Six Flags Great Adventure for Great Fun in New Jersey

Six Flags Great Adventure is one of the premier amusement parks in New Jersey and offers fun and thrills for all ages. This is a one of kind adventure park that has attractions for everyone in the family.

There are so many rides to choose from you will not know where to begin, but the rides that Great Adventure are most known for are their heart stopping roller coasters.

El Toro was rated the number 2 wooden roller coaster in the country and Nitro the number 7 steel coaster, and they are both within a half hour ride of the beautiful beaches of the New Jersey Coast.

And roller coasters are not the only thrills in the park. Rides with names like Dare Devil Dive, erUption, Runaway Mine Train and the Great American Scream Machine give you a bit of an idea or what is in store for you.

But the younger crowd is not left out. With over 30 kids rides, your little ones can hang out with the likes of Yosemite Sam, Wiley Coyote, Porky Pig and Bugs Bunny all day long and never get tired of them.

When you feel like taking a break from the rides, there is a wide variety of great entertainment right in the park. From concerts to animal shows to street performers to parades, you and your kids will thrill to the variety of fun to watch. You can check out their calendar to choose the best day to head over and enjoy your kind of fun. Names like Vanessa Hudgens, Boyz II Men and Foreigner were just a few of the recent headliners.

As if rides, concerts and great entertainment were not enough, Six Flags Great Adventure adds a spectacular Safari Park to its list of adventurous fun. This is the largest drive through safari outside of Africa, comprising 350 acres with 1,200 animals in residence. Upclose encounters are the norm, and your children can learn hands on about endangered species and conservation.

Like any great amusement park worth its salt, Six Flags Great Adventure has plenty of food courts and restaurants to satisfy your hunger. There are over 25 restaurants and food stands, offering pizza,Chinese, Italian, Mexican, seafood, hot dogs and more.

But for the budget minded, one of the great features of Six Flags Great Adventure is that you can bring your own food and tail gate in the parking lot. The park allows patrons to be stamped out and then back in again. With a carful of hungry mouths to feed, grabbing snacks or lunch or even dinner from your own cooler is a great option. The locals do it all the time.

You can buy tickets online or at the gate. And be sure to watch for special deals in local newspapers or on cans of Pepsi.

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