Jersey Devil Coaster 

This RMC will debut at Six Flags Great Adventure as the world’s fastest, longest, and tallest single rail coaster, but New Jersey parkgoers have a little longer to wait until they can experience this airtime-packed coaster. Though it was announced in August of 2019 and underwent a good amount of vertical construction in the latter half of the year, crowds never did get to ride this coaster in 2020.

This is not the first single rail coaster we’ve seen. RMC’s daring model, in which guests’ legs rest on either side of the track, allows for quick and snappy transitions and a mind-boggling amount of ejector airtime. It can be seen currently in Wonder Woman Golden Lasso at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and RailBlazer at California’s Great America, but while these rides are mirrored clones of one another, with a third clone coming next year, Jersey Devil Coaster is a completely original ride design. While the original clones of this model are compact and whippy, Jersey Devil features a layout that is drawn out and more of a standard out-and-back.

Note: An out-and-back layout is exactly what it sounds like. The train leaves the station then returns, usually in one to three laps and usually bursting with airtime hills. Some beloved out-and-back coasters are rides like The Voyage at Holiday World, Mako at Sea World Orlando, and El Toro, which can be found in the very same park.

Great Adventure has been a premier amusement park for years now, and Jersey Devil Coaster further cements its place as one of the best thrill parks in the world.

Honorable Mention - AQUAMAN: Power Wave 

AQUAMAN: Power Wave was announced as the 15th coaster at Six Fags Over Texas in late 2019. Though this Mack Rides contraption is technically a water coaster, the first of its kind in North America, it is still considered a coaster due to its use of a coaster-like track and gravity as a source of speed. (The debate as to what is and isn’t an “official coaster credit” is a hotly debated one in certain circles.) The ride features a halfpipe-style track that will catapult riders back and forth, reaching speeds of over 60 miles per hour, and will ultimately plunge them into a pool of water at the bottom.

The reason AQUAMAN: Power Wave is an honorable mention rather than on the main list is not because it contains water elements, but because this ride was delayed, not until 2021, but until 2022. 

2020 has presented an array of challenges for the amusement industry, but if these delayed coasters show us anything, it’s that there’s always room for a re-do.

What is your most-anticipated new-for-2021 coaster?