Six Flags Great Adventure reports the steel roller coaster at its Jackson, N.J. amusement park will close, and the final ride will come this weekend, as the park makes room for a major new attraction for its 2011 season.
History of the Six Flags' Roller Coaster "GASM"
The Great American Scream Machine, or GASM, was once one of the longest, tallest and fastest roller coasters in the world, in addition to having a patriotic name that drew coaster fans to the Six Flags park.
The GASM opened April 15, 1989 and sits in the Boardwalk section of the Six Flags Great Adventure park in Ocean County, N.J.