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. Officials warned locals that they would hear a series of rapid explosions as crews imploded the structure.

After Kingda Ka at Great Adventure was imploded on Friday, we spoke with one fan of the coaster who drove 45 minutes to watch it come down but was minutes too late.