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Latest Updates => Park News => Topic started by: jglonek on May 23, 2009, 09:29:04 AM

Title: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: jglonek on May 23, 2009, 09:29:04 AM

The Glow in the Park parade is back for the 2009 season! It ran a preview last night and will be running the next three days.

Clint was lucky enough to get a video of the parade, which we have here!

Still looks good, and there seem to be a few new floats! I'll have to make it there to see it soon.

If you want to see it, this is the schedule according to the park:

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See the Glow in the Park Parade on May 23-25, 30, June 6, 13, 19, 20, 21, then daily from June 26 - August 30, plus September 4-6.

Also, if you head to the park tonight (Saturday, 5/23) there are rumors that you could be in for an extra surprise!

Update: Here are some pics of the parade! More in the gallery (http://www.gadvoutpost.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=495).

(http://www.gadvoutpost.com/gallery/albums/2009%20Pictures/052209/thumb_Gadv_0523_0155.jpg) (http://www.gadvoutpost.com/gallery/albums/2009%20Pictures/052209/Gadv_0523_0155.jpg)  (http://www.gadvoutpost.com/gallery/albums/2009%20Pictures/052209/thumb_Gadv_0523_0166.jpg) (http://www.gadvoutpost.com/gallery/albums/2009%20Pictures/052209/Gadv_0523_0162.jpg)  (http://www.gadvoutpost.com/gallery/albums/2009%20Pictures/052209/thumb_Gadv_0523_0173.jpg) (http://www.gadvoutpost.com/gallery/albums/2009%20Pictures/052209/Gadv_0523_0171.jpg)
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Title: Re: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: Bubba Z on May 23, 2009, 10:10:04 AM

I hope that  surprise turns out to be awesome !   I miss em'

Title: Re: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: overlord on May 23, 2009, 11:20:24 AM

I will post the pics of the parade once I get home from work.

Title: Re: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: GAcoaster on May 23, 2009, 01:27:03 PM

It's not exactly a surprise since they posted there are fireworks tonight on their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jackson-NJ/Six-Flags-Great-Adventure/69421318512?ref=nf (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jackson-NJ/Six-Flags-Great-Adventure/69421318512?ref=nf)

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"Six Flags Great Adventure  It's Saturday, Memorial Day weekend, sun is out ... what a GREAT day to ride Bizarro, over and over and over. PLUS, don't forget the Saturday Night Lights test shoot tonight at 10pm right after the Glow in the Park Parade!!"

Title: Re: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: overlord on May 23, 2009, 01:29:51 PM

Hey GACoaster. You are a man of photography. How can I make my night shots easier to take with a Canon DSLR? Last night I had to keep doing it on half a second shutter speed to get enough light to be visible. Would increasing the ISO speed help out there in reducing the shutter speed?

Title: Re: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: GAcoaster on May 23, 2009, 01:33:45 PM

Crank up the ISO.   The higher the ISO the better for night shots.  Try some experiments with different ISO settings until you get he right balance.   Night shots around 1600 usually seem to work best. :)

This is from last night with 1600 ISO on my pocket camera:
(http://www.greatadventurehistory.com/Forums/uploads/1243047330/gallery_9_30543.jpg)

Title: Re: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: Bubba Z on May 23, 2009, 01:55:54 PM

Thanks Tom, ruin the fun for those not on FB.

Title: Re: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: overlord on May 23, 2009, 02:05:31 PM

Alright, I will experiment tonight and hopefully get better pics this time.

Title: Re: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: WadeJ on May 23, 2009, 11:18:31 PM

Awesome job on the video!  That is just awesome and now I'm totally bummed for not making it there this weekend :(.  I love how they added in the looney tunes music.  Unfortunately, it appears they had a bit of a sync issue with the audio afterwards though.   Did they go back to the parade music after it finished or did it complete with Mr. Six?  I hope they still let us walk out to the parade song as it really gave it that disney feel.

Tom, awesome pic in front of the big wheel!

Title: Re: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: overlord on May 23, 2009, 11:58:46 PM

It completed with Mr. Six I believe. I don't really know as I was staged at the beginning of the parade so when Mr. Six went by, I headed up towards the gates to see Steve before I left.

Title: Re: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: peterpjr on May 24, 2009, 09:14:25 AM

The new float is incredible!!!

Title: Re: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: GAcoaster on May 24, 2009, 02:15:48 PM

I just wish they would swap the new float and the Looney Tunes float.   "That's All Folks!" followed by Daffy was the best way to end the parade.

Title: Re: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: Railer on May 24, 2009, 02:39:55 PM

 I agree with you on that one Tom, They should swap those too Float's. And last Night they were having some problem's with the "Dragon" Float's music by the Carousel. It was "skipping" pretty bad.

Title: Re: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: overlord on May 24, 2009, 05:16:25 PM

Was it really? It was fine over by the Big Wheel as it went by.

Title: Re: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: Railer on May 24, 2009, 10:32:02 PM

 I was watching with my Family and Paul (from Public Relation's) and his Family, and it was pretty bad. Only that Float though, Everything else was Great. I don't know if it's a CD or not, but it sounded like one that was dirty or had a scratch.

Title: Re: The Glow in the Park Parade is Back!
Post by: overlord on May 25, 2009, 01:26:31 AM

Maybe I didn't notice it because why would it be fine at Big Wheel and not at the carousel...hmm.