29yrswithaGApass Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 We would like to do a Spotlight on the uniforms of Great Adventure employees through the decades. From the colorful '70s to the "stylish" '80s... from the "themed" '90s to the casual '00s - uniforms have really changed over the years. Here is a chance for you (or your photos) to be included in a Great Adventure Spotlight! Do you have any pictures of you or your friends in their uniforms? How about a complete stranger in a Great Adventure uniform? If so, please send us a photo at feedback@greatadventurehistory.com . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted November 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 These will be the first of many photos posted to this topic about Employee Uniforms. Below are the His and Hers version of Great Adventure ride operator's uniforms from 1976. They almost look like pajama tops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 And best of all, they're in front of two rarely seen ride installations...Dream Street Dazzler and Super Cat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 i think the park should go back to the uniforms that were themed to the sections, the florescent green is pretty ugly.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertDavid Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 i think the park should go back to the uniforms that were themed to the sections, the florescent green is pretty ugly.. Amen to that!! Those hideous florescent shirts were a HUGE mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterPrince Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 I miss the blue shirts. I kinda like Cedar Fair's uniforms for ride ops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted November 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Here are His and Hers Kiddie Kingdom overalls uniforms from 1976. The guy looks a little creepy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 nowadays you'd think twice about trusting a creepy looking guy with your kids safety Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Check out the styles of shoes Great Adventure employees were permitted to wear in 1977! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Look at those prices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Good luck finding those shoes at those prices today. Those are in the $50-75 range for the exact ones now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Below is a picture of the new ride operator uniforms for 1985. As a ride opeartor myself from 1985, I can assure you this guy had one too many buttons undone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Those shirts were horrible with that flap across the chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted February 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Those shirts were rainbow colored and had blue collars, For the first year they were paired up with green pants, which weren't updated until the following season. It was sort of like wearing mis-matched Garanimals! After that the blue collared shirts and blue pants looked much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 as a kid i remember those uniforms, they were pretty bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daved Thomson Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 You're right that in the black & white photos of the 1976 ride operations uniform, the shirts do look like pajamas. They didn't look like pajamas in person. Personally, these are my favorite uniforms. The Great Adventure logotype in rainbow type was all over the shirt and I think it looked great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlumeOp1974 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Those were pretty neat and they did fit into the Strawberry Fair section really well. I worked the log flune in 1974 and we had burgandy pants a cowbow shirt which was cream with brown bucking borncos all over it and a burgandy shoulder s and coller. with braiding tiem. And a tan cowboy hat with a dark broen band with ref stones in it. Our shoes we were alowed were squared toe cowboy boots. yea hoo partner! Oour bages were Red with the balloon letter logo and our names and host or hostess below. all carved into the name tag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Has security ever changed there uniforms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 They used to have brown uniforms that made them look more like park rangers than security. They switched to more police like uniforms after the events of 1987. For a while they had the screening people in white shirts with ties and grey dress pants because they wanted them to look less threatening for the children coming through. They also had the parks clowns stationed just beyond the metal detectors with the thought that they would distract the children while mommy and daddy got frisked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Here's the security uniform. The shirts were tan and the pants and trim were brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanrobinchiller Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 it would be amazing to have custom costumes again for each ride! Having masks for Green Lantern would be so cool, but be dangerous at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted June 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 These will be the first of many photos posted to this topic about Employee Uniforms. Below are the His and Hers version of Great Adventure ride operator's uniforms from 1976. They almost look like pajama tops! I am happy to say we obtained a bunch of photos of employees in uniforms that we will be sharing in the future. Check out this closeup of the material pattern in the uniforms above. Too cool! I wish I had one of those shirts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted August 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 The Rolling Thunder crew and all the employees of the Hernando's Hideway section had area specific uniforms starting in 1979. (See the photo below was taken in 1980.) The following year the Roaring Rapids crew had ride specific uniforms for that new attraction for 1981. Too bad the trend didn't continue with themed uniforms throughout the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 did anyone notice that the sups no longer wear the ridiculous shirt and tie, and went to a simplified t shirt thats says management team, about time they did that the shirt and tie was really lame.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 The original Batman The Ride uniforms use to be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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