SFGD Safari

Six Flags takes you on a self-guided journey (in the safety and privacy of your own car) through 1,200 exotic animals from six continents! You’ll slowly drive through 11 simulated natural habitats seeing animals such as giraffes, rhinos, bears, elephants, tigers, lions, baboons and more!

Animals roam freely in most sections of the safari and can venture right up to your car. All predators are safely kept behind fences but are clearly visible from your car windows.

Safety is our No. 1 priority! Remember that our animals always have the right of way, keep a safe distance between your vehicle and other vehicles, and be sure to yield to our animals. You must keep all windows, sunroofs and doors closed at all times. There is no feeding or petting of our animals. Although they may look docile, these are untrained, wild animals. Do not exit the vehicle for any reason. Any guest who violates our code of conduct will be escorted from the safari without a refund and may be prosecuted. A full list of rules is available below.

During your journey, you can follow along the virtual tour on our website at www.sixflags.com/greatadventure to learn more about 11 sections of the safari, and the animals that reside in each section.

At Six Flags, safety is our top priority. Our team has worked tirelessly to develop new safety plans that protect both our team members and our guests.

Six Flags Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure is designed to be contact free. Advance reservations are required and tickets must be purchased online, which we can scan through the car glass to limit contact with our guests. By requiring advance reservations, we can regulate the amount of cars visiting the safari each day to ensure proper social distancing and eliminate overcrowding. Reservations allow us to space vehicle arrivals throughout the day.

As a safety precaution, all of our employees will be temperature and health screened each day, and wear masks and gloves where appropriate.

Per current state regulations, no additional services are available. We encourage guests to plan accordingly for restroom breaks, gasoline, and food. Only portable toilets will be available at the entrance and exit.

In compliance with our state’s safety regulations, no services beyond the drive-through experience will be available. When our state government permits, we will be happy to offer these services.

We will operate daily from 9 am to 4 pm beginning May 30, weather permitting.

We will offer a special preview to our Active Members, Season Pass holders, and employees on May 29, prior to the general public. Reservations will be required for our Members and Season Pass holders for the preview. All guests must make a reservation for the safari beginning May 30.

First, tickets are required. If you are an active Member or Season Pass holder, you already have a ticket number. If you are a single-day guest, paused Member, or employee, you must first purchase a ticket online.

Once you have your ticket or pass number, you will log onto our new reservation site at www.sixflags.com/reserve-safari. Choose a date from the calendar that is available for your ticket type. Enter the required information. When you have completed the registration, you will receive a confirmation. Please print this confirmation sheet if possible. A printed sheet is easier to scan through the car window than a phone screen. We want this experience to be as contact-free as possible.

Ticket sales are for individuals. No group sales are available.

Dates are color coded on the website calendar to show availability. If there is a specific date you want to visit that is unavailable, you may join the wait list if you choose. Should the date become available, you will be notified by email.

All guests, including Members and Season Pass holders, must have a reservation. Due to COVID-19, new safety procedures are in place. Six Flags Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure is designed to be contact free. Advance reservations are required and tickets (if needed) must be purchased online, which we can scan through the car glass to limit contact with our guests. By requiring advance reservations, we can regulate the amount of cars visiting the safari each day to ensure proper social distancing and eliminate overcrowding. Reservations allow us to space vehicle arrivals throughout the day. Guests without reservations will not be permitted to enter.

Pricing applies per person:
General Admission -- as low as $19.99
Age 2 and under -- Free
Free to Six Flags Members, Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor New Jersey Season Pass holders

The drive is approximately 5 miles and takes about three hours to complete.

With COVID-19, safety is a shared responsibility. Our guests must follow a strict set of rules to keep our animals safe, which will be monitored by our Security, Safety, and Animal Care teams along the path. They include:

• SLOW – 5 mph speed limit
• Maintain space between your car and others
• Animals always have the right of way
• Remain in your vehicle and on paved roadway at all times
• Windows and sun roofs must remain completely closed
• Convertible tops must be closed
• No pets, including service animals, are permitted inside cars
• Do not feed or touch the animals
• No smoking or littering
• No parking or stopping, other than yielding to animals
• All vehicles will be screened by Six Flags Security prior to entering Wild Safari
• No items are permitted in pickup truck beds or in vehicles with open storage
• Cars, SUVs and consumer pickup trucks only permitted – no buses, RVs, box trucks, commercial vehicles, pickup trucks larger than a consumer pickup allowed
• Plan ahead – no restrooms, food, or gasoline available (only portable toilets at entrance and exit)
• Enter at your own risk
• Guests who violate the rules will be escorted from the park without a refund and may be prosecuted

Several thousand cars can visit the safari each day.

The safari was renovated in 2013 for the opening of Safari Off Road Adventure, and some of the sections were redefined. That pathway remains in place, plus, our guests will be able to visit the Baboon Jungle prior to exiting the safari. Camp Aventura will remain closed.

No. In 2003, fencing was added along the roadway to separate the baboons from the cars.

If your car can still move, please drive to the side of the road (but stay on the roadway) and place your flashers on. If you cannot move your car, just place your flashers on. One of our team members will come to assist you. Do not exit the vehicle for any reason.

The safety of our guests, team members and animals is our top priority. During extreme weather events, such as thunderstorms and high winds, it may become necessary to temporarily suspend safari admission. Once the extreme weather passes, guest entry will resume. Guests inside safari park may be required to shelter in place inside their vehicles. Entrance, exit, and section gates may be closed to limit animal movement. Once the extreme weather passes, gates will be reopened and vehicle movement will resume. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

Safari animals are wild animals. Their instincts may cause them to become startled, which may accidentally cause serious injury. For this reason and others, no animals are permitted inside guest vehicles.

Despite their calm appearance, safari animals are wild animals. They are not trained or domesticated. The may have large teeth and/or claws, and their behavior is unpredictable. We don’t want any guest or animal to become injured. The safari care team maintains a proper diet for each species. Just like your house pet that may become sick from “people food,” the same rule applies for exotic animals. You must keep your windows and doors closed and refrain from touching or feeding the animals. Do not exit the vehicle for any reason.

Yes. Admission is free to Six Flags Members, Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor New Jersey Season Pass holders. Other Six Flags Season Pass holders not belonging to Six Flags Great Adventure or Hurricane Harbor New Jersey are not valid for the Safari.

Memberships are linked to a Guest’s home theme park. Once a Membership has been paused, it will not unpause until the theme park has reopened. Billing will not resume until the theme park has opened.

Our Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure is free for active Members and Season Pass holders.

If a paused Member would like to take advantage of the new safari experience, daily tickets are available for purchase.

A paused Member will be able to utilize their Membership again for Great Adventure and any other Six Flags theme park once Great Adventure has reopened.

All benefits for Members and Season Pass holders is determined by the reopening of the theme park on July 3, 2020.

To ensure the safety of our guests and maximize on social distancing guidelines, the safari will remain a self-drive-thru experience after the Theme Park resumes operation. We aim to reopen Safari Off Road Adventure in the near future.

The theme park will open exclusively to Members and Season Pass holders July 3, 2020 and to the general public July 4, 2020. Reservations will be required to visit the theme park for all Members, Season Pass holders and daily ticket holders.