I'm gonna be very frustrated if its replaced by a gimmick like a spinner or a shuttle coaster, especially since Flash is opening next year. Just build a high quality coaster, you don't need to over-complicate it.
News Six Flags Great Adventure Project 2027 (?): Delayed “Record Breaking Coaster"
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I don't think we should base what the park is getting 2 years from now on vague concept art from a survey. It says when you take the survey that its just a concept and nothing's set in stone yet.
I've taken surveys from SF before and sometimes they implement the feedback and sometimes they don't.
At the very least, wait until they move dirt or make a formal statement before placing judgement.
I've taken surveys from SF before and sometimes they implement the feedback and sometimes they don't.
At the very least, wait until they move dirt or make a formal statement before placing judgement.
WOW they mangled that headline...
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Six Flags to retire N.J.’s Kingda Ka, the world’s tallest roller coaster, and replace it with North America’s first ‘boomerang’ coaster
Six Flags Great Adventure will retire Kingda Ka, replace it with North America’s first “boomerang” coaster.
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I don't know any of the coaster tubers I watch even put KA/TTD in their top 20s/30s lol Like ive been saying, a ride like orion gets negativity but they all rank a ride like that extremely high. They could replace Ka with a orion clone and all around would be a better ride than Ka to most people.
There was a giga dive coaster shown in that same survey, and OT is now getting a record breaking dive coaster for 2026. It's not looking great.
The press release says "record breaking dive coaster", not "giga dive coaster".
It could mean anything from a record breaking Hangtime clone to a 300 foot B&M dive machine.
It could mean anything from a record breaking Hangtime clone to a 300 foot B&M dive machine.
I mean…..Im really hoping for the 300ft Dive Machine as we’ve been waiting for one for years. But I agree that it could be anything in that matter.
I'd love to see a 300 ft tall version of Hangtime or Karnan. That would be incredible.
I'm very much of the opinion that Ka wasn't great. I think a comparison to Volcano is very apt honestly. I didn't think either were great, but they were both unique and absolutely iconic attractions that were synonymous with their respective parks. I think it's reasonable for a removal like that to sting a lot more than the quality of the ride alone would suggest.
That said, honestly, I know many will disagree, but I've already come around to being okay with that 400ft spinning shuttle coaster as a replacement for Ka. Ride time should be longer, it will feature more elements, it is wholly unique, it's insane, and it's huge. That checks all the boxes Ka did, no? I don't know what replacement people could possibly be looking for that would be better.
I'm an infamous defender of Busch Gardens Williamsburg's Drachen Spire plans at this point and for the same reasons I came to really appreciate that project, I think I'll be a top defender for this spinner concept too. Whatever park builds it will receive an insane, unique, future icon of an attraction. It wouldn't be Ka when it opens, but when it becomes a maintenance nightmare 19 years later and the park removes it without notification, it will certainly be the Ka of 2043. For a park that's losing a current icon, a future icon sounds like a win to me.
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Okay now I’m officially confused. Is it coming down or is it not?
If they bring back the golden kingdom to its original glory, Im not going to be too upset about what they replace it with. I have faith it will be something great. Many newer enthusiasts dont know what the golden kingdom was like when Ka first opened. It was absolutely stunning and unlike anything seen at a six flags park, even to this day. It truly felt next level and all of the forums were ablaze with talk of the rest of the park getting a similar treatment. That kind of happened with plaza de carnival but it stopped there. I hope Ka's removal will allow for this to happen.
I truly believe that the future of american amusement parks will be much different. It wont be a race to the sky. It will be about experiences. You can have an incredible ride at half the height. Look at the newer european coasters. Hell, look at maverick. Cedar Flags knows they can have top tier rides with a fraction of a headcahe.
My thoughts on Ka's replacement: Vekoma or Intamin Launch coaster. The records being broken will be more trivial records than highest and fastest (airtime moments, etc) but that whole area will be revitalized. From there, the boardwarlk area will either be incorporated into this new and improved golden kingdom and superman will be rethemed to match. there have been rumors that the DC license will be allowed to expire.
And for the future, I think we will see themed areas be expanded and otheres removed. The pine barrens area by jersey devil just makes too much sense to have in a park thats located within the pine barrens. I think nitro and maybe batman will be incorporated as well.
I truly believe that the future of american amusement parks will be much different. It wont be a race to the sky. It will be about experiences. You can have an incredible ride at half the height. Look at the newer european coasters. Hell, look at maverick. Cedar Flags knows they can have top tier rides with a fraction of a headcahe.
My thoughts on Ka's replacement: Vekoma or Intamin Launch coaster. The records being broken will be more trivial records than highest and fastest (airtime moments, etc) but that whole area will be revitalized. From there, the boardwarlk area will either be incorporated into this new and improved golden kingdom and superman will be rethemed to match. there have been rumors that the DC license will be allowed to expire.
And for the future, I think we will see themed areas be expanded and otheres removed. The pine barrens area by jersey devil just makes too much sense to have in a park thats located within the pine barrens. I think nitro and maybe batman will be incorporated as well.
i agree that the theming NEEDS improvement. even with the work they did for the 50th, the whole west side of the park is in rough shape, between boardwalk, golden kingdom, plaza, and and frontier. would be amazing to see these things get addressed.
Already deletedOh god, he got that story very, very wrong.
They were just claiming responsibility for 4.5 of the 6 largest coasters in the world. This was discussed back when it happened in the Ka removal thread if I remember correctly.
My whole thing with this situation is I don't understand the thought process. If this shuttle really is the Ka replacement then the capacity is going to be an absolute nightmare even if there is a turntable, if they have plans of making Great Adventure the "Carowinds/Kings Island of the merger" this is a TERRIBLE idea. Ka had many flaws but low capacity wasn't one of them, it needed that high capacity because it was the reason people traveled to Great Adventure. Then on top of all of that this thing can't be cheap, Mack is just as expensive as B&M and you can't tell me that having the marketing title of "worlds tallest spinning coaster" really makes a huge difference here. I don't doubt they could build a giga in this spot if they wanted to and the increased price tag would have been perfectly acceptable given the better ride experience, high capacity, and incredible reliability. Time will tell if this is the actual replacement, but if it is....wow this such a huge miss.