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Get a look at the new record breaking coaster Bakunawa at Six Flags

Updated July 28, 2026, 4:06 p.m. ET
The seats to Six Flags Great Adventure's new record breaking roller coaster, Bakunawa, were unveiled on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Six Flags Great Adventure lifted the curtain on its newest thrill ride, Bakunawa, a free-spinning, floorless coaster that will hold six world records when it opens next season in Jackson Township, NJ.

The seats to Six Flags Great Adventure’s new record breaking roller coaster, Bakunawa, were unveiled on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Six Flags Great Adventure lifted the curtain on its newest thrill ride, Bakunawa, a free-spinning, floorless coaster that will hold six world records when it opens next season in Jackson Township, NJ.

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Dino Verrelli, the founder and CEO of Project Purple and Ryan Eldredge of Six Flags Great Adventure, unveiled the park's newest record breaking roller coaster, Bakunawa on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

Dino Verrelli, the founder and CEO of Project Purple and Ryan Eldredge of Six Flags Great Adventure, unveiled the park’s newest record breaking roller coaster, Bakunawa on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

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The seats to Six Flags Great Adventure's new record breaking roller coaster, Bakunawa, were unveiled on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. The amusement park introduced the ride July 28 to the media and influencers, some of whom held their smartphones aloft and live-streamed the event.

The seats to Six Flags Great Adventure’s new record breaking roller coaster, Bakunawa, were unveiled on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. The amusement park introduced the ride July 28 to the media and influencers, some of whom held their smartphones aloft and live-streamed the event.

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The ride, named after a legendary sea serpent from Philippine mythology, will reach 382 feet high and speeds of up to 100 mph, sending guests spinning through the air, upright, inverted and sideways.

The ride, named after a legendary sea serpent from Philippine mythology, will reach 382 feet high and speeds of up to 100 mph, sending guests spinning through the air, upright, inverted and sideways.

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The coaster, still under construction, was dubbed Project Purple, in a nod to raise awareness for pancreatic cancer. Set to open for the 2027 season, it has generated buzz among coaster enthusiasts worldwide who had wondered how the Jackson park would create a new thrill.

The coaster, still under construction, was dubbed Project Purple, in a nod to raise awareness for pancreatic cancer. Set to open for the 2027 season, it has generated buzz among coaster enthusiasts worldwide who had wondered how the Jackson park would create a new thrill.

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The answer: The ride will stake its claim as the world's fastest spinning coaster, tallest spinning coaster, fastest inversion, longest stall inversion, first floorless spinning coaster and the first upside-down launch.

The answer: The ride will stake its claim as the world’s fastest spinning coaster, tallest spinning coaster, fastest inversion, longest stall inversion, first floorless spinning coaster and the first upside-down launch.

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"We have never seen a ride like this," said Ryan Chin, a content creator known as ElToroRyan, who was on hand documenting the day for his YouTube channel and its 170,000 subscribers. "The upside-down launch, the spinning trains, it's just very unique. It's totally different."

“We have never seen a ride like this,” said Ryan Chin, a content creator known as ElToroRyan, who was on hand documenting the day for his YouTube channel and its 170,000 subscribers. “The upside-down launch, the spinning trains, it’s just very unique. It’s totally different.”

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The seats to Six Flags Great Adventure's new record breaking roller coaster, Bakunawa, were unveiled on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Guests will experience the world’s first floorless spinning coaster trains , creating a unique ride every time.

The seats to Six Flags Great Adventure’s new record breaking roller coaster, Bakunawa, were unveiled on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Guests will experience the world’s first floorless spinning coaster trains, creating a unique ride every time.

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Six Flags says Bakunawa will set six world records when it debuts.

Six Flags says Bakunawa will set six world records when it debuts.

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"You're going to climb 90 degrees straight up to the top of the 382-foot-tall tower, reaching the top and kind of sliding around the outside, which looks terrifying and amazing at the same time, before losing speed," said Mike Fehnel, park president for Six Flags Great Adventure. "And then you get to do it all again in reverse."

“You’re going to climb 90 degrees straight up to the top of the 382-foot-tall tower, reaching the top and kind of sliding around the outside, which looks terrifying and amazing at the same time, before losing speed,” said Mike Fehnel, park president for Six Flags Great Adventure. “And then you get to do it all again in reverse.”

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