What is Replacing Kingda Ka in 2026? | Six Flags Great Adventure

[@jerseydevil64]

If the replacement is the Mack Tower Spinner then I am truly never returning to Great Adventure. What an insult to Ka

[@christianortiz-v1l]

Yeah, I hope it is a Mack spinner like Ride to Happiness at Plopsaland de panne in Belgium, or something similar to Red Force at Ferrari Land

[@Aerolandaircraft]

Trust me, it will be good. I'm sort of excited to see it.

[@Bnizzofashizzo]

⁠@christianortiz-v1lhave you personally been to Plopsaland?

[@christianortiz-v1l]

@Bnizzofashizzo no, because it's too expensive, but I hope to visit in the future

[@darealsavage3472]

The mack tower spinner works better as a superman magic mountain replacement

[@SeaWorldOrlandoandmore]

I predict it’ll be the worlds tallest churro stand

[@KingsDominionfan50]

Velocicoaster be like:

[@LILZ2011]

lol

[@hexium1]

maybe a nacho stand this time. intamins gotta do something different

[@meowmeowgeorgcat1881]

ELLL CHURRO

[@m1nionsmm2]

PFFF

[@psychopompinc.646]

If the park is smart, they'll take a page out of FIesta Texas's playbook and start a teaser campaign the day they implode Ka. It would be a good day to help slightly lessen the blow to fans. They would also do well to start showing a bit of the vision for the park in total to let folks know there is actually a plan in place and this isn't all just improv.

[@jerseyharlot]

The team is literally incompetent they won’t tease the new ride until August.

[@aravpatel5228]

They just cleared out a ton of space and great adventure is now a flagship of the largest theme park company. I’d assume it’s something bigger than whatever we’re expecting

[@mcmahonfamily1150]

400 foot pantheon!

[@jerseyharlot]

Did they announce Great Adventure as the flagship?

[@Psiaramis]

I don’t care what you do with it, a shuttle coaster can’t be your headliner for a park. It will absolutely be a disappointment

[@anthonyantoniohughes1184]

I totally agree

[@jerseyharlot]

Agreed

[@JBThrills]

Lowkey an extreme mack spinner at 400ft that somehow contains an inversion would be insane. It would be the world’s tallest inversion in pretty sure

[@drewaj]

i would love to see an extreme spinner at great adventure, but the tower concept seems like an uninspired push for a record, but im sure itll still be a crazy ride

[@Starlit43]

I typed all of this up awhile ago because I’m very interested on this topic and because this coaster is very important for great adventure. I have this whole thing split into sections for anyone that cares to read it. I had a lot of fun typing this out lol. What the coaster will most likely be: So the 2026 coaster is very crucial. A lot of people are upset about Ka and all the other bad things that have happened. Many guests don’t want to return right now so they need a big win. From what we’ve heard and saw on the survey it will be the mack extreme spinner 400ft tower coaster. I think they should go up to Kingda Ka’s height but will see if that happens. Anyway It’s the ride that makes the most sense if you want to keep a similar presence in the park. I don’t think this makes sense over the TT2 treatment but I already went into that before. As to if I think it will be shuttle or full circuit well I’ll get into that later. Will the ride be good?: I think people are 100% underestimating this. The 400ft drop with the controlled spinning would be insane. It would have a good launch, you would go through the stall fowards and back, of course the massive drop, and will be spinning throughout the whole ride. Like you could be looking at a really good ride here and maybe they’re banking on the 400ft drop while spinning to be a moment that can rival Ka’s launch. I know a lot of people won’t see it that way and I will get into the possible reactions to this later on. But yeah I think this could be a great coaster and I would be excited if this got announced. The only little bit of downside I would see for this Mack extreme spinner is the capacity. If they could get a turntable to run two trains then that would be good for a shuttle. However it would be less capacity than the coaster you’re replacing it with. Now if it’s only 1 train then that would be laughable. As for the name I really like the one Colin came up with that is called Spinda Ka. I would like it if they kept the coaster the same color scheme as Kingda Ka but I most likely wouldn’t be opposed to something else. I have been thinking about this ride for a while now and I can’t wait for the teasers to start rolling out for it. But now I will go into if this Mack extreme spinner will be full circuit or not. They’re some factors that are at play here. Is the Survey a done deal?: The main thing is that it basically says and shows it’s a shuttle in the survey. However people are taking this as a done deal. I don’t look at surveys like that at all. Survey’s are just to get an idea of what people would want to see and are a work in progress. It’s not the final product. Just look at Canada’s wonderland. They got a completely different coaster from what was on their survey. Yes, it’s a bit different here since I do think they’re getting the mack spinner but is a layout change really out of the question here? I think Canada’s wonderland proves that changes can be made from these surveys but let’s look at some other factors. Two shuttle coasters back to back?: The coaster we’re getting this year in Flash is a shuttle. Do they really want two shuttle coasters back to back? Like literally a year apart? That would just be odd to me. I think Cedar Fair is a proper company when it comes to this because they always seemed to really care about their rides and parks. They have rides with cool theming and they have brought different experiences to all of their parks. If they’re not about cloning coasters to other parks then I don’t think they would do a similar concept for a coaster in the same park so soon. It’s just not something I think they would do. But the big counter to this is that a 400ft coaster will bring in a lot of people regardless and I know Cedar Fair weren’t the ones to bring Flash in so they might not care about that at all. Also the size between this and flash would be pretty notable. But again I do think it’s odd and it kinda goes against what Cedar Fair is about. I think it could also play a factor in their process if they think this would affect them negatively enough to warrant a change. Will they use the Green Lantern plot of land?: The next thing is Green Lantern and its plot of land. We all know Green Lantern wasn’t a popular ride but the trend I have been seeing is that Six Flags is only taking out old and expensive rides. Like they already took a good chunk out at great adventure this season so what gives? Green Lantern wasn’t expensive and not even the oldest B&M in the park. Maybe the relocation added some years on to it lol but I don’t think closing it had anything to do with it needing to be heavily refurbished. I also don’t think they took the whole coaster down just to drop parachutes. Maybe this was the incentive they needed to take down Green Lantern since lower ridership isn’t as bad to them like older rides are and this was the cheapest way to take down parachutes. I’m not sure how much more it would have cost to take parachutes down without it being imploded but I can’t imagine the price was so much that it was a deciding factor. Cedar Fair is probably losing money on running rides that are just not popular like Green Lantern but they have kept rides like that open. I don’t think they would want to close it unless they were saving so much money imploding the parachute tower. They really couldn’t drop it a different way without taking out more things and messing up the path in the process. I don’t think they wanted to take out the up charge attractions just yet and they might be more valuable to Cedar Fair right now than Green Lantern to be honest. Dropping it on the twister plot would be a no go as well since I don’t see them taking out that Long building on the boardwalk. From my understanding they’re renovating one of the places in there. The parachutes added a whole layer to this lol. Also I don’t think they would want to take down two major coasters in one year despite green lanterns reputation. At Carowinds they took out only 1 of their old coasters and left Carolina Cyclone up so maybe I’m right on that. There’s a few ways you can take this second point about Green Lantern and will know soon enough if this is part of the project or not. Is the new Six Flags going all in with Great Adventure?: The last point I wanted to make is that since this merger has happened we think great adventure is going to get a lot of love because of three main things. The location between New York City and Philadelphia, great competition with Hershey which most parks in the chain have no competition, and the park is already in a spot where they can compete with Hershey to some degree. We think that they’re going to go all in and doing a shuttle coaster in the spot of Ka is not going all in. The reaction to it is going to be horrendous since you’re replacing it with a full circuit ride. They would get less backlash to this whole coaster if they decided to make it full circuit like Kingda Ka where you go down the drop into a big airtime hill and then the ride just ends. It wouldn’t be going all out using Green Lantern’s plot but the backlash wouldn’t be as bad. The reason for that is because a lot of people would be annoyed that you’re replacing a full circuit coaster with a shuttle. Regardless like I said before, a new 400ft coaster will bring people through the door but if they actually made it a full layout then they could maximum the potential of this coaster. People love these mack extreme spinners and if done right you could be looking at one of the best coasters ever made. Even better than El Toro. There’s so much potential here that I don’t want them to waste. Look they could put a great coaster in Green Lantern’s spot down the line but the problem is that it would hinder Ka’s replacement from many people’s eyes. So many people are in love with Ka’s launch and the only way to rival it for a lot of people is to go all out with the layout. Great Adventure has spots to put new coasters so it’s not a big loss if this mack extreme spinner uses both plots of land. If you have a chance to get a world class coaster then I would use that opportunity to get it. While I might like the shuttle idea it’s just not the best route for them to go and if they don’t go all in trying to replace Kingda Ka for the reasons I mentioned then maybe we were wrong about them taking great adventure to the next level. I think it would be a worthy replacement that would rival Kingda Ka but not reaching the world class level. I think Great Adventure will get a ton of investment but if they go with the shuttle then it’s not quite all in to me. Now with all of that being said, this does not mean I think it will be a full layout or shuttle. Right now I’m in the middle because it could really go either way. I just thought it was good to mention these things.

[@jeffbizie]

Well said...I agree..ill be so mad if they don't make it a giant full circuit coaster...why take down 2 coasters to build another shuttle coaster when you just got flash and it's not even open yet... do it right or don't do it at all.. but that's just my 2 cents and knowing them they will probably F*ck it up some how 😂

[@LaferrariAperta]

I just read all of this and I was expecting it to have much more comments congratulating and agreeing with you, apparently I’m only the 2nd comment. Good job

[@ColiwoodStudios]

Very well said!

[@jeffbizie]

@@ColiwoodStudios your video was great as always too! Love your opinions and info you give us!

[@jacobrotkowitz3978]

Do you think track and supports will show up before they announce the ride in the summer? If that happens we’ll pretty much know what it is before the announcement. Also I want to take the time to apologize for me denying what you were saying about ka being demod and not retrofitted in some way.

[@ColiwoodStudios]

Yes, and thank you for apologizing!

[@valentinawilliams1250]

I looked on coaster media and it said that track removal has started in January of 2025 so maybe they are removing the bottom parts first and then they are gonna demolish the tower by imploding it how sad even though I've never ridden it I grew a bond with it by watching its videos. Hoping to see a removal update pretty soon with it being imploded in the next video you make as well please, I'm also very interested in roller coasters. Also Six Flags Great Adventure I'm so sorry for your loss and I'm praying for you during this difficult time. I feel your guy's pain

[@BarrelRollProductions]

I remember in a recent coaster studios video with RMC, RMC said that they were working on some sort of 300 foot t rex with a park so maybe it could be a launching one at great adventure

[@louisrizzo4102]

I'd be skeptical of that because they already have a Raptor there.

[@King_Mike_X]

​@@louisrizzo4102Are you skeptical on the whole having two RMC's at the park of having two RMC's that are of similar type at the park.

[@BarrelRollProductions]

carowinds had a b&m hyper before they got dirt

[@BarrelRollProductions]

fury*

[@CoasterMT]

@@BarrelRollProductionshow did autocorrect make fury to dirt

[@madtownchris]

Honestly, that looks like a worthy replacement. The concept reminds me of Drachen Spire, the Intamin ride planned but never built for BGW. Spinda Ka looks like more fun!

[@ColiwoodStudios]

I didn’t even think of that, it is very reminiscent of Drachen Spire!

[@rossh688]

I don't understand why people are stuck on this being a shuttle coaster when all it has to do is go up the tower and keep going and then continue on a track going down a hill just like going backwards. The going backwards add a spinning coaster doesn't do anything extra for the ride

[@Thebestwatermeloncat35]

Hey Colin, at six flags great adventure or great adventure, Kingda ka station is getting ripped out, Green Lantern first Loop is half gone and some pieces of Kingda ka track are missing. You can check it out if you want. Just wanted to give you an update. :)

[@ColiwoodStudios]

Yup, I saw, thank you!

[@ericscornerky]

I feel like a MACK Stryker Coaster would fit that land plot perfectly. Reason behind this is Mack Stryker coaster usually fit within an elongated plot of Land... Voltron for Expmple. They need SOMETHING WITH CAPACITY.

[@gingeejay4313]

If they don’t call it Spinda Ka I’m never returning .

[@JerseyKevin]

I’m holding out hope for a intamin vertical launch coaster. Can have a full layout and a large top hat

[@darealsavage3472]

That's probably what replaces Hollywood rip ride rockit

[@JerseyKevin]

@ yeah I agree for sure but was hoping for a big boy. Like 300 foot. Colin makes a good point to support it. A “wow” ride you see coming in

[@darealsavage3472]

@JerseyKevin you're right even like 300 feet would be a disappointment to replace kingda ka, it needs to be like a 400 foot velocicoaster type ride maybe like a mini falcons flight

Intamin is persona nongranta.

[@billchief397]

Extreme stand up wacky worm.

[@dangardens]

I’m still hoping for the PolarCoaster model. Fits the bill perfectly with the loss of parachutes to look around AND the skyride. Have an observation tower at the top with a coaster around the structure. “You can see phili and NYC from the top!” Put it near the boardwalk where Twister or Parachutes stood and then in two or three years you can build another nice sized ride in Ka and GL spot.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

Never happening

[@namevone]

Polarcoaster is probably in the $100mil range when you account for the cost of the building itself. No way the chain can afford that unless it's the only thing they buy that year.

Is that model still alive?

[@dangardens]

Are we all saying someone else couldn’t come up with a smaller/new version of it? It’s not rocket science to come up with a tower coaster idea with some sort of observation deck on it…

[@namevone]

@@dangardens if you want one tall enough to see Phili and NY then yes, I'm saying it'd be impossible to build one for under $100mil. You'd need a building at least 350 feet tall and built well enough to support an entire coaster, plus the cost of the coaster itself, and the cost of whatever goes inside the building. The original Skyplex project in Orlando was $250 million.

[@athletic-nerd]

I still feel like the new coaster will overlap with Green Lantern’s plot at least a bit. Why else would they choose to remove Lantern at the same time and kill their 2025 lineup? Could have easily delayed the Lantern demo once they knew Ka was going.

[@abdhashmi]

They’ll probably build a hotel there I bet.

[@adamdragster]

It better be something at least almost as good as Kingda Ka. By the way, those crybaby park officials just don't wanna spend the money on it anymore and that's why they're removing it.

[@TheBlueBunnyKen]

They not cheap for maintenance

[@KingsDominionfan50]

“Crybaby” very interesting insult.

[@JohnMore-f9z]

No they’re just mad about the coaster wars from 2005 and want Top Thrill Dumpster to hold the record again which makes no sense because its been abandoned for years and the structure is rotted. Kingda ka was the more reliable twin and was rated best roller coaster in the world for 2024. Zimmerman will get wacked mark my words.

[@KingsDominionfan50]

@@JohnMore-f9z ah a hater, that makes sense

[@JJJJ-he8bz]

It was the park it was cedar fair that did it

[@brianriback6285]

Who wants to spin like that?

[@nitro230.1]

I think you’re right, really feels like this is what the Ka replacement will be. As for the name I think “Wrath of Ka” is badass and would allow them to reuse as much as they can from Ka (especially the the sign)

[@ElizerMoore]

To be honest to everybody, I really do feel bad for Great adventure, They are trying their best to make guests happy, but everyone keeps getting mad at the park for Removing these rides, and I really understand the pain, but at the same time, This is how life works. Things will come and go. I just really feel bad for both the park and the guests! Just makes me very sad!

[@jerseyharlot]

What did they do in the past 3 years that would make guests happy?

[@ElizerMoore]

That’s what I’m saying, does jersey devil count????

[@jerseyharlot]

@@ElizerMoore oh yea. love Jersey devil 😂

[@jackpowers5707]

This would be a legitimate slap in the face to the fans. A pure gimmick to reach the 400 foot mark just to try to trick the general public into thinking that it's an equal ride.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

6:42 this spinning 400 feet would be pretty freaky

[@ParkPros]

Only Great Adventure fans would be upset about getting a 400ft variant of the best coaster model currently in existence 😭

[@edt-ze3ke]

The complaints are coming from the fact that it only operates with one train, just like Flash.

[@calebmoritz4625]

It wouldn't be as good as the OG Ka

[@edt-ze3ke]

@@calebmoritz4625 It’s never been built so we’ll never know what would its ride experience be like

[@calebmoritz4625]

@edt-ze3ke if they made it full circuit then it would be good or maybe better.

[@gunsmoke132]

How do you figure spinning coasters are the best? That's highly suggestive and very much your opinion.

[@EmVee.]

If it is the spinning shuttle coaster it would be laughable. what a insult would that be to Kingda Ka

[@ChuckE.CheesesIllinois]

I'm hoping whatever replaces ka will be cool, i don't think it will fully live up to Ka because those are really big shoes to fill. But we'll see what they'll build. Also, as sad as a removal ka is, people also need to understand that it needed alot, and i mean ALOT of maintenance, so much that i get where Six Flags is coming from with its removal as hard of a pill it is to swallow In conclusion, really hope Six Flags makes something cool and unless the thing is actually bad, people shouldn't be all like "BRUH WHY DID YOU REMOVE KA IN YHE FURST PLACE"

Agreed. Kingda Ka was a high maintenance coaster... It only lasted that long because the Great Recession essentially forced it to due to constantly keeping that record. Even to this day it still holds the records for North America.

[@jaydenchrist6152]

Hopefully it's an Intamin Blitz coaster it doesn't need to be as tall as Kingda Ka. These Intamin Blitz coasters are great inversion filled airtime rides that aren't to intense or scary for the GP. Just look at Velocicoaster and Pantheon.

@ Intamin's nongranta

[@jaydenchrist6152]

@ Yep Cedar fair doesn't like Intamin.

[@ForAFortinght.13]

What about a B&M wing coaster which is the tallest, fastest, Longest Wing coaster and the most inversions on any wing coaster with a total of 7 inversions. It might be a Hyper Wing Coaster and have a midcourse brake run

[@ColiwoodStudios]

Not very marketable considering this is replacing Kingda Ka

[@jaydenchrist6152]

Great Adventure should add a wing coaster in the future but not to replace Kingda Ka.

[@gregserrano5592]

You don't think it's a intamin vertical launch coaster? mix of Ka with an actual coaster layout with airtime and loops etc.

[@ColiwoodStudios]

I don't

[@Waedee]

They should do the tower but have some sort of extended layout into green lanterns plot of land

[@ColiwoodStudios]

I agree!

[@KingsDominionfan50]

Only thing I hope is that it’s a great successor and has high capacity.

[@Sokobansolver]

Hopefully the world's first 4D strata, tho I'm sure that's probably wishful thinking.

[@walterandclaude]

Are you able to film the demo of Ka next month?

[@ColiwoodStudios]

I'm going to try!

[@dylpickle6123]

An intamin going through the woods themeing like disney and universal and then a tophat through a launch (perhaps through a tigers mouth) would be sick

[@tylerstooksbury3050]

The only thing with the extreme spinner being a shuttle coaster is that it doesn’t appear to use any of the green lantern plot and I think the replacement will use that space. Maybe they do the tower but with a switch track or a non shuttle design.

[@YaelViruet-ke3tc]

A Mach spinning coaster thay launches straight up the tower and then straight up drops down 95 degrees and then do a whole layout extending into the green lantern plot.

[@KartTrackReviews]

I would probably never go back to Six Flags Great Adventure if the ride you proposed to replace Kingda Ka lol. What a dumb idea. A shuttle coaster to replace Kingda Ka's reliability nightmare? So one long unreliable throughput for a reliable throughput.

[@stalemate47]

I live close to Dorney Park so Hersheypark and Great Adventure are about the same distance away from me. Hershey might be a little closer and I’ve been going to all three of these theme parks growing up. Cedar Fair owns Dorney as well and yes, Dorney is quite small compared to the other two. However, the area’s first dive coaster just opened last year as Iron Menace. It replaced Stinger (which yeah, they really dropped the ball when it came to Stinger) and they took a chance with a dive coaster instead. If Cedar Fair will do something like that at a small park like Dorney, then I definitely think that whatever is going to replace Ka is going to be good. We could debate all day about whether or not it will be a shuttle coaster (prolly won’t be) but we all know it is going to have to have two factors; intense speed, and intense height. They could put a coaster there that breaks all coaster records and people would still be unhappy. Ka was such a landmark and such a staple to the area that I really think that Cedar Fair knows the new coaster is going to have big shoes to fill. Cedar Fair has come a long way over the years and one thing I’ve noticed is they have made guest approval rates one of their top priorities again. I really am excited to see what the future holds for Great Adventure. Thank you for the video, I really like your ideas.

[@gunsmoke132]

Honestly I'd like to see a better flying coster especially if they plan of removing superman soon, a motorbike coaster, or a wing coaster

[@jaydenchrist6152]

There more likely to remove Medusa then superman LOL.

[@gunsmoke132]

@jaydenchrist6152 doubt it, they still can run multiple trains and have significantly lower down time with Medusa. There's been rumors about in a couple years Superman being replaced, they just don't have the money to replace it with something else and don't want to remove too many things at once

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

The records I would love for the spinning coaster to break are tallest inversion on a spinning coaster, fastest only launch inversion in the world and worlds tallest spinning coaster

[@mcmahonfamily1150]

But imagine Pantheon, with a 400 foot top hat with a back spike. I don’t think the tower coaster is going to replace all those rides due to the small footprint and it being a shuttle coaster. Also they just put a shuttle coaster in so it’d make no sense to make another one due to capacity reasons. The other thing I could see is the tower coaster but on a full circuit layout. But I really think it’ll be an Intamin LSM multi launch. It’s good with capacity, and has been a fan favorite amongst GP and enthusiasts alike at different parks around the world.

[@Yikes_its_Psychs]

5:50 no, just NO. I dont want that hot garbage in the park. If it was a full curcit coaster, then yes, but that shuttle garbage, no.

[@ThousanWhite]

Ok what's a better idea?

[@Yikes_its_Psychs]

@ThousanWhite a good roller coaster. S&S Axis, S&S 4-D (like X2), a launch coaster from Intamin or Vekoma or S&S, almost anything from the new Vekoma portfolio, a Mack Stryker coaster, a full curcit Mack Extreme Spinner. There are TONS of better options.

[@bkroeckel]

Hope it's not another shuttle coaster. They lost so many rides in that area and it would make so much more sense to have a full circuit layout to take place of the former Ka & Lantern plots.

[@davidpalomeque4689]

Fingers crossed, it will be a 100 mph giga full circuit launched coaster, maybe with spinning cars and full of inversions!!! Got that whole plot of land available!!

[@SpiderWaffle]

I would love to see a huge dueling Mack like Stardust racers with one side EXTREME other family+ that goes into both areas of Ka and Green Lantern, leaving room for a 3rd attraction later. WR would be largest dueling coasters :D The back 8 seats should all face backwards on the extreme side so family can see dad's face as he whips upside down backwards and vice versa.

[@murison4914]

Why not a strata blitz? First half ka/ttd2 second half velocicoaster in green lanterns plot

[@Yikes_its_Psychs]

6:47 "interesting"? No, its simply put a HORRIBLE choice if thats the route they go. They're a MAJOR park, and they're acting like they have less attendance than a Zoo.

[@The_MenraC]

I dont really know how I feel about the tower coaster. It doesn't make sense for a park to want to open 2 shuttle coasters in back to back years (I know Flash was delayed), but it also doesn't seem there was nearly enough time to make a full circuit complete layout. It probably will be the tower coaster, but if it is I think they should've called in Mack to reimagine Kingda Ka and put spinning trains on it. Thats just my pipe dream tho

[@collinparsons3363]

If they are getting the Mack tower coaster, then I had assumed that they'd reuse Kingda Ka's dual station, but it was just torn apart by excavators today, so that's off the table. Looks like a good ride, but I'm not convinced it was worth tearing down Kingda Ka, and all those other rides for. It should've gone to a park that didn't have a standout coaster. I'm not sure I'll be able to ride it due to motion sickness. I won't ride free spins at all for that reason. I've been on Pandemonium at SFNE, but always had a balanced car, so that limited spinning. I assume this would have a much longer launch track than Ka did, which may explain the demolition of the station, and of Green Lantern. I wonder how much of Green Lantern's plot will be left for another coaster.

[@billfaasse274]

A 400’ Time Traveller would be amazing. A 400’ shuttle coaster doesn’t excite me as much. Completely agree a Wing Coaster would be a great addition too. Hope you are right about the ride experience…. 2026 can’t come soon enough 🤐🤫

[@DanielHernandez-ut8fq]

I’d take something like Velocicoaster or Hagrid’s but personally I do not want a spinner

[@gunsmoke132]

I've been saying this since the removal announcement. I hope we're both wrong. I feel like the majority of people don't want this.

[@Commanders2022]

I think the only worthy replacements are an intamin blitz (a taller pantheon) or a b&m giga (which is already out). Great adventure will be under a lot of pressure for the next 7 months. A lot of the general public don’t even know Ka is leaving. The park has been getting cookie cutter coasters since El Toro, so they have to get this one right.

[@mcmahonfamily1150]

Plot twist… Magic Mtn tears down Escape From Krypton and builds the tower coaster and great adventure gets a 400 foot extreme Intamin LSM multi launch

[@pdpamido]

I don't care what kind of coaster they put in the park, none of them will officially replace Kingda Ka. There is nothing on the market that can match kingda Ka unless they want to make another falcons flight.

[@johnramos7512]

I know it’s gonna be a launch coaster (obviously). But man, a Giga made so much sense here with all that available land, but due to the wording it’s not. I’m being open minded with Mack Extreme Spinner Tower, I think people are severely underestimating what the experience would be like. But like another commenter mentioned, hopefully they take the Fiesta Texas route, and start teasing the second that tower comes down to lesson the blow to us that love/ grew up with KK. I’m hopeful, but keeping expectations to reality, and hope there swinging for that grand slam no matter what make or model.

That'd be a worse insult to Ka than anything. Comparing a coaster that literally was the last hurrah for the Great Coaster War before the Great Recession hit to something that's already fairly common at this point is stupid.

[@cinenaut]

Some quick thoughts: 1) I think a shuttle coaster with its inherent hourly capacity limitations is a incredibly stupid idea for this park; 2) I’m having a hard time seeing Mack create a LSM launch that would get a train up a 400ft tower unless there are multiple launch sections going up/on the tower; I know ppl want the height and speed of Ka back, but it appears to me that reliable design/tech for that just isn’t fiscally feasible at this time - but it will be at some point; 3) Maybe spending money on two or more thrill coasters like a really good spinner and a well-designed giga and some large flat rides would be the better investment for now? I don’t want to see the new SF make the same financial f-ups the old SF did. The new SF has a huge amount of debt, I want them to invest wisely so they are around for a very long time.

[@TCORV]

This may sound crazy but maybe they can do something like The Orlando skyplex which Orlando was going to do that was going to become the world's tallest coaster. Maybe a world's tallest Multi- launch eurofighter.

[@RJ-kn6iq]

Thoosies needa stop being so negative 😭 It’s a tough situation but at the end of the day SF is a business and it makes sense to get rid of an unreliable ride that costs over 1 mil to maintain. I’m personally excited for this. All the land clearing and ride removals has me thinking it’s gonna be much larger than what we expect and I think I trust them to give it a worthy replacement

[@donhinson4202]

I honestly was thinking they might do a bigger and taller version of west coaster racers with it being the worlds tallest and fastest dual launch coaster

[@thepanman2024]

I really hope it's not the mack spinner. They removed green lantern too. They need to have a layout that goes into that area.

[@jrueholidayburner2345]

My issue with the tower coaster isn't even the ride experience itself, it's that it's going to have a several hour long line due to bad capacity for what is only a 30 second long ride. Not worth it.

[@ericgo2293]

The Mack Spinning Coaster is an IDIOTIC idea, on many levels. First, it's (yet another) capacity nightmare for a park that needs a people eater. Second, why another shuttle type ride? Frankly, the Ride to Happiness layout is much more interesting than this. (I'd take a larger Alpen Fury vs. this). Third, A GIGA like Fury 325 for the front would make PERFECT sense. So, naturally, the park will not do the obvious.

[@SunshineStateCoasters]

I actually think the new spinning coaster will be shorter than El Toro. All they have to market is the tallest and fastest spinning coaster and they can easily do that with only 150ft or so. Corporate doesn’t care about having a good replacement for Ka. They just want the lowest offer coming from a company that will break some sort of record.

[@Pocketkid2]

Kingda Ka was the best coaster I've ever been on (I haven't been to Cedar Point yet) so I have pretty high expectations for the replacement.

[@mattkopp2346]

I think ever since we knew that it was: -Replacing Kingda Ka -A launch coaster -Multi world-record breaking it became pretty apparent that the Mack Spinner Tower fit all the criteria. I think it can be a great ride, but my hesitations are: -It’s another shuttle coaster, a year after getting one -Capacity could be horrendous for a new record breaking shuttle ride at a park that serves one of the largest markets -This design will not fill the insane amount of land that was just cleared. Sure, the launch will need to start further back as it’s not a hydraulic launch, but there is going to be a lot of land around this layout that they will need to fill. Based on what Cedar Fair has done recently, I expect an entire new (jungle) themed section of the park that will take up the land with the coaster, shops, and land for future flat rides. Having another 400 foot coaster will allow the park to continue to have an extremely unique coaster.

[@BroskiStudios]

I’m praying you’re wrong… shuttle coasters are going to date themselves extremely quickly

[@ThousanWhite]

Date themselves how? In what way? What logic are you using?

[@LukePompa-ge1yi]

I honestly think its gonna be the worlds greatest intamin coaster I think it'll be the worlds fastest tallest and longest multi-launch coaster that's gonna be at least a giga with its main element a top hat reminiscent to KA.

[@matt2848]

Coiln I love to wach you vid and see you though. But I am going to miss ka long live the king 😊

[@lowkae3677]

Linear shuttle coasters going up 300+ ft tall towers and spinning coasters dont really go together. The twisty part at the top where it stalls looks cool, but a launch into a stall/inversion and then up a tower doesnt seem like it'd be too fun while spinning.

[@garywillis7253]

They are not going to replace ka with a spinning tower coaster ..Sorry but that is just stupid..There is no guarantee they are going to build anything 400ft high. Ka is dead so comparisons between it and the new ride just isn't going to matter. Not to mention that thing looks like a maint headache..Let's not forget it is Cedar Fair ran 6F now so whatever you're thinking won't be close to what actually build.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

Something like Soaring With Dragon would be perfect it has the height and speed and could be a nice record breaker and now that we have a coaster model that started in China this wouldn’t be too surprising

[@Camry23]

I would like to see a badass indoor coaster in the dark, like Space Mountain in Disney world or Flight of Fear in King's Dominion. There is something really intriguing about an indoor coaster.

[@jaydenchrist6152]

Ikr the two indoor coasters at Great Adventure suck. Dark Knight while well themed is just a wild mouse coaster. Skull Mountian i have such a gripe against that coaster sense the Showbuilding looks great but the coaster itself is barley themed so it's just a coaster in a nice looking warehouse.

[@Jason_Moorhees]

God I hope you are wrong about the spinning tower coaster! I want NOTHING to do with that!!!!!

[@d_h_entertainment]

I would be down for this if they did a full circuit with something after the tower. The way it has been depicted doesn't look promising. Please Six Flags, don't short change this coaster model with some gimmick. Let the ride showcase its true prowess

[@livefast-xc8lm]

It’s going to be voltron or velocicoaster on steroids. That’s the only 2 coasters I could see doing justice to removing kingdaka

[@ralseineo9481]

I really hope they do something better than the tower spinner. That would be such a L.

[@candylover311]

Do you think this 400 ft Mack extreme spinner would actually fill Ka’s spot in the park? I can’t really comment because Great Adventure isn’t my home park, but I feel like I would rather see a full circuit layout or something completely different.

[@ColiwoodStudios]

I think so, at least visually

[@davionnelson2642]

This would be a great idea. I just think wait times for this coaster are gonna be horrible.

[@ToasterOven7]

Powder keg is a lunch coaster with a lift hill. It can have a launch and a lift but that is unlikely

[@sunrise3216]

How about a roller coaster like Red Force with a 380-ft top hat and a full layout in the Green Lantern spot? They could market it as the world’s tallest and fastest multi-launch coaster. If, as you mentioned, they’re not breaking the “tallest coaster in the world” record, then why rule out other coaster models? Let’s be honest, this tower spinning coaster would be a disappointing replacement for Kingda Ka. It’s not a custom design, and being a shuttle coaster doesn’t improve on Kingda Ka - it’s just a cookie-cutter design that won’t break any major records like its predecessor. From a marketing perspective, it wouldn’t be great because it would just feel like a knockoff of Kingda Ka. They should build something truly unique instead of this standard copycat. The general public would likely see right through it and think it’s a lame attempt compared to Kingda Ka, especially since many people don't enjoy spinning coasters. Let’s hope they come up with something better!

[@Bnizzofashizzo]

If they did a tower coaster it would have to be a full circuit for capacity reasons

[@lbis4123]

Better be an RMC trex lol

[@edt-ze3ke]

Definitely the most thoosie response ever 🤣🤣🤣

[@Thelightning1out]

I don’t think the tower coaster would be the option for ka’s replacement, why destroy green lantern if your not gonna use the plot of land green lantern previously sat on, pathetic.

[@alex33952]

Why did they need all the space that they are clearing? I’m lost about what to think about great adventures future. On one side I feel like they will invest heavily. On the other hand they could fall way behind Hershey.

[@jerseyharlot]

Cedar Point, MM, and GAdv are the 3 equal-tier flagship parks - year only one is treated like it. Strange.

[@trevbone1]

All of these options are good replacements for ka. it doesn't have to match the size of ka to replace ka.

[@mohamadmahmoud6926]

Disgusting and disgraceful to replace a legendary ride with a shitty mid mack extreme coaster ride. We need a intamin blitz

[@jaydenchrist6152]

Finally somebody who agrees. Intamin Blitz coasters like Velocicoaster and Pantheon are great rides.

[@air1986]

Why wait until summer to make an announcement then? At least they should give a little tease since they obviously know what they plan to put in.

[@maryannkaragits4005]

Six Flags Great Adventure will build a B&M launched coaster called Tiger. It will be The Incredible Hulk Coaster clone.

[@Millionaire2K]

World's tallest vertical launch coaster. THE END!!

[@Millionaire2K]

The spinning coaster concept is DUMB for this park. Way to low of capacity for an attraction that will try to draw a ton of people. We don't need another dumb shuttle.

[@iamdigbick4675]

I would love to see something like Voltron but over 200 ft tall

[@jkosperformancestudio5990]

They should get a low taper fade because that meme is massive 🥱

[@Same_ol_jee]

Idk how I feel if we get a spinning coaster

[@JoeHartman80]

I’m going with a wing coaster. Much better choice than a spin coaster.

[@StringofIies]

If this is what they go with, I’d much rather a blitz. I’m renewing my pass but only because I think it’s gonna be a slow year and a good year to ride some rides there.

[@PraiseTheSquid]

None of these ideas are considering the amount of space that is being allocated for this.

[@ColiwoodStudios]

I understand that perspective, but I truly don’t think they’re going to use all of the space