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Please get the f**k out of here with your common sense and completely reasonable solutions. This is New Jersey and we don't have time for your sh*t. Fine, then, I'll just keep my Midwestern sensibilities to myself when I come visit and drive on your f*cked up roads. The state has actually done that in some situations. Here's what they did to the old 70/73 traffic circle: Compared to the unholy hell it used to be: Man if you think jughandles are bad, try getting through a busy one of these. THAT one actually used to have traffic lights to have some semblance of civility. There are plenty still out there with just yield signs, better known in New Jersey as "F**k off, you yield for me" signs.

I don't understand the state legislature sometimes. There was also a recent push to finally allow self-pumping at gas stations in the state, and Senate President Steve Sweeney basically admitted he's a friggin' moron and has vowed to squash any attempt to allow it. ^ Getting stuck at that light sucks, too, BTW. The jughandles are so big that the light will change in the time it takes to navigate it. You'll end up stuck there waiting five minutes for the light to change so you can complete the left. It ended up being faster to just keep driving down past the park and taking back roads home instead of dealing with it. To be fair, before they expanded the roadway about 15-20 years ago, Rte 537 used to be a giant clusterf**k free-for-all. It would descend into chaos anytime there was a busy day at the park. Some of the measures they've taken in the modifications seem like overkill on a normal day (giant concrete dividers and oversized jughandles come to mind), but I've witnessed how they can help clear out massive traffic issues in a hurry.

Actually, there's another jughandle for that! When in doubt, MORE JUGHANDLES!

Exits for the Garden State Parkway absolutely suck, I don't care what anyone says. I'm relatively unfamiliar with the nuances having grown up on the western side of the state. It was only recently that I learned that there were exits for only northbound or southbound in some areas (Rte 70 is one). For the record, I hate jughandles, too. I'm used to the ones in the the diagram, but that's mostly because I've trained my eyes to watch out for traffic signs. South Jersey has some pretty obnoxious ones, though. For example, if I want to make a left from Route 70 onto Route 41: And if I want to make a left from Route 70 onto Haddonfield Road, I need to remember several blocks ahead of time:

We from New Jersey are much too busy and important to make left turns like the rest of the country. Why make a simple left-hand turn lane when one can unnecessarily take up precious real estate at every intersection? We therefore use jughandles to make left turns on most major roadways: The most common version you'd encounter is Type C, but in order to get to the Wawa and fast food joints on the other side of 537, you'll need to navigate through Type B (well, half of Type B - only difference is you'll drive straight instead of making a left). EDIT: DAMMIT, Bill beat me to it. And hey, quit beating up Pine Drive! That was one of the roads on my regular walk.

I primarily worked the closing shift when I used to manage that McDonalds years ago, and I can't tell you how often people just made that illegal left to cross 537. Police used to just park right on the lawn there and pull them over once it happened. It was easy picking - on busy nights you'd sometimes have up to three different police cars nabbing people at once. It was an awesome sight to see.

A bunch of people in my family have been here a few times, but I never got around to going. Rikki used to take the kids would babysit here sometimes, and my younger brother would meet up with people for laser tag and such. I've driven by it countless times and never have been inside. Thanks for the pictures!! *Eyes up the spinning coaster...*

What separates the Batman at SFoT for you guys? Is it the dives through those semi-tunnels at the end? I didn't even realize that version did that until I pulled it up on Google Maps just now. Looks really cool!

I think the rule of thumb is that the original is usually the best. The coaster was designed with the terrain / landscaping in mind, which can really add to the experience in some cases. Batman at SFGAm (over the trees/water) and Superman at SFoG (close to ground, tunnels) come to mind first.

I can't speak to how long each wait was since I had a VIP/press pass (I know, cool guy, right?), though I will say most mazes barely had lines at all. The only two mazes that had lines when I went through them were Cell Block 6 and Voodoo Island. The other five had a handful of people in line at most. I'd say that's more of an anomaly, though - if you plan on visiting, expect substantial lines. The placement of Cell Block 6 (sandwiched right between the Showcase Theater and Movietown Arena) and the fact that it's new would lend me to believe it'll have the longest lines of all, so go to that first.

Additional photos: Cell Block 6 is the new maze this year. Located in Freefall's former footprint, it reuses many aspects to the former Asylum maze, but does so in a much more cohesive way. Voodoo Island is underneath the Log Flume. Much thanks to Great Adventure for putting on a great event and delivering on many fronts! Go check out the event before it ends! A PR meet and greet took place in the evening. We had the opportunity to speak with the new park president, Neal Thurman. He seems like a really great person and is very excited to be with us in New Jersey! The atmosphere really stood out at night. Fog machines, lights, and sound effects really helped set the creepy mood.

Fright Fest Media Event – Six Flags Great Adventure This past Sunday, September 25th, I was fortunate enough to attend SFGAdv’s media event for Fright Fest on behalf of TPR. Fright Fest hasn’t always been something on either of our radar until last year after a fun and frightening day. After hearing early positive reviews on new additions, we were eager to get to the park to see if they improved upon last season’s event. Needless to say, they did not disappoint! First, for those unfamiliar, here’s a brief summary of what’s new for this year’s Fright Fest, pulled from the park’s press release from early September. Below are photos taken during the event, including ones of park decorations (day and night), scare zones, actors, and haunted mazes. I will post a review of the events we attended no later than tomorrow night. Unfortunately, (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), there is so much to do and see during Fright Fest that there were a couple shows we were unable to fit into the night’s schedule. I’ll try and visit again next weekend in order to attend what we missed so I can have as complete a review as possible. Enjoy! It's a beautiful day! Rules are rules. Decorations are out! After visiting Guest Relations to check in, we received our swag! I wonder what we got? CANDY! Evil Pumpkin Man and the Blood Fountain are back! Nothing scarier than choreography. Artsy shot #1. Early on in the day, the park was pretty empty. That would certainly change later on. Decorations. Obligatory pumpkins. The price guide for haunted mazes at the park. Really bad parking job, dude. Rikki playing hide and go seek. Fun fact: Six Flags employs millions of spiders each year to satisfy the webbing decoration demands of the park. Job creators, people!! But... El Toro is the other way. Can't sleep, clown'll eat me. This guy was just DYING to get inside! YEAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! B-) So were these guys. I don't know, the merch isn't THAT great... This dude was new this year, in place of the Batmobile in Movie Town. Every minute or so he'd start growling and moving his head around. Sky Ride shot. I bet there's money in this stand. Decided to try some of the candy. Never looks like the picture. Next up, Rise of the Gargoyles! Yep, the load times suck now. Age limits. Instructions! One plus to the changes is that the station no longer resembles rush hour on a subway. Crowd management does wonders. Getting ready! These are the newer versions of the headsets. Instead of Velcro straps holding the headset on, there's a plastic knob you turn to tighten its grip on your head. Made it easy to put on. For the younguns, there's a Trick or Treat section! With its own dedicated advertising! Here it is. Families getting candy. Here's a family friendly magic show taking place on the stage near Skull Mountain. Hey Bill, guess what's baaaaaaack!! Inside the shop. Bloodbath and Beyond covers all your "blood", "bath", and "beyond" needs! Assuming your needs are included here. Future site of Justice League: Battle for Metropolis. This'll look very different this time next year. At 6:00PM, the ghouls, ghosts, and riff-raff come out to play, starting in the Awakening parade! Unfortunately, this is the only photo of the Dead Man's Party set I have. We were going to see it, but the sun's position at the time was ruining any photo we took, so we left with the intent of returning for a later show. We never got around to it. Slash took place in the Showcase Theater. Yay for scantily clad women!! "Dick and Jane". Dick cheats on Jane. Jane impales Dick with her own body. Lesson: don't be a dick. "Loser!" Get three questions wrong, you'll either lose your head... ...or do your best "Carrie" impersonation. Can she escape before the knives impale her? Spoiler: no. WITCH!! WITCH!!! Card trick! Throw the cards in the air, but don't use your hands! Yup, that means... ...well, once the girls start rubbing, it doesn't take very long. Slash was a big improvement over the show from last year. Details of the show. Let's finish it off by slicing a woman in half. Aaaaaand, just leave her on stage for a while after the show. Now for the mazes. First, Big Top Terror! Circus gatekeeper. Total Darkness involves your group holding onto a rope together with a flashlight at one end. Since it's in *ahem* total darkness, I didn't take any photos. The Manor was next! Short but sweet! Your host, explaining the legend of the maze. Bloodshed is in the closed section of the Golden Kingdom.

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Cattle Decapitation.

I'd definitely just pull the trigger on that deal, especially if you have the money for it. Consider it as an insurance policy for your first-time visit. Hope you guys have fun!!

I saw this! I <3 Mick Foley and plan on listening to this podcast very soon. I saw him years and years ago when he was being sneaked into Great Adventure (I was an employee leaving at the time) and he couldn't have been nicer.

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I mean, sure, if you're a fan of needles. NJ has some of the cleanest beaches in the country, I think tied with New Hampshire for first. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The cleanest beach awards have a bunch of weird technicalities but yeah, the New Jersey, Delaware, Northern Maryland (basically Ocean City) and New Hampshire beaches are the cleanest in the nation. Delaware won in 2013 but then in true Delaware fashion Rehoboth Beach didn't bother to have enough testing done to qualify even though the ones they did have were pristine because you know... slower lower Delaware. F**k it, they were probably too busy drinking. And yeah I found the beach in Wildwood to be very clean. It has a very gradual slope compared to the beaches I'm used to and even most beaches in the same state like Seaside so the waves break over a very large area. It feels a lot like a Carolina beach actually. Even though I vehemently despise beaches (I stick to boardwalks), I'd definitely agree with this statement. I noticed this when I visited Wildwood last summer. Made me SMH even more when that video went around showing how much garbage covered the beach after Memorial Day weekend this year. But that's most of Jersey/Philly/NYC for you.

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^ While it may not be true about Jersey as a whole, it's definitely true about the Jersey shore. That's coming from someone who for the better part of three years spent many nights at the boardwalk or various bars in Seaside Heights. That said, I blame the cesspool, Pizza-Rat-infested, vomit pile of a city (otherwise known as New York) more than anything. The vast majority of these people either came from there or desperately, desperately want to be from there. I know some of these people first-hand. We used to run into the cast on occasion. Paulie D was the only "normal" one. Even before they were famous, it was a regular occurrence to see the Situation hanging out outside Freehold Mall and try and pick up high school chicks. Effing creepy.

If the coaster is anything like either of those two, I'd be 100% on board. It'd be by far the best coaster the pier has ever had, ever. Rot in hell, Star Jet. And Bill, I certainly hope you are joking when you say you don't recognize Meg Ryan / When Harry Met Sally, especially the iconic "I'll have what she's having" scene.

It is that time of year again!! #BoatLivesMatter I will murder you in your sleep.