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Six Flags Great Adventure’s new looping coaster, fiery red El Diablo, will make its home next to the world’s top-rated wooden coaster, El Toro, in the Mexican-themed Plaza del Carnaval section. El Diablo is set to preview to Six Flags Season Pass holders and Members May 14 and 15, and will celebrate its grand opening to the public May 16.
KONG is coming back this summer to Morey’s Piers in Wildwoods, NJ. Once an iconic boardwalk landmark in early 1970s, the brand new gorilla themed amusement ride will open on the Memorial Day weekend serving as the new centerpiece of the Surfside Pier.
This winter, the Santa tracker will lead right to Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson. Six Flags’s annual holiday extravaganza – Holiday in the Park – will debut at the New Jersey park on November 21 and run weekends and select days through January 3, 2016. Millions of glittering lights, dazzling holiday entertainment, delicious seasonal treats, Santa’s village, animals and many popular rides will magically transform the summer thrill destination into a winter wonderland.
Diggerland USA, North America’s only construction theme park, located in West Berlin, NJ, has made public the details of their latest attraction. The recent unveiling of a modified JCB WorkMax UTV truck fleet is the 24th attraction to make its way into the ride line up. The WorkMax is a compact, 4×4 Utility Terrain Vehicle with a 784 cc three-cylinder diesel engine.
Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ has a lot of exciting news for the 2015 season, including an intense Batman Backwards coaster experience, an April 3 kickoff featuring Peeps and Safari Babies, its 13th coaster, El Diablo and a new outdoor grill and upgraded cabana cove at Hurricane Harbor.
A review of New Jersey’s hottest new attraction, Diggerland USA, a construction-themed amusement park. Located in West Berlin NJ, next to the Sahara Sam’s Oasis waterpark, Diggerland featured rides based on real-life construction machinery, from diggers, excavators and backhoes to tractors, dumpers and skid steers that customers can drive around dirt tracks.
Bring together two kissing sea lions, a pair of love birds and the married couple that makes it all possible, and you’ve got a recipe for Valentine’s Day at Six Flags Great Adventure. This weekend, three special couples will celebrate their love Six Flags-style – California sea lions Kenobi and Dichali, blue and gold macaws Eugene and Ariel, and their caretakers, animal training supervisors David and Jessica Peranteau.
Beginning March 24, 2015, Six Flags Safari Warden Mike Miller will attempt to break the world record for longest karaoke marathon. Miller plans to step into the spotlight at noon at McGinn’s Pub in Jackson Township, NJ, and keep belting his favorite tunes for more than four straight days to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.
New additions in 2015 to the Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach in Seaside Heights include a multi-level 36-holes miniature golf course, a Go-Kart track expansion, a wave pool and two new slides, and a planned expansion of the main pier.
Six Flags Great Adventure’s new looping coaster, set to open spring of 2015, was re-imagined with a more “devilish” theme – El Diablo. The giant, fiery red El Diablo will make its home next to the world’s top-rated wooden coaster, El Toro, in the Mexican-themed Plaza del Carnaval.
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