Overview
- Six Flags Great Adventure publicly revealed Bakunawa on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, presenting it as a new signature attraction for the park’s Boardwalk area and saying it will open in 2027.
- The park lists headline specs of 382 feet tall, a 100 mph top speed, a 3,163‑foot course and a three‑launch sequence that includes a powered launch while the train is inverted.
- Six Flags says Bakunawa will run two 20‑passenger, free‑spinning, floorless trains that rotate naturally so each ride varies, with a ride time of about 2 minutes 17 seconds and a 48‑inch height minimum.
- The company is promoting six world records for Bakunawa — including tallest and fastest spinning coaster and the first upside‑down launch — but enthusiasts and reporters note the park has not provided the measurement details that would settle claims like “fastest inversion” or “longest stall inversion.”
- Bakunawa follows the 2024 removal of Kingda Ka and larger resort investments by Six Flags; the project could reshape the park’s identity and guest traffic if its technical claims and construction timeline hold, while public debate over record definitions may affect how the industry and fans verify those claims.