Two new rides were touted in Kingda Ka’s departure. The previously-announced The Flash: Vertical Velocity will open in 2025. The ride is a “super boomerang coaster,” and the first of its kind in North America, park officials said in their announcement.

A legendary New Jersey roller coaster has taken its final ride to make way for new record-breaking thrill rides over the next couple of years.

Rising above the pines of Ocean County is a king of the thrill. Out of the 1,300 roller coasters Taylor Bybee has experienced all over the world, he says Kingda Ka offers an adrenaline rush matched by few.