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I have Theme Park Studio and love it. Can't wait to make a SFGA recreation, but I have no modeling experience. What do you think about TPS?

Can't wait to see what RCT World brings, but Parkitect looks a lot like EA Theme Park which I did not like on my DS.

I stopped by the museum yesterday. Great job! It was great seeing exhibits in person rather than on this website. It was great that the park provided signs and other artifacts which really added to the "in person" feel.

It would be great to see a hotel, even though the park may get busier, I think the extra income and investment will lead to a better park. Right now, I think SFGA gives a horrible first impression. I was at the park yesterday and here are my thoughts: The lines to pay for parking were crazy. I could easily see people waiting 10 - 20 minutes to get in the park and pay for parking. Next, the parking lot looks like there was a meteor shower. Then walking to the park, many people can't find the entrance. I remember there used to be a giant sign (I think). Then you walk up to security and wait 30 minutes just to get through security. That's longer than I waited at the airport a few weeks ago. Then you finally purchase your tickets and enter the park. Now people can see what Great Adventure is all about, but I can't see people happy before they enter the park, especially if they come without any knowledge of the park. People won't turn around and leave because they paid the $25 for parking.

Would you recommend the single rider line for Zumanjaro, or should I just wait in the standby? Also can't wait to visit the GAH museum.

Thanks for the great visuals! Can't wait until it opens! Hopefully they have a Gold Season Pass preview the weekend before.

If you take a look at Drop Ride Wars episode 2, at 0:55 you can see the plans for the que line. It will not travel under the launch track of Kingda Ka, but around the back. People will exit the ride in between the cars. The line splits up into three well before boarding.

You are allowed to bring bottles of water. I believe they must be factory sealed.

I have gone opening day for a long time and it usually isn't that bad. Usually opening day is before spring break, so Sunday and Monday might be a little bit crowded, but nothing compared to the summer.

So were the other two towers completed today?

^I think that they are trying to make Kingda Ka and Zumanjaro stand out more because a lot of people see Green Lantern and Superman from the parking lot and head there first. But I really do like how cedar fair makes their maps. Can't wait until April 12th!

This would definitely improve satisfaction of guests waiting in line for 3+ hours.

Do you think that the park will have low crowds next Friday (October 11th/Columbus Day Weekend)?

It was great seeing recent pictures of the park, I haven't been there since I processed my 2014 pass in August.

Also could the boxes say SFMM because they planned to build Zumanjaro at the same time as they planned to build Lex Luthor Drop of Doom?

These pictures are fantastic!

It would benefit them and get more tourists, but that means longer lines for us . I think they need to put in a lot more family/flat rides before they can get huge crouds to stay at their hotel.

This would be great for Six Flags, but not for me...the park will be crowded. If they add an indoor waterpark, then they will be open in the winter .

40th anniversary addition?!?!

Is safari discoveries closed? When I went, it was closed all day.

^ Close, you're 3 off. 42 stairs to get to the station on Bizzaro.

Is this the song they play on Skyscreamer now? I know it was not the same as last year when I went.

I took a visit to the park twice this weekend. I went on Friday with the horrible weather and on fathers day. I got to the park around 3:00 and stayed until about 7:00. It was the busiest I've seen it on fathers day, but I managed to get on a few rides. I also decided to count the amount of stairs on Bizzaro and Batman. (Quiz: How many stairs on each ride are there to get to the station?) I waited about a half hour for Superman, Bizzaro, and Batman. I didn't wait for the parachutes because they just opened because of the wind. I was the only one to go then the ride closed again.

New Street Performers on Main Street.

Loving the new paint job!

While I was heading to Bizzaro, I came across that the arcade in the tent was rearranged. When you walk in, you have to go left towards the paintball building, you can't go around on the right anymore. There is a temporary wall there, but I couldn't get close enough to see what they were doing.

Bizzaro

Medusa Still Seen

Has anyone seen people ejected from line cutting?

Northern Star Concessions open for the Foreigner concert.

Safari Off Road Adventure

Foreigner in Concert. Merchandise and Drinks right next to the doors.

This is the only time I have been to the park to see SORA running in full operation and three trucks are waiting to get into the station. Is this a normal occasion? If it is, this may be a problem.

Always take this picture.

The stakes on the fence have been replaced by the lakeside.

Love the new trains on Batman! It makes the ride so much smoother.

Both sides are running on dare devil dive.

Superman and Green Lantern

Going to the park on Father's Day was not such a great idea. I usually only go when the park is empty (on opening day, Easter, September when the park opens) so I am not used to the crowds. One thing that interested me was that I went on Sky Screamer on Friday and halfway through, the ride went all the way back down instead of only going halfway down and back up like it used to and returned to doing on Father's day.

Ride count:

Bizzaro x1

Batman x1

Superman x1

Parachutes x1

All photos taken with Nokia Lumia 920. Sorry if some are blurry or out of focus, I was walking when I took some of the pictures.

Does Great Adventure have their own printers for the signs? I know they make them very fast.

When will we see the full trip report? Was the park busy, I know the weather wasn't so great...

Hopefully it is warm enough to go to Hurricane Harbor before then...For now, can't wait to go on Safari Off Road Adventure!

You're right. When people don't listen to the rules, I do get very annoyed. This is especially in Skull Mountain, I have had bad experiences in there with people breaking the rules. One women cursed me off because she thought I poked her through the holes between the line and the station, but it was the guy in front of me. Where is the security on Skull Mountain?

Come check out Superman! haha

I'll be sure to!

It's interesting that the Skyway was closed, but Kingda Ka was open. Hmm...