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That part is irrelevant, a cross between advertising and instructions. The Terms and Conditions are what's important. They say unlimited use, every visit. If you go on the desktop site, you can pre-purchase the discounted day tickets there, no need to even go to the booth. Once you get one in the cart, you can modify it to the amount you need.
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Parks people NEED to go to
Lemur replied to RoxasBraveheart's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
A lot of it depends on what sort of experience you're looking for. For a more adult-oriented and historical experience, I'd say Coney Island for the Cyclone and the Freak Show as well as the general people watching as well as drinks at Ruby's and Nathan's hot dogs. (If you aren't getting drinks at Ruby's, you're doing it wrong though the Freak Bar is pretty good too.) If you want boardwalks but less New York, there's Seaside Heights and if still too much New York for you, there's Wildwood (but keep in mind you're trading New York for Philadelphia). For a more family-oriented and wholesome experience, Knoebel's is a great one-two punch with Hershey though you could easily do two days at either park. A lot of it depends on your geography and willingness to travel as well as what sort of experience you're interested in. -
Parks people NEED to go to
Lemur replied to RoxasBraveheart's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Knoebel's. That place is purely magical without the artifice you find in other theme/amusement parks. -
Cross-posting from KI: Experience Cedar Fair’s All-New Grand Carnivale at Select Parks this Summer Nightly parade and street party features live music and dance, authentic food and drinks, and energetic international theme Email Print Friendly Share March 26, 2019 07:00 ET | Source: Cedar Fair Entertainment Company photo-release Grand Carnivale brings an all-new high spirited parade and nightly street party with live entertainment and authentic foods from around the world - coming to select Cedar Fair parks for limited times this summer. Sandusky, Ohio, March 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (NYSE: FUN), a leader in amusement parks, water parks and immersive entertainment, will present Grand Carnivale, a one-of-a-kind immersive evening spectacular featuring a high-spirited parade and nightly street party; the richly-themed event will spotlight a kaleidoscope of cultures with food, drink and live entertainment from around the world. This time limited event takes place at four parks this summer: Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia and Kings Island in Mason, Ohio – June 15-July 7; Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri – July 13-August 4; and Dorney Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania – July 20-August 11." You can read the rest of the press release here: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/03/26/1767432/0/en/Experience-Cedar-Fair-s-All-New-Grand-Carnivale-at-Select-Parks-this-Summer.html?fbclid=IwAR1DMKUAXpn7uji1jbk01lFNcOPyDW5HQUmWdHnhUlfx7j_VAIe3FYqEyGc#.XJoWhp5c-tU.facebook Don't know if this qualifies as a "secret" released early.
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Six Flags Great Adventure in NJ doesn't open until April 6th. So you'd be SOL for the latter end of this week.
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At least in central California, damn near every school now has panels over the parking lots. If high school kids can navigate them, I think New Jersey's best minivan drivers could as well The issue is more with people breaking into cars. The panels would render the elevated guard towers that may or may not be manned ineffective. LOL there is literally one tower and I can't tell you the last time I saw it staffed. Maybe the early 90s? *And trust me, of all people who need to be paying attention to security in the lot. lmfao I actually saw the central of the three towers staffed three times this past summer. Though I wouldn't be surprised if it was a Fright Fest dummy someone stuck up there for laffs or someone catching a nap on the clock.
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At least in central California, damn near every school now has panels over the parking lots. If high school kids can navigate them, I think New Jersey's best minivan drivers could as well The issue is more with people breaking into cars. The panels would render the elevated guard towers that may or may not be manned ineffective.
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40 acres were clear cut for the solar field. Part of it is over the employee parking lot, not the guest parking lot. And yes, there was a settlement with environmental groups as it abuts the Pinelands National Reserve. https://www.app.com/story/news/local/redevelopment/2018/01/24/six-flags-great-adventure-solar-farm-settlement-reached-250-acres-jackson-saved/1061279001/
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Reading what little info is available on this, it seems less that the kid got scared and more that she feel down and got hurt. If it was just "emotional damage" done by going to a Halloween event, the Reasonably Prudent Person standard would blow this case out of the water. The fact that there may be physical injuries caused by a fall makes it a little less difficult to dismiss on that basis. Still, if they're going to try to link the injury to the interaction with the ghouls ... well ... good luck. I'd offer the conjecture that they're looking for a quick settlement.
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Six Flags [FUN] Corporate Discussion Thread
Lemur replied to davidmorton's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
A lot of big companies are facing lawsuits over this law. It doesn't mean they "didn't know the law", it means they interpreted it differently than the lawyers representing the person who brought suit. You're earning every negative word slung your way because you're being willfully ignorant when others are trying to elucidate you and confusing your ill-informed opinion for fact. Stick to discussing coasters and let the legal people natter over legal matters. -
Six Flags [FUN] Corporate Discussion Thread
Lemur replied to davidmorton's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
No, and they don't need to. They keep on top of the specific laws in the specific jurisdictions where they operate pertaining to how Six Flags wants to run its business. Keep up with us. There's an entire sub-industry built around making sure that lawyers are completely up-to-date on the most current laws pertaining to their fields of expertise, as well as the fact that all states require Continuing Legal Education. -
Six Flags [FUN] Corporate Discussion Thread
Lemur replied to davidmorton's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Not really. Believe it or not, laws are very much open to interpretation, which is why we have courts and judges. And companies rarely rely on their in-house legal staff for that sort of expertise. They retain local counsel in every jurisdiction their parks are in to make sure that their ducks are in a row. Additionally, when you're a national company, you don't tailor your contract to each and every jurisdiction. You simply can't, not when you're selling your passes nationally and internationally. You draft it as best you can to meet the requirements of all the laws. I'm sure SixFlags - much like Alphabet, who'd had a similar issue with their Nest doorbells (and lost and had to disable a feature that would unlock the door based on facial biometrics) - thought they'd sufficiently met the requirements of the law based upon their own interpretation of the law and advice of local counsel. And since none of this happens in a vacuum, you also look at how your competitors or other using biometrics are structuring their disclosure. Again, that's not what the law or the suit is about. The issue is that the contract does not meet state affirmative consent requirements - they were not informed that it was being collected, nor told how that data would be used or stored. It has nothing to do with the ability to opt out of having your biometrics collected. Her complaint is that the contract does not ask for Affirmative Consent to collect biometric information as required by the state of Illinois. And quite frankly, unless you're an IL resident, it really doesn't matter how you feel about it. If you think it's too restrictive, don't open a business that collects biometrics in Illinois. I know this isn't directed at me, but they absolutely have in-house counsel - their GC's name is Lance Balk - as well as they retain Perkins Coie in NYC. They also contract with local law firms in every state they have parks and in Delaware (where they're organized), as well in the localities their international parks are in. BTW, that's public information if you know where to look, namely the SEC's website. -
Six Flags [FUN] Corporate Discussion Thread
Lemur replied to davidmorton's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
When I read about this situation, I just had this image of a distracted mom and a bored, teenage Six Flags employee ushering guests through and instructing the 14-year-old to put their finger on the scanner before the mom realized what was happening. What I don't get is how you go from the moment when you realize your kid put their finger on the scanner without your consent to filing a lawsuit against Six Flags. Seriously, do you have something to hide or are you just that money-hungry/American white butthurt about everything (assuming this lady was white, but maybe not)? I mean I don't have kids and obviously I go to a lot of theme parks but is it that difficult to realize that a. your kid is getting their finger scanned "without your consent" and b. Six Flags does this as well as Disney and a lot of theme parks? Actually, the issue is that Illinois law required AFFIRMATIVE consent, meaning you have to actually answer "YES" to having your biometrics (or your kid's biometrics) on file. From the legal standpoint, it requires that consent is noticed or called-out and not buried in the TOS or other contract and the person actually says that yes, they consent to it. It's usually a seperate form or it's in a call-out box that's differentiated from the rest of the contract. Other states rely on implied consent, meaning that they can just stick it in the user agreement with no bells and whistles. Also, the mother is a privacy advocate nut. She's not looking for money. And if you are looking for money, a class action is a crappy way to get some unless you're the lawyers arguing it. Most settlements end up being split 70-30 between the lawyers and their clients, with the clients splitting the 30% among themselves. If you join the suit, you essentially end up with a check for $2.68 at the end of the day in cases like this, were the "harm" is hypothetical as opposed to real. Obviously, other class actions that concern personal injury or monetary injury (you know, like the local utility poisoning your wells or your bank opening fake accounts in your name and then charging you fees for them) are a bit more lucrative, but even then you rarely get back all that you lost monetarily.