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[techycatartist]

So after I remastered the first “Welcome to Six Flags Great Adventure” drawing, it only made sense to remaster the second one. This drawing features the Coasterdroids associated with coasters that are defunct, relocated, or were rethemed. Wanted to get this out a bit sooner but life got in the way. Regardless, I’m happy with how this came out!

As suggested by the drawing’s header, this doesn’t encompass every single defunct/relocated/rethemed coaster to exist at Great Adventure. The park (currently) has more defunct/relocated coasters than operating coasters, and many of them were only around for a few seasons. When I initially set out to design personifications for Great Adventure’s lineup, I decided that I’d only personify a defunct/relocated coaster if it operated for at least five seasons. The only exception to this rule was Ultra Twister, because when else would I get the chance to personify this model (it was the only one of its kind in the states)?

Will I ever personify the rest of Great Adventure’s defunct/relocated coasters? Probably not, I already have enough personifications lol. But if any of you guys do, I’d love to see ‘em! Despite the park’s popularity, I feel that SFGAd is somewhat underrepresented witin the personifier community.

[techycatartist]

We’re back to the Great Adventure AU designs! Great American Scream Machine opened in 1989 with a patriotic theme, but what if it had opened a year earlier; Let me introduce you to “Shockwave”!

For those unaware, Great Adventure was originally going to open an Arrow Dynamics “Mega Looper” coaster in 1988. However, it was ultimately given to Great America, who opened it as Shockwave. Fortunately, Great Adventure would get their Mega Looper the next season (and in hindsight, it was probably for the better considering the multitude of issues Shockwave had).

For this design, it was fun to change his patriotic elements into “electrifiying” ones, and some elements were inspired by a superhero costume that Bugs Bunny appeared in for media relating to Great Adventure’s Shockwave (an Intamin Stand-Up, which of course would have a different name in this AU). Being the first Mega Looper means that “Shockwave”’s life is filled with chronic pain— and he comes to resent his neighbors because they can live a normal life. the coaster and “Shockwave” himself to meet an early end, closing in 2002 & being replaced by Superman: Ultimate Flight.

But If you wanna hear more about my Great Adventure AUs, I have a whole document up on my Toyhouse page that talks about this design (and many others)!