from The Northern Star Arena (for one season;) The Golden Kingdom themed area debuts with Balin's Jungleland (children's play area,) Temple of the Tiger (tiger exhibit) and Spirit of the Tiger (educational tiger presentation;) Kingda Ka opens May 21st. Viper is demolished in June to make room for a new roller coaster. Taz Twister and Rodeo Stampede are removed in September, the later is sent to Six Flags Over Texas; Chaos, a ride with numerous operating problems at various parks is removed after season ends.
• 2004: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Ride replaces The Escape from Dino Island; Batman: The Ride's supports are repainted midnight blue with yellow track; The Season Pass Entrance and Bugs Bunny Land are discontinued after end of season to make room for a new coaster and Kids area for the next season. The very unpopular Viper closes for good (some indeed consider its closing good) at the end of the season.

Superman: Ultimate Flight, added in 2003

• 2003: Evolution is removed and sent to Six Flags St. Louis and opened as Excalibur; Superman: Ultimate Flight opens April 17th;ErUPtion (S&S upcharge attraction;) Right Stuff Mach 1 Adventure is brought back for one season; Jumpin' Jack Flash only operates for a few hours in 2002 and 2003 is removed at end of season. Pendulum is removed by end of season and sent to Six Flags Great America where it operated as Revolution in 2004 and 2005. It was unused in 2006.
• 2002: Pirate's Flight is removed by the start of season and sent to Six Flags Worlds of Adventure (Geauga Lake.) The Summer of Festivals features a new theme and new exhibits each week through summer in central park. Batman & Robin: Chiller has modified the train removing the shoulder restraints.
• 2001: Nitro opens April 7th; Short-lived Season Pass entrance opens; Slingshot and Turbo Force (up charge rides) debut. El Sombrero removed before end of season; Centrifuge G Force (scrambler) is removed at end of the season and is sent to Six Flags Over Georgia where it opened as Shake, Rattle n' Roll in 2002; Time Warp is removed after season's end and is placed in the park boneyard. Viper reopens.
• 2000: Hurricane Harbor water park opened as a separate admission park. Employee housing (Six Flags University) opens on former site of ball field. Spinnaker removed after the season ends. Viper stands but does not operate all season.
• 1999: Medusa, Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train (Zierer large Tivoli coaster;) Road Runner Railway (Zamperla kiddie coaster;) Looney Tunes Seaport (themed kiddie area;) Houdini's Great Escape (Vekoma mad house;) Escape from Dino Island 3D replaces Mach 1 Adventure; Gotham City Carnival of Chaos stunt show replaces Batman Returns; Hollywood Animal Actor Show occupied Bandstand on the Lake for one season; Great American Road Race (up charge go-cart track) opens on former queue for Mach 1; Much needed flat rides added in a ride package that the park promoted as a "War on Lines." Rides included Spinnaker (Zamperla polyup;) Time Warp (Chance double inverter;) Pirate's Flight (Zamperla balloon flight;) Evolution (Nauta Bussink;) Jumpin' Jack Flash (HUSS Jump;) Pendulum (HUSS frisbee;) Rodeo Stampede (HUSS breakdance 4;) and Chaos (Chance;) Twister (HUSS top spin) and Jolly Roger (Zamperla regatta) remain in the park in 2007.
• 1998: Batman & Robin: The Chiller [added in 1997 but in operation for only one day and closed the rest of that season to open regularly in 1998]. The Adventure Rivers are removed, with the exception of the Riptide Flume and the Koala Canyon Kids Water areas, at the end of the 1998 Season in order to expand ride offerings for 1999.
• 1997: Dare Devil Dive- a 155 ft. tall Skycoaster
• 1996: Skull Mountain (Intamin indoor in-the-dark family coaster,) Enchanted Tea Cups (Zamperla;) Lethal Weapon Stunt Show
• 1995: Viper (Togo mega heartline coaster) debutes in June.
• 1994: Right Stuff: Mach 1 Adventure (Iwerks turbo simulator) added, [changed to Dino Island 3D in 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants in 3D in 2004, and Fly Me to The Moon in 2008], runs as Elvira Superstition during Fright Fest
  

  

  Batman: The Ride, added in 1993
• 1993: Batman: The Ride opens in May; Action Town becomes Movie Town; El Sombrero (Swabinchen) added to Frontier Adventures)
• 1992: Time Warner purchases Six Flags and renames the former Enchanted Forest section Action Town and builds the Batman Stunt Show Arena; Lightnin' Loops removed mid-season. Matterhorn removed at end of season and sent to Six Flags Atlantis. Shockwave removed at end of season and sent to Six Flags Astroworld, renamed Batman the Escape.
• 1991: Adventure Rivers (in park water slides) added, [removed for 1999;] Condor and Swiss Bob removed.
• 1990: Shockwave (Intamin-sold stand up coaster) added from Six Flags Magic Mountain.
• 1989: Great American Scream Machine. Ultra Twister removed before end of season and sent to Six Flags Astroworld
• 1988: Condor (HUSS) debuts on site of Calypso; Sarajevo Bobsled removed and sent to Six Flags Great America
• 1987: Splashwater Falls. [Now Movie Town Water Effect, since removed] A management change at the end of 1987 re-emphasized family values at the park and slowly rebuilt Great Adventure's freefalling reputation.
• 1986: Ultra Twister (Togo heartline coaster.)
• 1985: Looping Starship. (Intamin) [Now Space Shuttle]
• 1984: Sarajevo Bobsled debuts (Intamin-sold bobsled coaster;) Rednuht Gnillor (two trains facing backwards) runs one season on Rolling Thunder; The Haunted Castle is destroyed by fire. (See Incidents at Six Flags parks for more information.)
• 1983: Bally Manufacturing runs Six Flags. Freefall (Intamin 1st generation drop tower) [Now Stuntman's Freefall, since removed] and Parachuter's Perch (Intamin parachute drop) added [the later came from Six Flags St. Louis.]
• 1982: Joust-a-Bout (Schwarzkopf Chinese junk flying carpet ride) [since removed]
• 1981: Roaring Rapids (Intamin) [Now Congo Rapids]; Wild Rider removed.
• 1980: Buccaneer (Intamin Bounty pirate ship;) Six Flags Great Adventure Rail Road removed at end of season.
• 1979: Rolling Thunder; Spin Meister (Schwarzkopf Enterprise, park model) [since removed;] Second side of Haunted Castle built for regular season; Grand Prix removed at end of season.
• 1978: Lightnin' Loops (Arrow intertwining shuttle loop coasters;) Wild Rider (Schwarzkopf wild cat;) Haunted Castle Across the Moat, a single haunted walk-thru attraction added for then named Halloweekends
• 1977: Scrambler added; Gondola (Savage ride added and removed at end of season)
• 1976: Alpen Blitz (Schwarzkopf alpen blitz II) and Musik Express (Mack) replace Happy Feeling petting zoo
• 1975: Big Fury; Blue Flower-Powered Coaster (Schwarzkopf jumbo jet;) Enterprise (HUSS;)Hydraflume (Arrow hydroflume;) Lil' Thunder (Herschel little dipper;) Panarama Wheel (later known as Lil' Wheel;) Rotor (Chance;) Super Cat; Schwabinchen (Mack hully gully;) Wild Rider (HUSS Troika)
• 1974: Giant Wheel; Runaway Mine Train; Log Flume (Arrow;) Sky Ride (Von Roll); Carousel (Savage round about;) Flying Wave; (Zierer) Super Round Up (today's Fantasy Fling;) Traffic Jam; Swiss Bob (Mack bayern kurve;) Calypso (Mack;) Matterhorn (Mack;) Woodland Express (Live Steam train;) Grand Prix (race cars;) Pretty Monster; Antique cars; Safari Park opened

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Golden Ticket Awards

Main article: Golden Ticket Awards

Many of Six Flags Great Adventure's most thrilling roller coasters have placed in Amusement Today's annual Golden Ticket Awards. Below is a table with coasters at Great Adventure and their highest ranking in the Golden Ticket Awards. The 2006 GTA logo The Golden Ticket Awards is an annual set of awards given out by Amusement Today, a newspaper published for the amusement industry. ...

Fright Fest

During the Halloween season, Six Flags Great Adventure is redecorated with spiderwebs, smoke machines, and other Halloween related decorations. Workers dress up in scary costumes and walk around to frighten guests, as they once did at the Haunted Castle. Fright Fest typically starts at 6 PM, and children twelve and under are given whistles (for an additional fee) which drive away the workers in case they get too scared.Fright Fest has some of the most heaviest crowds of the season.Fright Fest gets more and more crowded as it gets closer to Halloween. Fright Fest is an event that takes place at Six Flags parks during the Halloween season. ... This article is about the holiday. ... For other uses, see Haunted Castle (disambiguation). ...

One of the most popular attractions at Fright Fest every year is the theatrical production of Dead Man's Party, a live lip-synched performance that draws hundreds of viewers for every showing and has attained an almost cult-like local following.

References

• New York Times; August 13, 1984; "A spate of amusement park accidents, including the Great Adventure fun-house fire that killed eight people in New Jersey and recent fatalities on park rides, has stirred support in Congress for reinstating Federal jurisdiction over safety at the parks. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has jurisdiction over the safety of traveling amusement rides, but Congress lifted its jurisdiction over permanent installations in 1981. 'I am very adamant that we have jurisdiction over fixed-site rides,' said the commission chairman, Nancy Harvey Stoerts. 'This issue is critical. There have been 12 deaths already this year and the average is 7.'"

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