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Parachute Training Center: Edwards AFB Jump Tower

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Parachute Training Center: Edwards AFB Jump Tower
Six Flags Great Adventure
Location Jackson, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates 40°08′18″N 74°26′19″W / 40.138463°N 74.438531°W / 40.138463; -74.438531
Status Defunct
Operated June 1983 to 2022
Six Flags Over Mid-America
Name Sky Chuter
Location Eureka, Missouri, USA
Operated 1978 to 1982
Replaced by Aero Flyer, Thunder River
Statistics
Manufacturer Intamin
Product Parachute Tower
Type
Capacity 2-3 per gondola
Hourly capacity 1280
Area 27 feet × 27 feet
Height 250 feet

Parachute Training Center: Edwards AFB Jump Tower was a Paratower built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin previously located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, USA.

History

The ride first opened at Six Flags Over Mid-America in 1978 as Sky Chuter. It was removed in 1982 and relocated to Six Flags Great Adventure in 1983.[1] The ride closed after the end of the 2022 season, but remained standing but not operating before the park announced its permanent removal on November 14, 2024. Parachute Training Center: Edwards AFB Jump Tower, alongside Kingda Ka, Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom, Green Lantern and Twister were to be removed and demolished to make way for a “multi world record breaking launched roller coaster” in 2026.[2][3]

Six Flags Great Adventure filed for permits to demolish the ride in November 2024.[4] The ride was imploded by demolition firm Controlled Demolition, Inc. on December 19, 2024.[5]

References

  1. "Parachuter's Perch". GreatAdventureHistory.
  2. "Six Flags to Invest More Than $1 Billion Over the Next Two Years to Enhance Guest Experience". investors.sixflags.com. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  3. "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.
  4. "DEMO OF PARACHUTE RIDE". SDL Portal. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  5. "Parachute Tower". Instagram. f7coasters.
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