A record-breaking roller coaster was demolished at a Six Flags park in New Jersey on Friday, marking the end of a thrilling chapter in amusement park history. The Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags ...

Turns out, one of New Jersey’s legendary roller coasters had one last ride in it. Instead of being scrapped for parts, as many coaster enthusiasts feared had happened, one of the lead cars from the ...

Six Flags’ iconic Kingda Ka roller coaster — once ranked the tallest and fastest in the world — has been reduced to mere rubble in a caught-on-camera implosion. Footage of the dramatic collapse showed ...

The world's tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka, has officially closed to make way for a new game-changing attraction. The record-breaking ride isn't located in one of the country's theme park hubs.

In November 2024, after months of endless rumors and speculation, Six Flags Great Adventure announced that Kingda Ka had permanently closed. The steel roller coaster, which opened in May 2005 and ...

A Bushwick bar will host a funeral for Kingda Ka, the iconic roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey that was suddenly shuttered last fall and razed last month in a controlled ...

Operation Teal Team Six is a mission to preserve a piece of the legendary coaster, Kingda Ka. Kingda Ka held the title of the world’s tallest and fastest roller coaster when it opened in 2005. Back in ...

After a nearly 20-year run, the king has fallen. On Friday, Feb. 28, the famous Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventures in Jackson, N.J., was imploded, ending its tenure as the tallest ...

Kingda Ka, the 'King of Coasters" story continues after all. The former Six Flags Great Adventure roller coaster in Jackson, N.J., has found a new home in West Texas thanks to a dedicated three-man ...

PLAINVIEW, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives (NRCMA), the world’s largest collection of historic amusement ride vehicles and memorabilia, is launching a fan-based ...

If you asked a random group of people the No. 1 event they’d love to skip, it would be a funeral. But funerals serve a key purpose, as a ritual of honor and acknowledgment that someone (or something) ...