Six Flags Great Adventure Will Debut Monstrous Wooden Roller Coaster in Newly-Themed Area and New Looney Tunes(TM) Kids' Section
September 28 2005 - 9:33AM
PR Newswire (US)
El Toro Will Challenge the Most Daring Thrill Seekers, While Third
Children's Area Will Provide Maximum Family Fun JACKSON, N.J.,
Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In 2006, thrill seekers at the
World's largest regional theme park will challenge El Toro, an
enormous, new wooden roller coaster under construction at Six Flags
Great Adventure. The thrill ride, which incorporates the most
daring features of the world's best wooden roller coasters combined
with the smooth speed of a steel coaster, will be the star of a
vibrant, newly-themed area of the park, Plaza del Carnaval. Just
around the corner, families with young children will explore
exciting, pint-sized adventures in the all-new Bugs Bunny(TM)
National Park kids' area, featuring new rides and attractions
designed just for them. Both new areas, including monstrous El
Toro, are set to open next season. To view the Multimedia News
Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/sixflags/22808
"Classic design meets state-of-the-art thrills with our
spectacular, new wooden roller coaster," said Rick McCurley, the
park's vice president and general manager. "As part of our
multi-year expansion to a family destination, this massive coaster
adventure will anchor a colorful, newly-themed area evoking the
lively energy of Spanish-speaking regions of the world." El Toro's
unique design, inspired by the agility and strength of the brave
Matadors, features a hybrid design including a classic "out and
back" track with four fast-charging drops, multiple highly-banked
turns and a beastly "twister" finale. El Toro will also deliver
nine "airtime" opportunities, giving riders the highly-sought
thrill ride sensation of weightlessness. At 181 feet tall, reaching
70 mph, El Toro will rank among the tallest and fastest wooden
roller coasters in the world. Its 4,400 feet of mountainous track
includes records for second tallest, fastest and longest drop of
all wooden coasters in America and features the world's steepest
drop on a wooden roller coaster, 76 white-knuckled degrees. El Toro
will anchor the colorful and lively Plaza del Carnaval section
along a scenic waterway. This newly-themed area will feature La
Cocina restaurant offering authentic Mexican fare, plus an
open-air, marketplace- style retail shop and a new, themed family
ride. Plaza del Carnaval will also include one of the world's rare,
classic dual-track wooden roller coasters, Rolling Thunder,
introduced in 1979. Just around the corner, parents and their young
children will explore Bugs Bunny National Park, an all-new,
wilderness-themed children's area with tons of fun for little ones.
Located on Six Flags Great Adventure's picturesque Great Lake, this
new kids' area, featuring Bugs Bunny and his Looney Tunes pals,
will join Looney Tunes Seaport and Balin's Jungleland as the park's
third section devoted to the youngest thrill seekers. Families will
enjoy the great outdoors with new rides, an interactive water play
feature, plus a lakeside theater with a high-spirited show for kids
and a snack bar with lots of sweet treats. "Moms and dads told us
their kids love the new Balin's Jungleland area this season, and
they want more," McCurley said. "We listened, and with nearly 25
rides specially-designed for kids 54 inches and under, dozens of
rides for tweens and teens, and the world's ultimate coaster
collection, Six Flags Great Adventure will be the perfect way to
enjoy playtime together in 2006." The new Bugs Bunny National Park,
and Plaza del Carnaval featuring El Toro, are slated for a spring
2006 opening. Guests can take a virtual ride on El Toro and receive
up-to-the-minute news throughout the park's winter construction
project on http://www.sixflags.com/. For more information, call
(732) 928-1821 or visit Six Flags Great Adventure, Wild Safari and
Hurricane Harbor on the Web at http://www.sixflags.com/. Six Flags
Great Adventure theme park, Six Flags Wild Safari animal park, and
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor water park are located in Jackson, N.J.
The parks comprise America's largest regional family entertainment
complex. The combined 2,200-acre facility, located midway between
Philadelphia and New York City, is part of Six Flags, Inc. Six
Flags, Inc. (NYSE:PKS) is the world's largest regional theme park
company. Through its subsidiaries, it owns and operates a total of
30 parks in North America. Six Flags parks serve 34 of the 50
largest metropolitan areas in the United States. Six Flags, Inc. is
a publicly held corporation with corporate offices in New York City
and Oklahoma City. The Company's stock trades on the NYSE under the
symbol: PKS. SIX FLAGS and all related indicia are trademarks of
Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. (TM) & 2005 LOONEY TUNES and all
related characters and elements are trademarks of and Warner Bros.
Entertainment Inc. (s05) Lic. Ref # is ppi9214
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