multimueller Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 Hello everyone, I will be visiting NYC from the 14th to the 21st of May. I wanted to add a little extra bonus to the trip and go to Six Flags Great Adventure (Hopefully the intamin guys get KingDa-Ka up and running until then). So here is my question: What's the best way for a german guy to get from NYC to SFGA? I am a little afraid of driving a rental car in manhattan, so maybe it's a good idea to take a ferry to new jersey? Or take a bus? Any ideas would by GREATLY appreciated! TOM the intamin guy
nemesis-storm Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 I've already kind of asked this question http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1317 There is a bus from the Port Authority Bus Station next to Penn railway station in Manhattan to SF:Great Adventure directly. It's run by NJ transit - website is http://www.njtransit.com/nn_sp_sixFlags.shtml I'm trying to find out if there is a bus (used to be one from Trenton) to the park, that gets there at opening time
multimueller Posted April 20, 2005 Author Posted April 20, 2005 That's not bad, but as you said it: Arrival at the park is rather late. As this park is told to be really packed and lines will be long, maybe a earlier arrival would be better. By the way: Does anyone know how good/bad the Q-Bot-System works?
SharkTums Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 Pre-Kingda Ka, the Qbot system worked AWESOME! I don't know how that ride will affect it, but I would go for it! Elissa "you can also upgrade to Gold for very little queue time!" Alvey
multimueller Posted April 20, 2005 Author Posted April 20, 2005 Hi Elissa, Me stupid german man, me live in woods, me never seen Q-Bot! Just kidding. Thank you for your answer, I only have some idea how this q-bot thing works (actually I have only used universal express and fastpass before). Can you tell me a little bit more about it? Is it a limited offer (could it be sold out?) And what does "gold" mean? I will only have one day at the park so I would be happy to get the most out of it. Tom (always want's to know everythin) Mueller
SharkTums Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 Ok... Qbot - Limited amounts sold, can sell out, I've seen it sell out. Supposed to make you wait the same amount of time as the normal line, realistically it makes you wait about 80% of what the normal line is. It's a little device that kind of looks like a pager. You scan it at the ride you want to ride, it tells you when to come back. Meaning you can go ride something else while waiting in the 'virtual' line for whatever you queued up. So I'm thinking that this season you would get one, queue up Kingda Ka, go ride everything else in the park in 6 hours, and by then your time should be ready for Kingda Ka! You can queue up multiple rides at a time, but the 'count down' of when you can ride each one doesn't start till you've ridden the one before it. If this doesn't make sense please ask me more questions and I will try to explain it better. Gold Qbot - Even more limited amounts sold. Double the price of normal Qbot. Same exact device, it's just programmed differently where you will only have to wait 5-10% of what the line actually is. We went one time, chiller had like an hour line, we would be told to come back in 5 minutes. We did this about 5 times in a row and really pissed off the people waiting in the normal line! For what it's worth, I think that Qbot is actually the BEST 'skip the line' program out of all of them. Elissa "hope this helps" Alvey
multimueller Posted April 20, 2005 Author Posted April 20, 2005 Hi Elissa, alright. Thank you so very much. What a little complicated device! So I think I'll go for that "gold" Q-Bot, if possible. I think, I'll try to rent a car for one day and try to arrive at the gates as early as possible to be able to get one (but with my kind of luck, I will arrive early AND get a Q-Bot AND the intamin cable will snap ) Thank you again. If you should have any question for your europe-trip, I'll be glad to help you. And we all -- of course -- are looking forward to see you all. Tom (finally got it) Mueller
SharkTums Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 ^Cool, glad I could help! We're actually going to post more about our trip soon so that everyone can meet up with us! Elissa "less than 8 weeks!" Alvey
Token Yankee Guy Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 If you'd like more information on the Q-Bot, you can visit this site http://www.lo-qusa.com/ they also have a video to tell you how to operate the Q-Bot http://www.lo-qusa.com/FastlaneVideo.ram Craiggers "They used my home park (SFNE) to film the training video" K.
stew560 Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 Also, GAdv's q-bots went up this year: New Prices: Regular - $15 rental + $15 per person Gold - $33 rental + $33 per person Makes for a very expensive additional fee...
multimueller Posted April 21, 2005 Author Posted April 21, 2005 Hi Stew, thank's for the information. Please help me out: Does "rental" mean some kind of "yes I'll bring back that gadget"-fee, which you get back on returning the Q-Bot? Tom "clueless" Mueller
SharkTums Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 You don't get it back. You're basically paying to rent the unit for the day, then also paying to put people on the unit. Elissa "does that make sense?" Alvey
stew560 Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 No it doesn't make any sense. I never understood why they had to charge a base fee AND a per person fee. I think they technically changed the wording this year to be: $30 for the first person, $15 each additional... So that is soooo much better...
Token Yankee Guy Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 How they have the prices listed at SFNE is like this 20 - One Person 30 - Two Persons 40 - Three Persons 50 - Four Persons 60 - Five Persons 70 - Six Persons Just as an example, I don't think the prices I listed are correct.
stew560 Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 Yeah that was GAdv's prices last year...$10+$10pp...
benplanet Posted May 11, 2005 Posted May 11, 2005 I am going this thursday to SFGA all day! me anf my friend are thinking of getting this Qbot thingie (never used it) is it worth the 45 bucks??
benplanet Posted May 11, 2005 Posted May 11, 2005 One more thing, where do i ask for this Qbot?? at the entrance?
SharkTums Posted May 11, 2005 Posted May 11, 2005 Have fun! There is a qbot booth, it is somewhat near the entrance. Go down the main pathway and then go to the right...you'll see the booth on your left side. Elissa "that is, if it's still in the same place!" Alvey
multimueller Posted May 11, 2005 Author Posted May 11, 2005 Allright, NYC-Trip is getting closer now. Does anybody know, if there is a scheduled opening date for KingDa Ka? I know that anyway the park is worth a visit but SFGA with NO KingDa Ka is one thing, but SFGA with a non-operating KingDa Ka is another...
SharkTums Posted May 11, 2005 Posted May 11, 2005 I think I heard sometime next week. I think they're doing some Good Morning America Shoot around the 19th of May so they have to try and get it open right around then. Elissa "Maybe someone has better info!" Alvey
benplanet Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 It was suppose to open May 12 (yesterday) I went down there and they said the ywere doing "inspections" 4 other rides closed down at SFGA, nitro was closed down for about 2 hours (dont knwo why - i saw a cart stock at the top - lol ) The chiller closed down after a LONG LINE of waiting! thank god i got to go! the belts got stock, and i had to stay in the cart for about 10 minutes. anyways, this Qbot thing is REALLY REALLY worth it! anyone know the EXACT pricing for it at SVGA ? like for 2 people or 3 people or 4 thanks!
SharkTums Posted May 15, 2005 Posted May 15, 2005 Don't know exact pricing...can't find it on their website...try giving them a call. Approx: Regular Qbot - $10fee + $10 a person Gold Qbot - $20 fee + $20 a person Elissa "I agree, well worth it" Alvey
stew560 Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 From the first page: Also, GAdv's q-bots went up this year: New Prices: Regular - $15 rental + $15 per person Gold - $33 rental + $33 per person The Rental fees are non-refundable.
benplanet Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 wow! thank god i found a coupon for $10 off Qbot rentals inside my season pass bouklet these prices are exorbitant ! i guess it's worth it when it gets REALLY crowded .. wow
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