The Great White Returns With New Trains at Morey’s Piers – We Finally Rode it!
You might make fun of me for admitting this, but I didn’t get to ride the Great White this summer until the very last day Morey’s Adventure was open.
That wasn’t the plan. The park’s wooden coaster, a Wildwood icon since 1996, had spent the season drawing attention for its two new Millennium Flyer trains, the kind of upgrade coaster enthusiasts dream about.
The Great White Returns With New Trains at Morey’s Piers
But delays pushed the debut later than expected, and by the time the trains finally hit the track, our summer was so crazy that we didn’t get a chance to ride until the very last day of the season
On that final day, I finally climbed aboard and took some awesome videos, including drone shots.
You can watch the video at the bottom of this article.
A Ride Reborn
The Great White has always been one of those rides that defines a summer. It’s massive, a 110-foot lift hill, twisting curves that skim the beach, a plunge beneath the boardwalk. For locals, it is as much a landmark as it is a thrill.
In the past winter, we took you behind the scenes at Morey’s Piers to show you the new trains before they hit the track. You can watch that video here.
The new Millennium Flyer trains, though, make it feel like a different coaster.
Introduced by Great Coasters International more than two decades ago, Millennium Flyers are built to flex with the track, not fight against it.
Each car pivots independently, easing into curves that once rattled and jolted. The effect is striking.
Instead of clattering around corners, the train sweeps through them, almost like it’s tracing the tide.
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What Makes Millennium Flyers Special
Millennium Flyers, designed by Great Coasters International (GCI), are widely regarded as some of the smoothest wooden coaster trains in the industry. Unlike older “trailer-style” trains, which ride as a single rigid unit, Millennium Flyers use an articulated chassis system:
- Individual Car Pivoting – Each car is mounted on a separate frame that can pivot independently, allowing the train to “snake” through turns instead of resisting them.
- Articulated Axles – Wheel assemblies are designed with extra flexibility to keep all wheels in contact with the rails, reducing wear on both the track and train.
- Open-air Seating – Riders sit in bucket-style seats with minimal sidewalls, giving more freedom of movement and a better sense of exposure.
- Lap Bar Restraints – Gone are the old buzz bars. Millennium Flyers use ratcheting lap bars that lock individually, improving safety while still giving a looser, airtime-friendly feel.
- Lighter Weight – The trains are significantly lighter than their predecessors, which means less track stress and smoother transitions, especially on older wooden layouts.
The result is a ride that flows instead of fighting. Where the Great White once rattled through its beachside curves, the Flyers glide, carving along the rails like they were designed yesterday.
Morey’s gave the two trains names, Mahone and Mary Lee, after great white sharks once tracked off the Jersey coast. You can track Mahone here.
It’s a touch of seaside theater, but it also feels fitting.
For the first time in years, The Great White has its bite back.
Below is our video reacting to the ride with some awesome seagull shots.
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