This is how Six Flags is going to operate and eventually end up back in bankruptcy
They had to reduce season pass prices because they chased off so many customers last year so now they are massively reducing attractions in response
But people are not stupid. They aren’t even going to pay the current prices for the current state of parks with mass ride removals.
This park severely lacks attractions that non thrill riders can enjoy, and now they just completely obliterated one of the major ones that everyone to ride together. They obviously don’t want to increase their customer base and just want the 29 something crowd which (no offense to anyone just a fact) has a lower, disposable income
It’s a shame that Six Flags got their greasy hands on this wonderful sky ride. It was a four cable model and it was amazing.
I'm not normally one to defend Six Flags, but was this ride not very old, and made by a manufacturer that no longer exists? Finding replacement parts would be very difficult in anything needed replacement.
I’m happy to see this glorious ride still running. I saw it was operating on Theme Park Worldwide. But that day they were just running one side and the lines were long. Has it just been operating one side all season?
I still don’t trust Six Flags for the future of this ride. They just recently removed the cable skyway at Georgia and remove the one in New England a few years ago as well.
I'm really happy it is sticking around. I almost always ride it when I go. Great way to just relax and also not a bad form of transport, depending on the line.
One of Great Adventure's opening day attractions was the Skyride. It is actually the second oldest ride in the park (only the Carousel is older), built with parts of the Skyride from the 1964-65 New York World's Fair (stations and gondolas) and the Skyride from Freedomland Park (Towers).
The Skyride offers a great break from all the walking required in a theme park, as well as spectacular views for miles around.
The original gondolas were retired in the early 1990's and replaced with the current gondolas which came to the park from Six Flags Great America.
It is a great relief to see the Skyride listed on the 2024 official park map after rumors of it's scheduled retirement started last year.
With all the refurbishments going around the park for the 50th, it would be nice to have the skyride get some love. The buckets were looking quite rough in December.
If they retire this I will be serious bummed. It's a shame KD doesn't have one any more. I love riding sky rides. It's a great way to relax and see the park, and, in cases like SFGAdv, even as a means of transportation.