Jackson, New Jersey – Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
Green Lantern is taller than Mantis at 154 feet, although the first drop is to be not as sharp or steep (45° vs 52°).
First drop plunges through this space goblin facade. It's nice that they're trying, but kind of pointless being placed at the fastest point in the ride where it's hardest to notice.
Green Lantern vs. Superman - who will win?
The yellow vertical loop represents something from the comics, I think. Or they're just trying to prove that Green Lantern isn't the exact same thing as Riddler's Revenge.
Green Lantern and Superman, representing the corner of so-so DC-themed B&Ms with poor capacity.
Green Lantern's inclined loop.
Green Lantern's Inclined loop
Green Lantern's second inversion, a 104 foot tall dive loop
Green Lantern's midcourse brake drop
Green Lantern's corkscrew
The ride was a bit rougher than I'd have liked, but I was willing to ride it again if the line wasn't a half hour. I still think that Mantis is the best of the three B&M mega-stand-ups built, and the move from Kentucky to New Jersey hasn't changed that.
A pair of big green roller coasters dominate the parking lot at Great Adventure.
Here's the Parachuter's Perch, or more colloquially known as the Parachute Training Center Edwards AFS Jump Tower (or PTCEAFSJT for short).
This is yet another "classic" Great Adventure attraction that's likely to get sent to the scrap heap in the near-ish future, if recent trends are any indication.
Parachuter's Perch is basically a 250 foot tall open-air observation tower.
Boarding the two-seater gondola.
El Toro from the Parachuter's Perch
Green Lantern from the Parachuter's Perch
Superman Ultimate Flight from the Parachuter's Perch
Green Lantern's second half from the Parachuter's Perch
Kingda Ka, Rolling Thunder, Green Lantern, and El Toro, viewed from the Parachuter's Perch
El Toro from the Parachuter's Perch. This is my favorite, if you look closely you can see the train just cresting over the "Rolling Thunder hill" on the left.
Parachuter's Perch... sorry pal, I like you as an alternative to the big thrill rides at the park, but let's be honest, you're not gonna last much longer.
Six Flags is a bit over-programmed when it comes to midway games.
Buying food at Six Flags can be a depressing but necessary experience. This is what $10 gets you... without beverage.
The fanciful building styles from the early years of the park can at times be hard to reconcile with its modern thrill ride branding.
Not all of Six Flags is over-developed. The lakefront area hasn't seen significant capital improvement in years, which has allowed spaces like these to remain. I feel like I'm in a State Park more than Six Flags.
There are even free-roaming Canadian geese back here.
The Giant Wheel was designed by Schwarzkopf (yes, that Schwarzkopf) and is 150ft. tall.
They had a retro Great Adventure bus parked along the midway, because people like 70's nostalgia, as long as it's something they can't actually ride, otherwise scrap it.
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