Kingda Ka, a record-breaking roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, was officially demolished on Friday, aerial images show.

Six Flags said it has a 96-degree, 171-foot beyond vertical drop. This week officials said the tower crane lifted pieces into place up in Gurnee, completing construction of the drop. Six Flags ...

The eyes of the roller coaster-loving world are on New Jersey as Kingda Ka's record-holding reign comes to an end.

The king has fallen. The legendary Kingda Ka ride at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey was imploded on Friday morning.

Construction crews placed the final piece of track connecting the lift hill to the drop on the new record-breaking dive coaster, Wrath of Rakshasa. Construction crews at Six Flags Great America in ...

also marking the longest drop of any roller coaster in the U.S. Six Flags officials said that Kingda Ka's closure was meant to make way for a "multi-record-breaking launch coaster" that would open ...

Once the tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka was reduced to a pile of mangled steel during a controlled implosion set off at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey.

Six Flags never announced that the ride was actually closing ... Kingda Ka opened in 2005 to massive fanfare. Its 456-foot drop and top speed of 128 mph immediately made it the tallest and fastest ...

Six Flags never announced that the ride was actually ... Kingda Ka opened in 2005 to massive fanfare. Its 456-foot drop and top speed of 128 mph immediately made it the tallest and fastest roller ...

As spring gets underway with warmer weather on the way in coming weeks, many Chicago-area residents may already be looking ahead to outdoor activities this summer.