Are you ready to brave the World’s Tallest & Fastest Drop Ride? Then do not miss the chance to head over to Six Flags Great Adventure this summer. Six Flags has done it again by shattering the World Record. This ride is connected to the world’s tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka, Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson NJ. This ride will plunge riders 41 stories at speeds up to 90 mph! Opening Soon!
Fact Sheet:
- Tallest drop ride in the world
- 415 feet
- Up to 90 miles per hour
- Blast to the top in 30 seconds
- Drop in less than 10 seconds
- Three soaring towers built on the face of the record-breaking Kingda Ka coaster
- Eight-person gondolas with 24 riders per cycle
- The three gondolas ascend simultaneously but drop independently
- Taller than London’s Big Ben and twice as tall as Lady Liberty
- Plummet back to Earth as fast as a female cheetah stalking her prey
- 5,551 feet of wire rope (cable) equal to 617 jump ropes
- 2,490 feet of guide rail (track) if laid end-to-end, is taller than the Eiffel Tower stacked on top of the Empire State Building
- 810 feet of linear magnetic brakes — equal to the height of the Great Sphinx reclining on top of the Golden Gate Bridge
- 62,544 lb. hoist assembly (drum/motor) to bring riders to the top of the tower — equal to the weight of approximately 500 car motors
- 161 different kinds of bolts and a grand total of 26,502 bolts throughout the entire ride
- The hoist (drum/winch) mechanism that operates the lift cable is a whopping 17-feet-wide by 9-foot-diameter — the size of a rental moving truck
- Construction crews added 226,226 lbs. of steel structural reinforcing columns to Kingda Ka to support Zumanjaro – equal to the weight of 32 massive African elephants
- The name Zumanjaro has African influences
- Theming is inspired by the Safari Off Road Adventure that transformed Six Flags Great Adventure into the world’s largest theme park in 2013
“Zumanjaro solidifies Six Flags Great Adventure’s dominance as the Northeast’s thrill capital,” said John Fitzgerald, park president. “This is precisely the world-class, record-breaking attraction our guests have come to expect from Great Adventure. Zumanjaro is destined to top many ‘must ride’ lists in 2014.”
Three soaring Zumanjaro towers will be built on the face of the massive Kingda Ka coaster debuting during the park’s 41st season. Each drop tower will feature a gondola with eight riders.
So are you looking for your next Adventure? Let me show you the way!
Dawn Caitano Travel Specialist
917-494-5771 or email me at dawn@pixiedustanddreamvacations.com