Skyway (Six Flags Great Adventure)

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Skyway

Six Flags Great Adventure
Location	Jackson, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates	40°08′14″N 74°26′07″W / 40.137349°N 74.435185°W / 40.137349; -74.435185
Status	Defunct
Operated	July 4, 1974 to 2023
Rider height	42 inch unaccompanied

Freedom Land U.S.A
Name	Tucson Mining Company Sky Ride
Location	Bronx, New York, USA
Operated	1960 to 1964

Statistics

Manufacturer

Von Roll

Product

Sky Ride

Type

Ropeway

Capacity

4 per gondola

Height

104 feet

Skyway was a Ropeway built by Swiss manufacturer Von Roll that was formerly located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, USA.

History

The ride opened at Freedom Land U.S.A in Bronx, New York, USA in 1960.

After the park closed in 1964, the ride's towers were sold and relocated to Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, USA where they opened with the park in 1974. The relocated ride used cars and mechanical equipment from the Skyway at the 1964 New York World's Fair in Flushing, New York, USA.^[1]

The ride closed in 2023 and did not operate in 2024. In November 2024, the park announced the ride's removal.^[2] Demolition of the ride began in early 2025.^[3]

References

↑ "Sky Ride". Great Adventure History. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
↑ "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.
↑ Slingerland, Neil (2025-02-14). "Great Adventure removal". Facebook. Retrieved 2025-02-23.

Present

Coasters

Batman The Ride The Dark Knight Coaster El Toro Flash: Vertical Velocity Harley Quinn Crazy Train Jersey Devil Coaster Joker Lil' Devil Coaster Medusa Nitro Runaway Mine Train Skull Mountain Superman Ultimate Flight Unknown

Former

Coasters

Alpen Blitz Batman and Robin: The Chiller Big Fury Great American Scream Machine Green Lantern Jumbo Jet Kingda Ka Lightnin' Loops (lower track)Lightnin' Loops (upper track)Lil' Thunder Rolling Thunder Sarajevo Bobsled Shockwave Ultra Twister Viper Wild Rider

Attractions

African Rivers Air Safari Antique Cars Asian Rivers Beep! Beep! Buggies Bugs Bunny Barnstormers Calypso Centrifuge "G" Force Chaos Condor Cyborg Cyber Spin Daffy Duck Magic Motorcade Daffy Duck's Deep Sea Diver Daffy's Duccaneer Dare Devil Dive Dream Street Dazzler El Diablo El Sombrero Eruption Evolution Fender Bender Flying Wave Gondola Grand Prix Jumpin' Jack Flash Marvin the Martian Space Chase Matterhorn Monkey Around Monster Spin Movietown Water Effect Musik Express North American Rivers Parachute Training Center: Edwards AFB Jump Tower Pendulum Pepe LePew's Pleasure Cruise Phileas Fogg's Balloon Ride Pirate's Flight Riptide Rodeo Stampede Royal Elephants Safari Tours Schwabinchen Six Flags Great Adventure Railroad Sky Pilot Skyway Space Shuttle Spin Meister Spinnaker Stuntman's Freefall Super Sidewinder Swiss Bob Taz Twister Time Warp Traffic Jam Twister Wild Rider Wile E. Coyote Speedtrap Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom

Former

Attractions

Earthquake Pirate Ride Roto Jets Tornado Tucson Mining Company Sky Ride

[1] "Sky Ride". Great Adventure History. Retrieved 2025-06-21.

[2] "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.

[3] Slingerland, Neil (2025-02-14). "Great Adventure removal". Facebook. Retrieved 2025-02-23.

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