Six Flags Great Adventure decided to close the Great American Scream Machine on July 18th to make way for a new coaster in 2011. To make sure that the new coaster is ready for opening day, the park first needs to remove Scream Machine as fast as possible, and then they need to prepare the site for the new attraction. Expect the pieces of the coaster to come, and even possibly construction to begin, by Fright Fest. (This construction photo of Ka from Fright Fest 2004 is still one of my favorites).
While there has been no official announcement of what the 2011 coaster will be, it's widely believed to be Chang from the former Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, which closed last year. Chang was supposed to be set up at Six Flags Great America in Chicago next year, but plans changed at the last minute. Chang is a B&M stand-up coaster, which would make it a unique attraction at the park.
We will be following the construction of the 2011 coaster all season long. Check back here frequently for updates!
Current Progress: Green Lantern pieces arriving, Scream Machine site being cleared.
Latest UpdatesSeptember 25thOne thing is for sure: Scream Machine is definitely gone.
Biggest news: Green Lantern pieces are on site in the parking lot! The track is painted hunter green and the supports are black!
And if anyone doubted this is Chang, there is an un(re)painted part of the lift hill on site as well.
It's good to see they took the time to clean up and paint the rest, though!
You can see our live update from the day on
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Here are all the construction photos from the day!Previous UpdatesAll previous updates regarding Scream Machine's removal have been moved to
this thread!
