The Adventure Begins: The History of Six Flags Great Adventure, Episode 1

This is Part 1 of a 5 part documentary celebrating Six Flags Great Adventure's 50th Anniversary. This episode focuses on the park's origins and the first 10 years of its life, from its opening days, to its sale to Six Flags, the rapid expansion to keep up with the crowds, and the myriad of rides that came and went during that time.

Episode 2: August 15th
Episode 3: August 22nd
Episode 4: August 29th
Episode 5: September 5th

Music from the YouTube Audio Library in this video:
Eyes of Glory
Long Road

Music from inAudio/Infraction/Cold Cinema:
Heroes
Chasing Fire
Endgame
Mercury
Action

[TigerRogersOfficial]

Love these long-form documentaries. Even if they don’t perform the way you hope, I’ll watch them every time

[tigerrockschase]

Thank you for honoring Harry, he was one of Great Adventures biggest fans of all time and it’s a shame he passed before the big 50th. I thank him for creating Great Adventure History.

[thomasxl]

So excited to go on this journey (let's call it, an adventure) with the park I've called home the entirety of my 30 years on this planet.

[kingdelbert]

Just a fair warning for those unfamiliar, episode 2 will start off very rough. Telling the history of anything unfortunately means talking about the bad, and what happened 40 years ago was really bad. As I said at the 40 year mark on Facebook that while I would still encourage anyone wishing to go to Great Adventure to do so, it's important to remember that not everything is sunshine and lollipops.

[Mr.Coaster]

Great Adventure is my home park and the I’ve always wanted to learn more about its history and it’s so nice seeing you doing a documentary on it. Judging of your other documentaries this one is going to be amazing!

[Splater]

Finally, a documentary for a park I’ve actually BEEN TOO! Super excited!!

[johnnymacchicago]

I hope this documentary lifts the channel well past 90k!

[Novakiller]

I’ve loved all your Docs but been hoping for this one. Grew up with this place!
I Was 4 in 74.

[Matthew_Melara]

This is my home park, I’m excited for this documentary!!

[KoriDawn]

This is my home park. My sisters and I grew up in this park. In fact my sisters both worked there while I was born 24 days after its opening.

I love that you have chosen to document Great Adventure. Have many stories to share which I hope to contribute as more episodes are added.

I am DEFINITELY sharing these videos with my family. In fact, I would not be surprised if we ended up watching it together when all episodea have been uploaded.

[OriginalJoe]

Huge fan of your docs. It’s amazing to have 35 minutes of footage from the 1970s and early 80s. It’s not like people carried phones around in their pockets.

[michael]

Great video! This park has a very interesting history! The 1984 fire will be interesting to hear about next episode. I really enjoyed watching this!

[strongarm_]

These long form documentaries are amazing, great job man! 👍

[matthewstein]

Thanks for making this. We love the park and it’s great that your passion for telling this story will keep its legacy and the memories of those responsible alive for years to come.

[RideOfPablo]

i can’t wait for these episodes! these are amazing every time. KD next year 👀👀👀

[Coyotek]

This video really hits home for me. SFGA was *the* park for my family back when I was a kid, and I have a lot of memories of a lot of the rides mentioned in this video.

I'm looking forward to the rest of the series, but 'Episode 1' will easily be my most near-and-dear. Many thanks!!!

[kellybaker]

These documentaries on the park histories are always so interesting. Thanks for doing these, because I always look forward to them.

[Mini_V]

The documentaries and Buy or sell are by far my favourite series, But I still enjoy all of your videos TY FOR BRINGING THESE BACK THOUGH

[brianmacdonald]

Wow, thanks so much for this. I loved seeing the old rainbow logo from my childhood.

[ThoosiesCorner]

Great Adventure is my home park so I'm glad to see this. Amazing video, Airtime Thrills