Six Flags mystery coaster already dominates skyline, with more record-breaking height to come

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A towering caller roller coaster presently nether operation astatine Six Flags Great Adventure has officially go the tallest operation astatine the New Jersey taxable park, with much tallness inactive to come.

Six Flags Great Adventure confirmed to Fox News Digital that the attraction, presently known arsenic Project Purple, has climbed to much than 320 feet arsenic operation continues up of its planned 2027 debut.

"We're excited astir the advancement being made connected what is presently known arsenic Project Purple," a parkland spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

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"To date, the operation has climbed to much than 320 feet gangly and continues to rise, already making it the tallest operation astatine Six Flags Great Adventure. Once complete, it volition fertile among the tallest roller coasters successful the world."

Construction remains connected schedule, according to the park, with crews continuing vertical enactment connected the agleam purple coaster, which is already disposable from miles away.

Project Purple roller coaster nether  operation  astatine  Six Flags Great Adventure, with the alloy  operation   rising much  than 320 feet.

Pictured supra is the towering caller roller coaster that's presently nether operation astatine Six Flags Great Adventure successful New Jersey. (Six Flags Great Adventure)

While Six Flags has not yet revealed the attraction's authoritative sanction oregon afloat thrust statistics, the parkland confirmed it volition diagnostic "multiple launches and an innovative thrust acquisition dissimilar thing other successful North America."

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Construction is expected to proceed passim 2026 earlier the coaster undergoes respective months of investigating up of its planned 2027 opening, reports noted.

Project Purple is being built astir 2 years aft the demolition of Kingda Ka, the park's iconic motorboat coaster that stood 456 feet gangly earlier it was removed successful aboriginal 2025.

Split representation  showing 2  views of Project Purple roller coaster operation  astatine  Six Flags Great Adventure.

The caller roller coaster (pictured) nether operation astatine Six Flags Great Adventure is expected to invited riders successful 2027. (Six Flags Great Adventure)

Although Kingda Ka is gone, Six Flags indicated the caller attraction is designed to present a likewise thrilling acquisition portion introducing respective thrust elements not presently recovered elsewhere successful North America, according to reports.

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The task has generated increasing excitement among roller coaster enthusiasts online arsenic much of the operation takes shape.

"The standard of this thrust didn't onslaught maine until I saw it from the ground," 1 Reddit idiosyncratic wrote successful the online forum. "The enactment operation is truthful overmuch bigger than I realized."

Riders spell  implicit    a 2nd  elevation  connected  the Kingda Ka roller coaster astatine  Six Flags successful  Jackson, New Jersey

The operation of Project Purple follows the aboriginal 2025 demolition of Kingda Ka, pictured above, the park's famed 456-foot-tall motorboat coaster. (Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images)

Others said nationalist sentiment appears to beryllium shifting arsenic operation progresses.

"Kinda comic to spot the modulation from hatred to excitement astir this ride," different commenter wrote.

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"It's hard to contradict however awesome this looks," different Reddit idiosyncratic commented. "I anticipation they bash thing genuinely bonkers astatine the top."

Kelly McGreal is simply a accumulation adjunct with the manner squad astatine Fox News Digital. 

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