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Latest Updates => Construction Updates => Your Great Adventure Updates => Topic started by: WadeJ on March 01, 2007, 07:18:37 PM
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Enjoy everybody :)
Major thanks to Angel, Jen and of course, Mark Kane for spending the day with us!
http://gadvupdates.com/forums/index.php?page=55
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Coming soon to a computer near you...
He was a computer engineer until one day things changed
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first post updated...
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I loved the pics and write up. Thanks...
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Great, Great, Great update, I am simply amazed and speechless!
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As always thanks for the update.
Looks like they have been quite busy!
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Thank you guys!
4 train KK. Thank god.
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Nice Job Wade! Major Thanks to Angel, Jen and Mark Kane! Nice to see everyone here that came today again too :)
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It was a great day. Mark is certainly taking this park in the right direction. That was abundantly clear today.
Bubba, did they finally hire you?
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HUM I thought that LTSP was staying so now it will be wiggles world I wonder if that means something special later on in the place where KC was ?? Maybe a flat Thomas area or new coaster . OK I can dream right !!
Great news about KK and all the other coasters open as much as they can get them up and running. Johnny Rockets WOW I hope the onion rings are there !!!! I can't wait to see the park up and running . One thing I was wondering about the new Safari exit . If you are there early and go to the safari I wonder how you are going to be able to return to the park side parking lot ? I hope it doesn't mean exiting out of the park to the main road and then have to make the u-turn to come back in . Ohh can't wait for April .
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Yes, yes, things are well, things are swell!
Its great to see so much work being done
Especially when we all can agree
Its just to make next season oh so much fun
To a whole new degree!
Chiller's awaiting new track and supports
Its coming very, very soon!
The new track will be combined with the old track they got
Sitting out over in the employee parking lot!
This will make a nice rising banked hill
Your going to be turned a bit more sideways than you may think
It will be quite a nice lateral thrill!
Kingda Kas blue train is out in the land of the Togo
Its getting a lot of work done on itself far far away
So it will be ready to go go...
On opening day! (Yes I'm aware that was in this update hehe)
The B&Ms and are all done and rehabbed and set to go
Their awaiting some people to come and cycle them in 2 weeks or so!
Now a clue for you about a certain rides queue
Its seems its never coming back
Which makes me ever so blue!
(As you now know) Batman will not be ready opening day, he will be dead
For his train has been stolen
By the evil Chiller of Red!
Yes they made the blue train red
Its no lie
What I have just said!
A train from another Six Flags park will bring our Batman to life
The pain of wanting to get back on all these rides
Just cuts like a knife!
(Thanks for the picutres too guys!)
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LTSP is staying - just in the area over the bridge where the ball pit, road runner railway, etc. are.
As for the safari exit, you have 2 options when leaving - Theme Park or Exit :)
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Wade, did you forget to mention Ben and Jerry's and Cold Stone Creamery? I'm looking forward to those as well :)
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Really great pictures!
-Dainan "I like the west side with no Riptide" Rafferty
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Crap lol I didn't write them down because I figured i wouldn't forget them lol
I'll update the update later :) Thanks Di!
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Thanks again to Angel, Jen, Mark and you Wade for making this happen!
You forgot the picture of you and the lion Wade? I'll post that one!
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/Tour-3-1/Tour_042.sized.jpg)
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Who is Who?
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album50/gadv_winter_tour_07_022.jpg)
You can't mistake ChuckR all the way on the left...and Coastin Steve all the way on the right.
Any guesses on the others?
Any idea of what park the new Chiller train is coming from??
-Ken
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Thanks for the picture and the updates Wade. I'm sorry I could not make it but the woof needed her meds.
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Ok I guess the pictures of LTSP just confused me. I am glad about the exit to the safari . I hope that it works out better then what we had.
Nice picture on the lion there Wade. I hope maybe one of these days to get to meet you guys so I can tell who is who .
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um, Thanks for posting that pic Chuck lol
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Now a clue for you about a certain rides queue
Its seems its never coming back
Which makes me ever so blue!
Damn damn damn damn damn! Agh. KK lost so much when it lost its queue...
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My comments on what it says.
Kingda Ka will open with 4 trains.
As much as I'd love to see this happen, I'm still skeptical.
Chiller Red will "hopefully" be ready by opening day if not shortly after. Batman shouldn't be far behind.
There is no was Robin will be ready around that time, unless they start constructuon imediately, and don't stop.
They have the budget for people. They just need more people!
:LMAO:
Future plans include a focus on "tween" rides (flat rides)
THANK GOD!
2008 will include a focus on Hurricane Harbor
Very happy to see this.
A version of Kodak?s photo pass will be coming to Great Adventure - just like Disney's.
FREE PICTURES!
Package pickup will be available.
Like what Disney does?
They are considering a major Dark Ride in the future
Why not just fix the one we have? It needs a refurb!
Rolling Thunder should be opening with 4 trains
It's been a long time.
There is a MAJOR focus on ride uptime. They are serious about all trains running when possible with better reliability.
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!
-Dainan "These are some things that cough my interest" Rafferty
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How can you be skeptical about Robin not opening with the park? Also what's so funny about them having the budget to hire more people?
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Hold the Presses
New coaster theming found at Great Adventure "Batman the sno-coaster"
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/Gradv/batman-snow-loop.JPG)
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well it is sad to hear that the old line for kK will not be back but on the other hand if they can get 4 trains running tha really would be amazing !!
As for hiring more people hell if I lived closer I would send my kids there for a job.
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COOL! :)
If SFI could beat what i'm making at OTC, they might be able to convince me to get a job there. Of course it would have to be year-round with full bennies. ::) (yeah, like that's ever gonna happen)
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They are considering a major Dark Ride in the future
Why not just fix the one we have? It needs a refurb!
WHAT dark ride? Skull Mountain? HA HA.
Spongebob Square Pants?
Houdini?
Let's be honest.
Great Adventure NEEDS a dark ride.
I hope they get one.
Then they can have something ELSE Cedar Point doesn't have either! And dark rides are great family rides.
Seriously, Dainan, what ride to you consider to be a dark ride at Jackson?
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How can you be skeptical about Robin not opening with the park? Also what's so funny about them having the budget to hire more people?
It's very easy to be skeptical about Robin opening around a month from now. Being the track is not in place. No news on the new train (I'm pretty sure they got/getting a new train, don't take my word on this), and the testing the park has to do, and the testing the state will have to do. The budget thing, was more along the lines of an inside joke with a few of my friends to be quite honest. But, last eyar, they ahd the major budget problem, and by the way SF was doing, I will admit I'm a bit suprised. And yes, I was reffering to Houdini.
-Dainan "Though it's more of a sencory thriller" Rafferty
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Who is Who?
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album50/gadv_winter_tour_07_022.jpg)
You can't mistake ChuckR all the way on the left...and Coastin Steve all the way on the right.
Any guesses on the others?
Any idea of what park the new Chiller train is coming from??
-Ken
George is the one directly right of Chuck. And thats all I know. :P
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Thanks for the great report! Everything sounds good and it could be an excellent season if they keep up on all of these things.
I guess I'm out of the loop, but what happened to Robin's train?
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Robin's train expiernced quite a bit of pain
After the June incident
It suffered quite a bit of strain!
It's basically no good to use anymore
But the good of all of this
It's now no chore
To replace broken parts on either train, so now both can soar
Without stealing parts from one another anymore
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Gotta love the poet . makes the news so intresting :)
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Danian, a few things:
According to Chillerd22 on GAInsider, the Batman train is now the Robin train. The new train being sent to Great Adventure will be the new Batman train.
You can't use last year's budget issues against the chain. Six Flags detractors love to try and use them against them, overloooking (or simply ignoring) the fact that they had virtually no control over last year's budget. When fighting the proxy battle, Red Zone was not allowed access to the books. By the time they won, most of the budget was spent. Remmeber how I've been saying since last season that this season is their season? That's the main reason why. I didn't expect last season to even come out as well as it did truthfully. I thought that because of the switch-em-up of power and budget control that things would be an absolute mess. IMO, they pulled off more positives than negatives last season, despite the bind they were in. With the increased budget for staffing, the focus on ride uptime, among other things, we're starting to see just why I was saying that. This is a whole new year, and a whole new Six Flags. Come to it open minded.
Houdini isn't a dark ride, it's a Vekoma Mad House. Reese's Cup Challenge at Hershey Park is a dark ride. The Haunted House at Astroland is a Dark Ride. Houdini is an optical illusion that happens to take place in the dark.
When it comes to Robin, I'm personally very surprised with that timetable They have the time to get it done, and I'm guessing that work will be starting like this week on making that happen. I hope they do get that done on time.
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CHillers Heartline roll is gone
but it won't be long
until we will be back on.
To ride the chill up and over the new hill (bump)
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/Gradv/chil.JPG)
Chiller Chilled even in the Q line (ICE)
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/Gradv/chill-s.JPG)
original size here [ www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/Gradv/chill.JPG
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Kingda Ka will open with 4 trains.
As much as I'd love to see this happen, I'm still skeptical.
This is probably the least surprising of all the news but the most gratifying. They had 3 trains last year for most of the time but with staffing issues, running 3 trains was pointless for them.
They had the train on site the whole time, just no budget(?) to fix it I guess.
Why be skeptical?
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Don't know if Wade or Di mentioned this, but there will be 2 Ben & Jerry's in the park and a Coldstone Creamery.
Also, you will be able to play Nintendo Wii's right near the Relaxation Station.
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Last season Kingda Ka had three trains upon opening day
But in a short week or two
It was the orange train giving them trouble, or so they say
They took the orange train for a bit
Yes they took that broken train away
They fixed it up and then it ran real fine
Until then the switchtrack starting having problems
And orange ran no more until later in time
That time would be when the green train went down towards the end
They took it off and there it stayed
Its front hood missinng, it sat there on the storage track, not to see another day
Orange came back and ran with Teal
Until the very last day, green did not heal.
Blue had been partially reassembled by June
They stopped working on it when the switchtrack gave out,
The mechanics at this time were ever so strewn!
For theres no purpose to spend time on reassembling a train
When its not even possible to run it,
Not even when there was no rain or a very blue moon!
Blue is almost back from Intamin in Japan
Four trains on opening day is looking better now than it ever can
Lets just hope everything stays in its ever so crucial time span!
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Nice to see you again poet
It?s nice to have you back
Hopefully things will go better this year
I think their on the right track
Maybe this time you can hang out all year
Since the optimism seems to be spreading
And I'd like you to share in the cheer :)
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Why is our train in Japan?
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Why is our train in Japan?
Answered in one of the poet's previous posts.
Kingda Kas blue train is out in the land of the Togo
Its getting a lot of work done on itself far far away
So it will be ready to go go...
On opening day! (Yes I'm aware that was in this update hehe)
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So Ken.... are we there on opening day?
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Naah...I don't think I'll be going at all this 2007 Season.
It doesn't sound so great. ;D
I'll probably be there.
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Still trying to "adjust" my work schedule but hopefully I'll be there ;D
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I know I'll be there, I have the day off already... can't wait!
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Just seeing the UPDATE for the first time this morning and it's a GOOD ONE !!! I enjoyed the captions for each picture. Looks like there's still quite a bit of work to be done, but all seems to be moving along nicely ;)
Thanks for sharing and Kudos to Great Adventure for allowing you guys on this tour :)
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This photo should have been taken with Batman in the background
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/Gradv/batmobileS.JPG)
Trash cans
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/Gradv/can.JPG)
Skyride cars
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/Gradv/car.JPG)
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/Gradv/batman-snow.JPG)
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Great pics guys, did they let you test drive the batmobile? :P
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That Batmobile picture is like my worst nightmare from last summer. People refuse to understand that there's a fence around that car for a reason...
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Bubba looks busy in that picture LOL
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Wade are you saying # 2 ?
I didn't even notice
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Thanks Wade, always here to please!
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I still can't believe they let us take that picture! Awesome!
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Ahh I wish I was there to hang out with you guys. Seems like such an awesome time.
Good to be back on the forums again.
Stupid college =\
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El Toro Train
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/Gradv/et2.JPG)
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/Gradv/et1.JPG)
ICE ICE Baby
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/Gradv/wow-ice.JPG)
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/Gradv/skull-ice.JPG)
(http://www.techhi.net/images/COASTER/Gradv/bugs-ice.JPG)
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Nobody went skating?
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Thanks for great update! The family and I are looking forward to opening day. My son most of all. He has been watching my coaster videos all winter long. When I created them I had no idea I was going to have a son that would so crazy about them. Anyway, he doesn't understand why we can't ride this very second. Yesterday I took him to see Nitro across the lake. He was Freaking! :)
Twisterbret
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Great hearing from you Bret! Its actually rather funny because my 4 year old couldn't quite grasp why the park had to close last fall. He got so bent out of shape when I was trying to explain that this would be our last visit this year and it would be many months before we get on the rides again. I tried everything from the rides needed some "sleep and rest" to it being to cold out to go on rides (the heat wave in January screwed me there lol), and then once Wiggles World was announced, I could say there was a lot of construction going on and they couldn't let people be around all of the work. Then he said lets move to Florida where its warmer and we can go on rides all the time. Did I mention how much I love my son! LOL
A small additional update to the update coming later today. I remembered a few things that I should have included in the original update :)
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Then he said lets move to Florida where its warmer and we can go on rides all the time. Did I mention how much I love my son! LOL
My girlfriend said the same thing to me about a week or so ago... best thing I've ever been asked to do!
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That's what I want to do, but Rich is a party pooper. He thinks it's too hot there in the summer. I'm sure I would agree since I don't like heat, but I'd be willing to try it if it means I can ride Montu year-round. :-)
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I wouldn't move across the street for Montu...but isn't there a Kumba in that park? :)
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That's what I want to do, but Rich is a party pooper. He thinks it's too hot there in the summer. I'm sure I would agree since I don't like heat, but I'd be willing to try it if it means I can ride Montu year-round. :-)
Yeah, but couldn't you counter-argue that its too freakin cold here in the winter???
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Hmmm.
So, though a bit young, y'all could join the snowbirds!
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nice lol
btw- I'm postponing my updated update to the update until either later tonight or tomorrow morning. Its been a crazy day. Nothing that exciting anyway...
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Yeah, but couldn't you counter-argue that its too freakin cold here in the winter???
Unfortunately, no, he loves the cold and snow. I actually do like snow too, but not at the expense of having the parks closed.
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Here are a few more tidbits I can share regarding this season:
Wok & Roll will become a Panda Express
Carnegie Deli will become a Cold Stone Creamery (not sure if a new Carnegie Deli will open elsewhere though)
The Funnel Cake place (shown below) over by the bumper cars will become a Ben & Jerrys.
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/WadeJ-3-1-07/P3011216.sized.jpg)
There will be new nametags for the cast (I believe everybody)
There will be new uniforms for many cast (see RJ's post)
Expect some changes (GOOD ONES!) to the parent swap process
The ice cream location across from the new Flash Pass building (I think!) will also become a Ben & Jerrys.
For some reason, the statues on the sides of Batmans entrance were removed. Let us hope they are either being repaired or replaced. I didn't happen to notice their status while we were in the park because a large truck was parked in front of the ride entrance. But I did manage to get this picture:
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/WadeJ-3-1-07/P3011271.sized.jpg)
I'll add more as I learn more. :)
EDIT: I almost forgot a MAJOR change that should make everybody happy - A BRAND NEW, from the ground up, web site that will contain useful information for planning your day :) Look for this site to go online by the end of next week :)
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Hmm...New website.
Maybe a ride status page that gets updated daily is coming?
That would be nice!
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OH NO Parent Swap changes !! Wade now don't play with me here I do hope all things will go well with this policy . It has made our trips 100 % more enjoyable. I really do hope they are changes for the better . Now you got me all nervous . AHHH I don't know which face :) or :( ???
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Well, if it made your trips 100% more enjoyable then I think they will now be 110% more enjoyable. Its just being better organized, explained, distributed and trained on :).
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YEAH ... I tell you it really has made going to the park so much better. We really enjoy being able to have both parents enjoy the park when we go with our 3 kids which is all the time LOL . With no one to help out with our son who is too small to ride we have to bring him so this is truley a HUGE plus for us. I am glad to see it get a little more attention We were just so glad that they started it. :)
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This is gearing up to be one of the best seasons GADV has had yet, this update is like watching a movie trailer for a great movie thats gonna come out!
^ Itll work for you guys, Nitro and Wiggles World will now be adjacent to each other
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Update - Wiggles World WILL be open on April 2nd :)
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^Yeah? Good because for our new Video Podcasts, that will be exciting to post. :)