Six Flags Great Adventure: General Discussion

[Matt N]

I'd have thought Sea World already have this as the world's first launched flume coaster in Catapult Falls? I'm not sold on this being Magic Mountain's investment.

There’s an argument that Catapult Falls isn’t a coaster, but instead a launched log flume (I don’t think it’s listed on RCDB), whereas the Freizeitpark Plohn creation is most definitely a roller coaster.

 

[owenstreet7]

I'd have thought Sea World already have this as the world's first launched flume coaster in Catapult Falls? I'm not sold on this being Magic Mountain's investment.

I understand it's a water coaster rather than a flume. Catapult Falls is a flume as opposed to a water coaster.

 

[Jonathan]

From: https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters/comments/1h2s8df/green_lantern_pieces_of_the_track_have_been/


Well, it seems clear to me that Green Lantern's being scrapped. Not a huge surprise, really - a relocation mightn't have really been worth it for it to then be scrapped a few years down the line anyway.

 

[DanJB]

Drone footage from yesterday shows that Green Lantern has been reduced to just the lift hill. Meanwhile all thats left of Ka is the tower and a small section of brake run. The work near the base of the tower appears to be explosive installation. With the demolition permit stating implosion would occur this week (ending on the 16th) it would seem that Kingda Kaboom is imminent

 

[Rob]

Christ, seeing that makes it hard to believe that I was riding both of those coasters a matter of months ago. Although I am pretty sure that I can see people in that video still queueing for Green Lantern from when we were there, poor souls.

 

[Matt N]

I must admit, I think seeing a coaster blown up could potentially be one of the most fascinating and dramatic coaster demolitions to ever occur… this really will be quite a dramatic demolition!

 

[Bert2theSpark]

Yeah, if you’re already heartbroken this Valentine’s Day, don’t watch Ka get blown to smithereens later today.

 

[Benjsh]

Sad day indeed.

Luckily I managed to ride it back in 2009 quite a few times whilst living over there. It was only many years later when I managed to ride TTD, so Ka was the only coaster that literally took my breath away and made me nervous as hell on my first ever go.

 

[John_P]

Still gutted as I'll be there in June, thankfully I rode it and Zumanjaro back in 2019.

Just two pretty unique experiences, the new for 2026 coaster will really have to be something special to replace everything the park has removed.

Hopefully the demolition of the tower will be filmed and shown, at least they've got the empty space around it. Imagine if Cedar Point ever remove TT2 blowing up that tower will be significantly more difficult.

 

[Bert2theSpark]

Still gutted as I'll be there in June, thankfully I rode it and Zumanjaro back in 2019.

Just two pretty unique experiences, the new for 2026 coaster will really have to be something special to replace everything the park has removed.

Hopefully the demolition of the tower will be filmed and shown, at least they've got the empty space around it. Imagine if Cedar Point ever remove TT2 blowing up that tower will be significantly more difficult.

The main rumour going around at the moment is that it’s going to be the tallest, fastest and longest spinning coaster, with a height of 290ft. So think Ride to Happiness plus Hyperia, and then some more…

 

[DanJB]

Local news are reporting that the demolition has been rescheduled for this week due to bad weather. Top marks to whoever made the illustration


https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2025/02/16/warning-kingda-ka-implosion-imminent/

 

[Funcone]

Local news are reporting that the demolition has been rescheduled for this week due to bad weather. Top marks to whoever made the illustration


https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2025/02/16/warning-kingda-ka-implosion-imminent/

How can it have been rescheduled? Surely the picture shows that it's already happened?

 

[Skyscraper]

How can it have been rescheduled? Surely the picture shows that it's already happened?

It'll be photoshopped/AI

 

[Funcone]

Oh yes, I know, haha. I was just joking.

 

[IDB]

Hopefully the demolition of the tower will be filmed and shown, at least they've got the empty space around it. Imagine if Cedar Point ever remove TT2 blowing up that tower will be significantly more difficult.

You still wouldn’t want it falling in the wrong direction. I’m wondering the locals will just hear a load bang at 3am one morning.

 

[Skyscraper]

You still wouldn’t want it falling in the wrong direction. I’m wondering the locals will just hear a load bang at 3am one morning.

Yep certainly don't want it falling backwards and squashing the woodie behind

 

[Dhev123]

Yep certainly don't want it falling backwards and squashing the woodie behind

That would be the icing on the cake for SFGA's disastrous year

 

[Jonathan]

Just saw on Reddit that the implosion on Kingda Ka is scheduled for tomorrow.

 

[NuttySquirrel]

Just saw on Reddit that the implosion on Kingda Ka is scheduled for tomorrow.

Yep looks like it is properly happening this time with an official warning issued for locals, confirming the timings (though I'm too lazy to work out the time difference):

 

[Matt N]

I imagine Great Adventure is under New York time, so it would be around 2-3pm BST (New York is 5 hours behind).

As sad as Kingda Ka being demolished is, this will be a truly fascinating thing to witness!