pashacar

wow. Thanks for the little history lesson!

I kind of like the candy theme to the lots, but it's pretty pathetic that they can't get the grammar right on an official sign like this.

A ramp for the old ski show?

Where did all those disappear to? And why don't they keep tubes on the side of the lazy river and have a queue to enter like every other waterpark in the world?

The Lazy River is by far the worst run one I've ever seen. There were barely any single tubes in there last week as well, and even the doubles were very hard to come by. I guess they don't realize that the small amount of extra revenue from tube rental doesn't outweigh the negative brand equity they create by not providing enough tubes for their attractions.

The carved wood elephant at the Exploration Station?

Absolutely Terminator, and it has nearly nothing to do with the coaster itself. The preshows and theming look so cool!

^ What does the HH ad sound like? Curious how they promote the place.

^ Weren't the small prizes like FBI caps and pink cowboy hats? What are they now?

Sarajevo Bobsleds?

27?

And wasn't that buzzer brutal? I can't believe they allow that attraction to run that way, but then again I guess it's exactly things like that that are why the company is going bankrupt and has such a horrible reputation.

Just for clarification, attendants ARE allowed to be at the top of the towers, as there were many there yesterday. Of course, they're too cheap to put more than one person at the top of any tower, so lines move far slower than they should. This would be somewhat okay if they had trained the employees to work an efficient routine, but they haven't done that, and so many lines move far slower than they should. Moreover, some of the operating methods are just asinine, like the constant stopping and restarting the tube conveyer on Hurricane Mountain, which leads to a painfully loud, sustained buzz right in patrons' ears every 30 seconds. I understand that safety comes first, but why are they so bad at taking things into account from a guests' perspective? They could pretty easily either get rid of the buzzer or figure out a way to have the belt operate constantly like it does on the family raft rides, among other solutions. It's sloppy operational procedures like these (and a foolishly one-sided perspective that ignores the guest experience) that make people choose better-run parks over SF ones.

Nah, car 16 is where it's at if you ask me. The very back gets no airtime since the front of the train is already going up the next hill when it's going over the previous one, but I've fond 16 to be the spot for optimum pop.

^ Yes. Only thing is they might not have GAdv coupon books, but you could easily pick one up first time you go to the theme park at the Looney Tunes Shoppe.

^ They've gotten better but some of that stuff still happens. I went during peak season last July and there was still only one guard at the top of a bunch of the towers, which was both chaotic and inefficient. The park is still run better than it was, though. I just with they weren't compromising the theme so much with the new additions and refurbs this year

^ How could the park have an issue staffing rides any more than staffing games, food, etc? Lifeguards I understand, since they are generally a smarter, higher class of employee, but I think any plain rides staffing issues have a lot more to do with profit margins than inability to find people. One of the biggest insults of the Premier days was that as you walked through the park when half of the rides were closed, every single game stand would be open--that's just where the company's priorities were (and are still, but they do a better job running the parks now so it's far more tolerable). If the lifeguard situation is true, though, I'd much rather see the attractions we have remain adequately staffed (the one lifeguard for six slides you sometimes see is totally ridiculous) than see a new ride or tower added and the staff spread too thinly.

Temple of the Tiger

^ Me too! And I'm getting my free friend ticket, no matter how much time I have to spend at GR. It's very clearly advertised as a reason to buy the pass on their site. Regardless of the headache that that will be, I'm really excited for a nice, relaxing day in the tropics!

Just realized there was no BAFF in there. The park site is promoting it on this page: http://www.sixflags.com/hurricaneHarborNJ/...seasonpass.aspx "Pick up your Passholder Value Book on your first visit and get a free friend ticket to use on select days." Was there a separate coupon, or did you omit one that was in the book?

Grrr, I still haven't gotten anything and I've visited three times since the 15th! I emailed guest relations and got a response that they'd look into it, but haven't heard anything back yet

Thanks!

^ Wasn't being able to use it in the wave pool always one of the main points of renting a tube? Unless I'm thinking of another water park. On that note, I hope they got more non-rental tubes this year (or staffed the tube areas at the slide towers . . . like that would ever happen). The chaotic scramble for tubes at the bottom of the slides last year was totally ridiculous.

Were the Harbor crowds as nonexistent as they look? I can't stand going on busy days because of the unsupervised scramble for tubes at the bottom of the slides. They really need to do something about that. Also, I just have to note those metal roofs. It's heartbreaking to me that after all the amazing effort put into creating a wonderfully themed environment in this park, management is going to ruin it with cheap moves like putting those in. It's bad enough to have Papa Johns and Lunchables signs everywhere, but I'd at least be able to deal with that if they had put some--ANY--maintenance into the theming itself since the park's opening day. Not only are the beautiful thatch roofs gone (and the metal ones look so incongruous on top of the elaborately-themed buildings) but all of the theming elements, like the Bada-Bing Music Maker/Laundry Machine/etc. are in utter disrepair, and many of the thematic signs (especially those along the path of the lazy river) are either broken or too faded to make out, which takes only a tiny bit of paint to fix. When is the park going to realize that the little things add up??