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Our 180th Great Adventure commercial is a classic from 1975. While it isn't an ad for the park itself, it does promote Final Net hair product which shows that you can survive a day of rides at the park with their hairspray! Click below to view the TV commercial. Thank you Darryl for this great find.

Build a Bear better double check where their store is suppose to be!

This will be located in the former Santas House under the Big Wheel. I think it’s a lot safer putting it there than close to the front gate where people would just walk out with merchandise.

^And the kiddie Barnstormer ride reinstallation at GA is well into its second year.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Reopens for the 2023 Season Select Spring Dates Beginning May 20 WHAT: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, one of the Northeast’s largest water parks, will launch the 2023 season May 20 with a spring preview. The park will operate several of its signature attractions while debuting new guest enhancements in preparation for the exciting summer season. Hurricane Harbor will operate weekends May 20 through June 11. Daily operation will run June 17 through Sept. 4. WHEN: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor spring preview operating dates and hours are as follows: · May 20-21: 11 am to 5 pm · May 27-29, June 3-4 & 10-11: 11 am to 6 pm WHERE: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: Route 537, Jackson, NJ 08527 Six Flags Great Adventure Hurricane Harbor: 1 Six Flags Blvd., Jackson, NJ. For more information on Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, visit www.sixflags.com/hurricaneharbornj. For information on Six Flags Great Adventure and Wild Safari, visit www.sixflags.com/greatadventure ADDITIONAL DETAILS: New for 2023: · Enhanced Menus – Guests will see more diverse options featured within the water park. Items include jerk chicken sandwiches, Caribbean salad, bacon wrapped pork kabob, dole soft serve and more. · VIP Lounges – Guests looking for a premiere experience can upgrade to a private VIP lounging area with access to games and televisions. · Splash Island – Coming this summer, kids will delight in the brand-new tree house play structure. With more than 50 play features, young families will love the mini slides and curtain waterfalls. But no treehouse is complete without that gigantic water bucket perched high above and always ready to soak the splash-seekers below. · Seven Brand New Slides – Coming this summer, guests will find seven brand new colorful slides meant for smaller riders. The addition of Cowabunga, Jellyfish Twist (two slides), RipCurl, Shark Attack, Splashin’ Seal, and Stingray Racer bring the perfect number of drops and twists for little ones seeking a gentle thrill. Six Flags Great Adventure launched their Memorial Day Season Pass Sale with season passes starting as low as $7.99/month after initial payment. For a limited time, when guests purchase a Gold Pass they will receive a FREE upgrade to Platinum, which includes unlimited visits to Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor New Jersey, Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure, free parking and a variety of other perks and discounts. The Six Flags Great Adventure properties are hiring for the 2023 season, which runs through Jan 1, 2024. More than 10 diverse departments are hiring, with most wages ranging from $15 to $20 per hour. Applicants must be at least 14 years old. Interested applicants can text FUN to 732-307-6688, log on to www.sixflagsjobs.com or visit the Employment Center daily from 11 am to 7 pm. Six Flags Great Adventure Employment Center: 1 Six Flags Blvd., Jackson, NJ. Next to 607 Monmouth Road, Cream Ridge, NJ, approximately ½ mile west of the main park entrance.

Also, it looks like FlashPass has been removed from Hurricane Harbor.

From the image on the new map it looks like the new slides and splash area will take up the entire area next to Big Wave Racer.

Click below to view the new 2023 Hurricane Harbor Park Map:

Does anyone else fear that the rubber duck is in the fountain, either to save money or because the fountain pump is broken?

Six Flags Great Adventure adding Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ technology Kimberly Redmond//May 11, 2023 - NJBIZ.COM The lines are about to get shorter at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson. The theme park’s operator, Six Flags Entertainment Corp., is teaming up with The Coca-Cola Co. to introduce a micro-market concept powered by Amazon’s Just Walk Out frictionless payment technology, allowing guests to purchase park essentials without waiting in line at the register. Called Quick Six, the 400-square-foot space is scheduled to open May 22 and features a curated selection of Coca-Cola products, as well as snacks, sunscreen, ponchos and other must-haves for a day at the park. After perusing, visitors can place items in their virtual cart and simply leave when they’re done shopping, with their selections automatically charged to the payment method used to enter the store. According to Six Flags, Quick Six is the first and only automated checkout-free shopping experience within a theme park. Following its New Jersey debut at Great Adventure, Six Flags expects to launch the concept later this year at Magic Mountain in Los Angeles, Calif. In a statement, Six Flags Vice President Stephanie Borges said, “We are thrilled to be able to offer this convenience to our park guests.” She went on to say that they believe the technology’s ability to “provide fast, seamless and contactless transactions” will “resonate really well in this setting.” Jon Jenkins, vice president of Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology, said, “We are excited to collaborate with Six Flags and Coca-Cola to deliver a better experience for guests and enable them to spend more time enjoying all these iconic parks have to offer.” First introduced in the e-commerce giant’s Amazon Go convenience stores, the payment solution was later expanded to Amazon Fresh supermarkets and the company’s Whole Foods Market subsidiary. Other grocery retailers across the country have also adopted Amazon’s checkout-free technology, as well as a few sports and entertainment venues. Six Flags Great Adventure is also rolling out several other new features for the 2023 season, including a refreshed event line-up, updated dining experiences, and enhanced in-park beautification. New additions are also planned at the Wild Safari Drive-Thru and Hurricane Harbor water park. “At Six Flags we’re laser-focused on improving the overall guest experience,” interim park President Randy Wilke said in a recent statement. “With investments in the beautification of our property, updated dining offerings, incredible safari additions and an exciting events schedule brimming with new, imaginative events; Six Flags is the place to be in 2023 to create lasting memories.”

Here is a great set of photos of the Looney Tunes Shoppe site when it was a landscaped area.

We received some detailed feedback on the Patriot Statue from one of our readers. Here is the information he shared: "Not sure if anyone has ever pointed this out about the statue. But it's incorrect with the minuteman with a rifle. The rifle he is holding is a P53 Enfield Rifle. 53 as in 1853. Based on the barrel bands, ramrod, sights and even the hammer. Which is percussion cap instead of flint. The barrel bands are screw types which didn't come around until really before the Civil War Era. P53 was used primarily by the Confederacy during the Civil War as they didn't have much access to Union Made Springfield and such muskets/rifles." Interesting stuff! Below is a composite of the statue (referred to as the "Revolutionary War Monument") in the studio of M&G Inc. of Philadelphia on March 16, 1994.

The site of the Haunted Castle has changed many times both before and after its existence. This year the Arboretum was built on the site (picture added above).

Looks like the Alphabet Garden, last seen at the Safari Exploration Station in 2010, will be back in the former remote control cars location behind the Big Wheel. Click below to see the original display.

^ Do you have a source for this? It could be as minor as new planters.