Vonni Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I'm so glad I've never gotten sick on a ride! I would be so embarrassed! *Knocks on wood* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro4ever Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I'm so glad I've never gotten sick on a ride! I would be so embarrassed! *Knocks on wood* You're probably going to get sick just because you said that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Lol hopefully not! I dont do spinning rides for that reason, and so far the only coasters that have ever made me queesy are Batman The Ride at SFGrAM, Batman The Ride at SFStL, and Raptor at CP. But like you said, you never know lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whodey Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I was hoping to get some help with my visit in June. I am debating about coming the first week vs. the second week. The park is open for 2 more hours until 8 during the second week. My plan is to fly in on June 5 to Newark around 9 am. I would drive to Dorney Park and hopefully get in there by noon. I would then go to SFGAdv on June 6 for open to close and fly out June 7. I am disappointed that the park closes at 6. I am wondering would it be worth flying into Philly June 9 at 1115, paying more for a car rental and getting to Dorney by 1 or 2? Then I would get 2 more hours at SFGadv on June 8 and fly out June 9. I know the park might not be very crowded either day but I am bringing my 8 year old daughter. I want to maximize coaster riding and the park would be open for a shorter day should I pay the money for a Flash Pass even though the park should be light crowds. I always laugh at KI when the park is empty and people bought Fast Lane. I want to make the most of this visit because it will be many years before I make it back. If ride lines are longer than 20-30 minutes I will pay for the pass but does anyone have a guess if the lines would be that long early in the season for weekdays? Thanks for any tips. PS any tips on cheap hotels that are roach or bed bug free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 June weekdays can really vary. I have been going that time of year since becoming a passholder in 2008 and have had days where the park is empty and there are basically no waits for anything and other days where lines are 30 - 45 minutes for the major coasters. It really depends on the weather and how many school trips there that day. If you go the 2nd week when the park is open until 8, the school trips should be gone by 5 - 6 for the most part so the last 2 hours the park should be empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepheno130 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I'm going on a school trip to GA on Saturday, May 18th, and I was wondering if anyone could share what I could anticipate. We're expecting to get there at approximately 10AM, and I'm hoping to get on the major coasters and SkyScreamer. However 2PM - 3PM are out of the picture for rides. What could I expect for wait times throughout the day, and what would be the best order to go on these rides to wait in line the least amount of time? I know that parks can be hectic when schools have trips, which usually are on the same day. My brother went a few years ago on a school trip and only got on three or four rides, which is why I'm asking. I just hope I could luck out better than him. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAmazingCP Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 In a similar vein to the poster above, I have a class trip on Wednesday June 5. I've been to the park several times, so I know my way around and which rides to avoid at what times. I am wondering how bad crowds would be, since knowing Six Flags, they'll pack the place to capacity with other school groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideofSteel Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Kingda Ka finally got lights on it's tower! Picture from greatadventurehistory.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Alright, now let's get a drop tower hooked on that thing and we're good to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigcoaster95 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I'm going on a school trip to GA on Saturday, May 18th, and I was wondering if anyone could share what I could anticipate. We're expecting to get there at approximately 10AM, and I'm hoping to get on the major coasters and SkyScreamer. However 2PM - 3PM are out of the picture for rides. What could I expect for wait times throughout the day, and what would be the best order to go on these rides to wait in line the least amount of time? I know that parks can be hectic when schools have trips, which usually are on the same day. My brother went a few years ago on a school trip and only got on three or four rides, which is why I'm asking. I just hope I could luck out better than him. Thanks! The park is going to ridiculously crowded tomorrow due to Skate and Surf festival being held in the parking lot. All festival atendees are given free admission to the park. This fest is supposed to draw close to 10,000. Your luck may get better once the show starts at 2, but the morning is going to be a living hell. I'm just hoping to get an el toro ride before I head into the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Great Adventure is ridiculously dark at night so I'm very happy to hear about the lights on Kingda Ka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyRush Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Sweet lights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 And it is beautiful! Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassinthegrass Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 ... Should we start the rumor mill for next years new coaster? Im going to say, X-Flight in the old Batman and Robin location.... I feel like this section of the park needs some love, it seems the other side of the park has received MANY updates in the past decade, while this side decays... Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo1188 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 ... Should we start the rumor mill for next years new coaster? Im going to say, X-Flight in the old Batman and Robin location.... [attachment=0]Screen Shot 2013-05-19 at 5.03.11 PM.png[/attachment] I feel like this section of the park needs some love, it seems the other side of the park has received MANY updates in the past decade, while this side decays... Thoughts? They should put a drop tower where Freefall was while they're at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 [attachment=0]Screen Shot 2013-05-19 at 5.03.11 PM.png[/attachment] I feel like this section of the park needs some love, it seems the other side of the park has received MANY updates in the past decade, while this side decays... Thoughts? I've been pegging GAdv for an X-Flight coming as soon as Six Flags realized how well the GP receives these wing coasters since...X-Flight opened. GAdv is the perfect park for one of these, if you ask me, and it would keep their B&M collection (every type except for a dive machine, I believe) up to date! The way you have it put down would be great too, with that dive loop right over the entrance plaza! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B&MIntaminGCI Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 ... Should we start the rumor mill for next years new coaster? Im going to say, X-Flight in the old Batman and Robin location.... [attachment=0]Screen Shot 2013-05-19 at 5.03.11 PM.png[/attachment] I feel like this section of the park needs some love, it seems the other side of the park has received MANY updates in the past decade, while this side decays... Thoughts? This would be perfect omfg, maybe a different theme but same layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 And it is beautiful! Source Those do look really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianojohn Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Question: I have a Six Flags Platinum pass and plan on visiting SFGAdv in July. What is the info for exclusive ride time? I know at SFMM they let us in 10 minutes early (which was useless since none of the big coasters were even running!) Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 It's the same thing at Great Adventure, you can enter at 10:20 instead of 10:30 with no rides running early (unless things changed last time I was there the rides still opened at 10:30) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schotj Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 ... Should we start the rumor mill for next years new coaster? Im going to say, X-Flight in the old Batman and Robin location.... [attachment=0]Screen Shot 2013-05-19 at 5.03.11 PM.png[/attachment] I feel like this section of the park needs some love, it seems the other side of the park has received MANY updates in the past decade, while this side decays... Thoughts? well this is the first time this has been mentioned....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaweetDude04 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Went to the park yesterday for a few hours. Overall a good, very hot day with the longest wait being Green Lantern with a 30 min wait. Everything else was a walk-on. El Toro and Sky Screamer seemed to have some difficulties, with El Toro being down at least twice the time I was there (12-5). Houdini seemed to have a new pre-show and ride audio, replacing the music in the pre-show with a pre-recorded woman talking the entire time. Did the Houdini at SFNE receive the same upgrades? The only negative for the day would be the Nitro crew. They seemed to be the slowest and stacked all 3 trains quite frequently. GL: 1x El Toro: 2x Sky Screamer: 1x Nitro: 1x Houdini: 1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellynn4 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I've been noticing that decline in the Nitro crew this season. I've been to the park several times so far this year and have seen much slower operations as a whole, including frequent three-train stacking. Has anyone else noticed this? It's very disheartening when you consider this coaster's ride capacity potential and it's reputation from prior seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willh51 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 It takes effort to stack all three trains on Nitro. [At least it was running all three!] I agree with the Wing Coaster speculation for Great Adventure. I do hope they get a unique design, though. I suspect it'll be similar in scale to X-Flight but a different layout would be nice since the park is one of the chain's best and deserves a unique ride. I'd like to see them incorporate the Chiller site and maybe corkscrew over the midway to where the Intamin drop tower was. Maybe do a helix or something over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassinthegrass Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I agree, I even think a JoJo roll going through the large observatory building would be a great move. unfortunatly, this is sixflags, we got a Superman: Ultimate Flight, not a Tatsu, im afraid this may be the same experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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