Visitors Guide to Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Great Adventure is located in Jackson, New Jersey, about half way between New York City and Philadelphia. The park opened in 1974 as The Enchanted Forest but was renamed Great Adventure in 1976 and was sold to Six Flags the next year.

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New for 2026/2027

In late spring of 2026, Six Flags Great Adventure will introduce a new "Shoreline Pier at The Boardwalk" area with four attractions relocated from the now-closed Six Flags America park in Maryland.

Shoreline Pier at The Boardwalk
Shoreline Pier at The Boardwalk. Concept art courtesy Six Flags
  • Barrels O' Fun: Reverchon spinning coaster formerly known as Ragin' Cajun at SFA
  • Flying Scooters, relocated from SFA
  • Wave Swinger, relocated from SFA
  • Hypno Twister: Nebulaz ride, relocated from SFA
  • Super Roundup: Round-Up ride formerly known as Swashbuckler

In 2027, Six Flags Great Adventure will open a new Mack Rides launch coaster.

What to Do

Roller Coasters

  1. El Toro ★ ★ ★
    A 4,400-foot Intamin wooden coaster with a 176-foot drop and top speed of 70 mph. Height requirement: 48 inches

  2. Nitro: A 5,394-foot Bolliger & Mabillard hyper coaster with a 215-foot drop and top speed of 80 mph. Height requirement: 54 inches

  3. The Flash: Vertical Velocity: North America's first Vekoma Super Boomerang. The 1,430-foot coaster reaches a top speed of 59 mph while running forward and backward through a 180-degree twisted drop and zero-G roll. Height requirement: 48 inches. 🎦 Video

  4. Jersey Devil Coaster: A 3,000-foot RMC Raptor single-rail coaster with three inversions and a top speed of 58 mph. Height requirement: 48 inches. 🎦 Video.

  5. The Joker: A 1,019-foot S&S 4D Free Spin with a 54-foot drop and top speed of 38 mph. (Inversions vary by ride.) Height requirement: 48 inches. 🎦 Video

  6. Superman Ultimate Flight: A 2,759-foot Bolliger & Mabillard flying coaster with a 100-foot drop, top speed of 51 mph and two inversions. Height requirement: 54 inches

  7. Batman The Ride: A 2,693-foot Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster with a 105-foot height, top speed of 50 mph and five inversions. Height requirement: 54 inches

  8. Medusa: A 3,985-foot Bolliger & Mabillard floorless coaster with a 132-foot drop, top speed of 61 mph and seven inversions. Height requirement: 54 inches

  9. Runaway Mine Train: An Arrow Development mine train with a 39-foot drop and top speed of 38 mph, this is the park's first coaster. Height requirement: 44 inches

  10. Skull Mountain: A 1,377-foot indoor Intamin family coaster with a 37-foot drop and top speed of 33 mph. Height requirement: 44 inches

  11. The Dark Knight Coaster: A 1,213-foot indoor Mack Rides wild mouse. Height requirement: 42 inches

For kids, the park also offers Harley Quinn Crazy Train, a Zierer Tivoli (41 inch requirement) and Lil' Devil Coaster, a Zamperla Family Coaster.

Other Attractions

Adventure Alley

  • Air Jumbo: Jets ride
  • Fender Benders: Bumper cars. Minimum height: 42 inches
  • Giant Wheel: Schwarzkopf Ferris Wheel
  • Jolly Roger: Zamperla Sea Storm
  • Scrambler. Minimum height 36 inches
  • SkyScreamer: Star Flyer. Minimum height 44 inches.

Metropolis

  • Justice League: Battle for Metropolis: Sally Dark Rides interactive ride. Minimum height: 42 inches

Movietown

  • Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth: Frisbee ride. Minimum height: 52 inches

The Pine Barrens

  • Roaring Rapids: Intamin River Rapids. Minimum height: 36 inches

Jr. Thrillseekers

  • Air Safari: Jets ride
  • Barnstormer
  • Bugaboo: Roundabout
  • Raja's Rickshaws: Junior Scrambler
  • Sky Zooma: Zamperla Samba Balloon
  • Storm Chaser: Junior Waveswinger
  • Tree Top Hopper: Junior Drop Tower. Minimum height: 36 inches

Lakefront

  • Buccaneer: Intamin Pirate Ship

Bugs Bunny National Park

  • Bugs Bunny Camp Carousel
  • Bugs Bunny Ranger Pilots: Chance Rides Junior Jets. Minimum height: 36 inches
  • Daffy's Hot Air Balloons: Zamperla Balloon Tower
  • Foghorn Leghorn's Stagecoach Express: Zamperla Pony Train. Minimum height: 36 inches
  • Porky Pig Camp Wagons: Junior Ferris Wheel
  • Wile E. Coyote Canyon Blaster: Junior Himalaya. Minimum height: 36 inches

Frontier Adventures

  • Saw Mill Log Flume: Arrow Log Flume

Plaza del Carnaval

  • Tango: Rockin' Tug

Dreamstreet

  • Carousel
  • Enchanted Teacups
  • Houdini's Great Escape: Vekoma Mystic Swing

Six Flags Great Adventure also offers a Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure through its Wild Safari animal park.

Map

Six Flags Great Adventure is located south of Interstate 195 in Jackson Township, New Jersey.

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