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Six Flags Great Adventure
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| Other Attractions: |
Hurricane Harbor Water Park (Separate Admission)
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Current Admission Prices
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| Park Map: |
Great Adventure Park Map
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| Operating Schedule: |
Current Operating Schedule
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Summary:
The Six Flags Flagship Park. One huge place, wear your most comfortable shoes! Lots of great rides, world-class coasters, food and games. You won't run out of things to do at this park. Arrive at least 30-45 minutes before the park opens to get a good parking spot. Parking rates are very expensive, so be sure to budget at least $10-12. Special Season Pass parking area and gate speeds up park admission and is a great season pass perk! Superman is the newest coaster in the park and offers riders the thrill of flying. Nitro is a great out and back coaster that packs speed and airtime into a really great ride. Be sure to hit Superman and Chiller first, then head to the other rides.
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Roller Coasters:
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Batman & Robin: The Chiller
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| Type:
Steel - Launched, Dual Track Shuttle Loop
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Height:
200 Feet
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Train Type:
20 Passenger
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| Designer:
Premier Rides, Inc.
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Drop:
139 Feet (Batman), 105 Feet (Robin)
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# of Trains:
2
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| Year Built:
1998
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Top Speed:
70 MPH
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Elements:
Batman (Tophat), Robin (Cobra Roll), Both (Heartline Spin)
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| Ride Time:
32 Seconds (Batman), 40 Seconds (Robin)
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Length:
1,229 Feet (Batman), 1,137 Feet (Robin)
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# of Inversions:
2 (Batman), 8 (Robin)
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| Color:
Blue (Batman), Red (Robin)
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G-Force:
5 G's
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Other:
LIM Launched
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| Comments:
This ride has been up and down over its lifetime for various problems, including a 2 day opening in 1997 (then shut down until 1998). Over the shoulder restraints removed in 2001-02. Today, the launch is still intense, but much less violent without the headbanging.
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Batman: The Ride
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| Type:
Steel - Inverted
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Height:
105 Feet
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Train Type:
32 Passenger
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| Designer:
B&M
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Drop:
87 Feet
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# of Trains:
2
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| Year Built:
1993
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Top Speed:
50 MPH
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Elements:
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| Ride Time:
2 Minutes
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Length:
2,693 Feet
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# of Inversions:
5
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Other:
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| Comments:
One of the first Inverted coasters in the world, this ride still packs a nice punch! Just a great enjoyable ride!
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Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train
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| Type:
Steel - Junior Twister
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Height:
26 Feet
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Train Type:
40 Passenger
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| Designer:
Zierer
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Drop:
25 Feet
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# of Trains:
1
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| Year Built:
1999
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Top Speed:
18 MPH
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Elements:
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Length:
1,164 Feet
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# of Inversions:
0
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| Comments:
Great ride for the kids. This coaster must have the longest train ever at 20 cars!
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Great American Scream Machine
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| Type:
Steel - Multielement
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Height:
173 Feet
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Train Type:
28 Passenger
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| Designer:
Arrow Dynamics
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Drop:
155 Feet
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# of Trains:
3
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| Year Built:
1989
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Top Speed:
68 MPH
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Elements:
3 Vertical Loops, 2 Boomerang, 2 Corkscrews
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| Ride Time:
2 Minutes, 20 Seconds
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Length:
3,800 Feet
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# of Inversions:
7
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| Color:
White Supports, Red Track
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Other:
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| Comments:
When this coaster opened in 1989, it was the tallest looping coaster. It was also part of a three 7-inversion coaster installation by Arrow Dynamics for Six Flags Parks. GASM is similar to Great America's Shockwave coaster. GASM has 3 trains, red, white and blue. One heck of a wild ride! Tons of speed and G's here! Ride this one at night for added speed and thrills!
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Medusa
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| Type:
Steel - Floorless, Multielement
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Height:
142 Feet
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Train Type:
32 Passenger
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| Designer:
B&M
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Drop:
132 Feet
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# of Trains:
3
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| Year Built:
1999
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Top Speed:
61 MPH
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Elements:
Vertical Loop, Cobra Roll, 360-Degree Zero-G Heartline Spin
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| Ride Time:
3 Minutes, 15 Seconds
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Length:
3,985 Feet
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# of Inversions:
7
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| Color:
Purple, Yellow
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Other:
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| Comments:
Medusa was the world's first floorless Roller Coaster, which features a normal sit-down style car, but the floor is removed prior to leaving the station.
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Nitro
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| Type:
Steel - Hypercoaster, Out and Back
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Height:
230 Feet
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Train Type:
32 Passenger
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| Designer:
B&M
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Drop:
215 Feet
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# of Trains:
3
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| Year Built:
2001
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Top Speed:
80 MPH
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Elements:
7 Camelbacks, Hammer Head, S-Curve, Highly-Banked Double Helix
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Length:
5,394 Feet
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# of Inversions:
0
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| Comments:
This is a great ride! Don't worry if the line is long, it moves fast during a 3 train operation. Lots of speed, airtime and G's in the helix. This is a must ride coaster!
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Rolling Thunder
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| Type:
Wood - Racing Out and Back, Figure 8
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Height:
96 Feet
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Train Type:
24 Passenger, PTC
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| Designer:
Don Rosser, William Cobb
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Drop:
85 Feet
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# of Trains:
4
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| Year Built:
1979
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Top Speed:
56 MPH
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Elements:
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| Ride Time:
3 Minutes
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Length:
3,200 Feet
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# of Inversions:
0
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| Color:
White
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| Comments:
Great Adventure rarely races both sides of this coaster. New paint was applied in 2003. SF does not grease this ride, so it screaches loudly around turns. Could be a great coaster if it was properly greased and maintained. Features two distinctly different tracks and 10 hills each.
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Runaway Mine Train
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| Type:
Steel - Mine Train
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Height:
69 Feet
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Train Type:
30 Passenger
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| Designer:
Arrow Dynamics
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Drop:
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# of Trains:
3
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| Year Built:
1974
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Top Speed:
38 MPH
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Elements:
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| Ride Time:
3 Minutes, 20 Seconds
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Length:
2,445 Feet
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# of Inversions:
0
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| Comments:
Great Adventure's first steel roller coaster! Nice ride for the kids!
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Skull Mountain
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| Type:
Steel - Twister, Indoor Themed
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Height:
41 Feet
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Train Type:
28 Passenger
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| Designer:
Intamin
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Drop:
37 Feet
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# of Trains:
3
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| Year Built:
1996
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Top Speed:
33 MPH
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Elements:
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Length:
1,377 Feet
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# of Inversions:
0
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| Comments:
Hmm… We think this ride was victim of severe budget cuts during construction. Before opening, it seemed that it was to be elaborately themed inside. Unfortunately, there is nothing inside but pitch blackness. No sounds, no lights, no nothing. Ride in the back row for some excellent airtime over the first drop.
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Superman: Ultimate Flight
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| Type:
Steel - Flying
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Height:
115 Feet
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Train Type:
32 Passenger
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| Designer:
B&M
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Drop:
100 Feet
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# of Trains:
2
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| Year Built:
2003
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Top Speed:
60 MPH
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Elements:
Pretzel-Shaped Inverted Loop, HorseShoe, Spiral, In-line Roll
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| Ride Time:
3 Minutes
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Length:
2,759 Feet
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# of Inversions:
2
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| Color:
Red, Blue Yellow
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G-Force:
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Other:
1,500 Hourly Capacity
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| Comments:
Probably the smoothest and most enjoyable of the flying coasters. B&M has done a really nice engineering job and the seats and restraints are very comfortable. The Pretzel Loop is incredible and gives thrills right off the bat, but the rest of the ride seems to lack the same thrill. Overall though, the ride is still worth the wait!
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Viper
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| Type:
Steel - Multielement Twister
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Height:
89 Feet
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Train Type:
16 Passenger
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| Designer:
TOGO
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Drop:
85 Feet
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# of Trains:
3
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| Year Built:
1995
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Top Speed:
48 MPH
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Elements:
Cutback, Heartline Spin
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Length:
1,670 Feet
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# of Inversions:
2
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Other:
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| Comments:
World's first standard roller coaster to perform a 360 degree heartline spin. This coaster is very fast and intense, but also rough. This ride may leave Great Adventure in the next few years, so get your rides in now…
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