ride of steel Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I generally don't mind ads, as they usually lead to me buying the products. But I don't know how I feel with one of the coolest props there getting a giant Snickers sticker. (Rhymes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 ^ Maybe if you eat a Snickers you'll come around to liking the giant Snickers sticker... Because you know you're not yourself when your hungry. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk610 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 So I am going to post this question to the group. Do you think SF allows the individual parks to create their own theming and props for events like fright fest, or do you think they mass produced some of these props and send them to the parks? I am looking at those two large standing reapers and things like the fried brains funnel cake stand and such as examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ride of steel Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 I know some of the props were from the boneyard in The Galaxy Theater and Ranger's Boneyard, but other than that most of it looks like Six Flags has this stuff made than sent out to parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 I've seen a few things at Great Adventure that I know to be from Oak Island Creative (like when they had that giant walk through pumpkin), though I don't believe they're responsible for the majority of the Fright Fest events (Because generally speaking if Oak Island does something then it's actually good). They are responsible for the majority of the Holiday in the Park events though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnn2031 Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 IIRC they had a group from the Carolinas do most of Camp Scumshine and the jungle haunted house and a local group for the hotel to the tune of a $million+. Don't think it was necessarily corporate directed, though, other than the branding and stuff like the coffin contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienPoint Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Finally was able to do all 3 houses (cause the various people I go with don't want to do haunted houses ), and my personal opinion : Hotel Terror is the scariest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ride of steel Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 ^Agreed 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienPoint Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 ^Agreed 100% The chef, RAN ME OUT OF THE HOUSE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 At the park right now and needless to say, its not busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ride of steel Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Yeah that chef put a knife within a few inches of me into the wall, then chased me out lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Waterless Shipwreck Falls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Apparently they can only use 1 row on Tantrum in the rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SbSteveZ Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Yeah that chef put a knife within a few inches of me into the wall, then chased me out lol. I’m glad to hear that the scare actors are actually being scary. That’s similar to the houses at Cedar Point where they will chase you out of the house (sometimes even further) if they feel you’re susceptible to that / if it will give a good scare. Again, the houses at Cedar Point are free. But that’s beside the point. Good to hear that the houses are performing as they should Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ride of steel Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Waterless Shipwreck Falls I've always wondered how they transfer boats, also those boats are stupid close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zspaw Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Do they always take out the railing on the exit ramp like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienPoint Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) Side note: I find it funny that since I go so often, I know who's a regular scare actor, or someone they just brought in (THEY DO accept walk-ins, which I WISH I could do, but gotta wait one more year for basically ANY decent job. ), and I start making friends with ride operators. My personal favorite scare actors: screampunk girl (has goggles, walks around, likes to hang around various props like swinging around a pole or etc), plague doctor (not hard to spot out, very eerie, will follow you around, and only make a sound once he jump scares you), ticket booth kid (glasses, lots of face makeup, bloody suspenders, will stagger around following people). Edited October 21, 2018 by DarienPoint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ride of steel Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Have you met the late night Viper crew? Amazing people, they're a good group to make friends with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienPoint Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 ^ Haven't interacted with them before, I have a ride op on both Predator and Ride of Steel that I both talk to if they're there, RoS' operator is super funny, told me a story about how she was racing someone on checking restraints and missed the restraint and slammed her finger into the seat . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ride of steel Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Man I love DL ops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Do they always take out the railing on the exit ramp like that? Where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ride of steel Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 The whole bridge over the spashdown is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienPoint Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Man I love DL ops! Honestly agree 101% They're super friendly, and are willing to strike up a conversation with you(didn't even wave at the RoS operator at the time, but we made eye contact and she waved haha.), or will make the PA speech "welcome to (ride name), blah blah blah have a good ride!" funny or add a twist onto it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraAB87 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Honestly don't mind ads in parks as long as they are not excessive to the point where its all you see all over the park to the point where you can't look anywhere without seeing a massive ad, we all know what a snickers bar is and we will buy it if we want to. Its kind of like Nascar, if there were no ads it would lose something with just blank cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ride of steel Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 ^I guess I'm just not used to seeing so many ads placed around the park, I'm used to Tops ads here and there (RIP Tops X Darien) but the Six Flags way will always prevail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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