November 14, 2010 - Site Preparation for the Green Lantern Coaster is well underway...

The site preparation for the Green Lantern stand-up coaster looks to be progressing nicely. I flew (2) CCW circles around the park, shooting more detailed photos on the second pass. Enjoy !!!















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I thought that Kingda Ka, Rolling Thunder and El Toro looked good in one shot; And notice Runaway Mine Train on the right and how it hides amongst it's newer neighbors:


Again, Rolling Thunder and El Toro look neat with the low sun and the shadows it produces:


An overall view of the park looking northwest:


I hope you've enjoyed the flight over our beloved Great Adventure and it's newest Coaster attraction for 2011. Stay tuned for another exciting Green Lantern / Off-Season Construction Update come December (of course, as always, weather permitting)....

September 26, 2010 - Land cleared for the NEW Green Lantern Coaster + Other views...

Park entrance and fountain with the Green Lantern's future location (upper right):


Park entrance and fountain:


Superman: Ultimate Flight and Green Lantern's future location:




Track and supports are beginning to arrive for Green Lantern:


Not many track pieces at the moment:




El Toro, Rolling Thunder, Kingda Ka and the future Green Lantern coasters:


Classic shot of El Toro coaster with its faded wooden structure:



Kingda Ka's station:


Balin's Jungleland and the Temple of the Tigers:


Kingda Ka's spike protruding over 400 feet in the air:


The NEW Tornado water slide at Hurricane Harbor water park, adjacent to Great Adventure theme park:


And finally, let's take a look at Great Adventure's "Bone Yard" (see how many "pieces" of rides and attractions from yesteryear you can spot):




I hope you all enjoyed our beloved Great Adventure from above and continue to join me on my next park fly-over.

I plan on photographing (weather & conditions permitting, of course) the construction of Green Lantern in the coming months, and will post ALL updates to this BLOG.

Thanks for flying along !!!

July 18, 2010 - May the Great American Scream Machine (GASM) coaster RIP...

Yes, today was the LAST operating day for the Great American Scream Machine (GASM) coaster, an Arrow Dynamics classic, at Six Flags Great Adventure. It is being removed to make way for a larger attraction/coaster, opening for the 2011 season.

Today I captured many Aerial Photos of our beloved (well, to some) GASM, and many of these shots have the "Red" train on the track.

Please enjoy this last look from above before it is gone forever...
















Well, I hope you've enjoyed this "end-of-a-GASM-era" flight...I know I sure did !!!