Skull Mountain — Attraction in Jackson Township

It's been a long time since I rode on Skull Mountain, and this visit was something of a disappointment. The line was extremely long, and many of the people in it seemed to have difficulty understanding the concept of not bumping in to my son and I every 10 seconds. Once we got on the ride, none of the accent lights inside the ride area were working, and it seemed that several of the side doors to the large area that encompasses the ride were partially open, letting in outside light. The end result was essentially a boring ride in a poorly lit (but visible) room. Hardly worth the wait, and certainly not what I think was the intended experience for the ride. I have never been a huge fan of Six Flags Great Adventure, and experiences like this simply re-enforce my dislike of the place. I purchased season passes this year for the first time in many years, and I am hoping it was not a...

this ride feels like someone found an abandoned warehouse and said, “eh, just throw a coaster in here.” you board the ride expecting a thrill, but what you get instead is the rollercoaster equivalent of being slightly startled by your microwave beeping. its a rickety indoor coaster in near darkness—not to make it scarier, but probably to hide how outdated everything is.

the ride experience itself is like a chaotic dream where you keep thinking something exciting is going to happen… only to realize the drop you just took was the highlight.

In short, this rollercoaster is the equivalent of “we had a budget and ran out halfway through.” Ride it if you need to kill time, but don’t expect any heart-stopping thrills—just a lot of head-scratching confusion about why this thing is...

Now, to start, I’m a coaster enthusiast. And if you know enthusiasts, you know that we LOVE airtime. Ejector, floater, flojector, you name it. We love em all. Skull mountain opened in 1996. It is manufactured by Intamin. This thing packs a PUNCH. Great adventure is my home park and I must say, that drop takes me by surprise every time. There’s a very sharp pop of ejector airtime on the drop. It makes skull mountain stand out from other family coasters, which is why it is my favorite family coaster. I’ve ridden this so many times I can’t even count. That drop is crazy, especially for a family coaster. Although el toro is a better intamin, and my #1 coaster, skull mountain holds its place as a ride that I will...