Skull Mountain (Six Flags Great Adventure)

Roller coaster in the United States
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Skull Mountain
Six Flags Great Adventure
Location Jackson, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates 40°08′05″N 74°26′32″W / 40.134812°N 74.442233°W / 40.134812; -74.442233
Park section Adventure Alley
Status Operating since June 3, 1996
Cost $5,000,000[1]
Rider height
  • Minimum: 44 inch
  • Min. unaccompanied: 48 inch
  • Maximum: 77 inch
Statistics
Manufacturer Intamin
Product Indoor / Family Roller Coaster
Type Steel - Enclosed
Riders per train 28
Propulsion 2 Tire propelled lifts
Height 40.5 feet
Drop 37 feet
Top speed 33 mph
Length 1377 feet
Inversions 0
Duration 1:30
HELP

Skull Mountain is a steel enclosed roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, USA. It was built by Intamin and opened on June 3, 1996.[2]

History

Skull Mountain officially opened on June 3, 1996.

In August 2016, Six Flags announced that Skull Mountain would receive a virtual reality upgrade for Fright Fest. The ride would show a film called Rage of the Gargoyles and it was being billed as "the world's first fully immersive gaming experience".[3]

Design

Elements

Color scheme

Black track and supports.

Trains

3 trains with 7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train.

References

  1. "Six Flags parks".
  2. "Skull Mountain". GreatAdventureHistory.
  3. "Six Flags coaster to use virtual reality to plunge riders into gargoyles game".

External links


Articles on Six Flags Great Adventure