Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson, New Jersey

The 235-acre Great Adventure park and the adjacent 350-acre Wild Safari were built by Warner Leroy and opened on July 4, 1971. The parks are roughly halfway between Philadelphia, PA and New York, NY. Great Adventure was purchased by Six Flags in 1977 and became the sixth park in the chain. Great Adventure was home for many coasters which have since been removed:

Lightning Loops (1978-1992) was two Arrow shuttles with their loops interlocked. One was moved to Six Flags America as Python, one went to Frontier City in Oklahoma as Diamond Back.
The Sarajevo Bobsled (1984-1988), an Intamin bobsled, ran from 1984 to 1988 when it was relocated to Six Flags Great America and renamed Rolling Thunder. It is now at Great Escape running as Alpine Bobsled.
Shockwave came from Six Flags Magic Mountain in 1990 and left after 1992 to go to Six Flags AstroWorld as Batman: The Escape.
For a few years in the late 1980's, Ultra Twister was here before it too moved to AstroWorld.
Big Fury (1975-1978) was a Schwarzkopf Wildcat.
A Herschell Little Dipper model called Kiddie Coaster (1975-1978) was renamed Lil' Thunder (1979-1980s) before it was torn down.
Wild Rider (1978-1981) was another Schwarzkopf Wildcat coaster.
Viper (1995-2004) was removed in May and June 2005. (See pictures shown below.)
Batman & Robin: The Chiller (1998-2007) was modified then quickly removed in 2007. (See pictures shown below.)