| Six Flags Great Adventure Will Launch the Tallest, Fastest Roller Coaster on Earth and the New Jungle Domain with Tiger Exhibit for 2005 |
New Additions Represent Largest Expansion in Park’s 30-Year History
JACKSON, N.J. – Six
Flags Great Adventure will launch the tallest and fastest roller coaster
on earth, the
keystone of a new, mythical jungle kingdom, which will also feature an
elaborate children’s area and massive
tiger exhibit for the 2005 season.
"The announcement today represents the largest expansion in the 30-year
history of Six Flags Great
Adventure,” Kieran Burke, Six Flags, Inc. CEO, explained. “Six
Flags Great Adventure is already the
world’s largest regional theme park, and this record-breaking
new capital marks the first step in transforming
this park into a true family destination.”
The new roller coaster will shatter all existing world records for
speed and height by legendary proportions.
Truly the “King of Coasters,” Kingda Ka will rocket riders
horizontally from 0 to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds
before vertically catapulting them a mind-blowing 456 feet (45 stories)
into the sky at a 90-degree angle.
After a brief moment in the clouds, riders descend 418 feet (41 stories)
back down to earth in a 270-degree
spiral, only to experience another breathtaking moment of weightlessness
as they soar over a 129-foot-tall
hill (nearly 13 stories) and then glide back into the station.
"The addition of Kingda Ka, the tallest and fastest roller coaster on
earth, brings our already spectacular
coaster arsenal up to 14,” said Six Flags Great Adventure’s
vice president and general manager, Rick
McCurley. “There is no doubt that this will be the top stop for
thrill seekers worldwide.”
Kingda Ka will be the cornerstone of a new 11-acre, mythical jungle
domain called The Golden Kingdom.
The Golden Kingdom will also feature Balin’s Jungle Land, an elaborate,
new children’s area; Temple of
the Tiger, a massive, new educational tiger exhibit; plus three new
shops and four new eateries.
With one of the largest play structures of its kind in the world, Balin’s
Jungle Land will rank as the most
eye-popping, must-do addition for children. The new themed section
will feature five themed rides that
enable kids to soar, twist, swing and cruise. The giant new play structure
will include five interactive,
multileveled structures towering nearly three stories. The three dry
structures and two wet structures will
offer 30 different platform levels with cargo nets, bridges and slides,
spray guns, tipping buckets and a “jumping” fountain where kids can splash and play.
In The Golden Kingdom, park guests can enjoy a fascinating encounter
with awesome Bengal tigers. The
more than 33,000 square-foot Temple of the Tiger exhibit, one of only
three exhibits of its kind worldwide,
will feature massive Bengal tigers, Balin, Faruk, Hara and Chandi,
displaying natural animal behaviors – jumping, wrestling,
pouncing and playing. Highly skilled, hands-on trainers will interact
with both the
audience and the young adult tigers, sharing interesting facts and
even swimming with the breathtaking cats.
Temple of the Tiger will also feature extremely rare “golden” tiger
cubs, named for their white coat and
remarkable gold stripes.
Between programs, trainers will interact with the Bengal tigers in
their specially designed habitat. The state-of-the-art, 1,000-seat
venue will be specifically designed for these new animals.
Throughout The Golden Kingdom, guests can also encounter a variety
of exotic animals and their handlers.
Visitors will find cockatoos and macaws, coati mundi, porcupine, a
rainbow boa constrictor, albino python,
kinkajou and capuchin monkey.
"
The Golden Kingdom will offer something for everyone, from
the littlest guests to the ultimate thrill
seekers,” McCurley concluded. “This exotic kingdom is just
the kind of superlative offering our guests have
come to expect from Six Flags Great Adventure.”
Kingda Ka and the entire Golden Kingdom are slated for a spring 2005
opening.
Six Flags Great Adventure theme park, Six Flags Wild Safari animal park, and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor water park are located in Jackson, N.J. The parks comprise America’s largest regional family entertainment complex. The combined 2,200-acre facility, located midway between Philadelphia and New York City, is part of Six Flags, Inc.
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