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  9. October 28 2017 Trip Report

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    I'll add my notes from our trip on Saturday, Oct. 28:

    Weather was beautiful - we got there when it opened at 11 am.  There was virtually no backup getting through the parking plaza and only a few minutes to get through security and into the park.  Crowds weren't too bad for the first hour or two.

     

    We did three rides and three shows, ate lunch and a snack.  We walked the whole park to see the decorations.

     

    The Unleashed show was excellent, especially the trampoline artists in the neon lighted outfits.

     

    When we left the 5:00 show, the park had become wall to wall people, so the wife said it was time to get out.  She weren't waiting in lines for any more rides or to get dinner, or even for the parade.

     

    We started walking to the gate at around 5:30.  It was like a salmon trying to swim upstream - people were coming in by the thousands.  As we walked towards our car in the lot, we noticed that they had already started parking cars over in HH.  It was a challenge to drive towards the exit with all these people coming in the opposite direction.

     

    We finally got out to Route 537, where we immediately hit a traffic jam, and I was perplexed.  We turned right towards I-195, but couldn't budge.  I noticed the NB entrance into the park had been closed off, and then realized NB traffic had to go past the entrance, make a u-turn at the jughandle, and then enter the park via the overpass.  It was pandemonium with 3-4 lanes of cars trying to weave in every direction to get where they needed to.  There was no signing or traffic directors, so many people were lost and confused as to what to do.  It took us a half hour to get from the exit ramp past the jughandle, which is only maybe a quarter mile away.  Once we got past the jughandle, it was finally clear sailing, but it took an hour from when we exited the main gate to the time we passed the jughandle.  It was now 6:30 and the line of cars coming from the north was backed up at least to I-195, and probably back on to the interstate itself.  

     

    I estimate it would be at least 8:00 before these people actually got into the park.  And then good luck getting on any rides or attractions as the park would be unbelievably crowded.  I realize the park was open until midnight, and maybe a lot of these people had season passes, but I still can't see how it is worth it to visit the park under those conditions.  

     

    Neither my wife or I have ever seen anything like this at any park.  Apparently we escaped the asylum just in time!  LOL

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  10. Fright Fest 2017

    in The Park Today

    Posted · Edited by dougdrummer

    11 hours ago, pashacar said:

     

    Hey, not a 100% sure thing, but I'm *probably* going on the 30th and would be happy to help if I end up going. Shoot me a PM.


    The park is open on the 30th?  We should update the original post:

     

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    Six Flags Great Adventure updated their 2017 operating calendar it appears Fright Fest will run from September 16 to October 29 and will be on the following days:

     

    Fridays: September 22, 29, Oct 6, 13, 20, 27 - 5:30PM to Midnight

    Saturdays: September 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28 - 11AM to Midnight

    Sundays: September 17, 24, Oct 1, 15, 22, 29 - 11AM to 10PM (Sunday Oct 8 - 11AM to 11PM)

    Monday: October 9 - 11AM to 10PM

     

  20. 2019 and Beyond Speculation at SFGA

    in The Future of the Park

    Posted · Edited by dougdrummer

    The Showcase could get innovative and hold talent-type contests, if they don't want to pay for professional entertainers.  We were there one day this summer and we heard music coming from the theater.  It was hot outside, so I convinced my wife to go inside and see what was going on.  They were having some type of cheer-type dance contest, and there were teams from all over the tri-state region.  Although cheerleading is not really my thing, it was still mildly entertaining to watch the kids for about 45 minutes.  I never saw the contest advertised, even in the park.  There were a few hundred spectators in the theater - mostly relatives of the participants.  I'm sure these people spent money while there.  All it cost SF was air conditioning, electric and a few staff to run the lights and sound.

     

    Imagine if they did some variant of America's Got Talent or the X Factor?  They could advertise the heck out of it, and attract people from all over.  Especially if they were to use some local celebrities as judges.  I think the return on investment would be significant.

     

    The types of events they could hold at Showcase are pretty vast.  I'm not sure why they don't hold concerts in there for local bands or bands that are up and coming, and can't fill a larger or outdoor theater yet.

  24. Sky Caliber looping water slide - for real?

    in Industry Rumors

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    from Wikipedia, but Sky Caliber is not listed as a ride on Mountain Creek's website:

     

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    Currently in development by Vancouver-based Sky Turtle Technologies is a ride called the Sky Caliber. In summer 2016, the Sky Caliber, opened at the Action Park site. Unlike the original Cannonball Loop, riders will ride in bullet-shaped aluminum cages. The ride also features a considerably taller and steeper approach, as well as a teardrop shaped loop.[72] Current indications are that the slide will be called "Cannonball Loop."[73] The ride features a vertical drop, a teardrop-shaped loop, and a coffin-shaped cage riders will ride in. It also has an emergency hatch, like the original Cannonball Loop.[7[
     

     

     

    also this:

     

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    Expect to hear a lot more about Sky Turtle looping water slides in the near future. The Travel Channel’s “Extreme Water Slides” reality show has already been out to the Missouri prototype site to film a segment for an upcoming episode and a handful of parks are already in discussions to open Sky Caliber looping slides in 2016 and beyond.

     

    My guess is that it is still in testing, and well behind the original opening schedule.  Who knows if this ride will ever see the light of day.

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