AmyUD06

No one died. There was an accident where a boat rolled back flipped over, injuring the passengers, but only one was taken to a hospital and they were later released. Also nothing like the big splash boat rides you mentioned. 10 passenger boats, and it closed at the end of the 2015 season, two years after the aforementioned incident. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoot_the_Rapids

There's also the plethora of other entertainment options in North Jersey.

Oops... Well it was news to me haha. Now that I've seen it in person this year, more and more I think you're right. There is all kinds of gunk built up on the hydraulics of the launch brakes like they're not taking care of the ride at all.

Sorry if this has been posted already, but all of Dragster's trains are gone from the storage track.

By all accounts I've seen, the waterpark and amusement park are the most successful parts of this boondoggle. I could see Triple Five defaulting and the whole complex being sold to a more seasoned park operator with the sole intention of operating the rides/slides and turn the mall into an Amazon warehouse. It already looks like one.

6 PM on a Tuesday. Edit: And the FL+ line for Maverick at 7 pm (Edit edit-this only took 8 minutes to get through):

Your strategy seems sound. I'd recommend grabbing a quick ride on Iron Dragon on the way to Millie, since it's not on FL but is on Early Entry. The front row of Millie does not take an extra 45 minutes. Maybe an extra 15 at the most. I do. I don't even mess with the stupid locker system in the queue anymore. Yeah, it's not free, but its worth it to avoid the hassle IMHO.

Awesome! Thanks for the update. Guess I'm stopping there on my way to CP on Tuesday.

15-20 minutes is only possible, in my experience from last year (I haven't been this year yet) if all of the following are met: -FL-Merge-Person lets FL people through right away so it doesn't back up. -Locker-spieler is on their game. -Locker area doesn't get backed up. -Post-locker metal detector persons are on their game. -Grouper at the top of the stairs is pulling equally from both stairwells. -Actual operations don't get held up for any reason. I don't budget any less than an hour for SV, even with FL, unless the line is so short that you can breeze right past the locker area. Your experience is atypical, unless they've gone back to one stairwell being for FL and one being for non.

By that logic, shouldn't they shift the hours later so they're open longer once the sun is down? 7PM is right when it starts to cool down.

Now that you have time you could scroll back through the past few pages. Eeesh. Summary: It's up and down, as always.

Maverick's puts you in the station. Yeah, CP's Fast Lane implementation is less than idea, but its still mandatory (especially on weekends) if you ask me, unless you have several days at the park.

Reducing attendance results in lower crowds, resulting in a better guest experience, possibly resulting in more return-visitors and in-park spending.

The building is new but the scanners aren't; last year they were just housed in tents.

It's the name of a mythical evil snake in their mythical ethos they've developed to theme the park around.

I haven't seen plagiarism so bad since the "Vortex" sign at Fun Spot Kissimmee, Like they didn't even change it to Intamin track!

Not sure why you'd bother them asking if there'd be a season next year. All of the information known about the sale indicates that the earliest they could possibly close would be 2 years away.

Look at WoF going all fancy and full-color with their entry passes. Even Cedar Point and Kings Island had monocolor ones when they were using them.

Yeah, they had that out near Tom + Chee and Diamondback's entrance during my visit back over Memorial Day. I didn't see it anywhere during my most recent trip over 4th of July. Glad to hear its back.

Sounds about par for the course for SF if you ask me.

So Kennywood has removed the notice from the Rides page on the website about Steel Curtain...can anyone local confirm that it's running? I could always detour there on my way to Cedar Point in two weeks (if they manage to not break it again by then LOL).

What Bill said. I may be personally biased, but if I'm fixing for some amusement park time, I'll drive to Kings Dominion (3.5 hours), Hershey (2 hours), Knoebel's (4 hours), Morey's (2 hours), or even Dorney Park (2 hours) before I'll drive 1.5 hours to Great Adventure. This summer, I've already taken an 1800 mile road trip west for a bunch of parks, am driving 9 hours each way to Cedar Point in 2 weeks, then taking a 1,000 mile road trip to the Northeast states in August (including two Six Flags parks), and two 9 hour each way trips in October for Kings Island's and Cedar Point's Halloween events. I have zero interest in going to Great Adventure.

For me, the appeal has always been the high positive-Gs, particularly in the loops, and minimalist restraints. And that sound....it's hard to explain, but all of the Schwarzkopfs I've been on except the Wildcats have a very distinct sound as the trains proceed through the course that just screams "this is what a roller coaster is." The fact that they've cut away the loop makes me kinda nervous for the future of the ride. I find it very hard to believe they'll install a new loop with the same exact dimensions and profile to keep the 4+ Gs you'd get out of it. Even more glad I was able to get out there last December to ride it in its original form.

Good to hear. I hope that isn't just the rides list for the daytime Halloween stuff.

Well, kinda confirmation that Hershey is getting into the proper "Haunted Halloween Amusement Park" game: https://www.wgal.com/article/hersheypark-halloween-dark-nights-haunted-houses-scare-zones/40590786 Unfortunately, they're going the Six Flags route with it: And the official site: https://www.hersheypark.com/darknights/ On their site, you can buy the haunted house pass for $25-45 depending on the day (with all-season access for $100), plus a skip-the-line for the houses for an extra $15-40. Kinda pricey for only 4 houses with unknown quality, if you ask me. Going by what's greyed out on the map (I couldn't find a rides list on the site), the following coasters will be running: -Trailblazer -Jolly Rancher -Lightning Racer -Wild Mouse