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Park News - (4/16/12) Screamscape sources tell us that work has started to pack up the pieces of The Chiller from the nearby storage site, where it will be shipped off to a new home and a new life. (The ride’s online for sale add was updated to say that it had been sold back in mid-February.) No word yet still on where it is going however, but with the pieces on the move, I’m sure they’ll be spotted somewhere.
    (2/29/12) FlyinPhil is back with an all set of aerial photos of Six Flags Great Adventure this week. In other news, Six Flags Great Adventure has been sending out a survey about possible new attractions under consideration this week, and wouldn’t you know it, but one of the ideas pitched is “Worlds tallest drop tower”, a 400+ foot free fall experience. They don’t mention that it will be attached to the Kingda Ka tower, but it sure fits the bill. Anothr interesting idea pitched in the survey include an Animal Safari excursion tour that leave from the theme park and take you on a guided off-road tour into the wilderness. They also talk about “Bumper Kart Racing”, a “3D Interactive Space Adventure Coaster”, “World’s Biggest Interactive Fun House” and “Hyper Fast Steel Coaster”. The later idea mentions a 70mph coaster experience that will rip through a track over a mile long, going from Golden Kingdom through Plaza Del Carnaval and over to Frontier Adventures and back again.
    (1/18/12) While there has been a mad rush to spread the word that Bizarro may be leaving SFGAdv after this season, keep in mind that this has not been confirmed at all… not even by me, or my sources. So far there have been just as many reports coming in to say that the Bizarro story is bogus as there were saying that it was leaving, which kind of throws the whole issue into a grey zone. That said, no one seems to be able or willing to confirm or deny this report 100%. So perhaps it is still something just being considered, and not locked in just yet…
    (11/15/11) In case anyone was wondering, the former Premier Rides coasters that formed Batman & Robin: The Chiller are now listed as being for sale on the Ital website.

2012 - King Cobra at Hurricane Harbor - Confirmed - (2/15/12) Hurricane Harbor at Six Flags Great Adventure has confirmed that they will add a new slide concept named King Cobra. This unique snake themed waterslide will feature dual side-by-side racing along the path before the riders in dual-tubes blast out of a tunnel, down a 25 foot drop into a boomerango style half-pipe, coming face to face with a giant cobra head on the far side, with water spraying from it’s fangs. I must admit, the theme here is very cool looking… something I wouldn’t mind seeing done with more waterslide designs in the future.
    Six Flags was quick to mention that the previously announced Dive Bomber drop capsule idea has been canceled in favor of adding this entirely new slide to the park. Good call Six Flags… good call. The new King Cobra slide comes from Polin, a Turkish compay who has been an international player in the biz for 35 years, but this will mark their first major installation in the US.

2012 - Sky Screamer and 3 Flat Rides and more - (5/7/12) A trip report showing off all the new rides in Adventure Alley at SFGAdv has been posted to GreatAdventureHistory this week.
    (4/30/12) A nice video construction update from Six Flags Great Adventure showing off the progress on Sky Screamer was posted to YouTube by one of our readers. Check it out below.

    (4/10/12) From the looks of this Facebook picture, the new Sky Screamer at SFGAdv is has been topped off.
    (3/22/12) Construction pictures of the Sky Screamer at SFGAdv have now been posted to the park’s Facebook page.
    (2/7/12) In a strange bit of news it seems Six Flags isn’t quite done with the Déjà Vu name, as the company has apparently decided to use the name on the new Scrambler going into Six Flags Great Adventure in 2012. It will join Fender Benders (bumper cars) and Air Jumbo in the new Adventure Alley.
    (1/11/12) Six Flags Great Adventure will give a new name to the area or new attractions surrounding the Big Wheel, labeling it as Adventure Alley. This is where the new SkyScreamer will go, as well as the Air Jumbo flying elephants and Scrambler rides. Fantasy Forest will return in 2012 as well, which is the area to the West of the fountain containing the Carousel and Tea Cups. You can read a few more details about name changes and new shops and such over at Great Adventure History.
    The park has also added a nice batch of off-season photos to their Facebook page this week as well, showing off lots of ride cars in storage for the Winter.
    (12/8/11) The latest rumors from SFGAdv claim that the park’s old closed Bumper Cars seem to be likely coming back to life in 2012. The park may also be looking into possibly putting a new live show back into the former Batman Stunt Show theater. Will they go the Batman route again or try something new?
    (10/25/11) Word around the net is that a Scrambler ride from another park has arrived at SFGAdv and is awaiting installation for the 2012 season. Some believe it may be the Shake, Rattle and Roll from SFOG, but I’ve heard that the colors are wrong, and that the ride could be the one from the closed American Adventures park.
    (9/27/11) It seems Six Flags Great Adventure took a little heat from their announced of the junior sized SkyScreamer ride, and had just announced yesterday on their Facebook page that, “we just found out that SkyScreamer grew from 15 to 24 stories tall!” Good job Six Flags!
    (9/2/11) A video from Jim Reid-Anderson confirmed that three new rides would also be added to Six Flags Great Adventure this season with the addition of new bumper cars, a musical themed Scrambler and the Flying Elephants ride.
    (9/1/11) Six Flags Great Adventure has confirmed the addition of Sky Screamer for the 2012 season, though this one will only be 15 stories tall it will still spin you through the air at 40 mph, held aloft by some tiny little chains. This is a ride that is enjoyable to many, but will test your faith in engineering.
    (7/12/11) Apparently the survey from Six Flags regarding the height of the Star Flyer for SFGAdv and the possible return of various flat rides, also mentions the return of the Flying Elephants ride as well. This has gotten a few people kind of irritated however, as all the three flat rides in question having been gathering dust for the past few years , and it doesn’t seem like much of a trade-off to get a shorter Star Flyer in exchange for reopening three old park rides. Unfortunately the rumored “flat ride” package more people were hoping for was for all new rides and not the return of these older rides. You can find a screen capture of the survey going around at GADV.com.
    (7/11/11) According to a Screamscape reader, they were asked to take a survey by the park which proposed the concept of adding a 200 foot tall Star Flyer style ride vs. the possible benefits of a 300 foot tall Star Flyer ride. Honestly, once you get to a certain height... I’m not sure if there is a benefit of being 300 feet vs 200 feet in the air myself on one of these. According to further questions however, the benefit from the shorter Star Flyer could come in the form of some other new rides being installed or reopened at the same time, such as Bumper Cars and the Music Express ride, which could indicate one possible location for the proposed new ride as well if they brings those closed rides back to life.

2013 - New Coaster - Rumor - (1/16/12) I’m not sure how true this rumor is just yet, but a couple of e-mails were sent in over the weekend suggesting that Six Flags Great Adventure may be planning on removing BIZARRO (formerly Medusa) and putting it into the Ride Rotation program in exchange for a new B&M coaster, thought to possibly be a new X-Flight style Wing Coaster design. If this comes to pass, look for 2012 to possibly be the last season for Bizarro. You can catch some of the discussion about this rumor over at Great Adventure History.

2013/2014 - Giga Drop / Giant Drop - Rumor - (5/15/12) The rumor about adding a Lex Luthor style drop tower to the back of Kindga Ka is starting to gain some momentum locally it seems. Check out this latest report and new details as posted to CoasterFusion.
    (2/27/12) Rumor has it that Six Flags Great Adventure has a new world record ride plan in the works that may shock you. If they go ahead with it, look for it to come in either 2013 or 2014, and will involve somehow mounting a Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom style ride system to the 456 foot tall Kingda Ka tower structure. Looks like poor SFMM wont have the drop tower record for very long.