It's never easy to say goodbye to a friend. Especially one that everybody loved. On Thursday, Six Flags Great Adventure announced it was closing Kingda Ka, and making many other changes to the park.

The rumors were true: Six Flags Great Adventure has shut down the Kingda Ka rollercoaster for good. Here's what led to Kingda Ka's demise.

Just last June, Six Flags Great Adventure shut down Kingda Ka to repair a mechanical failure of its launch system.. A prominent doctor sued Six Flags Great Adventure in 2019 over claims that ...