BillyG

Dialect?

Is that because they no longer serve it, or was that just one of those strange NJ laws at one point that required a separate spot for such beverages?

Unfortunately, they don't realize (as many of the smaller parks have, either intentionally or just due to lack of money to purchase a bunch of new rides to replace ones that they already have) that keeping these types of rides may actually turn out to be beneficial on the financial end as well as from the nostalgia/sentimental viewpoint. When you are the only park (as was the case here, at least within the US) with this particular ride, you will very likely get some additional people to come to your park just because they want to experience something that is simply not available anywhere else! If you remove that one thing, they no longer have a reason to come to your park (even from a distance, meaning they are likely buying the more expensive tickets not a yearly pass or similar, and probably getting more things like souvenirs that repeat attendees already have), so that is a fair amount of revenue that never arrives.

Unless they are concerned that someone or group might try to get it turned into a landmark as the one in Coney Island has been (which is why that one stays there)?

You would think (or at least hope) that they might do something, given that they were willing to work on having the exhibits there in the past as a temporary museum... Seems only logical that this type of anniversary would be a time for that type of thing to return!

If you use actual salt, yes. There are other types of ice melting substances that are less of an issue, just at a higher price.

Makes sense that (even if they weren't questioning previously, though that seems to have been the case) they would close for the 23rd & 24th. If NJ is anything like it is up here in NY, tomorrow would be great temperature (into the 50's) but heavy rain to go with, then the quick drop to below freezing. Probably wouldn't even have been a good two days for the drive thru version, were they still doing that (maybe Saturday night would be OK, cold but cleared up, but Friday night is the worst part with the dropping temperature and the remains of precipitation causing issues on the roads).

I believe Great Escape would like a word with you about this being the last skyride in the chain

It wouldn't stop Great Adventure from using paper bags, since they don't quite qualify as a supermarket . The paper part is ONLY for supermarkets over 2,500 Square Feet.

This park is on the Heavyweight version of the Great Light Fight tonight (12/16).