Six Flags Great Adventure announced it would welcome a new 4-D, free-fly coaster named Total Mayhem in 2016. Watch video
JACKSON - Six Flags Great Adventure is no stranger to pushing the envelope with its extreme rides.
On Thursday morning, however, Six Flags officials announced that the theme park would welcome its "most unique" and "most insane" coaster in its history in 2016.
Total Mayhem - a 4-D, free-fly coaster - will lift riders straight up a 12-story, 90-degree hill before flipping them head-over-heels at least six times along a weightless journey.
Riders will be strapped into churning "wing seats" with no track above or below them as they experience leaps and dives along a horizontal plane, as well as unexpected drops as they tumble from one level to the next.
Six Flags Great Adventure President John Fitzgerald said the park is thrilled to unveil Total Mayhem, which features one of the newest concepts in roller coaster engineering.
"Six Flags Great Adventure's world-renowned coaster collection will expand into the realm of insanity - or spinsanity - with this new, vertical coaster that delivers gravity-defying somersaults with utter unpredictability," Fitzgerald said in a release. "It is the perfect addition to our dynamic line-up of award-winning roller coasters because this ride delivers next generation, cutting-edge thrills."
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The Total Mayhem's design features:
- Massive, imposing, floating and twisting I-box track frame in a unique two-tone design.
- One-of-a-kind onboard magnetic technology featuring smooth head-over-heels free-fly flips providing guests the feeling of weightlessness as they soar outside the confines of a traditional track.
- 4-D wing vehicles that seat up to 8 per vehicle with a total of 5 vehicles.
- Face-off seats that allow riders to face each other as they tumble head over heels.
- A 120-foot-tall, 90-degree hill that is ascended by an elevator-style, chain link lift
- Two beyond 90-degree "raven" drops giving the sensation of free-falling.
Total Mayhem is expected to open in the Spring of 2016.
This was the latest announcement for Six Flags Great Adventure, which unveiled it's 13th coaster - a looping coaster named "El Diablo" in May. And this summer, theme park guests also had the opportunity to experience Batman: The Ride in reverse.
On Thursday, Six Flags Great Adventure also announced the start of its 2016 Season Pass sales with its special Flash Sale through Labor Day weekend, which features savings up to 65-percent off on 2016 passes.
From Sept. 3 through Sept. 7, every guest who purchases a season pass will receive a free upgrade to a Gold Season Pass, which includes admission to Six Flags Great Adventure, Hurricane Harbor, any other Six Flags theme park, free parking and other special admission offers.
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