Thunderbolt Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 LOL! I saw that yesterday! I almost wrote in to ask if you would like the screenshot. As soon as I saw the signage, I knew it was Great Adventure. Nice to see the fine work of the Great Adventure Sign Shop getting love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycloneMan Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Oh wow! That totally is ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanrobinchiller Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 ^That is totally our Log Flume! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioSonic94 Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Does the park still have those self purchase ticket machines in the Outer Mall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Does the park still have those self purchase ticket machines in the Outer Mall. Yes they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Interesting tidbit... this is the first season since 2000 that a ride (regular and/or kiddie) has not been removed from Great Adventure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanrobinchiller Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 ^Let us keep it that way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 That is sad that GADV's ride count has been dropping over ten years. Hopefully this will be a start of a new and better trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 There was a guy near the fountain selling something from a Papa Johns green thermal bag on Friday. I did a double check to see if it was Shapiro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbolt Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 (edited) That's sounds like an appropriate job for Mark Shapiro. Then again, he may be under qualified for that. Mark was personally responsible for the NHL's decision to leave ESPN. There are many people in Bristol still glad to see him gone. Edited May 7, 2012 by Thunderbolt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 (edited) I am glad Shapiro is gone too, I never liked him from the start. I can remember how 5 years ago most of the GAdv fan boards were gushing all over him, and anyone who spoke ill of him was shouted down with gang flaming. Most GAdv fans really thought he was the second coming for the chain back then and that he could do no wrong. I wonder if any of those people still feel the same about him now. Edited May 9, 2012 by The Master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioSonic94 Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 How much did it cost to build El Toro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 They've never disclosed the exact cost, but from what I've gleaned it was in the neighborhood of $26 million for all of the PdC project and about $18-20 million was the cost of the coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiller Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 What happend to Snowy's? Everything has been taken off of the building. It is usuially open during Fright Fest because the Showcase Theatre is open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanrobinchiller Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Yeah I don't see that reopening soon. When the Old Country section is revitalized, we will see a life to this snack place as well as the area of the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Last couple of times I rode Nitro, I noticed that under Batman's station is an open crate containing 2D cityscape brackground pieces. I wonder if those are the ones meant for Dark Knight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiller Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Interesting tidbit... this is the first season since 2000 that a ride (regular and/or kiddie) has not been removed from Great Adventure! I just thought of TURBO BUNGY, but that might not be considered a real ride. By the way, who was behind removing all of those rides; someone in the national Six Flags headquarters or the park president? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 The ride removals were generally the idea of Six Flags corporate. I remember Mark Kane telling us about fighting to keep things like Houdini open (and losing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 The last few times I went to AMC Cinema Suites they show a Great Adventure commercial before the previews. It's cool to see the Runaway Train (and other rides) on the big screen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 The new security checkpoints was a real mess yesterday, (Tuesday). They only had two open and people were cutting into line constantly. There was one girl in front of me who at the last minute let 8 of her friends cut into the line. Then there was this large man who walked up to ask one of the guards a question, then he cut into line right behind me. It ended up taking me 15 minutes to get though security and this was at 6:00 PM, hardly rush hour. I can see fights starting from this mess, GAdv needs to set up ropes for their security lines like the Philly airport does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 It's so good to see that SFGAm treasures their rides. This is their Schwarzkopf Monster Spin ride... They still run their Enterprise (orbit), and Calypso (Fiddlers Fling) too...all rides we lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 GADV got the brunt of it from Shapiro, at the time everyone thought it would be great that GADV was the new flagship park and whould be the trial park for his new (often inane) ideas but I knew it wasn't going to turn out great. After what happened with Chiller he became gung ho about removing older rides but not about replacing them with new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideOfSteel Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) Animal activists decry goose death at Great Adventure Animal activists cried foul over a move by ride operators at Six Flags Great Adventure that killed a goose Sunday.A Canada goose landed on a conveyer belt that moves rafts for the theme park's Congo Rapids. A ride operator tried to coerce the goose to fly away, but it would not move, said Nicole Cora of Southington, Conn., who witnessed the ordeal. A staff member then decided to continue operating the ride, and the conveyer belt trapped and killed the goose as witnesses, including children, looked on, Cora said. Rachel Ogden of GooseWatch NJ, which is devoted to the humane treatment of geese, said members of the group were "disturbed and saddened" by the event. "Six Flags needs to develop procedures that respect the lives of animals caught in its rides, while taking into account the safety of its adult and child guests," she said in a statement. "We will be filing a request with the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) for an investigation into this incident." The Department of Agriculture oversees conservation efforts of many migratory bird species. Six Flags spokeswoman Kristin Siebeneicher defended the decision of ride operators, and said stopping Congo Rapids would have put passengers in danger. In an emergency stop, rafts loaded with passengers would be flushed into the ride's reservoir, and guests would have to be evacuated by rope, she said. Susan Addelston of the Jackson Animal Welfare Committee said the decision to run the ride put profits at risk, not theme park patrons. "Seems that if the park operators were truly concerned about conservation they would have hit the control to release all of the boats, then tried to free the goose that was caught," she said. But Siebeneicher said efforts were made to aid the fowl. "While ensuring our guests' safety, we made every effort to save the geese, which numbered between 20 and 30 in and around the ride," said Siebeneicher. "All but one were safely relocated to the Prospertown Lake area." Though geese have posed little problem in the past, the birds have come onto the theme park's property since August, 2011, Siebeneicher said. That month, Hurricane Irene caused a break in a spillway that emptied Prospertown Lake. The geese have since searched Six Flags grounds for other water sources, the spokeswoman said. "We determined that the situation was handled properly, although it is very unfortunate that a goose was lost," Siebeneicher said. Animal rights activists said more could have been done to save the animal. "This was a tragic incident and it could have been avoided if human goose control measures, which are clearly needed here, were implemented," said Kristin Simon, a senior cruelty caseworker for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, which is based in Norfolk, Va. Simon said the park could employ goose scare tactics, such as motion sensors, scare crows or Mylar streamers to frighten away geese. Placing dense vegetation around water sources also makes it difficult for geese to land and nest, she said. Matt Stanton, spokesman of the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said no one had filed a complaint or called the NJSPCA hotline either Sunday or Monday about the incident. The NJSPCA investigates many cases of animal abuse reported in the state. "As far as I know, we've never even been to Great Adventure," said Stanton, who added he has worked for NJSPCA for at least eight. "They run a safari. They tend to take care of their animals." Courier Post <br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> Edited July 17, 2012 by RideOfSteel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike13 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I like Animals as much as the next guy, but it's a Goose.... It's the birds fault for going near moving machinery.Ride OP's did the right thing. Rider safety > Bird dying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanrobinchiller Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I was working that day. I heard about the incident, and right away I knew the goose was doomed. Its Congo Rapids. Trust me, if you stop the ride, a whole lot of other problems occur. Believe me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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