Kingda Ka wasn't enough? Let's attach a ride to it

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http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/lifestyle&id=9223210

JACKSON (WABC) -- New Jersey's Six Flags Great Adventure will shatter the world record for tallest drop ride with the addition of the 41-story Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom in 2014.

Connected to the iconic Kingda Ka roller coaster, the 456-foot monster that ranks as the world's tallest coaster and fastest in North America, Zumanjaro will hoist riders 415 feet into the sky and rocket them back to Earth at 90 miles per hour while Kingda Ka trains launch right toward them at speeds of up to 128 miles per hour.

"Zumanjaro solidifies Six Flags Great Adventure's dominance as the Northeast's thrill capital," park president John Fitzgerald said. "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.

The gondolas will rise to the top of the tower in approximately 30 seconds. Riders will pause for a few terrifying moments, 41 stories in the air, even higher than London's Big Ben and twice as high as the Statue of Liberty, allowing them to catch a glimpse of the skyscrapers in Philadelphia 52 miles to the south before gravity plunges them back to ground level in less than 10 seconds.

Park officials also announced that the introduction of Zumanjaro spells the end of an era for one of the park's classic roller coasters, Rolling Thunder. The coaster, which opened in 1979, has delivered more than 42 million rides in its nearly 35-year history.
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My body is ready I love heights and g forces.
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I just did Kingda Ka for the first time last week. My **** was sucked into my body when I got off.

**** this ****.:rofl:
 
Wow. I haven't been to Great Adventure in forever, I'm pretty sure Kingda Ka was brand new last time I went. The lines were crazy long but that **** was fun as hell.
 
eh magic mountaiin ***** on great adventure
all they got is kingda ka
we got full throttle
superman
lex luthor drop of doom
x2
goliath
tatsu
 
TURN UP!

Damn that should be great. Havent been on a roller coaster in so long too now that I think about it. Probably been 4 or 5 years.
 
the wait time on this will be bananas. king da ka is literally a...what, 8 sec run? line for this will be out the theme park. pass for now :lol: ill try it when they can get the thing working. took me years to get onto king da ka cuz it was always broken.
 
Took me a whole day to convince my girl to get on kingda ka :lol: gonna take me a few trips to convince her to get on it now :smh: :lol:
 
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