• Source: Parachute Training Center: Edwards AFB Jump Tower

Parachute Training Center: Edwards AFB Jump Tower (originally known as Parachuter's Perch) is a 250-foot-tall Intamin Parachute Drop ride that operated at Six Flags Great Adventure, and is located in the Boardwalk section of the park. It opened in 1983 as Parachuter's Perch. The ride closed by the end of the 2022 season. The tower's height made it a prominent icon in the park's skyline for 40 years.




History


The ride originally opened on April 8, 1978, as the Sky Chuter at Six Flags Over Mid-America (Now Six Flags St. Louis), the ride closed in 1982, disassembled, and was relocated to Six Flags Great Adventure, where it was reassembled and opened on June 9, 1983.
Originally painted fully white when it first opened; in 1994, the ride was repainted white, with bands of red added around the bolt rings, as well as the orange and yellow parachutes being replaced by red, white and blue colored parachutes. In 1996, the ride's name Parachuter's Perch was also rebranded as the Parachute Training Center - Edwards Air Force Base Jump Tower, as a tie-in to The Right Stuff: Mach 1 Adventure, a nearby flight simulator.
From 1983 to 2005, it was the tallest ride in the state of New Jersey until being surpassed by the opening of the parks own Kingda Ka in 2005.
In the fall of 2009, the ride received a new paint-job that included a yellow, orange, red and blue paint-scheme. The red, white and blue colored parachutes were replaced with bi-color yellow and white, blue and white, red and white, and orange and white parachutes.




Closure


In 2023, the ride page was removed from the official Six Flags Great Adventure website. In 2023, it was announced by Six Flags Great Adventure, that the ride would be removed.
The ride was standing but not operating for the 2023 season, and early 2024 season.
In November 2024, it was announced that the Kingda Ka, along with Twister, and the Parachute Training Center tower would be demolished. Permits for the demolition of the ride were filed by Six Flags Great Adventure, shown in the Jackson Township, NJ page set for November 2024.
With the ride being open for 40 years, after the demolition of the Texas Chute Out at Six Flags Over Texas in 2012, and Great Gasp's removal at Six Flags Over Georgia in 2005, and the closure of the Sky Flower at Tokyo Dome City Attractions in Tokyo, Japan, it remains the last remaining Intamin parachute tower in the world.




See also


2024 in amusement parks
Texas Chute Out, a similar ride found at Six Flags Over Texas
Great Gasp, a similar ride found at Six Flags Over Georgia




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