El Toro, a wooden roller coaster originally manufactured by Intamin Amusement Rides in 2006, reopened to the public during Six Flags Great Adventure's 2022 Opening Day. This followed the ride's temporary closure in June 2021 after one of the ride's trains partially derailed.
What happened: Six Flags Great Adventure was fined $5,000 for not properly reporting an incident from June 2021 in which a train on El Toro partially derailed.
Prior to the park opening on April 2nd, 2022, the park confirmed that the ride would reopen through its social media.
Credit: nj101.5 - The park specifically stated, "El Toro is expected to reopen this spring following extensive testing, inspections, and state certification."
- This extensive testing, inspections, and state certification were required by regulators given the ride incident that closed El Toro in the middle of the park's 2021 season.
The stats: El Toro is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. It was manufactured by Intamin, and built by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) in 2006.
- Height: 181 feet / 55 meters
- Speed: 70 mph / 110 km/h
- Length: 4,400 feet / 1,300 meters
- Duration: 1 minute, 42 seconds
How it happened: Lisa Ryan, a spokeswoman with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, noted that amusement parks are required to notify the NJ DCA by phone immediately following any, "critical structural or mechanical component, regardless of cause."
- Six Flags failed to provide this immediate notification after an El Toro train was partially derailed last June, with riders aboard.
What's being said: Great Adventure spokesperson Kristen Fitzgerald noted to the press that "all necessary modifications have been completed, and El Toro is expected to reopen this spring following extensive testing, inspections by internal and external experts, and state certification by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs."
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