News
& Events:
The 2005
season saw the largest expansion in the history of Great Adventure, with
the addition of The Golden Kingdom, and its star attraction Kingda Ka, the
tallest, fastest roller coaster in the world. As part of the
Golden Kingdom, a new tiger habitat and show arena were added called
Temple of the Tiger, and a new children's area called Balin's Jungle
Kingdom was built to take the place of Bugs Bunny Land, featuring rides
and interactive play structures. In addition, the park
continued its multi year refurbishment program, with improved and updated
landscaping and improvements to many restaurants and facilities.
Also, 2005 was the first season to offer a full show lineup in many years,
with each facility offering some kind of entertainment and the
re-introduction of street characters throughout the
park.
At the close of 2005, Six Flags corporate management went through a
change, with the former Premier Parks management team being replaced by a
new team after a stockholder vote. The new team was headed by
Dan Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins. Snyder brought
in Mark Shapiro, former head of ESPN Networks to run the company and
implement system wide changes. |
Park
Publications:
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Balin's Jungleland offers great rides and play elements for the youngest
park guests
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Kumai
the kinkajou was one of the
"Animal Ambassadors" to be found around the Golden Kingdom \/
The
landscaping throughout the park was amazing season after season, with
beautiful color everywhere \/
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Shows
& Attractions:
Bandstand
by the
Lake
Fort
Independence
Great
Lake
Grandstand
Liberty
Square
Gazebo
Movietown
Stunt Arena
Northern Star Arena
Showcase Theater
Spongebob Squarepants 3-D
Temple
of the Tiger
Looney
Tunes Seaport
Attractions:
Bugs
Bunny Fun Factory
Bugs Bunny Seaport Barnstormer
Daffy’s Deep Diver
Elmer Fudd’s Fishing Flotilla
Elmer Fudd’s Weather Balloons
Koala
Canyon
Michigan
J. Frog’s Fun Freighters
Pepe
LePew’s Hearts Aweigh
Road Runner Railway
Sylvester’s Pounce & Bounce
Taz’s Seaport Trucking Company
Taz Tornado
Yosemite Sam’s Flight
School
Balin's
Jungleland
Attractions:
Bugaboo
Cub’s Corner
Jungleland Express***
Monkey Around
Raja’s Rickshaws
Royal Elephants
Tigerland Tree House
Upcharge
Attractions:
Dare
Devil Dive
erUPtion
Great
American Road
race
Turbo Bungy
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Rides:
Autobahn
Batman & Robin: The Chiller****
Batman: The Ride
Big Wheel
Blackbeard’s Lost Treasure Train
Buccaneer
Carousel
Chaos**
Congo
Rapids
Enchanted Teacups
Fantasy Fling
Flying Wave
Great American Scream
Machine
Houdini’s Great Escape
Jolly Roger
Kingda Ka*****
Log Flume
Medusa
Movietown Water Effect
Musik Express
Nitro
Parachute
Training
Jump
Tower
Poland Springs Plunge
Rodeo Stampede*
Rolling Thunder
Runaway Mine Train
Sky Ride
Skull
Mountain
Space Shuttle
Spin Meister
Stuntman’s Freefall
Superman-Ultimate Flight
Taz Twister*
Tweety’s Roundup*
The Twister
Viper******
*Rides
closed before season end to accommodate construction of
El Toro
**Chaos
was closed after accidents occurred on other parks’ versions of the same
ride
***Jungleland
Express was built, but never operated due to a change in the layout of the
Tigerland Tree House emergency exit
****The
Batman track of Chiller did not operate at all during the 2005 season
*****Kingda
Ka suffered much downtime throughout its inaugural season
******Viper never ran during the 2005 season, and was removed a few months
in to the season
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The amazing themed elements of the Golden Kingdom make the section stand
out in the park
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The
beautiful white and golden tigers were a very popular attraction for
guests passing through the Golden Kingdom \/
Kingda
Ka was an amazing addition and despite its growing pains, offered a Summer
of thrills \/
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