Six Flags adds last piece of track to record roller coaster 'Jersey Devil'

Saturday, January 30, 2021
NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- New Jersey's Six Flags amusement park wants to take roller coaster enthusiasts on a record-breaking ride.

The final piece of track has been put in place on the "Jersey Devil."
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The "topping off" 130 feet in the sky marks the completion of track construction on Six Flags Great Adventure's highly-anticipated scream machine.

Stretching over 3,000 feet and reaching speeds of 58 miles per hour, it's being being billed as the world's tallest, longest and fastest single-rail coaster.

Inspired by infamous New Jersey mythology, the cutting-edge coaster will feature five intense elements including three dramatic inversions.

Following the topping off, construction, maintenance, and engineering teams will focus on:



- Installing the chain link lift mechanism that will hoist riders to the top of the 13-story hill
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- Adding four devilishly-designed trains that feature an inline style, with riders sitting low and single file while straddling the smooth, I-beam track

- Building the ride station including a moving platform, transfer track, maintenance area and queue;

- Installing the ride controls

- Extensive ride testing

- Inspections and NJ state certification.
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Daredevils can expect to climb aboard at some point later this year.



For more information, visit Six Flags Great Adventure.

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