jetsplumber Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 was just watching channel 11 this morning, and the news reporter was at Zumanjaro doing her news reporting, and she was on zumanjaro with some lady from SfGadv talking about the stats of both Zumanjaro and Kingda Ka. SF needs to stop mentioning KA as the fastest in the world. im pretty sure it lost the fastest title back in 2010 to Formula Rossa . SF needs to get their stats correct and stop the false advertising.
evanfx123 Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Hey guys, I will be going to Great Adventure this Saturday and I still didn't register for a Season Pass card yet but I found the Benefits online.I will be using the "Bring a Friend for $21.99 select July Weekends" but would also like to know if I can use the "Add a guest to your THE FLASH Pass for free" on the same day? Thanks a bunch, everyone!
El Toro_Ryan Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 was just watching channel 11 this morning, and the news reporter was at Zumanjaro doing her news reporting, and she was on zumanjaro with some lady from SfGadv talking about the stats of both Zumanjaro and Kingda Ka. SF needs to stop mentioning KA as the fastest in the world. im pretty sure it lost the fastest title back in 2010 to Formula Rossa . SF needs to get their stats correct and stop the false advertising. Ka did loose it's fastest title in 2010. For awhile the park was just saying tallest coaster in the world. I think what they're trying to say now is "The tallest and fastest coaster in the world at 45 stories" so I think they mean fastest in the world at 45 stories. It's a weird play on words so that's pretty sneaky of them. Watch the b-roll footage for Zumanjaro and that's what they say at 0:26. Also if you're planning to ride Zumanjaro soon, I'd get try and ride it before 9 PM because I've heard they have been closing it early (along with Kingda Ka) for maintenance. Hey guys, I will be going to Great Adventure this Saturday and I still didn't register for a Season Pass card yet but I found the Benefits online.I will be using the "Bring a Friend for $21.99 select July Weekends" but would also like to know if I can use the "Add a guest to your THE FLASH Pass for free" on the same day? Thanks a bunch, everyone! I believe you can but I'd call the park to make sure.
rcjp Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 ^I actually think "tallest coaster in the world" alone would be good enough but never mind...
Erik Johnson Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 I think the sign out front now says, "Fastest in North America."
jetsplumber Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 (edited) was just watching channel 11 this morning, and the news reporter was at Zumanjaro doing her news reporting, and she was on zumanjaro with some lady from SfGadv talking about the stats of both Zumanjaro and Kingda Ka. SF needs to stop mentioning KA as the fastest in the world. im pretty sure it lost the fastest title back in 2010 to Formula Rossa . SF needs to get their stats correct and stop the false advertising. Ka did loose it's fastest title in 2010. For awhile the park was just saying tallest coaster in the world. I think what they're trying to say now is "The tallest and fastest coaster in the world at 45 stories" so I think they mean fastest in the world at 45 stories. It's a weird play on words so that's pretty sneaky of them. Watch the b-roll footage for Zumanjaro and that's what they say at 0:26. Also if you're planning to ride Zumanjaro soon, I'd get try and ride it before 9 PM because I've heard they have been closing it early (along with Kingda Ka) for maintenance. Hey guys, I will be going to Great Adventure this Saturday and I still didn't register for a Season Pass card yet but I found the Benefits online.I will be using the "Bring a Friend for $21.99 select July Weekends" but would also like to know if I can use the "Add a guest to your THE FLASH Pass for free" on the same day? Thanks a bunch, everyone! I believe you can but I'd call the park to make sure. well today on channel 11 during the live newscast, the SF lady claimed tallest and fastest in the world. that's a bunch of lies. that's all im pointing out. its false advertising. Edited July 9, 2014 by jetsplumber
boldikus Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Hey guys, I will be going to Great Adventure this Saturday and I still didn't register for a Season Pass card yet but I found the Benefits online.I will be using the "Bring a Friend for $21.99 select July Weekends" but would also like to know if I can use the "Add a guest to your THE FLASH Pass for free" on the same day? Unless this has changed since early June, you can. I used the Bring-A-Friend free deal with my bro-in-law and then added him to my flash pass for free same day.
boldikus Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 However, seeing how Morey's Piers does this, it is completely stupid that you can't hold chapstick, etc. in your pockets. And do they mean metal detectors on rides at Morey's Piers? OK, this is stupid now. Yes. Metal detectors. I've been to Morey's twice this year and both times when boarding Nor'easter I was "wanded" and asked to remove all loose articles (and rent a locker). I was with friends not riding so I had them hold my camera and keys. Ironically the ops let me keep me sunglasses on for the duration of the ride, even asking me "are those on tight?" AFTER I was locked into my restraint. LOL. And if you are wondering they were and they stayed on all ride without an issue.
JWAddington Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 I like the Top Thrill Dragster operators spiel....The tallest coaster in the World.....with lap bars!
evanfx123 Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Hey guys, I will be going to Great Adventure this Saturday and I still didn't register for a Season Pass card yet but I found the Benefits online.I will be using the "Bring a Friend for $21.99 select July Weekends" but would also like to know if I can use the "Add a guest to your THE FLASH Pass for free" on the same day? Unless this has changed since early June, you can. I used the Bring-A-Friend free deal with my bro-in-law and then added him to my flash pass for free same day. Thanks a bunch! Would you recommend going to the park to buy a Flash Pass or buy it online early?
boldikus Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Hey guys, I will be going to Great Adventure this Saturday and I still didn't register for a Season Pass card yet but I found the Benefits online.I will be using the "Bring a Friend for $21.99 select July Weekends" but would also like to know if I can use the "Add a guest to your THE FLASH Pass for free" on the same day? Unless this has changed since early June, you can. I used the Bring-A-Friend free deal with my bro-in-law and then added him to my flash pass for free same day. Thanks a bunch! Would you recommend going to the park to buy a Flash Pass or buy it online early? I would wait and see what crowds are like as you may not need it. Other than opening day (a Saturday) and Coaster After Dark (a Friday night) I have gone a bunch on Sundays this year. Saturdays are most crowded so I try to avoid but I work Mon-Fri so Sunday is mostly my only other option to get up there. The day I mentioned w/ my bro-in-law was a Sunday (June 1st)- we got in early, got a bunch of rides with no lines and then by 11:30am everywhere we went was packed. Waited in a few 20-30 minute lines (that got longer with each ride) and caved and got the flash pass. Rest of the day was awesome. HOWEVER, I was there Sunday June 29th and we got a nice full day of rides in with varying wait times, but nothing over 30 minutes. Most were 10-15. We never bothered getting a FP and we spent the entire day at the park and rode everything we wanted at least once, some 2-3 times. So I'd wait and see what its like. No sense in spending $ you dont have to.
coasterbill Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Somebody at Great Adventure History just reported that they were cutting down trees around Nitro's hammerhead turn today, most likely as a response to the Ninja incident.... I really hope this was just a random coincidence. It would be a shame if the part removed some of the beautiful old trees as a result of a freak accident that happened on the other side of the country. This really isn't a big deal. It seems a little stupid but it won't impact the ride experience.
boldikus Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Agreed. ^ Not sure why anyone cares all that much. Though I could see them doing this to RMT since that ride *really* goes through the trees.
njcoasterguy34 Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Hey guys, I will be going to Great Adventure this Saturday and I still didn't register for a Season Pass card yet but I found the Benefits online.I will be using the "Bring a Friend for $21.99 select July Weekends" but would also like to know if I can use the "Add a guest to your THE FLASH Pass for free" on the same day? Unless this has changed since early June, you can. I used the Bring-A-Friend free deal with my bro-in-law and then added him to my flash pass for free same day. Thanks a bunch! Would you recommend going to the park to buy a Flash Pass or buy it online early? I would wait and see what crowds are like as you may not need it. Other than opening day (a Saturday) and Coaster After Dark (a Friday night) I have gone a bunch on Sundays this year. Saturdays are most crowded so I try to avoid but I work Mon-Fri so Sunday is mostly my only other option to get up there. The day I mentioned w/ my bro-in-law was a Sunday (June 1st)- we got in early, got a bunch of rides with no lines and then by 11:30am everywhere we went was packed. Waited in a few 20-30 minute lines (that got longer with each ride) and caved and got the flash pass. Rest of the day was awesome. HOWEVER, I was there Sunday June 29th and we got a nice full day of rides in with varying wait times, but nothing over 30 minutes. Most were 10-15. We never bothered getting a FP and we spent the entire day at the park and rode everything we wanted at least once, some 2-3 times. So I'd wait and see what its like. No sense in spending $ you dont have to. I went on June 28 with a couple friends. I had bought a voucher for a 2-person Flash Pass online and planned on adding the third person for free at the park. Turns out I wasn't able to do so since it wouldn't cost anything. Luckily they refunded my original purchase and let me buy another Flash Pass for two and added the third person for free.
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Somebody at Great Adventure History just reported that they were cutting down trees around Nitro's hammerhead turn today, most likely as a response to the Ninja incident.... I really hope this was just a random coincidence. It would be a shame if the part removed some of the beautiful old trees as a result of a freak accident that happened on the other side of the country. That's seems too quick. Not to say the park was lacking on its tree maintenance and suddenly went to catch up and not get in trouble from SF Corp.
larrygator Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 was just watching channel 11 this morning, and the news reporter was at Zumanjaro doing her news reporting, and she was on zumanjaro with some lady from SfGadv talking about the stats of both Zumanjaro and Kingda Ka. SF needs to stop mentioning KA as the fastest in the world. im pretty sure it lost the fastest title back in 2010 to Formula Rossa . SF needs to get their stats correct and stop the false advertising. Ka did loose it's fastest title in 2010. For awhile the park was just saying tallest coaster in the world. I think what they're trying to say now is "The tallest and fastest coaster in the world at 45 stories" so I think they mean fastest in the world at 45 stories. It's a weird play on words so that's pretty sneaky of them. Watch the b-roll footage for Zumanjaro and that's what they say at 0:26. Also if you're planning to ride Zumanjaro soon, I'd get try and ride it before 9 PM because I've heard they have been closing it early (along with Kingda Ka) for maintenance. Hey guys, I will be going to Great Adventure this Saturday and I still didn't register for a Season Pass card yet but I found the Benefits online.I will be using the "Bring a Friend for $21.99 select July Weekends" but would also like to know if I can use the "Add a guest to your THE FLASH Pass for free" on the same day? Thanks a bunch, everyone! I believe you can but I'd call the park to make sure. well today on channel 11 during the live newscast, the SF lady claimed tallest and fastest in the world. that's a bunch of lies. that's all im pointing out. its false advertising. It's not false advertising, because the message is not paid for by the park. It's false public relations!
jetsplumber Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 http://pix11.com/2014/07/09/six-flags-great-adventures-zumanjaro-drop-of-doom/#ooid=BtbWhybjpLJ6tm0Orlc6X55iz-JH1MMc here is the video clip from this morning with the SF public relations lady that I guess has no clue that Ka is no longer the fastest in the world. how about get your facts straight before announcing lies on TV. the link brings you to 2 clips, I believe its the 2nd clip.
JaYmoNeY12 12 Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Was anyone else at the park yesterday? At 9:00 I was about to ride zumanjaro 1 more time and they shut it down for lightning. 5 minutes later they closed the entire park due to incoming weather. Since everything was closed I started walking back to the main gate and the power went out! It was out for 2 3 minutes and everyone was using there flashlights. Then it started pouing in the parking lot and out of nowhere a huge swirl of gravel dirt dust and sand covered tons of people including me! It was like the start of a tornado
Comeagain? Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 http://pix11.com/2014/07/09/six-flags-great-adventures-zumanjaro-drop-of-doom/#ooid=BtbWhybjpLJ6tm0Orlc6X55iz-JH1MMc here is the video clip from this morning with the SF public relations lady that I guess has no clue that Ka is no longer the fastest in the world. how about get your facts straight before announcing lies on TV. the link brings you to 2 clips, I believe its the 2nd clip. Why is it such a big deal to you? It's a mistake. News reporters always make mistakes. It just happens. It wouldn't surprise me if the information Six Flags gave the station was correct and the reporter used old information pre-2010 that said it was fastest.
jetsplumber Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 http://pix11.com/2014/07/09/six-flags-great-adventures-zumanjaro-drop-of-doom/#ooid=BtbWhybjpLJ6tm0Orlc6X55iz-JH1MMc here is the video clip from this morning with the SF public relations lady that I guess has no clue that Ka is no longer the fastest in the world. how about get your facts straight before announcing lies on TV. the link brings you to 2 clips, I believe its the 2nd clip. Why is it such a big deal to you? It's a mistake. News reporters always make mistakes. It just happens. It wouldn't surprise me if the information Six Flags gave the station was correct and the reporter used old information pre-2010 that said it was fastest. It was not a mistake by the news reporter. It was the SF public relations person who rode the ride with the news reporter. SF lost the fastest title 4 years ago. They need to stop saying it.
Woodie Warrior Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 ^Why are you so aggravated by this? So what, she said something that used to be true and now isn't. It's not a big deal, at all.
boldikus Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Was anyone else at the park yesterday? At 9:00 I was about to ride zumanjaro 1 more time and they shut it down for lightning. 5 minutes later they closed the entire park due to incoming weather. Since everything was closed I started walking back to the main gate and the power went out! It was out for 2 3 minutes and everyone was using there flashlights. Then it started pouing in the parking lot and out of nowhere a huge swirl of gravel dirt dust and sand covered tons of people including me! It was like the start of a tornado Sucks it closed down early but this sounds kinda creepy/awesome.
coasterkid124 Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Here's a simple solution for the whole fastest coaster controversy. They can just say KK is the fastest coaster in the Americas, or Western Hemisphere, or something to that effect.
larrygator Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Here's a simple solution for the whole fastest coaster controversy. They can just say KK is the fastest coaster in the Americas, or Western Hemisphere, or something to that effect. Kingda Ka - The fastest coaster that 99.99% of you will ever ride!
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