Skull Mountain

Skull Mountain

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    • The construction site covered the area from Red River Taco Panda Express today , to the rock waterfalls that served as the portal into Adventure Rivers.

    The area was leveled and cleared before the end of the season, though construction of the building and coaster were still not complete on opening day of the season and the ride did not open until June. Indoor Steel Roller Coaster. The news release, concept art and employee promotional button from the season.

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    The park's marketing team polled guests about the name and the type of ride to decide what name would be most fitting for an indoor coaster suited to families, and the name chosen as least appropriate by guests polled was Skull Mountain, but then park management decided that the Skull Mountain name was most marketable and went with it despite it not fitting the style and intensity of the coaster. The coaster itself was designed and built by INTAMIN, and uses a series of drive tires to lift the train from the station, to a middle level, and up a final section of lift to the drop.

    The coaster was constructed inside a generic metal building which was then covered with fake rock and painted murals which further extend the illusion of the "mountain". The front of the building was left open for the construction of the ride, and a special and unique front section which would serve as an opening where trains would pass on their way up to the top.

    A "cave" entrance was created, which led boarding riders through the base of the building, under the lift and into the station, all with very elaborate theme elements. In the pictures to the left and the right you can see the seldom seen helices which lay just beyond the "cave" walls of the ride entrance.

    The wooden frame on the track is the clearance gauge which was used to make sure the train had enough room for passengers to safely pass below the steel beams. Below, the lift has been topped off and construction of the steep curving first drop is beginning to take shape. With the turn on the mid level of the lift in place, the roof structure for was framed out, and the front wall of the upper section framed.

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    Application of the fake rock face had begun at this point in construction as well. In the picture below, you can see the interior wall taking shape on the inside of the lift turn. The interior walls of the "cave" are beginning to get framed and sheathed. Above, the siding for the out of service trains turns behind the building.

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    Construction of the queue area was also taking place as the the building took shape. The queue extended behind the restaurant and over to the remote control boats.

    Skull Mountain is an enclosed roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. Ride experience[edit]. After ascending the first lift hill. Looming over the utterly unique stone rock fortress dares to enter. Don't be intimidated by the enormous skull built into the rock, grinning at you with his skeleton.

    The frame work of the rock face was applied to the exterior of the steel building, and the concrete surface was applied. After the rocks were created, paint and was applied to accentuate the rock texture and age the surface. The front extension on the building was covered completely in the rock facing, and the upper levels were covered with large "rock" panels. On the site currently occupied by the Jolly Roger, a covered queue house was constructed and the winding pathways of stamped concrete with rope fences were designed to hold large crowds.

    The line could be opened fully, or shortened to enter directly into the "cave". After ascending the first lift hill, the train travels around the front facade of the enclosure to ascend the second lift hill.

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    The first drop is the ride's only steep drop, while the rest of the ride contains three horizontal helices. The building is punctuated by strobe lights , and sound effects play over a tribal or heavy metal music score. On hot summer days, the park turns on the ride's exterior waterfall, which falls from the exterior skull's eyes.

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    It pours down into the water below, wetting guests in the ride's queue. While most of the park's coasters except Kingda Ka will operate in light rain, Skull Mountain remains open during thunderstorms , since it is enclosed. It will be closed only if the thunderstorm is severe. Since , this height requirement requires a child to be accompanied by an adult.

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