Skull Mountain
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| Skull Mountain | |
 Skull Mountain's exterior |
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| Location | Six Flags Great Adventure |
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| Park Section | Lakefront |
| Type | Steel - Enclosed |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | 1996 |
| Manufacturer | Intamin AG |
| Model | Indoor/Family Roller Coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Drive tire lift hill |
| Height | 41 feet (12.5 m) |
| Drop | 40 feet (12.2 m) |
| Length | 1,377 feet (419.7 m) |
| Max speed | 33 mile per hour (53.1 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:24 |
| Capacity | 28 guests per train, 2 trains riders per hour |
| Skull Mountain at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Skull Mountain at RCDB | |
Skull Mountain is a steel enclosed roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. After ascending part of the lift hill, the train travels around the front of the enclosure then ascends the rest of the lift hill. The rest of the ride is in complete darkness, punctuated by a strobe lights, visual effects and creepy sound effects. However, in more recent years the strobes and visuals were stopped due to fears of epileptic seizures, and were run only during Fright Fest.
Skull Mountain's restraints are two-across lapbars, so the smaller of the two riders in each row may be able to stand up and get off the train while the restraints are down, although one would obviously not want to.
While all of the park's coasters (except Kingda Ka) will operate in the rain, Skull Mountain is the only coaster that remains open during thunderstorms, since it is enclosed.
Skull Mountain was opened in 1996 and has been one of Six Flags Great Adventure's most safe and reliable roller coasters. The ride itself is a timid one, mostly occurring in one large, dark, enclosed room, occasionally going into narrow tunnels. The top height of the ride (41 ft.) is not even a tenth of Kingda Ka's record height.
For any coaster enthusiast, the best spot to ride is the back rows that offer airtime down the first drop.
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