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Park News - (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.
    (10/27/11) A reader reports taking a survey for Six Flags Great Adventure all about different possible ‘Meal Plan’ options that the park may make available to guests in the future. The options ranged from a one day plan to a large add-on fee for season passholders.
    (9/30/11) Six Flags Great Adventure will team up with the Red Cross to hold the Fright Fest Blood Drive this Saturday (Oct 1). All donors will receive a free ticket into Fright Fest.  Click here for details.
    (9/22/11) I’ve been sent a little follow-up to the rumored report of a cemetery at Six Flags Great Adventure. According to this reader, and longtime fan of the park, after the Haunted Castle fire the park did build a ‘memorial garden’ in memory of the eight who died in the fire. (And according to the rumor, they had also vowed not to build another ride in that location).
    However, ownership and management changes took place over the years and the memorial garden was believed to have been demolished around 1993 to make way for the Autobahn Bumper Cars, which have been pretty much been sitting as still as a graveyard themselves since they were closed in 2008.
    (9/21/11) Somehow we got on the theme of on-site cemeteries at popular theme parks this week and this story fits right in. I’m not sure how true this is, but a reader tells us that there is some kind of on site cemetery location at Six Flags Great Adventure. According to the story, this goes back to a fire that took place, turning down the park’s Haunted Castle attraction back on May 11th, 1984, where eight teenagers were trapped and killed inside by the fire which was ruled as an arson. According to the story, there is a small cemetery for these dead teenagers on site somewhere on the property, possibly somewhere near the Old Country picnic grove, but hidden from public view. Anyone know more about this?
    (9/9/11) A huge photo update from Six Flags Great Adventure, including some extensive behind the scenes photos at Kingda Ka, El Toro and The Dark Knight with the lights on can be found this week over at Theme Park Review. Also, trusted Screamscape sources have confirmed that Kingda Ka will be down for the rest of the season. The incident in question that took place a day or two before the hurricane struck did some serious damage it seems.
    (9/6/11) A Screamscape reader visiting the park this weekend stopped a roaming park manager for directions to get to Kingda Ka, only to have the manager apologize and tell them that Kingda Ka would be down for the remainder of the season. This seemingly confirms the worst outcome expected from our previous report.
    (8/31/11) According to several reports sent into Screamscape, Kingda Ka suffered some kind of major malfunction a couple of days before the Hurricane whipped through the area. I don’t have the exact details, but it sounded like something went “klablooey” (my own technical term) with the launch system during a launch, and when the train did a “rollback” down the hill, more damage ensued to the system as well as to the underside of that train. Some are guessing that it could be down for the next several weeks, and possibly open again in time for Fright Fest, while others are not so optimistic and believe it may stay closed for the rest of the season. Oh, and jump down to our 2012 section for a quick rumor update as well.
    (8/25/11) Fans of The Chiller may be interested to know that the coaster was apparently taken apart with some care now fan be found laid out in a field several miles away to the south-west of the park itself. The funny part is that the red “Robin” side icon can still be seen clearly from the sky in Google Earth.

2012 - Sky Screamer and 3 Flat Rides and more - (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!
    (9/6/11) According to a small note in a Six Flags press release, Hurricane Harbor at Six Flags Great Adventure will also add the same Bonzai Pipeline slides as the St. Louis park.
    (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.
    (6/13/11) The latest buzz on Six Flags Great Adventure claims that the park may be looking to obtain a nice small Flat Ride package for the 2012 season to help offset some of the lost capacity as various other rides have been removed over the past several years.

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.