Great Adventure Past Rides

Six Flags Great Adventure
Miscellaneous Past Rides
Jackson, NJ

Alpine Blitz Antique Cars Big Fury Calypso Fender Bender Gondola Grand Prix Great Adventure Rail Road Jumbo Jet Matterhorn Monster Spin Paddle Boats Pretty Monster Super Sidewinder Swiss Bob Tilt-A-Whirl Time Warp Traffic Jam Wild Rider
Alpine Blitz	Operated 1976-1978 Located on the site of the current Main Street (park entrance)
		Brochure picture of Alpine Blitz
Antique Cars	Operated 1974-1975 Located on the site of the current Main Street (park entrance)
		Postcard view of the Antique Cars	View Master Picture
Big Fury	Operated 1974-1977 Located on the site presently occupied by Movietown Water Effect
		Picture from 1976	Picture from the 1976 souvenir guidebook
Calypso	Operated 1974-1987 Removed to make way for the Condor. Located next to the Buccaneer
		Picture from 1983	Postcard view of Calypso
Fender Bender	Operated 1975-1987 Also known a The Bump, Scooter and Scooter Cars
		Picture from Spring of 1985, with the Swiss Bob in the foreground and Freefall in the background.	Interior of Fender Bender
Gondola	Operated 1977 Located in the center of the Games Area
		Though this picture was not taken at the park, this is the ride which was located at the Center of the Goodtime Alley Games
Grand Prix	Operated 1974-1979 Located on the current site of the Studio 28 Arcade, then moved to the site of the Buccaneer. The ride was known as both the "Gran Prix" and "Grand Prix"
		Picture from the 1976 Souvenir Guidebook	View Master Picture
Great Adventure Rail Road	Operated 1974-1980
		Picture from the 1978 Souvenir Guidebook	View Master Picture
Jumbo Jet	Built and removed in 1975, but may not have operated Located in the site now occupied by Freefall
		Picture taken from 1975
Matterhorn	Operated 1974-1986 Located near the Giant Wheel and later on the site of the Studio 28 Arcade, then Movietown Water Effect. Matterhorn was removed to build Splashwater Falls, and sent to Six Flags Atlantis waterpark (now defunct) in Hollywood, Florida.
		Picture from 1982 when the old cars (pictured in the second shot) were replaced with newer "sled" cars	Picture from the 1976 Souvenir Guidebook
Monster Spin	Operated 1978-1987 Located on the site now occupied by the Teacups
		Picture from July 1978
Paddle Boats	Operated 1983-1987 The dock from the Paddle Boats is sill in place (behind the Log Flume)
		Picture of the Paddle Boats from the 1986 season
Pretty Monster	Operated 1974-1975
		Postcard view	Picture from the 1976 Souvenir Guidebook
Super Sidewinder	Operated 1976-1983 One of a kind ride built by Chance rides. Located on the current site of Splashwater Oasis in the Golden Kingdom. Removed to expand the Kiddie section in its transformation to Shirt Tales Land.
		Picture from the 1983
Swiss Bob	Operated 1974-1991 Located on the current site of the Stunt Arena. Swiss Bob was supposed to have moved to the area across from the Ultra Twister after it had been removed.
		Picture from 1988	Picture from the 1976 Souvenir Guidebook
Tilt-A-Whirl	Operated 1979-1987 Located on the current site of Freefall (1979-1982), then the site of El Toro (1983-1987)
		Picture from the 1980 Employee Yearbook
Traffic Jam	Operated 1974-1992 Located on the current site of the trampolines
		Pictures from 1990	Early park postcard with Traffic Jam in the foreground and the Big Wheel in the background
Wild Rider	Operated 1975-1977 Located on the current site of the Studio 28 Arcade
		Wild Rider from the 1976 ViewMaster Reel