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The new ride will be located within the pink circle below:
Meanwhile at Six Flags Great Adventure, a bird collided with a young boy's face whilst he was riding Kingda Ka:
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously Monday to grant the special permit Six Flags New England needs to build the highest swing-set ride in the world at its amusement park on Main Street.
The amusement park wants to build a 385-foot-tall swing set ride to be called the “Star Flyer.” It would replace the park’s “Sky Coaster” ride.
And just to ensure that the attraction will still be the highest swing set ride in the world should a competitor swing into action, board member Gary E. Suffriti attached the condition that Six Flags can built up to 410 feet high without coming back before the board.
Following the 3-0 vote, John Winkler, president of Six Flags New England, declined to predict by when the park will get the new attraction up and running.
“We have to work with the vendor on their schedule,” Winkler said.
A special permit is needed for the project because it involves building a structure 200 feet or higher.
The ride will consist of two sets of a dozen swings each mounted on arms that will turn around as the swings are raised upward.
Mary Roncalli-Langone of 62 Mark Drive again expressed concern that the new ride might increase noise levels and asked for noise mitigation measures. She has said she is concerned about the screams made by riders and questioned why a noise study by the park has not been readily accessible.
Officials told her a noise study done about seven years ago should still be on file somewhere in the Planning Department Office.
“I don’t think it is going to be a noise generator,” Suffriti said. “I don’t think it is going to be like a roller coaster.” He went on to say that viewing a similar ride on You Tube alleviated any concerns he had about noise. “I think you guys have been pretty good neighbors,” Suffriti said. “I’m satisfied with all the information they gave us,” board chairwoman Doreen A. Prouty said. “It, hopefully, is not going to be a noisy ride.” In answer to a question by board member James C. Marmo, a park official said riders can be brought down from the top of the attraction manually in case of a power outage. “I have no problems with it,” Marmo said of the proposed ride.
The new ride will be located within the pink circle below:
Meanwhile at Six Flags Great Adventure, a bird collided with a young boy's face whilst he was riding Kingda Ka:
A 12-year-old New Jersey boy suffered a freak accident when a pigeon hit him in the face as he was riding the world's tallest rollercoaster.
Shane Matus, of Howell Township, was riding in the front car of the 128 mph Kingda Ka rollercoaster at Six Flags in Jackson Township when the unfortunate bird slammed into his face.
'When it hit me I was like, ‘What the-? Did somebody throw a ball or something?’ When I started spitting out feathers, I was like, that was a bird,' said Shane.
Colliding with the bird as they approached the station, Shane suffered extensive bruising and scratches to his face.
'They say the bird exploded,' said Shane.
'It hurt a lot for like three seconds. People behind us had feathers and blood all over them.'
Luckily for Shane he was distracted by a car alarm in a neighbouring parking lot seconds before the bird hit him.
'If that car alarm didn’t go off, it would’ve hit me dead in the eye,' said Shane.
The 456-foot-tall Kingda Ka rollercoaster was shut for 30 minutes in the aftermath of the accident as officials examined the cause of the accident.
Shane was taken to hospital along with his aunt, while his father, Adam Matus, made his way to see his son.
'I couldn’t believe it,' said Adam. 'I mean what kind of freak accident is this?'
A spokesperson for Six Flags called the accident a freak of nature and said nothing like this had ever happened before.