Big Fury

Big Fury was a steel compact non looping roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure, operating from the 1975 to 1977 seasons.

The Big Fury was part of the park's "Fun Fair" expansion. It stood AbOUT where the lift of the Movietown Water Effect is now and under the rollover inversions of Chiller. There was another path into that area then, and walking toward where the Freefall is now, the Big Fury was on the right.

This was an Italian built carnival coaster such as a Pinfari Zyklon. This coaster was similar to the Flying Dutchman 50 miles northwest at Dorney Park. The coaster was indeed designed to be portable and moved frequently. Six Flags decided that a more EXCITING portable coaster would be an improvement, so they removed and sold this one and acquired another compact coaster to locate in its place.

As a result, this roller coaster is often mistaken for a Schwarzkopf Wild Cat roller coaster called "Wild Rider" which essentially replaced the Big Fury in this exact spot in 1978. This ride had far fewer curves than Wild Rider.