Great Adventure

**Great Adventure** is a resort known as the "Walt Disney World of the Northeast". The complex is owned by the LeRoy family and is a joint operation between several companies. The complex has an amusement park, a safari park, a show park, a floral park, a sports complex, a shopping district, and a campground with beach/waterpark and stables. His proposal also included plans for hotels, which were connected to the parks and could be reached by boats, buses, a sky ride and/or a monorail. Warner LeRoy wanted his parks to flow naturally through the forest and lakes, capitalizing on the back-to-nature movement of the era.

## Attractions

### Theme Parks

* **Six Flags Great Adventure** is the flagship amusement park of the complex, opened in 1974.
	+ Enchanted Forest (1974-1977)
	+ Great Adventure Theme Park (1977-1984)
	+ Six Flags Great Adventure (1984-present)
* **Six Flags** **Wild Safari** (later Six Flags Great Adventure & Wild Safari) - safari park
	+ Wild Safari (1975-1991)
	+ Six Flags Wild Safari (1991-2013) - merged with Six Flags Great Adventure in between the 2013 & 2014 seasons.
* **Neptune's Kingdom** is a marine park akin to the SeaWorld chain. Opened in 1979.
* **Hard Rock Park** is a music-based theme park, originally opened as Freestyle Park & MusicGrounds in 1995.
	+ Freestyle Park & MusicGrounds (1995-2005)
	+ Hard Rock Park (2006-present)
* **Isles of Wonder** is a video game based theme park originally in development as Warner Bros. Movie World, but due to international-based issues, the project was canceled. The construction resumed and opened Phase I of a bigger park, which became Blizzard World. Phase II was completed in 2014, and Phase III completed in 2016.
	+ Blizzard World (2012-2014)
	+ Fusion of Worlds (2014-2015)
	+ Isles of Wonder (2015-present)

### Water Parks

* **Aquarama** is the first water park of the complex owned by the LeRoy family and opened in 1989.
* **Hurricane Harbor** is a water park owned by Six Flags opened in 2000.

## Other Attractions

* **Garden of Marvels** - a floral park that opened in 1975.
* **Over the Rainbow** - a floral park that opened in 1975.
* **The Block at Great Adventure** is the reimagined Shopping District of Great Adventure that opened in 2013.
	+ Shoppe Lane (1977-2015) - Absorbed into The Block at Great Adventure.
	+ The Block at Great Adventure (2013-present)
* **Inn of the Doves** - a wedding pavilion that was established in 1989.
* **Freestyle MusicGrounds** is a complex of outdoor amphitheaters and sometimes used as a convention center. It first opened in 1995 and home to the FreeStyle Music Festival since 2001.
* **Planet Hollywood Drive-In Theater** (part of [./https://usastorefanon.fandom.com/wiki/Planet\_Movies\_by\_AMC Planet Movies]) includes Cool Planet Cafe (formerly PH Snack Bar)
	+ Great Adventure Drive-In (1995-2009)
	+ Planet Hollywood Drive-In (2009-present)
* **Shoppers' World** is a shopping district opened in 1995 and owned by the LeRoy family.
* **The LeRoy Institute** - the head offices of the Great Adventure complex introduced in 1996.
* **Hot Wheels Xperience** - an interactive entertainment center introduced in 2019. Located in the resort area of ESPN World of Sports.
	+ NASCAR Speedpark (2003-2014)
	+ Great Adventure Speedpark (2014-2018)
	+ Hot Wheels Speedpark (2018-2019)
	+ Hot Wheels Xprerience (2019-present)
* **ESPN World of Sports** - a Sports Complex introduced in 2007.
	+ **NBA Experience** - an NBA-themed entertainment center that opened in 2020.

## Great Adventure Mobility "GAM" System

* Boat service
* Bus/shuttle service
* Skyrail service
* Tram service

**Shopping Malls**
*The Block*: The Block at Orange | The Block at the Source | Broadway at the Beach - The Block
*The Dreams*: Madrid Xanadu | Meadowlands Xanadu | Desti**ny** USA

**Landmark Entertainment**
*Landmark Retailing*: Nickelodeon Store | Paramount Store | Club Libby Lu
*Former Ventures*: NFL GridIron Grill