Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson, United States · built 1974
Six Flags Great Adventure (also known as Six Flags Great Adventure Resort) is a 510-acre (210 ha) amusement park and resort complex in Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, between New York City and Philadelphia. Owned and operated by Six Flags, it includes an amusement park, a water park named Hurricane Harbor New Jersey, a safari park named Wild Safari Adventure, and a glamping resort named Savannah Sunset Resort and Spa. The park is located adjacent to Interstate 195, along Monmouth Road (County Route 537). The complex first opened to the public in 1974 as simply Great Adventure, under the direction of restaurateur Warner LeRoy. The park was acquired by Six Flags in 1977. Hurricane Harbor New Jersey, an adjacent water park, was opened and added to Great Adventure in 2000. In 2012, Six Flags combined its 160-acre (65 ha) Great Adventure park with its 350-acre (140 ha) Wild Safari animal park to form Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari. The park is now the second-largest theme park in the world, following Disney's Animal Kingdom.
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