Park

Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Great Adventure
Route 537
Jackson, NJ 08527

Info

Operating since 7/1/1974

Rating
Visits626
Websitesixflags.com
TypeAmusement/Theme Park
Phone732-928-1821
Size2,200 acres
CompanySix Flags

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Originally built by Warner Leroy and then acquired by Six Flags in 1977.

History

Six Flags Great Adventure is a theme park in Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, owned by Six Flags Entertainment Corp.. Situated between New York City and Philadelphia, the park complex also contains the Six Flags Wild Safari animal park and Hurricane Harbor water park.

The park opened in 1974 under restaurateur Warner LeRoy. Six Flags took over ownership of the park in 1977. Today, the park contains eleven themed areas, four of which are designed for small children. Including the animal safari, Six Flags Great Adventure covers the most land of all Six Flags properties.

On August 30, 2012, Six Flags announced that the Great Adventure entertainment complex will become the world?s largest theme park for the 2013 season when the current 160-acre theme park and 350-acre Wild Safari animal park unite as one 510 acre property

Roller Coasters

Batman - The Ride Steel Roller Coaster Operating since 5/1/1993
Bizarro Steel Roller Coaster Operating since 4/2/1999
Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train Steel Roller Coaster Operating since 1999
Dark Knight Steel Roller Coaster Operating since 5/15/2008
El Toro Wooden Roller Coaster Operating since 6/12/2006
Green Lantern Steel Roller Coaster Operating since 5/25/2011
Kingda Ka Steel Roller Coaster Operating since 5/21/2005
Nitro Steel Roller Coaster Operating since 4/7/2001
Road Runner Railway Steel Roller Coaster Operating since 1999
Rolling Thunder (Left) Wooden Roller Coaster Operating since 1979
Rolling Thunder (Right) Wooden Roller Coaster Operating since 1979
Runaway Mine Train Steel Roller Coaster Operating since 7/4/1974
Skull Mountain Steel Roller Coaster Operating since 1996
Superman - Ultimate Flight Steel Roller Coaster Operating since 4/17/2003

Rides

Air Jumbo Fixed Ride Operating since 5/23/2012
Big Red Cars Fixed Ride Operating since 4/2/2007
Big Red Planes Fixed Ride Operating since 4/2/2007
Big Wheel Fixed Ride Operating since 1974
Bouncin' with Wags Fixed Ride Operating since 4/2/2007
Bugaboo Fixed Ride Operating since 2005
Bugs Bunny Camp Carousel Fixed Ride Operating since 4/1/2006
Carousel Fixed Ride Operating since 1974
Congo Rapids Flume/Chute Ride Operating
Daffy Duck Hot Air Balloons Fixed Ride Operating since 4/1/2006
Dare Devil Dive Fixed Ride Operating since 1997
Deja Vu Fixed Ride Operating since 5/23/2012
Dorothy's Racing to the Rainbow Fixed Ride Operating since 4/2/2007
Enchanted Teacups Fixed Ride Operating since 1996
Fender Benders Fixed Ride Operating since 8/7/2012
Great American Road Race Fixed Ride Operating since 1999
Houdini's Great Escape Fixed Ride Operating
Jolly Roger Fixed Ride Operating since 1999
Jungeland Express Fixed Ride Operating since 2005
Log Flume Flume/Chute Ride Operating since 7/1974
Monkey Around Fixed Ride Operating
Parachute Training Center, Edwards AFB Jump Tower Fixed Ride Operating since 1983
Pepe LePew's Rafts of Romance Fixed Ride Operating
Porky Pig Camp Wagons Fixed Ride Operating since 4/1/2006
Raja's Rickshaws Fixed Ride Operating
Safari Off Road Adventure General Attraction Under Construction opening 2013
Skyscreamer Fixed Ride Operating since 5/23/2012
SpongeBob SquarePants 3-D Fixed Ride Operating since 2004
Tango Fixed Ride Operating since 5/2006
Taz's Seaport Trucking Co. Fixed Ride Operating
The Buccaneer Fixed Ride Operating since 1980
The Twister Fixed Ride Operating since 1999
Yosemite Sam's Flight School Fixed Ride Operating

Past Rides

Alpen Blitz Steel Roller Coaster Operated from 1975 to 1978
Autobahn Fixed Ride Operated 1994-2008
Batman & Robin - The Chiller (Batman) Steel Roller Coaster Operated from 1998 to 6/2006
Batman & Robin - The Chiller (Robin) Steel Roller Coaster Operated from 1998 to 2007
Big Fury Steel Roller Coaster Operated
Calypso Fixed Ride Operated from 1974 to 1987
Centrifuge G-Force Fixed Ride Operated through 2001
Chaos Fixed Ride Operated from 1999 to 2006
Condor Fixed Ride Operated from 1988 through 1990
El Sombrero Fixed Ride Operated 1975-1986; 1993-2001
Enterprise Fixed Ride Operated from 1975 through 1978
ErUPtion Fixed Ride Operated 2003-2010
Evolution Fixed Ride Operated from 1999 to 2001
Fantasy Fling Fixed Ride Operated from 1974 to 2007
Fender Bender Fixed Ride Operated from 1975 to 1986
Flying Wave Fixed Ride Operated 1974-2009
Gran Prix Fixed Ride Operated from 1974 to 1979
Joust-a-Bout Fixed Ride In Storage since 1998
Jumbo Jet Steel Roller Coaster Operated
Jumpin' Jack Flash Fixed Ride In Storage
Lightning Loops (Bottom) Steel Roller Coaster Operated from 1978 to 1992
Lightning Loops (Upper) Steel Roller Coaster Operated from 1978 to 1992
Lil' Thunder Steel Roller Coaster Operated
Monster Spin Fixed Ride Operated from 1976 to 1986
Movietown Water Effect Flume/Chute Ride Operated from 1987 to 2007
Musik Express Fixed Ride Operated 1977-2008
Pendulum Fixed Ride Operated from 1999 to 2003
Pirate's Flight Fixed Ride Operated from 1999 to 2001
Pretty Monster Fixed Ride Operated
Riptide Flume/Chute Ride Operated from 1975 to 2006
Rodeo Stampede Fixed Ride Operated from 1999 to 2005
Sarajevo Bobsled Steel Roller Coaster Operated from 1984 to 1988
Shockwave Steel Roller Coaster Operated from 1990 to 1992
Space Shuttle Fixed Ride Operated from 1985 to 2007
Spin Out Fixed Ride Operated from 1974 to 1986
Spinmeister Fixed Ride Operated from 1979 to 2005
Spinnaker Fixed Ride Operated from 1999 to 1999
Stuntman's Freefall Fixed Ride Operated from 1983 to 2006
Supersidewinder Fixed Ride Operated until 1983
Swiss Bobb Fixed Ride Operated from 1974 to 1991
Taz Twister Fixed Ride Operated from 1975 to 2005
The Great American Scream Machine Steel Roller Coaster Operated 1989-2010
Tilt-A-Whirl Fixed Ride Operated from 197? to 1986
Time Warp Fixed Ride In Storage since 2002
Traffic Jam Fixed Ride Operated from 1974 to 1993
Ultra Twister Steel Roller Coaster Operated from 1986 to 1988
Viper Steel Roller Coaster Operated 6/1995 to 2004
Woodland Express Fixed Ride Operated from 1974 to 1980

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