29yrswithaGApass Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Quote Six Flags Great Adventure Announces Guest Enhancements Including New Rides, Food, Events and Animal Encounters for 2022 Park complex to unveil its largest array of improvements in history JACKSON, N.J. ─ March 2, 2022 ─ In 2022, the Six Flags Great Adventure property will celebrate the largest array of improvements in the parks’ nearly 50 year history, featuring robust enhancements to the guest experience including new dining, rides, events and animal experiences. Six Flags’ investment will feature beautification and modernization efforts throughout the world-class theme park and Wild Safari. Details include increased capacity and streamlined operations in rides, food service, and admissions; new theming and reintroduction of several popular rides for daredevils and junior thrill seekers; aesthetic and comfort enhancements in both parks; the debut of popular food brands and new dining options; a major summer event and more guest amenities. “Our largest range of enhancements in nearly five decades will focus on improving our guests’ experience through technology, innovation, and renovation,” said Park President John Winkler. “As the Northeast’s premier family entertainment destination, we’re laser-focused on providing incredible guest service in a beautiful, modern, and state-of-the art environment.” Six Flags Great Adventure and Wild Safari’s 2022 additions include: The Return of Medusa – Thrill seekers will delight in the return of the snake-haired Gorgon to Frontier Adventures—a seven-looping beast unveiled in 1999 as the world’s first floorless, top-rail roller coaster, Medusa. The ride was re-branded to BIZARRO™ 10 years later, but will return in its original form with a new color palette, logo, and Gold Rush-era backstory; Jr. Thrillseekers – Great Adventure will complete the two-year renovation of this action-packed section. Formerly Safari Kids, the park’s largest family area will offer eight rides, all perfect for parents to enjoy with their little ones, like Lil’ Devil Coaster—the kiddie counterpart to Jersey Devil Coaster—and Barnstormer, returning for 2022. The section will also feature shopping, dining, and new, shaded seating; Single Rider Lines – To shorten wait times by filling in every available seat, single rider lines enable rides to operate with the maximum number of guests. This feature will be added to Jersey Devil Coaster, El Toro, Nitro and Medusa; Q SMART Technology – To improve the guest experience through enhanced ride line speed and efficiency, Six Flags will transition its’ THE FLASH™ Pass Q-bot to mobile Q SMART technology. From the convenience of a mobile phone and the ease of an app, with the touch of a button guests will be able to maximize their time in the park, spending less time waiting in line and more time enjoying rides, dining, shopping, and entertainment; Enhanced Mobile App – A new mobile app feature that allows guests to add their pass to their Google Pay Wallet or Apple Wallet will expedite the front gate experience and reduce wait time; “Wow” Moments – In 2022, more emphasis will be placed on creating “Wow” moments through fun and memorable guest interactions, beautiful landscaping views, additional seating for relaxation, and a massive, new marquee on Rt. 537; Restaurant Makeovers – Two of the park’s largest indoor restaurants, Yum Yum Café and Granny’s, will reopen with an entirely new interior look. New floors, décor, menu boards, and traffic flow will enhance the dining experience; Fatburger® – Since 1952, Fatburger has been serving delicious, made-to-order food. Now with more than 200 locations worldwide, Fatburger will deliver hot and fresh treats like juicy burgers, creamy milkshakes, and crispy onion rings to guests in Adventure Alley; New Dining Options – The park will expand its culinary options with freshly roasted rotisserie chicken added to the menu at Granny’s, freshly-brewed coffee creations at Sweet Treats, proudly serving Starbucks® and many additional high quality offerings; Family Restroom – To better accommodate the needs of all guests, the theme park will introduce two new family restrooms to the Adventure Alley section; Volta Electric Vehicle Charging Stations – Compatible with all electric vehicles, units will be available in the theme park, water park and safari parking lots; New Pavilions – The park’s high-tech, touchless security screening entry area and the popular Johnny Rocket’s outdoor dining patio will sport new wooden pavilion shade coverings; Summer Vibes Festival – As sun-kissed dreams come to life, guests will drench themselves in a kaleidoscope of color at this new, summer festival, which will run July 16 to August 14. Mouth-watering treats, beat-the-heat beverages, bold, eye-popping spectacles, live entertainment, and colorful curiosities will immerse guests in the reverie of summer; New Animal Adventures – The Wild Safari’s animal care team welcomes three new giraffe calves, a new male rhinoceros, and an array of spring babies. The Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure will feature an entirely new audio tour guests can stream from any mobile device and an expanded, three-lane roadway with five newly paved miles; New ‘Giraffe Encounter’ Safari VIP Tour – Great Adventure theme park will launch a new safari VIP experience, the Giraffe Encounter Tour. This off-road adventure on military-style, open-air trucks will feature an informative and engaging tour guide through seven sections of the Wild Safari and the opportunity to hand-feed giraffes at Wild Safari’s Camp Aventura. Tour guests can also meet small exotic animals up-close. Tour tickets may be purchased in advance or at the park; and BATMAN™ The Ride – The epic, floorless, chairlift-style BATMAN The Ride will return with a bold, shiny coat of paint. This five-looping scream machine continues to rank as a fan favorite as it approaches its 30th birthday. The parks are currently hiring for the 2022 season. Applicants age 14 and older can text FUN to 732-307-6688 or complete an application at www.sixflagsjobs.com. More than ten diverse departments offer exciting opportunities with flexible hours and great perks, and many jobs start at $15 per hour. New in 2022, Six Flags announces a three-tiered Pass Program focused on maximizing the value and experience for guests. The Thrill Seeker Pass is perfect for frequent home park visitation. The Extreme Pass is ideal for live-on-the-edge thrills all year, without blockout dates. The Ultimate Pass provides the best value for everything offered; it includes all of the advantages of an Extreme Pass, plus more. For additional benefits and savings, with the purchase of an Extreme or Ultimate Pass, TWO Junior Passes will be given for each one of the passes purchased. The Junior Pass is for guests under 42”. For more information on these best offers, visit www.sixflags.com. The Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure opens March 19. Six Flags Great Adventure opens April 2. For more information on Six Flags Great Adventure, Wild Safari and Hurricane Harbor, visit www.sixflags.com/greatadventure About Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is the world’s largest regional theme park company and the largest operator of waterparks in North America, with 27 parks across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. For 60 years, Six Flags has entertained millions of families with world-class coasters, themed rides, thrilling waterparks and unique attractions. Six Flags is committed to creating an inclusive environment that fully embraces the diversity of our team members and guests. For more information, visit www.sixflags.com. About Six Flags Great Adventure, Wild Safari and Hurricane Harbor Six Flags Great Adventure is the World’s Largest Thrill Park with world-class, award-winning rides like Kingda Ka, Nitro, and Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom. The park offers two areas just for the littlest guests and great family rides for the whole family, plus entertainment, shopping, and a wide variety of dining options. Its Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure is one of the largest self-guided drive-through safari outside of Africa and gets guests up-close to more than 1,200 animals from around the globe in the privacy of their own vehicles. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor is one of the Northeast’s largest waterparks with more than 25 refreshing attractions for the whole family. www.sixflags.com/greatadventure Source: Six Flags Great Adventure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted March 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 When I learned about Medusa's return last year, I offered this "new" commercial idea to the park! Keep in mind this is a joke and not an actual commercial! Click image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Six Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Little changes like all of these are going to add up, and equal a bigger impact than yearly flat rides did. Welcome back Medusa! Much better choice than a DC IP. Brings something more “unique” and familiar to longtime guests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbone112499 Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 42 minutes ago, Mr.Six said: Little changes like all of these are going to add up, and equal a bigger impact than yearly flat rides did. Welcome back Medusa! Much better choice than a DC IP. Brings something more “unique” and familiar to longtime guests. Agreed! I feel like they really listened to the fans here and with all of the other announcements! A digital flash pass system and single rider lines are things we've wanted for a while and I'm glad we're finally getting those too! This is already shaping up to be a great season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted March 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 It looks like the flame effect is still included in the new Medusa color scheme rendering. They should surround it with big crates of TNT being used in the mines! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted March 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 The new marque sign on Route 537 will be much larger than the current one topping out at 30 feet tall. I wonder if the size of Adventure Crossing USA's sign had any influence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGadv123 Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 I fee like it's kinda weird that they are calling it Medusa again but with completely different colors than what it was when it was called Medusa. Why not a whole new name if you are going to change the look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted March 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 I think the new colors better match the Medusa name/theme than the original purple and yellow colors did. I always thought those were an odd combination choice - sort of reminded me of Easter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbadude44 Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 Holy. Moley. You already had me at "single riders lines". This new management at Six Flags already knows wassup. I don't even mind that we're not getting any "major" new rides or anything. Introducing multiple minor changes that will hopefully improve the overall park experience this year is completely fine by me. As long as they save the BIG update(s) for the park's 50th anniversary in 2024, I'll be satisfied. Also, it looks like that Riddler-themed Instagram post from a few months ago turned out to be a whole lotta nothing. Welcome back, Medusa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Justin Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 Jr. Thrillseekers sounds like a dumb name for a kids area IMO. At least call it "Junior Thrillseekers City" or "Little Thrills Plaza" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louisatsweetlou Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 I am most curious about the new Summer Vibes Festival. We saw Dollywood had something similar to the umbrellas we are seeing in the press photos. I know that Dollywood's festival was received fairly well. Hopefully the event turns out to make the park look even more beautiful overall. I'm excited to see all these changes in effect. If the park continues to go this route, SFGA could become something special. (even more special than we already think it is ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyroger Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 These changes are fine, and some are good like Medusa, but I am not a fan of the single rider thing. 1. It never worked at Hersheypark (they don't have it anymore either) because, they will need to station an employee in the station at all times, so on low staffing days those rides will require more employees than before. 2. Every time single rider line is a thing, it is mostly groups of more than one trying to wait for a shorter line, sometimes they actually do get to ride together, look how great Zumanjaro worked out with that single rider line, it doesn't. 3. I prefer not to go on these rides with a stranger beside me with flailing arms (happens too much) since we go in a group of three sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Justin Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 15 hours ago, jollyroger said: These changes are fine, and some are good like Medusa, but I am not a fan of the single rider thing. 1. It never worked at Hersheypark (they don't have it anymore either) because, they will need to station an employee in the station at all times, so on low staffing days those rides will require more employees than before. 2. Every time single rider line is a thing, it is mostly groups of more than one trying to wait for a shorter line, sometimes they actually do get to ride together, look how great Zumanjaro worked out with that single rider line, it doesn't. 3. I prefer not to go on these rides with a stranger beside me with flailing arms (happens too much) since we go in a group of three sometimes. I have a great story about #3. I was riding X-Scream at Stratosphere and I had my hands up and a dude put his head in my armpit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternThrills Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca5TaPUrEL3/?utm_medium=copy_link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Interesting-- SFFT is rolling out their single rider lines and it looks like they're just using the Flash Pass lane. Now how will they separate the single riders from the FP users? What happens when a group goes into the single rider lane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted March 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 Visitors to the park may have noticed that the highway sign is still the circa early 90s one that seems to have been there forever. The updated sign is still planned for this season but will arrive a little later when installation is ready to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbadude44 Posted March 28, 2022 Report Share Posted March 28, 2022 The Great Adventure Youtube page just uploaded a video with a new backstory for Medusa. My theory is that these "chapters" are going to replace Bizarro's faded, comic book-inspired backstory in the queue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Justin Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 Do we know what Fatburgers is replacing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 17 minutes ago, Coaster Justin said: Do we know what Fatburgers is replacing? It replaced the Johnny Rocket’s by Batman The Ride. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted May 7, 2022 Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) It seems the changeover back to Medusa is fairly half assed. The old Bizarro sign out front looks awful just repainted brown with a little bit of mine trim around the opening. At least paint the old sign to look like a rock formation. The old Bizarro wagon with square wheels is still in place. The Bizarro hoops and drill now really don't make sense. The change back clearly needed more planning. Edited May 7, 2022 by The Master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitr0o Posted May 9, 2022 Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 5:37 PM, The Master said: It seems the changeover back to Medusa is fairly half assed. The old Bizarro sign out front looks awful just repainted brown with a little bit of mine trim around the opening. At least paint the old sign to look like a rock formation. The old Bizarro wagon with square wheels is still in place. The Bizarro hoops and drill now really don't make sense. The change back clearly needed more planning. Im pretty sure they're not done yet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 10 hours ago, Nitr0o said: Im pretty sure they're not done yet Hopefully that is the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashacar Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 Yeah, seems like they're not done, but also seems like they may not have much more up their sleeves.... (And as of Harry's latest trip report, one of the signs was already falling down.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medusa42 Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 Update on the sign: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up_Up_and_Away Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 On 3/28/2022 at 5:01 PM, nbadude44 said: The Great Adventure Youtube page just uploaded a video with a new backstory for Medusa. My theory is that these "chapters" are going to replace Bizarro's faded, comic book-inspired backstory in the queue. I just can’t with her accent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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