After COVID-19 delayed the debut of Six Flags Great Adventure’s Jersey-est ride yet, the Jersey Devil Coaster’s construction has hit a milestone.
The final piece of the Jersey Devil Coaster’s track was placed on Monday, Six Flags announced, topping the coaster off at 130 feet. When the coaster opens later this year (no official date has been set), it will be the world’s tallest, longest, and fastest single-rail coaster.
Iron workers from TCN & Co, the ride’s building company which is based in Marlton, along with the ride’s manufacturer and Six Flags project supervisor, signed the final piece of orange steel before it was lifted and placed.
There are still many steps in the building process including installing the link lift, the ride station, the ride controls and the devil-themed trains along with testing and inspections. The building process was slowed by COVID-19 as the some of the metal parts of the coaster were unable to be manufactured.
“Legend says the Jersey Devil has haunted the Pine Barrens for centuries, soaring stealthily through the woods in the dark of night before attacking its prey,” the park said when it announced the coaster in the summer of 2019. “Modern-day folklore even places this beast near the theme park’s Great Lake, with its menacing, curled horns manifesting under a full moon.”
The Jersey Devil Coaster -- set to debut in 2021 at Six Flags Great Adventure-- had its final track piece set on Monday. (Courtesy/Six Flags)
The Jersey Devil will reach a height of 13 stories and hit speeds as fast as 58 miles per hour, while hurtling riders seated single-file through “foreboding woods” along more than 3,000 feet of track. The ride’s four sleek trains will hold 12 passengers each as they slit low and inline with their legs straddling either side of the monorail track. The ride will feature an 87 degree drop and five inversions.
Six Flags Great Adventure, the Garden State’s largest theme park, opened this summer with a plethora of COVID-19 restrictions in place.
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