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We went to Dollywood last weekend and it was a f*cking blast but okay...
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Here's the press release with all of the details:
JACKSON, N.J. ─ June 24, 2020 ─ Six Flags Great Adventure, the World’s Ultimate Thrill Park, today announced plans to open for the 2020 season. In accordance with Governor Phil Murphy’s opening guidelines for amusement parks, Six Flags Great Adventure will operate with reduced attendance levels and in preview mode beginning July 3. During this preview phase, the park will open to Members and Season Pass Holders exclusively July 3, and to the general public beginning July 4.The park will then gradually increase attendance levels throughout the month. The park is implementing extensive new safety measures and hygiene protocols, including several new advanced technology systems to protect guests and employees. These procedures will be adjusted on an as-needed basis to ensure compliance with state recommendations. A preview date for Six Flags Hurricane Harbor is forthcoming.
“Six Flags Great Adventure and Hurricane Harbor are beloved outdoor destinations for so many in the Northeast, and we look forward to welcoming families back to our parks. The safety of our guests and team members remains our number one priority, and the new safety guidelines we have put in place are designed to create a safe environment for everyone,” said Six Flags Great Adventure and Hurricane Harbor Park President John Winkler. “We greatly appreciate the support of Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina, Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, Deputy Chief of Staff Mike DeLamater, Senate President Steve Sweeney, the New Jersey Amusement Association, and Governor Phil Murphy throughout this reopening process.”
The parks will employ an online reservation system to manage attendance, schedule guests for entry by day, and to stagger arrival times to minimize proximity exposure. Other new technologies include:
- State-of-the-art thermal imaging for temperature checks;
- Advanced security screening technology for touchless bag checks; and
- Mobile food ordering.
The parks’ reopening plan, which the company developed in consultation with epidemiologists, meets or exceeds federal, state, and local guidelines for sanitization, hygiene, and social distancing protocols.
“We have developed a comprehensive reopening safety plan that includes protocols designed by theme park and waterpark industry experts, along with best practices from top destination parks from around the world, which will allow guests to experience our parks in the safest way possible. This ’new normal’ will be different in some ways, but we believe these additional measures are appropriate in the current environment,” said Six Flags President and CEO Mike Spanos. Reopening procedures include:
Health Screenings for Guests and Team Members
- Contactless IR thermal imaging will be used to screen temperatures of guests and employees prior to entry;
- Individuals will be required to acknowledge and abide by the company’s health policies, which prohibit park entry if guests have recently been exposed to or are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19;
- Following CDC guidelines, all guests over the age of two and all team members will be required to wear face masks covering the nose and mouth throughout their visit/work day.
- Masks will be available for sale at the front gate for any guest without one; and
- Masks will not be required on waterslides, water attractions, or in pools.
Strictly Enforced Social Distancing
- Easy to identify distance markers will be added in all park entry, ride, restroom, retail locations, and dining queue lines;
- Dining areas will be adjusted to allow ample space between seated parties;
- Guests will be separated by empty rows and/or seats on all roller coasters, rides, and attractions;
- Six-foot viewing areas will be marked for guests to observe game play while adhering to social distancing requirements;
- Advanced security screenings will enable touchless bag checks;
- Guests viewing outdoor entertainment will be separated by at least six feet;
- Capacity at indoor venues and on some attractions, including the Wave Pool and Lazy River, will be reduced to meet social distancing requirements;
- Guests will be allowed to ride on a tube with family/group members, but will not be allowed to share a tube with those not in their immediate party; and
- A limited number of complimentary life jackets will be available upon request; however, families are encouraged to provide their own coast-guard approved life jackets for children under 42 inches, or those who are not strong swimmers.
- All Hurricane Harbor life jackets will be sanitized after every guest use.
Extensive Sanitization and Disinfecting Protocols
- Trained and dedicated cleaning teams have been put in place;
- Rides, restraints, and handrails will be cleaned throughout the day;
- Team members will frequently sanitize and disinfect high-touch points, including the following:
- Public Seating
- Tabletops
- Counters
- Doors
- Trash cans
- Deck Chairs
- Life Jackets
- Tubes and Rafts
[*]Restroom staff will be stationed to disinfect each stall, sink, and shower area on a frequent basis;
[*]Multiple hand-washing and alcohol-based hand-sanitizer stations will be located throughout the parks; and
[*]All team member work areas will be regularly sanitized and disinfected.
- Public Seating
Sanitized Food Preparation and Service
- Modified menus and implementation of mobile food ordering will help facilitate touchless transactions;
- Self-service buffets and salad bars will be reconfigured to eliminate guest contact with food;
- Condiments, self-serve cutlery, and napkins will be provided to guests with their meals as required; and
- Beverages will be served by attendants; any drink bottle refills will be served in a paper cup each time guests refill.
Commercial-Grade Cleaning Equipment and Supplies
- All employees will be issued Team Member Action Packs which will include the following items: a safety face mask, safety glasses, and disposable gloves;
- Low pressure backpack sprayers will be utilized for disinfecting large areas;
- Abundant supplies of sanitizers and disinfectants will be available;
- Microfiber cloths will be used to sanitize surfaces; and
- Queue line supplies, fencing, and tents will be in place to promote safe social distancing.
Multi-Layered Guest and Team Member Communication
- Frontline team members will go through extensive COVID-19 training;
- Safety messaging and reminders will be displayed on Six Flags’ website, and in newsletters;
- Distance markers and physical distance indicators will be in place; and
- Informational safety signage will be posted throughout the park.
Park Reservations System to Manage Attendance
Six Flags will establish attendance caps that will be well below the park’s theoretical capacity in order to allow for proper social distancing. All Members, Season Pass Holders and all guests with a single-day or group ticket will need to make a reservation at http://www.sixflags.com/reserve. Guests who need single day tickets will be able to reserve during the purchase process. The process will take 5-7 minutes, and guests will complete the following steps:
Enter their online order number, ticket number or Membership/Season Pass number;
Select the day and the approximate time they want to visit;
Acknowledge their understanding of the company’s health policy;
Order prepaid parking, if they do not already have a parking pass; and
Watch a brief video describing new social distancing and sanitation procedures.
The park’s website and social media channels will announce the reservation system’s launch date. Guests will be contacted electronically (either by email, text or both) the day before their scheduled visit to confirm their intent to visit. All Members and Season Pass Holders will receive booking priority over single-day and group ticket buyers.
The Six Flags brand is synonymous with family fun and thrills for all ages. These significant new changes are designed to improve the overall park experience while keeping guests and employees safe. The park will also offer “mask break zones” in select locations to provide socially-distanced areas for guests who wish to temporarily remove their masks.
Some rides, retail and food locations may not be available upon opening. The park team will open additional attractions as they become available.
Six Flags’ Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure was reintroduced May 30, 2020 following a seven-year hiatus. Utilizing the new reservation system and contact-free protocol, thousands of cars have taken the five-mile journey each day to get up-close to 1,200 exotic animals from around the globe. Due to its popularity and the ability for guests to social distance in their own vehicles, the Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure will remain operational until further notice. The theme park aims to reintroduce its Safari Off Road Adventure guided truck tours soon.
- State-of-the-art thermal imaging for temperature checks;
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I'm all for this. I was really impressed with Railblazer when I rode it last summer, another of its kind would be a great addition!
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I think the mask conversation should be filled with a lot of nuance, and understanding of multiple viewpoints, but alas, it rarely is.
Here's the thing...
It's private property. Dive bars can mandate that you don't wear a hat (been to a few of those, lol), bowling areas can mandate that you have to wear bowling shoes, restaurants can mandate a formal dress code, 7-11 can mandate that you wear a shirt and shoes.
That's all that I care about. It's their property and those are the rules so I will respect them. Any discussion of masks as they pertain to Dollywood beyond that is irrelevant because it's their private property.
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Well done, Bert, that's a huge achievement! Congratulations!!
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Some good news - non-essential construction can resume in New Jersey this Monday at 6:00AM! Looks like even with a forced government shutdown, Jersey Devil will finish earlier than West Coast Racers did!
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Love the look and feel of this coaster. Happy to see everything start coming together, even if it's delayed!
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Dollywood ripped theirs out a couple years ago, any time I was there it never seemed to be overly popular. Seem like their expensive to maintain for minimal thrills.
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I don't think I would ever be so cruel or hurtful as to wish the presidency onto Elissa.
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I have yet to ride any of the ABC Tourbillon Ride's... However, they look incredibly disorienting, and nausea inducing... For those of you who have ridden one... Are they really that bad, or does it just look bad from the ground?
they look WAY more intense than they are.
many folks will likely say they are boring - with the majority of the ride being gentle swinging back and forth, with only a few full inversions.
I happen to really like Harley, but as I've noted in the past, only when sitting at the end of the row. (something not always possible with assigned seating, but a polite ask for end, usually gets me seated there). In the center of the row - either facing forwards or back - the majority of the ride is the rocking, as I mentioned above.
but towards the end of the row? as the ride operates, you get a ton of "head choppers" and "foot chopper" action from the spinning rectangles around the main seating row. . so that really improves the ride experience.
I've ridden it multiple times in a row and not gotten sick, or even feeling close to being sick.
it's a gentle ride, that LOOKS extreme from the ground.
One of the other factors to consider is the the number of riders on a particular cycle. I've seen cycles with fewer riders generally being more intense than those with full ridership. Possibly a weight thing, but that's speculation on my part.
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It's a bummer that Possessed has to be removed as well, but I'm glad the park is finally adding a new coaster to its lineup. An original one, at that, and not a relocated one!
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Construction hasn't halted on it, they've got a good bit of track up at this point. Hard to say when the park itself will open based on everything at the moment, but it's looking like when it does, Jersey Devil may open up right along with it!
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^^ See, it's messages like THAT one that I can get behind! When in doubt, more quarantine pet photos!
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Never even heard of this place until now. I'm sure it sucks for local fans, but I agree, this is far too removed and small for it to have ever been on my radar. Not surprised at all to hear about its financial struggles.
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^^ This, coupled with the fact that he's presumably got a 12-hour drive ahead of them (Aurora, IL, to Hershey is 11 hours, not counting stops) is why I suggested cutting Kennywood. I personally like Kennywood a lot, but unless the trip is elongated, I just don't see how it can reasonably fit in there. I'd much rather take my time and enjoy everything Knoebels and Hersheypark have to offer over three days than try and cram a third park in there like that.
EDIT: Saw your new post. I don't disagree, if you get the time, GAdv and KW are great parks to visit, you're just going to have a really reduced return on your investment (both time and money) if you try and cram it all in that time frame.
Not to be that guy, but you're young - if you want to make it back out to the East coast, you will, you'll have more opportunities to better influence this as you get older. Don't fret trying to do it all at once!
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^ Agreed. Honestly, I'd skip Kennywood and Great Adventure in order to stretch for more time at Knoebels and Hersheypark (Dorney can still easily just be done in a few hours). Kennywood and Great Adventure are both gonna add a lot of hours of driving, taking up time that you don't really have.
This may be more reasonable:
Day 1 - Drive
Day 2 - DP in morning, Knoebels in afternoon/evening
Day 3 - Knoebels in morning/afternoon, drive to Hersheypark in early evening for Preview entry.
Day 4 - Hersheypark
Day 5 - Drive
Personally, I'd still recommend cutting DP in favor of more time at Knoebels, especially if you'd be paying for entry into DP, but if you already have a pass, then I get it. I'd only start considering adding more parks if the length of the trip can get extended.
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I missed opening weekend for Wonder Woman by a week, but rode Railblazer multiple times last year, and it was a blast. This'll definitely be great.
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DL fans don't care, they just want something new so we can have a 50 page discussion about it.
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Yeaaaaaaaaa, I was going to post in this thread earlier today, but got distracted at work. For as good as I did over the spring and early summer, once I got back from visiting my sister in San Francisco in July, I fell off the wagon, broke all my bones, threw a bomb behind me, and blew up the wagon, too. I put back on everything I lost and a little bit more. It's bad, too, affecting my ability to walk long distances or be on my feet for a considerable length of time. I end up needing to sit down after a while because of the pain in my lower back.
For some reason it's a lot harder to get back on track this time. For several of the past weeks I try resetting and eating better / exercising, but by the end of the week it's fallen apart and I'm back to my old, bad habits. I've got to really come tom terms with a really bad addiction to fast food and get some counseling help over it. Been feeling pretty hopeless about it recently, so I've got to just hunker down and finally take things to the next step.
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If you ever find yourself in or around Asbury Park, NJ, check out the Silverball Pinball Museum. It's a good time, and Asbury Park is a much nicer town than it generally gets a rap for (so long as you stay on the ocean-side of the rail line that runs through town LOL). They apparently have one in Delray Beach, FL as well.
I can vouche for this place (and the town, as well, Asbury Park has REALLY bounced back in the last ten years). Rikki actually held my surprise 30th birthday party at this place a few years back. It's a blast any time we go hang out there, plus there are some really great restaurants around it (not to mention the legendary Stone Pony across the street).
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^ Yea, I still have faith that this coaster will be open in time to still be enjoyed for plenty of next season.
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That's a lot longer than I anticipated for some reason! Seems like a great ride, gonna have to get back to San Antonio soon to check it out!
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White chocolate.
Winner.
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This addition really rounds out the park's offerings. Another reason to make an excuse for traveling to my job's San Antonio office, which is right down the street from here!
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Saw this on Twitter, and it basically sums up how I feel:
*sings and bounces in seat* Bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum...