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Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard | ||||||||||||||
Product | Stand-Up Coaster | ||||||||||||||
Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||||||
Type | Steel - Stand-Up | ||||||||||||||
Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||||||||
Hourly capacity | 1,556 | ||||||||||||||
Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||||
Height | 154 feet | ||||||||||||||
Drop | 144 feet | ||||||||||||||
Top speed | 63 mph | ||||||||||||||
Length | 4155 feet | ||||||||||||||
Inversions | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Drop angle | 45° | ||||||||||||||
Duration | 2:30 |
Green Lantern was a Bolliger & Mabillard stand-up roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, USA. It was relocated from Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom where it operated as Chang from 1997 to 2009. The ride closed in November 2024.[1] Green Lantern, along with Kingda Ka, Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom, and Parachute Training Center: Edwards AFB Jump Tower, all at the same park, will be removed and replaced with a new roller coaster expected to open in 2026.
History

Chang (1997 - 2009)
Chang was announced in August 1996. According to Kentucky Kingdom, the name "Chang" means "long" in Chinese.[2]
The ride was initially constructed at Kentucky Kingdom by Martin & Vleminckx.[3] When Chang opened on April 4, 1997, it set the record for this type of roller coaster in height, drop, speed, length, and number of inversions. All of these records were formerly held by Mantis at Cedar Point and were later broken by Riddler's Revenge at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
When Six Flags acquired the park some time in 1999, the ride was repainted lime green with violet supports.
In 2006, Chang was repainted to the original yellow but the supports were painted blue. Six Flags announced that Chang would be rethemed to Batman, with T2 being renamed to "Batman: The Ride" and Chang to "Riddler's Revenge." These plans were later cancelled.
The ride was removed in 2009. The "Chang" sign was donated to the National Roller Coaster Museum.[4] This was originally for a new waterpark region named Bonzai Beach,[5] but these plans were cancelled when Six Flags announced plans to dispose of its Kentucky Kingdom property in 2010.[6] When Kentucky Kingdom reopened in 2014, the new owners built a waterpark expansion on the former Chang site.
Green Lantern (2011 - 2024)
Shortly after the closure of Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, parts of Chang arrived at Six Flags Great America. The ride was originally scheduled to open here, but those plans never came into fruition.[7] On September 16, 2010, it was announced that Chang would be relocated to Six Flags Great Adventure for the 2011 season.[8] It replaced Great American Scream Machine, an Arrow Mega-Looper, which was torn down in 2010. The ride was rethemed to the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern (Hal Jordan). The ride was repainted green to go with the new theme, and the vertical loop was left yellow. Green Lantern opened on May 25, 2011.[9]
The storyline of the ride was intended to tie into the Green Lantern film releasing that year, and had the guests confronting Parallax, who in DC Comics is a giant, monstrous parasite that can feed on fear and once possessed Hal Jordan. Because of this, the loop was left its original yellow, for riders were supposed to "fear" the loop.[citation needed]
Six Flags Great Adventure filed for permits to demolish the ride in November 2024 and announced its closure shortly thereafter.[10][11] The ride last operated on November 11, 2024.
Removal of Green Lantern started later in November.[12]
Design
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Green Lantern featured a similar, but not identical layout to that of Mantis and Riddler's Revenge. The ride dropped 144 feet into the former largest vertical loop in the world. Next, the ride went into a series of elements including a dive loop, a diving turnaround, and an inclined loop. At this point, the ride travelled through the mid-course brake-run. The second half of the ride featured low-to-the-ground curves, and two corkscrews.
Trains
7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 28 riders per train.
Images
Kentucky Kingdom
Layout
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Chang in 2000
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The dive loop with the 1999 color scheme
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The dive loop with the 2006 color scheme
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The first corkscrew
Six Flags Great Adventure
Queue line
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The first storyboard
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The second storyboard
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The third storyboard
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The fourth storyboard
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The fifth storyboard
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The sixth storyboard
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The jet in the queue line
Layout
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The dive loop
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The inclined loop
References
- ↑ "Six Flags Great Adventure retiring 2 coasters, including Kingda Ka; announces pair of new coasters". 6abc Action News. 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ↑ "Kentucky Kingdom adding coaster". The Courier-Journal.
- ↑ Attraction Installation - Martin & Vleminckx
- ↑ "Artifacts continue to roll into NRCMA" (PDF). Amusement Today.
- ↑ Shafer, Sheldon S. (2009-09-29). "Roller coaster being dismantled". The Courier-Journal. p. B3. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ↑ "Six Flags announces Kentucky Kingdom closure".
- ↑ "No Chang for Six Flags Great America". Coaster101. July 10, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ↑ "Six Flags Great Adventure Announces The Green Lantern".
- ↑ "Green Lantern ride opens to roller coaster enthusiasts at Six Flags Great Adventure".
- ↑ "DEMO OF GREEN LANTERN RIDE". SDL Portal. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ↑ "Six Flags Great Adventure retiring 2 coasters, including Kingda Ka; announces pair of new coasters". 6abc Action News. 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ↑ teejayiscool (2024-11-27). "[Green Lantern] demolition has started". r/rollercoasters. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
External links
- Green Lantern on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
Tallest vertical loop April 4, 1997 - April 4, 1998 | ||
Preceded by Mantis |
Tallest vertical loop April 4, 1997 - April 4, 1998 |
Succeeded by Riddler's Revenge |
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