After the challenges of the opening season in 1974, Great Adventure broke the sophomore slump by increasing its ride count by 50% for the 1975 season with the addition of the Fun Fair area.  Along with the additional rides came more places to eat and drink, more games, and even more restroom facilities to help address the long lines and complaints from the opening season.

While the physical area of the park was expanded with Fun Fair, Fortune Festival, and the addition of the second flume ride, even the pathways in the existing park were widened where possible and new pathways were added in an attempt to improve the flow of guests through the park and eliminate areas of congestion.

While Warner LeRoy was still the designer and creator, he was losing interest in the park with the frustrations caused by running it as a business, and the park's new investors took control. 

In order to boost revenues, the Fortune Festival area introduced an array of boardwalk style games which produce high profits. While the new rides of Fun Fair were colorful and added much needed capacity to the park, many were off the shelf portable rides, some even still mounted on trailers.   These decisions weren't fitting with the original vision of the park, but were financial necessities that allowed the park to survive.  

 The result - an 83% increase in attendance over 1974.

 

 
         

 

 

 - 1974

COLOR KEY:
 
 

CLICK IMAGE FOR SPOTLIGHT ORIGINAL NAME WHEN ADDED NAME IN 1975 LATEST NAME
ANTIQUE CARS - 1974 ANTIQUE CARS ANTIQUE CARS
(REMOVED FOR 1976)
BOATS - 1974 BOATS BOATS
(REMOVED FOR 1975)
CALYPSO - 1974 CALYPSO CALYPSO
(REMOVED FOR 1988)
CAROUSEL - 1974 CAROUSEL CAROUSEL
ENTERPRISE - 1975 ENTERPRISE  ENTERPRISE
(REMOVED FOR 1978)
FLUME - 1974 FLUME SAW MILL LOG FLUME
FLYING WAVE - 1974 FLYING WAVE FLYING WAVE
(REMOVED FOR 2008)
GIANT WHEEL - 1974 GIANT WHEEL BIG WHEEL
GRAN PRIX - 1974 GRAN PRIX GRAN PRIX
(REMOVED FOR 1980)
GREAT TRAIN - 1974 GREAT TRAIN SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE RAILROAD
(REMOVED FOR 1981)
HYDRO FLUME  - 1975 HYDRO FLUME  RIPTIDE
(REMOVED FOR 2007)
 
MATTERHORN - 1974 MATTERHORN MATTERHORN
(REMOVED FOR 1987)
PANORAMA WHEEL  - 1975 PANORAMA WHEEL  PHILEAS FOGG'S BALLOON RIDE
(REMOVED FOR 1997)
 
PRETTY MONSTER - 1974 PRETTY MONSTER DREAM STREET DAZZLER
(REMOVED FOR 1978)
ROTOR - 1975  ROTOR  TAZ TWISTER
(REMOVED FOR 2006)
 
ROUND UP - 1974 ROUND UP SUPER ROUND UP
(REMOVED FOR 1980)
SCHWABINCHEN - 1975  SCHWABINCHEN  EL SOMBRERO
(REMOVED FOR 1987)
SKOOTER - 1975 SKOOTER FENDER BENDER
(REMOVED FOR 1988)
SKYRIDE - 1974 SKYRIDE SKY WAY
SUPERCAT - 1975  SUPERCAT  SUPERCAT
(REMOVED FOR 1979)
SWISS BOB - 1974 SWISS BOB SWISS BOB
(REMOVED FOR 1980)
TRAFFIC JAM - 1974 TRAFFIC JAM TRAFFIC JAM
(REMOVED FOR 1993)
WILD FLOWER - 1975  WILD FLOWER  WILD RIDER
(REMOVED FOR 1978)


CLICK IMAGE FOR SPOTLIGHT ORIGINAL NAME WHEN ADDED NAME IN 1975 LATEST NAME
BIG FURY - 1974 BIG FURY BIG FURY
(REMOVED FOR 1978)
JUMBO JET  - 1975 JUMBO JET JUMBO JET
(REMOVED FOR 1976)
RUNAWAY MINE TRAIN - 1974 RUNAWAY MINE TRAIN RUNAWAY TRAIN


CLICK IMAGE FOR SPOTLIGHT ORIGINAL NAME WHEN ADDED NAME IN 1975 LATEST NAME
CARS! CARS! - 1974 CARS! CARS! ROAD RUNNER'S BEEP BEEP BUGGIES
(REMOVED FOR 2005)
DUNE BUGGIES - 1974 DUNE BUGGIES DAFFY DUCK'S MAGIC MOTORCADE
(REMOVED FOR 2005)
FLYING COPTERS - 1974 FLYING COPTERS FLYING COPTERS
(REMOVED FOR 1976)
MOON BOUNCE - 1974 MOON BOUNCE MOON BOUNCE
(REMOVED FOR 1976)
ROUNDABOUT BOATS - 1974 ROUNDABOUT BOATS PEPE LEPEW'S PLEASURE CRUISE
(REMOVED FOR 2005)


CLICK IMAGE FOR SPOTLIGHT ORIGINAL NAME WHEN ADDED NAME IN 1975 LATEST NAME
       
       
       
 

CLICK IMAGE FOR SPOTLIGHT ORGINAL NAME WHEN ADDED NAME IN 1975 LATEST NAME
BEST OF THE WEST BARBEQUE - 1974 BEST OF THE WEST BARBEQUE BEST OF THE WEST
GINGERBREAD FANCY - 1974 GINGERBREAD FANCY GRANNY'S COUNTRY KITCHEN
YUM YUM PALACE - 1974 YUM YUM PALACE YUM YUM CAFE


CLICK IMAGE FOR SPOTLIGHT ORIGINAL NAME WHEN ADDED NAME IN 1975 LATEST NAME
CONESTOGA WAGON - 1974 CONESTOGA WAGON CONESTOGA WAGON
(REMOVED FOR 2013)
EAT! EAT! - 1974 EAT! EAT! MAMA FLORA'S CUCINA
FORTUNE FESTIVAL HOT DOG - 1975  FORTUNE FESTIVAL HOT DOG  GARDEN STATE GRILL 
FOUNTAIN CAFE - 1974 FOUNTAIN CAFE JOHNNY ROCKETS
HOT DOGS! HOT DOGS!  - 1975 HOT DOGS! HOT DOGS!  MAMA FLORA'S GRILL 
JUNCTION INN - 1975 JUNCTION INN  SUBWAY HOT DOGS
 (REMOVED FOR 2000)
MIDWAY TREATS - 1975  MIDWAY TREATS  BOARDWALK STEAK & FRIES 
PIZZA FILLING STATION - 1975  PIZZA FILLING STATION  MACHO NACHO EXPRESS
SEAFOOD STAND - 1975  SEAFOOD STAND  LIBERTY SQUARE PIZZA 
TOWER OF PIZZA - 1974 TOWER OF PIZZA
RENAMED
BANDSTAND CAFE
LOONEY TUNES CAMP KITCHEN


CLICK IMAGE FOR SPOTLIGHT ORIGINAL NAME WHEN ADDED NAME IN 1975 LATEST NAME
       
       
       


CLICK IMAGE FOR SPOTLIGHT ORIGINAL NAME WHEN ADDED NAME IN 1975 LATEST NAME
AQUA SPECTACLE - 1974 AQUA SPECTACLE FORT INDEPENDENCE
(REMOVED FOR 2016)
BANDSTAND - 1974 BANDSTAND WILDERENESS THEATER
GREAT ARENA - 1974 GREAT ARENA NORTHERN STAR ARENA
THE HAPPENING - 1974 THE HAPPENING THE HAPPENING
(REMOVED FOR 1975)
 
 


CLICK IMAGE FOR SPOTLIGHT ORIGINAL NAME WHEN ADDED NAME IN 1975 LATEST NAME
FAIRYTALES - 1974 FAIRYTALES FLAGS
HATS - 1974 HATS PAUL REVERE'S HATS
(REMOVED FOR 1998)
HATS & HATS - 1974 HATS & HATS SEASON PASS PROCESSING
(REMOVED FOR 2013)
INTERNATIONAL BAZAAR - 1974 INTERNATIONAL BAZAAR BOARDWALK GAMES CENTER
PAST & PRESENT - 1974 PAST & PRESENT BIG TOP TERROR TRAIL
SOUVENIRS & CRAZIES - 1974 SOUVENIRS & CRAZIES ATTITUDES
SUPER TEEPEE - 1974 SUPER TEEPEE SUPER TEEPEE
(REMOVED FOR 2008)
       
       
       


CLICK IMAGE FOR SPOTLIGHT ORIGINAL NAME WHEN ADDED NAME IN 1975 LATEST NAME
FORTUNE FESTIVAL - 1975 FORTUNE FESTIVAL GOODTIME ALLEY
(REMOVED FOR 1982)
SHOOTOUT - 1974 SHOOTOUT WESTERN SHOOTOUT
(REMOVED FOR 2013)
       
       


CLICK IMAGE FOR SPOTLIGHT ORIGINAL NAME WHEN ADDED NAME IN 1975 LATEST NAME
BALLOONLAND - 1974 BALLOONLAND BALLOON AREA
(REMOVED FOR 1978)
FORT - 1974 FORT FORT
FOUNTAIN - 1974 FOUNTAIN FOUNTAIN
(REMOVED FOR 1994)
FROG POND - 1974 FROG POND POND
GARDEN OF MARVELS - 1974 GARDEN OF MARVELS CHIP-SHOT MINIATURE GOLF
(REMOVED FOR 1979)
HAPPY FEELING - 1974 HAPPY FEELING HAPPY FEELING
(REMOVED FOR 1976)
KOI POND - 1974 KOI POND SHOCKWAVE POND
(REMOVED FOR 1997)
SNAKES - 1974 SNAKES BAVARIAN HAT WORKS
(REMOVED FOR 2018)
WOODLAND GARDENS - 1974 WOODLAND GARDENS LAKEFRONT AREA
       
       


CLICK IMAGE FOR SPOTLIGHT ORIGINAL NAME WHEN ADDED NAME IN 1975 LATEST NAME
ENCHANTED FOREST ENTRANCE - 1974 ENCHANTED FOREST ENTRANCE ENCAHNTED FOREST ENTRANCE
(REMOVED FOR 1976)
ENCHANTED FOREST EXIT - 1974 ENCHANTED FOREST EXIT ENCHANTED FOREST EXIT
(REMOVED FOR 1976)
FIRST AID - 1974 FIRST AID FIRST AID
(REMOVED FOR 1976)
GARDEN OF EATIN' - 1975  GARDEN OF EATIN'  CATERING PAVILIONS
INFORMATION, STROLLERS, TELEPHONES - 1974 INFORMATION, STROLLERS, TELEPHONES AIRBRUSH OUTFITTERS
(REMOVED FOR 1976)
PARKING LOT - 1974 PARKING LOT PARKING LOT
TRAM STATION - 1974 TRAM STATION TRAM STATION
(REMOVED FOR 1976)
       

CLICK IMAGE FOR SPOTLIGHT ORIGINAL NAME WHEN ADDED NAME IN 1975 LATEST NAME
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING - ORIGINAL - 1974 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING - ORIGINAL SUPERMAN TENT
       


CLICK IMAGE FOR SPOTLIGHT ORIGINAL NAME WHEN ADDED NAME IN 1975 LATEST NAME
AQUA SPECTACLE - 1974 AQUA SPECTACLE JOKER
FORT - 1974 FORT FORT
FUN FAIR  - 1975 FUN FAIR BAT MOBILE
(REMOVED FOR 1993)
OLD MAIN ENTRANCE - 1974 OLD MAIN ENTRANCE FOUR TENTS
PRETTY MONSTER - 1974 PRETTY MONSTER BIG WHEEL
STRAWBERRY FAIR  - 1975 STRAWBERRY FAIR JOLLY ROGER
WESTERN SHOOTOUT - 1974 WESTERN SHOOTOUT SAFARI OFF ROAD ADVENTURE QUEUE
(REMOVED FOR 2013)
       
     

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