Implosion of world’s tallest curler coaster Kingda Ka caught on digicam throughout Six Flags demolition

A record-breaking curler coaster was demolished at a Six Flags park in New Jersey on Friday, marking the tip of an exhilarating chapter in amusement park historical past.

The Kingda Ka curler coaster at Six Flags Nice Journey was destroyed by demolition crews early Friday morning, three months after officers introduced the closure of the trip in November. 

Aerial footage of the scene exhibits the metal beams of the curler coaster collapsing, creating clouds of smoke close to one of many park’s parking tons. The trip opened in 2005.

Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom, a drop tower connected to Kingda Ka, was additionally destroyed in the course of the demolition. It opened in 2014, and was closed on the identical day as the enduring curler coaster.

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Kingda Ka, previously the tallest and quickest curler coaster on the earth, was destroyed on Friday at Six Flags Nice Journey in Jackson, N.J. (FOX 29 Philadelphia)

Kingda Ka was one of the well-known rides on the Jackson, New Jersey, theme park, clocking in because the tallest curler coaster on the earth.  Boasting a most peak of 456 ft, the curler coaster held onto its world file till closing down in November.

The Kingda Ka trip started by hurtling riders from 1 to 128 mph in simply 3.5 seconds, making it the quickest curler coaster in North America. After passengers shot up the observe at a 90-degree angle, Kingda Ka supplied a 418-foot drop, additionally marking the longest drop of any curler coaster within the U.S.

Six Flags officers stated that Kingda Ka’s closure was meant to make method for a “multi-record-breaking launch coaster” that may open in 2026, although particulars about its successor are restricted.

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Kingda Ka was in operation for nearly 20 years earlier than closing down final November. (FOX 29 Philadelphia)

“We perceive that saying goodbye to beloved rides will be troublesome, and we respect our visitors’ ardour,” Six Flags Nice Journey president Brian Bacica stated in a press launch obtained by Fox Information Digital. “These modifications are an essential a part of our development and dedication to delivering distinctive new experiences.”

The development of a substitute for Kingda Ka was a part of a $2 billion funding by Six Flags, the corporate introduced, which is able to roll out this 12 months and subsequent.

“The investments, which is able to complete between $500 million and $525 million in each 2025 and 2026, will embrace new rides, points of interest, themed areas, eating upgrades, and know-how enhancements which are positive to ship an unparalleled degree of enjoyable and pleasure to visitors of all ages,” the announcement stated.

Riders go over a second hill after climbing and descending the principle tower of the “Kingda Ka” curler coaster at Six Flags amusement park in Jackson, N.J. The coaster is billed because the tallest at 456 ft and quickest at 128 mph on Earth. (Stan Honda/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

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Fox Information Digital reached out to Six Flags Nice Journey for added remark.

Fox Information Digital’s Sophia Compton, Ashlyn Messier and Christine Rousselle contributed to this report.