The roller coaster, which opened at the Jackson, New Jersey, theme park in 2005, was the tallest in the world at 456 feet ...

Six Flags Great Adventure has shut down the Kingda Ka rollercoaster for good. Here's what led to Kingda Ka's demise.

Six Flags Great Adventure officially announced Thursday that it will shut down Kingda Ka, the country's highest and fastest ...

For a while it was pure speculation, but it has been confirmed with the NJ101.5 news room that Kingda Ka, which debuted as ...

Six Flags Great Adventure announced some major changes to its attraction lineup on Thursday. The amusement park will be closing Kingda Ka and Green Lantern coasters to make room for a new "multi-world ...

Kingda Ka, the world's tallest and formerly fastest roller coaster, has been retired along with the Green Lantern roller ...

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Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ has officially announced the permanent closure of Kingda Ka, the tallest roller ...

As early as this past summer, the rumor that Six Flags Great Adventure may be closing its Kingda Ka coaster has had my home state of New Jersey concerned. While those whispers are growing ...

Kingda Ka is the tallest and fastest roller coaster in North America, composed of a giant upside-down U-shaped track which stands at 456 feet tall. The hydraulically-launched ride, which opened in ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: This is Kingda Ka, the tallest roller coaster in the world. At 139 meters, it's nearly the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza. But what if we ...