larrygator Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 I would also like to ride something not rushed to completion. I would just prefer that work start on time and continue.
coasterfreak101 Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Yeah, there's a difference between 'rushed to completion' and 'Kings Island has put up the longest invert in the world through the cold and the snow with no problems and Six Flags has a pattern of doing the exact opposite'.
Hercules Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Yeah, there's a difference between 'rushed to completion' and 'Kings Island has put up the longest invert in the world through the cold and the snow with no problems and Six Flags has a pattern of doing the exact opposite'. You also have to take the height in to account. Central and Southern Jersey have been hit hard with extremely high wind gusts just at ground level over the past few weeks. I can't even imagine how bad the wind is 200, 300, 400, 500 feet in the air.
RideofSteel Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 There will also be several changes at Great Adventure's restaurants for 2014. Ted's Cheesesteaks in the Boardwalk will become Garden State Grill this year. The restaurant will include appetizers, specialty burgers, turkey burgers, and vegetarian burgers. The Great Character Café will become the Yum Yum Café in 2014! It's not exactly Yum Yum Palace but surely captures the spirit of the original name. The changes will not be in name only - the Looney Tunes Characters outside the restaurant will be removed and the restaurant will once again have ice cream on the menu! Between last year's beautiful exterior paint job and these changes, it is wonderful to see this Great Adventure original benefitting from some nostalgia! Like This Both quoted from Great Adventure History. The Twister will also be sponsored by Twix this season.
coasterbill Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Not major news but it's nice to see... it was pretty insane that a building that looked like this. Didn't serve ice cream. Then again it's Great Adventure, the same place where this stand didn't serve hot dogs. Courtesy of Great Adventure History
larrygator Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 The Great Character Café will become the Yum Yum Café in 2014! It's not exactly Yum Yum Palace but surely captures the spirit of the original name. The changes will not be in name only - the Looney Tunes Characters outside the restaurant will be removed and the restaurant will once again have ice cream on the menu! Between last year's beautiful exterior paint job and these changes, it is wonderful to see this Great Adventure original benefitting from some nostalgia! Like This I like this idea. Would love to see an old time ice cream parlor but not sure what they can/will do based on existing relationships with ice cream vendors.
EastCoastKid Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 I like this idea. Would love to see an old time ice cream parlor but not sure what they can/will do based on existing relationships with ice cream vendors. I am quite sure that the options are either Cold Stone, Dippin' Dots, or Breyer's. I'm pretty sure Ben & Jerry's pulled out entirely last season.
Vonni Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 I like this idea. Would love to see an old time ice cream parlor but not sure what they can/will do based on existing relationships with ice cream vendors. I am quite sure that the options are either Cold Stone, Dippin' Dots, or Breyer's. I'm pretty sure Ben & Jerry's pulled out entirely last season. Was there an issue between SF and Ben and Jerry's?
Woodie Warrior Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 The Great Character Café will become the Yum Yum Café in 2014! It's not exactly Yum Yum Palace but surely captures the spirit of the original name. The changes will not be in name only - the Looney Tunes Characters outside the restaurant will be removed and the restaurant will once again have ice cream on the menu! Between last year's beautiful exterior paint job and these changes, it is wonderful to see this Great Adventure original benefitting from some nostalgia! Like This I like this idea. Would love to see an old time ice cream parlor but not sure what they can/will do based on existing relationships with ice cream vendors. SFSTL has an awesome Prairie Farms ice cream parlor. It is beautifully decorated and the ice cream is a decent price for the size of the fresh waffle cones .
Vonni Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 The Great Character Café will become the Yum Yum Café in 2014! It's not exactly Yum Yum Palace but surely captures the spirit of the original name. The changes will not be in name only - the Looney Tunes Characters outside the restaurant will be removed and the restaurant will once again have ice cream on the menu! Between last year's beautiful exterior paint job and these changes, it is wonderful to see this Great Adventure original benefitting from some nostalgia! Like This I like this idea. Would love to see an old time ice cream parlor but not sure what they can/will do based on existing relationships with ice cream vendors. SFSTL has an awesome Prairie Farms ice cream parlor. It is beautifully decorated and the ice cream is a decent price for the size of the fresh waffle cones . I'm not familiar with that. Where is it in the Park? Had I known I may have went there instead of Coldstone lol!
jray21 Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Not major news but it's nice to see... it was pretty insane that a building that looked like this. Didn't serve ice cream. Then again it's Great Adventure, the same place where this stand didn't serve hot dogs. Courtesy of Great Adventure History When I first saw that building I was so excited to see such an enormous building for ice cream and desserts. I was deeply disappointed to say the least.
Ccron10 Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 It could be one of those popular create-your-own frozen yogurt sundae venues like what Dorney and Hersheypark currently or will have. I never ate in the Character Cafe because I always passed it up in favor of Granny's or Best of the West. Since I'll have a season pass for here, I'll have to stop in and check it out sometime this year.
EastCoastKid Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Was there an issue between SF and Ben and Jerry's? If anything, I'm sure it was profitability. My guess is as good as anyone's.
Zcev5454 Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 The Great Character Café will become the Yum Yum Café in 2014! It's not exactly Yum Yum Palace but surely captures the spirit of the original name. The changes will not be in name only - the Looney Tunes Characters outside the restaurant will be removed and the restaurant will once again have ice cream on the menu! Between last year's beautiful exterior paint job and these changes, it is wonderful to see this Great Adventure original benefitting from some nostalgia! Like This I like this idea. Would love to see an old time ice cream parlor but not sure what they can/will do based on existing relationships with ice cream vendors. SFSTL has an awesome Prairie Farms ice cream parlor. It is beautifully decorated and the ice cream is a decent price for the size of the fresh waffle cones . I'm not familiar with that. Where is it in the Park? Had I known I may have went there instead of Coldstone lol! In the front mall area. If you're walking in the gate, take an immediate left and it's right on the corner with a pink/cream colored facade. Much better product and price than cold stone!
CoasterPrince Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Not sure if anyone noticed but is this the winch for Zumanjaro or Ka equipment?
rustyinpeace Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 I would assume so, it looks almost identical to LL:DOD's winch.
CPSFMMCW Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 I hate that we're getting so much updates from other coasters and rides at parks, yet we've got like no construction photos of Zumanjaro! Ok, maybe like one, but seriously, wish there were more.
TM3988 Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 ^agreed! Curious to see how this construction plays out
coasterbill Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 I hate that we're getting so much updates from other coasters and rides at parks, yet we've got like no construction photos of Zumanjaro! Ok, maybe like one, but seriously, wish there were more. I agree but that's probably because there's nothing to look at. They're reinforcing Kingda Ka's structure and they have parts being fabricated but it doesn't look like there's anything going on that's going to visually impressive (at least not yet). My biggest hope is that this new path and former Rolling Thunder area doesn't look like complete crap. I could so see the station and queue still in place with a bench and some garbage cans in front of it.
CPSFMMCW Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 I hate that we're getting so much updates from other coasters and rides at parks, yet we've got like no construction photos of Zumanjaro! Ok, maybe like one, but seriously, wish there were more. I agree but that's probably because there's nothing to look at. They're reinforcing Kingda Ka's structure and they have parts being fabricated but it doesn't look like there's anything going on that's going to visually impressive (at least not yet). My biggest hope is that this new path and former Rolling Thunder area doesn't look like complete crap. I could so see the station and queue still in place with a bench and some garbage cans in front of it. I think that if Six Flags does it right, the new path could be really awesome. And I think we're underestimating them a bit. It wouldn't surprise me if they plan on expanding in the area where rolling thunder used to be. They could easily use the path to create a new area, then expand that, and then use that path to lead to a new coaster that they could build back there. Rolling Thunder took up so much space, and it would be a great use of the land.
Aceattack52 Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 Not sure if anyone noticed but is this the winch for Zumanjaro or Ka equipment? KD doesn't need a winch that big. KD already has a kind of a "winch" and it is a whole lot smaller. With that being said, that thing is massive.
RideofSteel Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Some support guide wires are beginning to show up on the face of Kingda Ka! Just another step closer to Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom, the world's tallest drop ride! From Great Adventure's facebook.
KBrylczyk Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 As awesome as drop rides are, it's only a matter of time until a member of the oh-so-incredible Great Adventure clientele throws some object at an oncoming Ka train and everything gets shut down.
rcjp Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 ^I don't know, it's not something I haven't thought of but there are other places in the park, namely Bizarro, where you could throw an object at a train if yo wanted too.
Vonni Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 ^^ I didn't really think of anything like that. I hope that does not occur.
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