Jersey Devil Coaster
| Jersey Devil Coaster | |
|---|---|
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| Six Flags Great Adventure | |
| Location | Six Flags Great Adventure |
| Park section | The Pine Barrens |
| Coordinates | 40°08′16″N 74°26′26″W / 40.1377°N 74.4405°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | June 9, 2021 |
| Opening date | June 13, 2021 |
| Replaced | Road Runner Railway |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Single-rail |
| Manufacturer | Rocky Mountain Construction |
| Designer | Alan Schilke |
| Model | Raptor Track |
| Track layout | Custom |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 130 ft (40 m) |
| Drop | 122 ft (37 m) |
| Length | 3,000 ft (910 m) |
| Speed | 58 mph (93 km/h) |
| Inversions | 3 |
| Max vertical angle | 87° |
| Trains | 4 trains with 12 cars. Riders are arranged 1 across in a single row for a total of 12 riders per train. |
| Jersey Devil Coaster at RCDB | |
The Jersey Devil Coaster is a single-rail roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. The roller coaster was built by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) and opened to the public on June 13, 2021.[1] It is themed to the Jersey Devil, a mythical creature rumored to live in the New Jersey Pine Barrens.[2]
History
On August 29, 2019, Six Flags Great Adventure announced that the Jersey Devil Coaster would be built and opened for the park's 2020 season, replacing the former Looney Tunes Seaport area of the park.[3][4] Jersey Devil Coaster was considered one of the top 10 new roller coasters anticipated for the 2020 season according to USA Today.[5]
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Six Flags suspended all operations on March 13, 2020,[6] including the construction of the new coaster. The park resumed operations on July 3, 2020, with the Jersey Devil Coaster still under construction.[7][8] Earlier in April 2020, Six Flags announced measures for the company to survive the pandemic, including deferring capital projects across the company that was slated for the 2020 season.[9] In June 2020, the park announced that the opening of the Jersey Devil Coaster had been delayed to the 2021 season.[10][11] The park resumed construction on the coaster in late December 2020.[12] On January 25, 2021, the highest peak of the ride was topped off.[13] The ride was formally opened to the public on June 13, 2021,[1][14] following a preview event for the media on June 10.[15]
Ride experience
The Jersey Devil Coaster uses four trains, each containing 12 rows, with one passenger per row.[14]
After going up the 130-foot (40 m) tall lift hill, the train goes down a 87° drop, which leads into a dive loop and then an airtime hill 180° stall. Then it goes up into a turnaround, which drops down into a zero-G roll. After a mid-course brake run, the train travels over a few airtime hills, before fully braking at the end and turning around to go back into the station.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Six Flags: Highly anticipated Jersey Devil Coaster opens to public Sunday". silive. June 13, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "The Jersey Devil | Weird NJ". weirdnj.com. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "Six Flags to Debut Record-Breaking 'Jersey Devil' Coaster in 2020". NBC10 Philadelphia. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ Puhak, Janine (August 31, 2019). "Six Flags' Jersey Devil ride will be 'world's tallest, fastest, longest' single rail coaster". Fox News. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ Levine, Arthur (January 4, 2020). "The 10 most anticipated roller coasters of 2020: Iron Gwazi, Orion, Aquaman: Power Wave". USATODAY.com. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus delays Six Flags Great Adventure 2020 opening. What if you have season passes, tickets?". March 30, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Rebuilding America: Jersey Shore roller coasters, boardwalk amusements eager to reopen". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ Press, Michael L. Diamond and Mike Davis, Asbury Park. "Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson to open July 3 with masks and half-filled rides". New Jersey Herald. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Smith, Rich (April 8, 2020). "Six Flags Suspends Dividend, Withdraws Guidance". NASDAQ.com. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Biese, Alex. "Six Flags Great Adventure Jersey Devil Coaster delayed until 2021". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Jersey Devil Coaster Delayed Until 2021 - American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE)". www.aceonline.org. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ @SFGrAdventure (December 28, 2020). "The beast is back in action! Work resumed today on Jersey Devil Coaster..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Six Flags Great Adventure Tops Off New For 2021 Jersey Devil Coaster". NewsPlusNotes.
- ^ a b Brown, Forrest (June 14, 2021). "Jersey Devil, world's tallest single-rail roller coaster, opens - CNN Travel". CNN. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "Six Flags announces opening date of Jersey Devil Coaster, the world's tallest and fastest ride of its kind". WANE 15. June 10, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2022.