Six Flags Great Adventure Unveils New Record Breaking Spinning Roller Coaster
BUKUNAWA arrives in 2027.
Roller coaster fans the world over are already suffering from an embarrassment of riches, but Six Flags Great Adventure has unveiled what will almost certainly be a "must ride" for those looking to add to their coaster credits. BAKUNAWA promises to set six world records when it opens next year.
What's Happening:
- This morning Six flags Great Adventure raised the curtain on BAKUNAWA, a spinning launch coaster that will open in 2027.
- Inspired by a legendary sea serpent in Philippine mythology, the coaster promises to bring "[T]the world’s first free-spinning, floorless coaster trains that rotate naturally throughout the ride, ensuring no two experiences are exactly alike."
- The coaster will be the focus attraction of the park's redeveloped Boardwalk area.
- BAKUNAWA promises three launches, with the first taking trains to 60 mph, the second jumping to 80 mph, while inverted, and the third hitting 100mph.
- BAKUNAWA promises to set or break six world records, including:
- World's fastest spinning coaster (100 mph)
- World's tallest spinning coaster (382 feet)
- World's fastest inversion (80 mph)
- World's longest stall inversion
- World's first floorless spinning coaster
- World's first upside-down launch
More Six Flags News:
- As part of National Water Park Day Knott's Berry Farm's Soak City has announced two new water slides coming to the park in 2027.
- Six Flags Magic Mountain celebrated a 50-year-old attraction this year by returning it to its classic form.
- Earlier this year Six Flags introduced a new regional access plan to its Gold Annual Passes.