Skull Mountain
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Skull Mountain
Six Flags Great Adventure · US · Intamin Indoor / Family Roller Coaster
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Fast facts
- Skull Mountain is a steel, enclosed roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. coasterpedia.net
- Intamin built the ride as an Indoor / Family Roller Coaster. coasterpedia.net
- The coaster opened to visitors on June 3, 1996. en.wikipedia.org
- Its height is 12.3 metres. en.wikipedia.org
- Skull Mountain reaches a top speed of 53.1 kilometres per hour. coasterpedia.net
- The layout contains no inversions. en.wikipedia.org
- The published capacity is 1,596 riders per hour. en.wikipedia.org
The story of Skull Mountain
Great Adventure opened Skull Mountain in 1996 as its first indoor roller coaster, giving the park a family-sized steel ride among its larger outdoor attractions. greatadventurehistory.com
The construction replaced the former Rotor site. Crews cleared the ground, poured foundations, and raised the metal building that would contain the coaster and its mountain-like exterior. greatadventurehistory.com
The track was assembled inside the building with lift hills, tight turns, and enclosed passages, while additional rockwork and cavern details were added around the station and queue. greatadventurehistory.com
From its opening, the attraction was presented as more than a simple coaster: the queue, waterfalls, lantern-lit passages, and enclosed ride course were intended to make the journey into the mountain part of the visit. greatadventurehistory.com· greatadventurehistory.com
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- greatadventurehistory.com Acceptable source
- greatadventurehistory.com Acceptable source
- greatadventurehistory.com Acceptable source