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No. 3 Wooden Roller Coaster in the World is in New Jersey
With summer just around the corner, Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson just opened for its 50th season on Saturday.
Recently, Amusement Today ranked the Top 25 Wooden and steel Roller Coasters in the World, and two from Great Adventure in Jackson making the list, with one in each category.
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In addition to having one of the best wooden roller coasters, Nitro, which opened in 2001, was named No. 20 overall for steel.
See which New Jersey roller coaster made the wooden rankings below.
Top 25 Wooden Roller Coasters In the World
New York State has 2 wooden roller coasters that rank as 'Best In the World'. Here's the top 25!
Gallery Credit: Karolyi
The Top 30 Roller Coasters in New Jersey
Happy National Roller Coaster Day! The state of New Jersey is home to the 6th most roller coasters in the United States, spread across 14 thrilling theme parks.
Gallery Credit: Dan Zarrow
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