SFGAdv | Jersey Devil Coaster | RMC Raptor | 2021

[Pear]

[Ground]breaking news! 🚨 After months of clearing, construction on Jersey Devil Coaster officially started TODAY! The first holes were dug to prep concrete footers. Stay tuned for more updates! 🚜🚧 #sixflagsgreatadventure #Jerseydevil pic.twitter.com/RP8UdHPHx2

— Six Flags Great Adventure (@SFGrAdventure) November 13, 2019

 

[Jcoasters]

I feel like this will go up quick and not be another West Coast Racers.

 

[Peet]

Who likes dirt:

#JerseyDevil Coaster Construction Update 11/20/19: The crew is busy digging and building boxes for the concrete footers, which is well underway near Congo Rapids. pic.twitter.com/VegxMbcTAD

— Six Flags Great Adventure (@SFGrAdventure) November 20, 2019

 

[Antinos]

Progress

#JerseyDevil Coaster construction update 11/26/19 🚧 Excavation is moving quickly and we’re getting ready to start pouring concrete footers very soon! Unearthed some remnants from Adventure Rivers and Koala Canyon. pic.twitter.com/WYASJZPicS

— Six Flags Great Adventure (@SFGrAdventure) November 26, 2019

I guess one silver lining is that it appears that the park will be posting fairly regular updates on social media, which is pretty cool.

 

[Antinos]

For the construction nerds and civil engineers, it looks like someone is somehow plotting construction progress based on the markers and holes currently on the site:

Six Flags Great Adventure - JERSEY DEVIL COASTER Construction Update
by u/XENITH_WAV in rollercoasters

The graphic also gives a good indication on where exactly the ride will be in relation to the rest of the park.

 

[Antinos]

Alright, y'all. We got footers now:

#JerseyDevil Coaster construction update 12/24/19 🚧 Alert! We’ve gone vertical! With pier caps, that is 😊 Working hard to get all 98 of our footers poured and some are now above ground. Merry Christmas Eve to those who celebrate! 🎄 pic.twitter.com/9kvPTwxooW

— Six Flags Great Adventure (@SFGrAdventure) December 24, 2019

 

[oriolat2]

If the previous SR coasters are anything to go by, Jersey Devil should be up in no time once the footers are done. Hopefully SFGAdv are aiming at opening day?

 

[CrashCoaster]

Looks like SFGA are doing a Walibi Holland and making a YouTube construction series for their RMC:-

 

[Aaron Smith]

If the previous SR coasters are anything to go by, Jersey Devil should be up in no time once the footers are done. Hopefully SFGAdv are aiming at opening day?

The park opens for the 2020 season on April 4th. I just cannot envision them having this ready for that date. I would assume it should open around Memorial Day (or July since this is Six Flags).

 

[Antinos]

Yeah, we're going to have a bone to pick with SFGAdv if they can't get this ride open by 4th of July.

 

[CrashCoaster]

Supports have arrived!

#JerseyDevil Coaster construction update 1/13/20 🚧 First truckload of steel arrived and was offloaded this afternoon! pic.twitter.com/6UtiCHJyC3

— Six Flags Great Adventure (@SFGrAdventure) January 13, 2020

 

[Doublethink]

Supports have arrived!

#JerseyDevil Coaster construction update 1/13/20 🚧 First truckload of steel arrived and was offloaded this afternoon! pic.twitter.com/6UtiCHJyC3

— Six Flags Great Adventure (@SFGrAdventure) January 13, 2020

Will expect to see track arriving soon and vertical construction starting within the next week.. still have some hope of getting on this when I visit the park from the UK mid June

 

[CrashCoaster]

Will expect to see track arriving soon and vertical construction starting within the next week.. still have some hope of getting on this when I visit the park from the UK mid June

Not sure about "in a week", there is still some foundation work to be done so I reckon it will be at least two weeks until we see vertical construction of the coaster.

 

[Slamming Coastercore]

Will expect to see track arriving soon and vertical construction starting within the next week.. still have some hope of getting on this when I visit the park from the UK mid June

You and me both mate

 

[tomahawk]

This thing won't take long to go up. I wouldn't be surprised if it's put up by end of March and testing. And yes, I know it's Six Flags.

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[Doublethink]

#JerseyDevil Coaster construction update 1/17/20 🚧 Despite frigid temps and strong winds, footer work forges on! 🥶 pic.twitter.com/pxL1KvJpq4

— Six Flags Great Adventure (@SFGrAdventure) January 17, 2020

Looking like most footers are now completed

 

[Doublethink]

#JerseyDevil Coaster construction update 1/23/20 🚧 Our second load of steel has arrived! 🚛 Pier caps are rising like little skyscrapers across the site 🏙 pic.twitter.com/J0Jm4HH2aI

— Six Flags Great Adventure (@SFGrAdventure) January 23, 2020

Common SFGA let's get this thing vertical already!

 

[Doublethink]

#JerseyDevil Coaster construction update 1/30/20 🚧 Third truckload of columns arrived this week! Footer work continues including this massive, 9-foot double pier cap. Just 2️⃣ days until the next Behind the Adventure video premieres! 🎬 pic.twitter.com/ezKbkOs6ON

— Six Flags Great Adventure (@SFGrAdventure) January 30, 2020

Orion has track work finished. Pantehon was supposed to have finished track last Thursday..... Jersey Devil is still putting up Footers

 

[Peet]

Orion has track work finished. Pantehon was supposed to have finished track last Thursday..... Jersey Devil is still putting up Footers

There's no right or wrong time of year to build a roller coaster. There is certainly no wrong time to build an RMC raptor!

 

[Doublethink]

#JerseyDevil Coaster construction update 2/5/20 🚧 The very last of 98 footers was poured today! Only about a dozen pier caps left to pour. pic.twitter.com/JAGx7JLnmi

— Six Flags Great Adventure (@SFGrAdventure) February 5, 2020

Pier and footer work nearly completed for Jersey Devil