Matt Kaiser

I think GA has some of the best operations in the chain, so it's hard for us to compare. It is a GA-level policy to start the day with all available trains, whereas I know several parks don't. However, several CF parks don't do that either. Honestly, most of the things that people fault Six Flags for, you can fault Cedar Fair for as well, in some form or another. People always seem to use Cedar Point to compare to the average and below average SF parks, which obviously isn't an equal comparison.

^ Rumor is that the state of NJ didn't approve of them. (Probably weight and the stresses on the figures) I've also heard that they're trying to modify and get them back on for next year. I think the guy on the back might be currently placed on display on the boardwalk or something.

Prices vary by day and by weekend. Typically less on Fridays, but also tends to go up as we're closer to Halloween. Here are 2 examples: Friday 9/13: Saturday 9/14:

Wow, those were just repainted a few short years ago!

I take this back -- Taz Tornado wasn't supposed to close and will probably re-open. So only 4 rides are closed.

Safari Kids is still open. All they've closed are the 5 rides in Seaport.

They typically start in and work their way out. So, first they ask employees, maybe close friends/family of employees, then reach out to ACE and other friends of the park. If they need more people than that, they'll start to share the invite to a wider audience. I know other SF parks will post the casting invite to their Facebook, but I've never seen Great Adventure do that. You mostly have to know someone or be in a club that gets the invite. I've attended several shoots for Zumanjaro, Holiday in the Park, and El Diablo (and have been invited to almost all since then). For Zumanjaro, only employees could ride due to not having state approval at that time. A bunch of ACE members rode Kingda Ka during the shoot (myself included).

Yes it was. They'll be making a post today explaining all the clues!

The coaster rendering is the strangest thing I've ever seen. I'm not sure how they managed to make the entire announcement today look and feel like an April Fool's Joke. lol

Happy Birthday Mitch!

...what's this thread about?

They haven't really had processing in many years. You just go to the gate, they scan your voucher, give you a card, and that's mostly it. Pick up a lanyard at the table (I think), then your member cup (if applicable) at Member Services.

They set up a second express kiosk as well near the Boardwalk, but I don't know if that has ever been open at all. Maybe Fright Fest?

For the record, the ride closed for maybe an hour from the photo. It was open in the morning, broke down, then re-opened shortly after that photo.

Wait, where were they? I assumed they had gotten rid of them when they took them off the building. lol

I wish Nintendo was bigger, it really deserves its own large area with sub-sections.

I didn't realize a waterpark attraction could invoke the essence of the 90's, and yet here this is. EDIT: This is my post 1234

I've seen all the SW films, but I would never have known this if you didn't tell me. I'm obviously not a super-fan / connoisseur, but I'd still say I'm a fan of SW. I just don't have a running list of every planet, and I don't think most other people do either. I'm much less a fan of Harry Potter, but you can't say Hogwarts isn't a critical key focal point of the IP. Having a made-up school over Hogwarts in Wizarding World would be like having some made up ship instead of the Millennium Falcon in Galaxy's Edge. Arguably even worse than that. Find me someone who has never heard of Hogwarts. I can find find plenty of people who have never heard of Tatooine. (PS I had to look up to verify I spelled that correctly)

"You want more? Let's ramp it up! " - Nature

Another thing I shouldn't be spending money on. Haha

Obligatory "which year?"

Nope! It's only accepted in official, LEGO-owned stores. (The one in Disney Springs is one of their flagships) All the stores in Merlin attractions don't accept it, including all Legoland amusement parks and all 19 Legoland Discovery Center attractions.

What's the diameter of this sign?

I'm hoping this means Legoland finally accepts Lego VIP cards in their shops.

They keep the lights off because so many of them don't work, so it would look really bad. And for whatever reason, they won't pay to fix them or convert to proper LEDs. As for the loading, how long was the line? To keep the wheel balanced they can only load a certain number of cars based on what the average demand is like.