Kingda Ka, once the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, is now a pile of rubble after it was imploded at New Jersey's Six Flags Great Adventure on Friday morning. The implosion happened ahead of schedule at the park in Jackson Township.

It’s the end of an era for one of the most popular roller coasters at Six Flags Great Adventure. The amusement park, located in Jackson Township, New Jersey, imploded its Kingda Ka roller coaster early on Friday,

Kingda Ka‘s 20-year run at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson ended swiftly this morning when the roller coaster was imploded. Video shows the 456-foot coaster tumbling to the ground in a little more than five seconds.