| Previously known as Great Adventure (1974–1977) | |
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| Location | Jackson, New Jersey, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°8′15″N 74°26′24″W / 40.13750°N 74.44000°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | July 1, 1974 |
| Owner | Six Flags |
| Slogan | The World's Ultimate Thrill Park |
| Operating season | Late March – Early January |
| Attendance |  2.913 million in 2021[1] |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 58 |
| Roller coasters | 12 |
| Water rides | 2 |
| Website | Six Flags Great Adventure |
Six Flags Great Adventure is an amusement park located approximately 20 miles southeast of Trenton in Jackson, New Jersey. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park complex is situated between New York City and Philadelphia and includes a water park named Hurricane Harbor. It first opened to the public as simply Great Adventure in 1974 under the direction of restaurateur Warner LeRoy. Six Flags acquired the park in 1977. The park is located right off of Interstate 195 and is along Monmouth Road (County Route 537).
In 2012, Six Flags combined its 160-acre (65 ha)[2] Great Adventure with its 350-acre (140 ha) Wild Safari animal park to form Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari. At 510 acres (210 ha), it is the second-largest theme park in the world following Disney's Animal Kingdom.[3]
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2021 attendancewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lurie, Maxine; Siegel, Michael; Mappen, Marc (2004). Encyclopedia of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813533254. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ Snibbe, Kurt (June 11, 2016). "A close-up look at Shanghai Disneyland: the newest Disney Park". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.