SFGAm has virtually the same coaster collection as SFGAdv (as the every day guest would be concerned) and 3 times as many flat rides and a free, full-scale water park. They bring in the same amount of people, but SFGAdv has a separate-gated water park and Safari.
Maybe I'm the wrong person to answer this...
In the spotlight, it said it was in a bad location. IDK, I think it's harder to find your way around Knoebels