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Her name is Janice Lynn. She was a teacher as well as a performer. Her 2 brothers were also in the show. Eric and Gabe.

I'm on the far left in the upper left photo, and 3rd from the left holding up my right arm in the bottom right photo. Wow, I don't even have copies of those pictures.

That's good to hear.

What I was refering to are live stage shows. Bands don't really qualify and the Arena headliners are not daily events. Most theme parks have large production shows with singers, dancers, sets, and costumes. Great Adventure used to have these types of shows in the Showcase Theatre and Bandstand.

I don't get this "lack of funds" excuse. Park prices have skyrocketed and yet they can't afford a single show? Why is it that every other theme park company can afford several shows in each of their parks?

I forgot about the ski show. That's another theatre that was vacant my last visit.

A cake would be interesting, but since the columns already match the Yum Yum Palace, continuing that theme would probably make more sense.

I noticed the last time I was at the park that the merchandise no longer said Great Adventure on it. All the merchandise was just generic Six Flags with no park specific details. I find this to be just another example of the park losing it's identity. I imagine it's easier to just ship the same merchandise to all of their parks, but I also think they could sell more by making the merchandise park specific. If you go to one park and buy a merchandise that says Six Flags and then go to another park and they have the same thing, you have no reason to purchase anything.

I know several of the parks here in Florida have abandoned the no-lid no-straw policies. I'm not sure why, but maybe all parks are heading in this direction. Maybe they discovered they are not as dangerous as originally thought, or they just got too many complaints.

I never understood how Medusa fit into the Frontier Adventures section of the park. If I remember correctly the station is western themed, but the ride is purple and lime green and called "Medusa"? What kind of drugs were these people on? Why not paint it to fit into the section they put it in and call it something approprite, perhaps an indian theme? I know it will never happen, but I would love to see the carousel get a roof like the Yum Yum Palace ( I refuse to call it the Character Cafe ) to finish it's ice cream sundae theme. I believe that was the original intent but it never happened. The roof that was added is very colorful, but doesn't make any sense. I would also like to see the colors brought back to the skyride cars. The old cars were each painted a different bright glossy color. The current dull red and blue cars are very bland.

Unfortunately, even making the building look like a soundstage would not make it attractive. Placing this building in the center of the area the way they did makes it extremely obtrusive. Almost all of Disney's rides are built inside these warehouse type buildings, but they are placed on the outer edges of the parks behind facades so that you can not tell. Kind of like Skull Mountain, although I think they did a very poor job on that facade. For those of you that have asked, I was in the "Red , White, and Blue Review", the first year. That brings up another issue, why aren't there any shows at the park anymore? There used to be shows in the Showcase Theatre, the Bandstand on the Lake, a Character show, the Dolphin show, and a diving show. If you really want to attract families, it seems to me you have to offer the adults something to do. The last time I was in the Showcase Theatre they were showing The Wizard of Oz. Who the heck wants to go to a theme park and watch a movie? The past few years I've only made it up to the park during Fright Fest and have seen the Halloween shows. I understand there is a parade, but a park that big really should have entertainment other than rides if they want to attract families.

Wow, look at all the trees! Sure do miss them.

I'm originally from New Jersey and have been going to great Adventure since it opened. I was a performer in the Showcase Theatre in 1988. I then went to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg and spent 10 years at Walt Disney World. Great Adventure is still my home and holds the dearest spot in my heart. I come back every year to visit. Unfortunately, I am usually very saddened by what Six Flags has done to the park each year and it seems I will be very disappointed when I see the park next. The 3 things that will be difficult this year are the addition of Dark Knight, the removal of the Super Teepee and the removal of the Flying Wave. The removal of the Teepee is by far the most troubling. I understand they had every intention of keeping it in the park, using it as a character breakfast location, and only removed it because it was structurally unsound. However, this could have been avoided with proper maintenace. I would hope they would replace it, but knowing the park's history I seriousely doubt that will happen. The Flying Wave is also a huge loss for the park, not only because it is a great ride, but also because of the atmosphere it created in that section of the park. Hopefully it will return, or they will buy a new one to replace it. The Dark Knight appears to be a huge, ugly gray warehouse housing what I hear is nothing more than a wild mouse roller coaster. Everyone seems pretty disappointed in this ride considering where ride technology is at these days and how the structure overpowers what used to be a forrest, before becoming "Movie Town", which in itself makes no sense. This is my biggest problem with Six Flags. Since they purchased the park they have systematically destroyed the environment to the point of no return. Rides and buldings can be repaired or replaced, but the forrest can never be regrown, at least not in the next 100 years. What used to be a beautiful park spread throughout a forrest and fancifully themed is now no more that a slab of cement with rides on it. There are ways to expand a park without cutting down every tree in sight and building rides in the parking lot. I hope they realize this before doing any more damage and I hope they try their best to save the remaining unique elements of the park. I have a horrible feeling the Big Wheel or the skyride may be the next park icon to go.