Six Flags Great Adventure: General Discussion

[Leigh]

If not there's always Jinma.

You joke, but Jinma/Noble have actually made some half decent stuff recently. I’d trust them more than SBF or Zamperla right now

Interesting thing I noticed - nothing is mentioned in the announcement about Zumanjaro closing (which if the structure was coming down you would expect to also be announced).

 

[Zeock]

Well there we go, Kingda Ka’s closure has been confirmed:



And in 2026 the park will get a new multi-record breaking coaster!

The end of an era, but I am looking forward to seeing what replaces it. I’m sure they’re very aware that it needs to be iconic.

It's sad to hear that a rollercoaster of such significance is closing, but it was expected.

I'm interested in this new coaster, as Kingda Ka has a fairly large footprint, so something built there could be (as well as multi-record breaking) a substantial ride as long as it has an out and back layout.

It would probably not be hard to create a ride there considered by most to be better than Ka, given that Ka itself was never considered the best of the best, although that was partially due to the OTSRs seemingly making the ride more restrictive than its fellow full-circuit stratacoaster in Top Thrill Dragster.

 

[Bowser]

What records are we talking about then considering Falcons Flight, Formula Rossa and TTD2 will presumably all exist in 2026?

 

[Shaggy_Dog_]

What records are we talking about then considering Falcons Flight, Formula Rossa and TTD2 will presumably all exist in 2026?

Yeah they might exist but I wouldn’t want to bet on how much uptime those three rides will all have…

With regards to Kingda Ka’s replacement there are probably quite a few metrics that they could go far that would make it a record breaking coaster. For example what is the current record holder for most inversions on a launched coaster? Fastest LSM launch? Etc

 

[Skyscraper]

You joke, but Jinma/Noble have actually made some half decent stuff recently. I’d trust them more than SBF or Zamperla right now

Interesting thing I noticed - nothing is mentioned in the announcement about Zumanjaro closing (which if the structure was coming down you would expect to also be announced).

Zumanjaro is also closing, according to ElToroRyan on Twitter.


Makes sense, as you can't really have Zumanjaro without Kingda Ka given it's attached to the tower with no other supports.

 

[John_P]

When you look at how much space they have with Green Lantern, the parachute tower, and Kingda Ka they could be doing anything.

Initially I thought another Top Thrill 2 style conversion but with Intamin which would break all the 'records' that TT2 set. But now with the news Zumanjaro is done as well seems to imply the tower is coming down.

So I'd currently guess at something like a Toutatis but faster, longer, and more launches.

 

[Matt N]

Given that Zumanjaro has been shut for at least the entirety of 2024, I don’t think it’s necessarily a given that Zumanjaro going means that Kingda Ka is being wholly demolished instead of revamped Top Thrill 2-style.

I still wouldn’t count out a Top Thrill 2-style revamp of Kingda Ka rather than full removal, personally. There were no demolition permits filed for Kingda Ka, which could indicate that the structure is staying in some capacity, and the removal of Green Lantern would also still be essential for a revamped Kingda Ka so that they could fit in a spike behind the current launch track.

 

[Bowser]

It confirms in the following tweet the ride is being removed btw:


From: https://x.com/marcusleshock/status/1857073966868758662

 

[Martin]

They haven't ruled out that they're sticking a swing launch spike to the back of it the existing coaster...

 

[Call_um]

The park have handled this terribly. Its a shame they couldn't keep it open for its 20 years and give it a send of it deserves.