Tag: six flags great adventure
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Jackson police respond to complaints at Great Adventure
JACKSON – During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Jackson police officers have responded to reports of people trespassing on Six Flags Great Adventure property along Reed Road. On April 12 at 2:30 p.m., officers responded to Reed Road to investigate a report of people along the fence line, according to a press release. The officers located…
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News Briefs, April 8
Six Flags Great Adventure and Safari and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Jackson, have temporarily suspended operations and will open in mid-May, or as soon as possible thereafter, according to a press release issued March 30. According to the press release, while there have been no reported cases of COVID-19 at the property, the safety of …
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Six Flags Great Adventure designated Certified Autism Center
Six Flags Great Adventure announced it will earn the Certified Autism Cente (CAC) designation from the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES). This initiative, across all 26 Six Flags Entertainment Corporation locations, will mark the first-ever family of parks to earn the designation. Six Flags is the world’s largest regional theme park…
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North Brunswick man braves the cold to ride 80-mph roller coaster at Great Adventure
NORTH BRUNSWICK – A young man is continuing his crazy ventures at the Great Adventure theme park. Nick Cromwell, who rode the Kingda Ka roller coaster 60 times on Aug. 29, participated in Six Flags’s recent Polar Challenge on Dec. 7, riding the Nitro roller coaster while dressed in summer attire. According to information provided…
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North Brunswick resident wants to set record by riding Kingda Ka roller coaster
Nick Cromwell thinks, maybe, he is crazy. “I love roller coasters. I love thrills. I can’t explain why I love this ride so much but to say I rode a ride that goes 456 feet in the air at 128 mph in 3.5 seconds 60 times in one day -maybe I am crazy,” the North…
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Allentown man facing weapons charges following arrest at Great Adventure
JACKSON – A 38-year-old male resident of Allentown is facing multiple charges following his arrest at the Six Flags Great Adventure theme park in Jackson. According to a press release from the Jackson Police Department, at 11 a.m. Aug. 29 while working a security detail assignment at Great Adventure, Jackson Police Sgt. Michael Kelly and…
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Coasters for Cancer campaign celebrates survivorship, raises cancer awareness
Cancer does not discriminate. That is what Johnny Volpe, a 17-year-old cancer survivor, of Monroe, said he wanted people to take away from the display on the cars of the popular Runaway Mine Train roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure. “Cancer goes for anyone … it’s great that people [will be] aware [with the…
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Six Flags unveils project that will power theme park with solar energy
JACKSON – Six Flags Great Adventure and KDC Solar have unveiled what is being called the state’s largest net-metered solar project, comprised of almost 60,000 solar panels, at the theme park on Route 537, Jackson. Six Flags Great Adventure partnered with KDC Solar on a 23.5-megawatt solar project, which was built and will be operated…
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Zoological association honors Great Adventure for animal education programs
JACKSON – Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, recently received the Zoological Association of America Education Award of Excellence for three of its animal education programs – Safari Off-Road Education, Wild Encounters and Silver Safari. “We are extremely honored to receive this award. As stewards of the environment, our goal is to help ensure the survival…
