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Latest Updates => Construction Updates => Your Great Adventure Updates => Topic started by: DianaR on June 10, 2006, 08:28:46 PM
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YUP, it's quickly sneaking up on us but, Wade was out enjoying his real :D life so, we didn't get the announcement up quite as fast as others..... With that being said, Media day is indeed Monday and of course you can expect Live Updates, Website Updates and, Picture Updates from GadvUpdates, GAInsider, CoasterSims, East Coast Coasters, Penncoasters Etc.. as well as bringing you in depth coverage and reviews! This is the day we have ALL been waiting for! See you on El Torro Soon! 8)
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Great news! Thanks as always for the updates!
Pete
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This is from DanBeer At GAdV
MEDIA ALERT * MEDIA ALERT
For Immediate Release June 10, 2006
On June 12, Run With The Bulls At Six Flags Great Adventure As The
Monstrous 'El Toro' Wooden Roller Coaster Is Unleashed
WHAT:
El Toro, Six Flags Great Adventure's highly-anticipated, monstrous
wooden coaster, will celebrate its grand opening June 12 in Jackson, NJ.
Media are invited to enjoy exclusive ride time on the coaster before it
opens to the public that afternoon.
WHEN:
MONDAY, June 12, 2006 at 11 a.m.
WHERE:
Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ. Exit 7A of NJ Turnpike to
I-195 East to Exit 16A; OR GSP to Exit 98 to I-195 West to Exit 16. All
media - use employee entrance 100 yds. past main entrance. Follow signs
to media event. Event starts promptly at 11 am.
DETAILS: El Toro, which has the steepest vertical drop of any
wooden coaster in the world, 76 white-knuckled degrees, marries the
smooth height, speed, technology and exciting twisting elements of steel
coasters with a classic wooden design.
El Toro's launch will be highlighted by roller coaster enthusiasts
from six states including New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey taking
part in a "Running of the Bulls." Led by Spanish "Running of the
Bulls" veteran Jesus Urtasun of Willingboro, NJ, participants will
charge toward the coaster dressed in traditional red-and-white Running
of the Bulls attire, and compete to be the first to take on the fierce
El Toro.
At 188 feet tall, reaching 70 mph, El Toro ranks among the tallest and
fastest wooden roller coasters in the world. In addition to its
record-breaking vertical drop, its 4,400 feet of mountainous track has
the second tallest, fastest and longest drop of any wooden coaster in
America.
GREAT VIDEO, AUDIO AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES!
TV ASSIGNMENT EDITORS - El Toro-mounted reverse point-of-view camera
will be available to film your reporter, and great ride b-roll tapes
will be available.
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Yup - That would be it LOL Thanks for helping me out ;)
I've been busy with um, other "things" regarding the site.
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Looks like Next week will be a good time to get some Kingda Ka rides in.
As I'm sure the Line will be much shorter :)
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So let me get this straight. Say I was going to the park on MOnday and I wanted to ride El Toro. Would I be able to get on it or would they not let me in line since I wasnt part of the "in" people?
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So let me get this straight. Say I was going to the park on MOnday and I wanted to ride El Toro. Would I be able to get on it or would they not let me in line since I wasnt part of the "in" people?
The way they had it last year was when the park opened Season pass holders showed thier season pass at guest relations to get a ticket with a ride time on it for later in the day after the media event ended. I'm not sure if they are going to use the same system this year. We will have to wait to see what they send us in a upcoming email sometime today.
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awesome, im planning on going tomorrow right after school, should get there around 4. Lets just hope for short lines!
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It looks like it is having a soft opening today, check out the mobile topic for updates.
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El Toro will open tomorrow after Media Day.
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It soft opened today, but I don't know what time it ran until.
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No traffic so i got here real early... just chilling in the WaWa parking lot for a while.
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reporting live at media day
3rd ride so far
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I'm back from media day, I left right after it opened to "them". I only took like 5 pictures though, I'll post them in a little bit. I had a great time and it was really nice to finally meet everyone :) It is definitely the best coaster in the park... the airtime is incredible.
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Media Day video From Great Adventure
http://www.prnewswire.com/broadcast/24634/consumer.shtml
Diana and Austin and Coasten Steve included
RUN WITH THE BULLS AT SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE AS THE MONSTROUS EL TORO WOODEN ROLLER COASTER IS UNLEASHED
Story Summary:
El Toro, Six Flags Great Adventure?s highly anticipated, monstrous wooden coaster, celebrates its grand opening in Jackson, NJ. El Toro, which has the steepest vertical drop of any wooden coaster in the world, 76 white-knuckled degrees, marries the smooth height, speed, technology and exciting twisting elements of steel coasters with a classic wooden design.
El Toro?s launch was highlighted by roller coaster enthusiasts from six states taking part in a ?Running of the Bulls.? Participants charged toward the coaster dressed in traditional red-and-white Running of the Bulls attire, and competed to be the first to take on the fierce El Toro.
At 188 feet tall, reaching 70 mph, El Toro ranks among the tallest and fastest wooden roller coasters in the world. Its 4,400 feet of mountainous track includes records for the world?s steepest drop on a wooden coaster as well as the second tallest, fastest and longest drop of all wooden coasters in America. El Toro also delivers nine ?airtime? opportunities, giving riders the highly sought thrill ride sensation of weightlessness.
El Toro anchors a newly themed area, Plaza del Carnaval that evokes the sights and sounds of coastal Mexico. Plaza del Carnaval also features a new Mexican restaurant, La Cocina; new marketplace-style shopping at El Mercado; and a new rocking, spinning family ride, Tango.
For more information on El Toro and Plaza del Carnaval, visit www.sixflags.com
Soundbites
* ?Coastin? Steve? O?Donnell, Roller Coaster Enthusiast, Horsham, PA
* Al Rubano, Director of Construction Six Flags Great Adventure
* Franceen Gonzales, Spokeswoman Six Flags Great Adventure (Spanish-speaking)
* Six Flags Great Adventure Spokesperson
B-Roll Includes
* El Toro
* Running of the Bulls
* Plaza del Carnaval
VIDEO PROVIDED BY: "Six Flags Great Adventure"
FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION OR HARD COPY REQUESTS CALL:
MultiVu Media Relations: 1-800-653-5313 x. 3
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Ugh, what an awesome day.
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Media day was a blast! Thanks Wade, Di, and the PR department for a great time!
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Awwww, I so wish I could've came with you guys! Did any of you run with the bulls?
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We ran from Rolling Thunder ;)
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I did!
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Awww, that must've been fun. Free El Toro t-shirts!
Who was that in the front row? "Oh woah! This has alot of airtime!" ROFL.
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Every single row has airtime, even stapled. Its amazing!
Media was so much fun and I finally got to meet everyone. It was so exciting. Sorry we missed you SilverBullet
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There are no bad rows on this ride!!!
To bad we didn't get the big group picture... Thanks again to Wade, Di, and everyone who made this an awesome event.
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^Yeah, believe me at 11 I was going nuts. I begged and pleaded to go, but my mom wasn't having it. One year older and I would've just skipped.
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THanks to all for a great day , Great weather
And yes every seat on this ride is good.
I prefer the last row of each car (the elevated seats)
they seem to have more pop.
Now back to work
Silver I love that pic what camera did you use ?
Finpix e550 ?
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^Yep, it's a good camera. A bit on the big side, but good.
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Awww, that must've been fun. Free El Toro t-shirts!
Who was that in the front row? "Oh woah! This has alot of airtime!" ROFL.
That was me, ;D ;D That was my first front row ride (actually second row) and it was that good.
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My 1st El Toro ride will be planned later today 6-13-06. After reading all the EL Toro reviews I will make sure to beat everyone to the ride later. I lost 58lbs over the last 5 months and yes I've been running. 8pm last evening I ran 3 miles at a 7min 30sec per mile pace without breaking a sweat. It seems everyone rode it but me :(
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The only regret right now is that i do not have my voice. Media day was awesome awesome awesome. El Toro is amazing in every aspect. Only wish i could ahve gotten that night ride the ride closed down early this evening. Hope it was nothing serious because this ride is one that surely will mark the top of anyone's top tenand i look forward to riding it again thursday. This time it truly will be a good running of the bulls to be the first on the ride.
SmearyVEGAN
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What an incredible experience! Thanks to the Park and you guys so much! I had an incredible time!
As promised, I got several of the news videos uploaded:
Action 6 News El Toro Piece (http://stew560.gadv.com/video/El%20Toro%20-%20Action%20News%206.avi) 3.1MB, Divx Encoded, MP3 Audio.
El Toro - Fox 5 NY 5PM Teaser (http://stew560.gadv.com/video/EL%20Toro%20-%20Fox%205%20NY%205pm%20Teaser.avi) 1.1MB, Divx Encoded, MP3 Audio.
El Toro - Fox 5 NY 5PM (http://stew560.gadv.com/video/EL%20Toro%20-%20Fox%205%20NY%205pm.avi) 10.2MB, Divx Encoded, MP3 Audio.
El Toro - Fox 5 NY 6PM (http://stew560.gadv.com/video/EL%20Toro%20-%20Fox%205%20NY%206pm.avi) 5.3MB, Divx Encoded, MP3 Audio.
El Toro - CN8 (http://stew560.gadv.com/video/EL%20Toro%20-%20CN8.avi) 3.2MB, Divx Encoded, MP3 Audio.
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^Thanks Stew, Foxy 5 had the best clip, even if I did see myself on the CN8 version.
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Thanks Stew! Thanks again for joining us :)
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I would just like to say, THANKS WADE! I don't think any of us really realize what Wade went through to help organize everything. He did an awesome job and I am greatful to him because he had ALOT handedd to him and, a very short amount of time to execute it. I would also like to Thank everyone who attended. It was also short notice for alot of you but, things worked out very well and, EVERYONE did an awesome job helping the park Hype El Torro. It's been an incredible off and, ON season for us so far and, we hope for our affiliates ( some members and mods To!) to.The Biggest thanks of course to The Divas in PR, The construction managers Rich and, Al for taking some time to meet with us during tours to answer our questions, the workers who helped build ET and, even though I didn't get to meet him, Ron Sevart! Oh, and let us NOT forget Keenan! Keenan, YOU ROCK! Now go out to visit him and, enjoy the masterpiece in PDC as much as possible! :)
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This is a good shot of Ya Stew! Thanks for riding with Aus.
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album15/DSCF1808.sized.jpg)
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My Pics from B-Roll are now uploaded...
http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/album15?page=1
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One of the BEST Ride Ops ever!
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album15/DSCF1783.sized.jpg)
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Just AWESOME!
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album15/DSCF1798.sized.jpg)
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I have my Media Day Pictures, Videos and Ride Reviews posted to my website....See them HERE (http://www.flyinphilsphotos.com/eltorodebut)
Wade....It was great to finally meet you. Always nice to put a face with a name ;)
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Flyinphil this is a Great Overall layout / review of the Coasters progression and of the Media day events in Pictures,video and Text you got it all covered and wrapped up in a nice easy to read and see total package.
THis is the best yet great work. As with all, Nice to put the face with the name and to meet up with someone that kept us updated throughout the winter off season months.
If anyone ask me what EL TOro is I would point them to your page.
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Nice Job Phil! Did you see your pic on the front Page of The Asbury Park Press?? Very cool!
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WOW Stew, great job on getting those clips together!
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OK, well I had a little time to reflect on things that happened to me yesterday.
First off, yesterday would have never happened for me if it weren't for Wade and Diana inviting me to the first tour of El Toro in December! Followed by three more amazing tours to make my winter seem to fly by. I didn't make all those tours, but to be invited back to Media day and ride with the people who I've meet along the way was an honor.
It was also great meeting new people, seeing old friends and finally putting those screen names to use. I would also like to personally thank Stew for giving up his spot on the first train so I could ride, Keenan for the humor and the rest of the Great staff at Great Adventure, YOU know who you are ;)
Thanks to all those who brought cameras as well, great stuff on this site as well as our affiliates.
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Thanks a lot Stew for the clips. Thank you Wade and Diana for bring us all along with your guys and the hard work that you put into making Media Day possible.
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Media Day was great, and it was really nice getting to meet everyone in person!
Wade, you must be exhausted from making all of this come together...you must feel like you've been herding bulls for the past few days!
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Thanks so much, PCMAN....And great to finally meet you as well ;)
Also, rjholla2003....Were YOU there at media day yesterday? If so, sorry I missed meeting you !
And DianaR, thanks for the heads up on the Asbury Park Press. I just called my Dad (lives in Jackson) and asked him to pick me up a copy or two if any are still left.
Yesterday simply ROCKED !!! I don't know when I had so much fun at Great Adventure.....ACE members are definitely a COOL bunch of coaster maniacs (and I mean that in a GOOD way) :)
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Hey guys,
Thank you for the invite. I took a few pictures on opening day of Wade, Nate, Diana, Austin, Rob, Chuck, Stew, RJ and a few others. I hope you enjoy.
http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/gallery/1559545 (http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/gallery/1559545)
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I loved your pics, darkridedan. You captured some GREAT angles ;)
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Nice pics Smugmug is great
I see some empty seats that could have fit my butt LOL
But monday was great Ole' ;D Ole' ;D Ole' ;D Ole'
Oleee ' Ole'
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...yeah guys, keep rubbing it in ;)
I will be riding next Tuesday, unless something comes up, which would mean me riding it this weekend. I am dying to ride it, but going on Tuesday will mean far less lines, and hopefully 2 trains by then.
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Here is some Video from Coaster World News POV,Interview with Kristin and others and the best video of the Running of the bulls yet
http://www.rctcompetition.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8509
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^I saw them interviewing the kid towards the end while waiting in line. Does anyone know who that kid was?
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Not sure He was there with his mom (she didn't ride).
But I think i seen him before with ACE ?
I was talking with him alot but I forgot to ask where he's from etc.
He was very exicited and energetic .
And one more thanks to Wade,Diana,Dana,and of course Kristin and Angel .Give those girls a raise, 2 world record coasters in 2 years kept them very busy, Six FLags are very Lucky to have such great people representing the company. ;D Ole' Ole'
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Hey guys,
Thank you for the invite. I took a few pictures on opening day of Wade, Nate, Diana, Austin, Rob, Chuck, Stew, RJ and a few others. I hope you enjoy.
http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/gallery/1559545 (http://darkridedan.smugmug.com/gallery/1559545)
Thank you for coming Dan! Great pics, thanks for sharing those! :)
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Thank you Phil. Nobody beats your angles. :)
PCMAN, I took these pictures right after lunch. Some people need to digest their food. Not us. :P
Diana, my pleasure. ;)
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Dan, awesome pictures. I feel so fortunate that so many people took such great pictures because I didn't take any!
I hardly got to talk to ya so hopefully we'll get to hang out again soon.
-W
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That was an awesome day. I would like to thank Wade so much for doing all of this on such short notice. I can only imagine how hard it was to get everyone there in just a few days. It turned out amazingly well for the little amount of time given. Diana is always in my thanks, without her I would be nowhere and doing nothing like this. Kristin, Angel, and all of PR are also amazing as always and a huge thanks to them and the park for allowing us the opportunity to ride The Bull. OL?!
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http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/sixflags/24635/
Methinks I see myself in the new video... :D
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^Is that you in the teal shirt? :P You lucky dog you. I like the interview they did with Diana. Good stuff. It makes me want to have my own child just to drag him on El Toro.
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Yessir! I'm like the voice of El Toro, lol. I should be slightly embarassed with how much I was screaming (That's me you hear in the foward POV, as well as the reverse POV), but I'm not. It was that good!
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Yessir! I'm like the voice of El Toro, lol. I should be slightly embarassed with how much I was screaming (That's me you hear in the foward POV, as well as the reverse POV), but I'm not. It was that good!
I was literally on the floor laughing when I heard that was you. "Woah, that's a lot of airtime!" ;) Funny to hear grown men who are very intelligent to scream like that on a roller coaster!
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^He sounded the most surprised when he hit the crossover hill. Sounded like he was scared to death on that part.
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Yay... Dan's here!
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;D This reminds me of KK's Media day. My first ride on KK was shown on CBS evening news. i still have that on dvd somewhere.