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Great Adventure Boards => Great Adventure Trip Reports and Meeting Plans => Topic started by: innervision on December 30, 2008, 10:49:30 AM
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Starting talks of opening day on a cold windy day in December :) Who is going to be there? I know I always request off from work and make sure I'm there to see the park for the first time in months :)
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I will be there,
playing in the park with you guys :D
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I'll be there...working. Who knows if I'll be actually out in the park though.
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I'm skipping it this year. Have fun though, everyone!
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I will be there,
playing in the park with you guys :D
Finally, you know your just going to be stopped all day by people working talking to you though lol.
I'll be there...working. Who knows if I'll be actually out in the park though.
And you better escape the building and come visit us at some point during the day.
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I am sure I will be there working.
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If someone leaves exit passes at the gate I'm sure I can make it.
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If someone leaves exit passes at the gate I'm sure I can make it.
It is never that crowded on opening day.
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I am almost 100 % sure we will be there as my son has made over 48 inches and is talking about going on El Toro since he was measured at the doctors office .
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^ He must be pumped!
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Since I am finally off Saturdays I will be there. Chloe is pysched to take her 19 yr old cousin on Kingda Ka. He mentioned on Christmas he has never rode it (got out of line last year). So we showed him Chloe's extreme terror ride clip. She promises to sit with him. lol
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^ He must be pumped!
It is all he talks about . He had us draw a 48 inch line in his room for him so that he knows he makes it . He is so ready .
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So, does anyone feel like meeting up at some point? I know I am going in the morning with Jerry and Clint, and maybe George if he comes :D
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Still seeing if i will be going on opening day or the day after
Still need to buy my pass
Money just been tight
Anyone else going ?
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Guess what guys! 7 days till the park opens =)
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We are going but not sure what time we are actually going to get there and get into the park . We have to go to guest relations to get our passes and there is always a HUGE line there . We are stuck leaving SI at 10:30 or later because the little guy has CCD. We will be there though.
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The entire jackson crew will be there after soccer wraps up in the morning.
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We will have to keep an eye out for you guys . I just hope the weather holds up . I hear slight chance of rain but like 60 degrees . My poor son is soooo excited he is busting this week . Wants to know if it is Saturday yet .
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I'm hoping to be there at opening, but we will see what happens.
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It always freaking rains on opening day! When is it gonna be sunny and gorgoeus?
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Never. Definitely never.
As long as Easter Sunday is never ever like what it was 2 years ago again (when it had to be 20 degrees tops) I'm good.
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Yooo that Easter was the best! I got so sick from riding Chiller over and over and over again.
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It's cheap and natural! Let's hope for a quick and powerful rain storm! :)
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if you have a season pass and you want to go oon opening day what do u do couse i no need the pass ???
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also did they ever come up with a name for Madusa?
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Its not known right now.
All though, the new name for Superman at SFNE is Bizarro.
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I'm assuming you have a season pass voucher? If you do then just use that as your gate ticket and then take it with you to the processing center. If you don't then buy it online before you go or buy it at the gate. Not entirely sure what you meant though. As for Medusa, I'd predict the same name as sfne imo.
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also did they ever come up with a name for Madusa?
I kind of like MADUSA
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Ok, so I'm definitely working, and I should be out in the park learning a new part of my new job. Feel free to say hi to me, because I can probably use you all for info. :P
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Use us? Ooh. I love to be used. ;)
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rjholla2003,
Where will you be on Saturday so i can say Hi?
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Walking all over the park learning how to do our audits. After I get off, I plan to have a change of clothes in the car. I'll be keeping an eye on the boards via BlackBerry to see if I can say hi to anyone.
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To all my fans, I have just found out I have softball practice. Meaning I will be at the park a little later then I thought. Please, don't let this ruin your day as I will be there as soon as I can.
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To all my fans, I have just found out I have softball practice. Meaning I will be at the park a little later then I thought. Please, don't let this ruin your day as I will be there as soon as I can.
Damn, I'm not going now.
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^Sweet, it's going to be a nice day after all. :P
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Go get lunch of something.
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I was gonna fly 8 hours and spend 800 bucks to get there, but now Bubba isn't going to be there...nevermind!
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My son and I will be coming up from Delaware for the weekend. Sounds like weather should be a go!
Where's a decent place to stay close to the park? Last year we stayed over in Thom's River and that seemed SO far away.
Hope all will be up and running for a great day!
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The only thing that sucks about coming from another state is finding a hotel to stay at. I would suggest either Freehold gardens about 20 minutes away, or the new hotel right off of Exit 5 on 195.
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Thanks Steve, I'll check them out.
I would sleep in my car to come for a weekend at GA!
(But it stinks that Medusa...oh I mean Bizzaro - won't be open till later.
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I'm a Bubba fanboy. :)
We'll warm things up for him.
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The only thing that sucks about coming from another state is finding a hotel to stay at. I would suggest either Freehold gardens about 20 minutes away, or the new hotel right off of Exit 5 on 195.
The Hilton Garden Inn in Hamilton, NJ (The one at Exit 5 off of 195) is probably the best. Well, not sure about pricewise but it's a nice new hotel (flatscreen TV's in every room!) and there is more food across the street from it then you can ever imagine.
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The only thing that sucks about coming from another state is finding a hotel to stay at. I would suggest either Freehold gardens about 20 minutes away, or the new hotel right off of Exit 5 on 195.
The Hilton Garden Inn in Hamilton, NJ (The one at Exit 5 off of 195) is probably the best. Well, not sure about pricewise but it's a nice new hotel (flatscreen TV's in every room!) and there is more food across the street from it then you can ever imagine.
And more coming a lil south on 130. Gah...more traffic is going to be going through my neighborhood now.
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I've visited people in hotels on Rt. 206 (Exit 7 NJT) and Rt. 541 (Exit 5 NJT) and both were really nice. The Days Inn on 206 had a flat screen and was located near Rt. 130 where there are plenty of places to eat. There is a Ramada and Best Western off of Exit 7 as well. The Hampton Inn at Exit 5 was also nice, and is located near other hotels and places to eat, including Cracker Barrel! Exit 7 is about a 1/2 hour away from the park and Exit 7 is about 15 minutes away.
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My son and I will be coming up from Delaware for the weekend. Sounds like weather should be a go!
Where's a decent place to stay close to the park? Last year we stayed over in Thom's River and that seemed SO far away.
Hope all will be up and running for a great day!
Welcome to Outpost! And here is a perfect example of why that on site hotel project needs to move forward :D.
Edit: I also did want to point out that while the weather looks decent (probably the best it's looked in years for opening day) but there are high winds in the forecast. So keep in mind that Skyride, parachutes and of course, Kingda Ka may be down :(. All indications are pointing to every ride being ready for opening day but they can't do anything about the wind.
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I was watching that wind forcast too. Thats one reason why we're staying over for Sunday - temps are forecasted warmer and winds less.
Counting down the hours...
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It always freaking rains on opening day! When is it gonna be sunny and gorgeous?
Seems like that might be the case again.
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Current forecast is partly cloudy with a high of 57. Winds gusting 25-35mph.
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Well I just got back from my opening day visit.
-Lets say that much wind does not help coasters at all. Even the indoor type. ;)
-The carousel and big wheel look great!
-El Toro opened with one train running around 1:00PM.
-Workers were pleasant and very friendly
-Seeing Mr Six walking around the park is just a bit creepy. But he does draw the crowd!
Now if they could only work on that weather control machine.
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sorry i didn't make it to opening day(i had baseball practice. remember I'm only 11.). But quick, let me know if any of you are going tomorrow (sunday). give me notice by 9:30 sunday morning.
and about weather shoulda gone tomorrow(ha ha! ;D)
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Ken, Sorry I missed you! My phone died when I was at the Jungle rumble. We got in 5 rides and Two Shows, you didn't miss much.
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Nice to see you today, Ken! Definitely not the best of days, but I'm going again tomorrow. I never would've thought my season would start on Skull Mountain. >:(
Sorry we missed you, Bubba! We left at 2 so we might've been gone by the time you got there.
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-Seeing Mr Six walking around the park is just a bit creepy. But he does draw the crowd!
Really?? I really enjoy seeing him around the park! Nice to see you today Ken!
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Was Chiller Open? :P
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Yes... it was chilly all day.
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My first ride was Skull Mountain also...
I just gave up searching for something to ride yesterday morning.
At least it was great to see everyone.
Bubba..I probably was leaving by the time you got there.
Sorry I missed you. Maybe next time.
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Sorry I missed everyone as well. We didn't get there til 3:30 but managed to find Bubba, Hannah, Matt, Dan and Dainan. And all without phones lol
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We had a great weekend.
Saturday's winds were a problem but we still got a couple of rides on El Toro, Rolling Thunder, Dark Knight and Skull Mountain in.
Sunday was fantastic. We rode Kinga Ka 10 times including taking our first front seat ride - WOW! A few more rides on El Toro, Scream Machine and Rolling Thunder. Our first ride on Superman Ultimate Flight.
Even with Nitro down all weekend and a bunch of other glitches we had a wonderful Six Flags Weekend!
Probably will head back up after Bizarro opens to check that out (oh yeah - we got our Bizarro t-shirts already!)
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also did they ever come up with a name for Madusa?
yes the new name for Medusa is Bizarro and i was there opening day and it sucked couple of rides were closed(Kingda Ka, Nitro,El Toro for the 1st 1 hr and a half) wasnt too happy with opening day it sucked
also if any one wants to hit me up letting me know where to meet on easter message me via aim, yahoo or MSN i will be checking those between now and easter. My name on aim is xxdagriffinator, msn griffman06, and yahoo is Blaine542002
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Welcome to the boards Griff! Since I see you're new, I'll let you know you don't have to double post if you forgot to say something. If you are the last poster and you just posted, you can use the edit button in your last post to add in the forgotten tidbit.
I hope you have fun on the site! We have a lot of members who make their way to the park often, so I'm sure you'll meet someone. If you want to plan a meetup, the Meeting Plan (http://www.gadvoutpost.com/home.php/board,3.0.html) boards are a great place to post a topic and see who else might be going. We also have a Mobile Meeting board (http://www.gadvoutpost.com/home.php/board,15.0.html), so if you have internet on your phone and you want to see who else might be in the park, feel free to check that. I usually make a point to check it when I visit, and post in there. Some others do the same.