scbt Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Did anyone on here apply for that commercial shoot? I did and haven't heard anything, anybody else hear back or nah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strz Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 That plaza actually looks moderately mediocre which is better than I expected. ^^^^^^^^^---------I come here for THESE POSTS!!!!! Love 'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefed29 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Hey guys, first time poster here. I'm from Boston and made my first trip down to SFGA a month ago.. man I loved the park. I wish it was my home park. Fantastic collection of coasters, so many different styles. Gotta say El Toro was my favorite hands down. I had an interesting experience on it and I was curious to as if this happens often or not. Went on it right at the end of the night, got right back in line for a second ride just before the park closed (I believe it was the second to last ride of the night). We were going up the blazing fast lift hill and about 85% of the way up it just completely stopped. Hear the big clank of the train locking into place and we are just sitting there. Probably about 30 seconds, and then the train went on its merry way. Is this a normal thing? Never experiencing any sort of breakdown on a coaster before it was kind of freaky. Also noticed Zumanjaro the next day go up and get stopped halfway. Damn glad I wasn't on that at that time. Anyways, love SFGA and can't wait to get back. Planning a trip Mid-June, hoping the weather holds out for that particular weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil009 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I wonder how many people will come to the park this year and go "WOW I never knew Great Adventure was next to a lake!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Hey guys, first time poster here. I'm from Boston and made my first trip down to SFGA a month ago.. man I loved the park. I wish it was my home park. Fantastic collection of coasters, so many different styles. Gotta say El Toro was my favorite hands down. I had an interesting experience on it and I was curious to as if this happens often or not. Went on it right at the end of the night, got right back in line for a second ride just before the park closed (I believe it was the second to last ride of the night). We were going up the blazing fast lift hill and about 85% of the way up it just completely stopped. Hear the big clank of the train locking into place and we are just sitting there. Probably about 30 seconds, and then the train went on its merry way. Is this a normal thing? Never experiencing any sort of breakdown on a coaster before it was kind of freaky. Also noticed Zumanjaro the next day go up and get stopped halfway. Damn glad I wasn't on that at that time. Anyways, love SFGA and can't wait to get back. Planning a trip Mid-June, hoping the weather holds out for that particular weekend. This is extraordinarily normal and was probably done deliberately. They always seem to stop the second to last train of the night on the way up the lift. There has to be a reason for it, and the only person here who knows (Ryan) probably can't tell you what that is. Usually at the end of the night (probably because of the ride's valleying problems) they roll a train out of the station, stop it before it leaves the drive tires, roll the last train in, reverse the train in the station into the transfer track once it unloads and then reverse the train that's sticking out of the station back into the station. I don't know why they would need to (seemingly) block stop a train on top of the lift before they do that but I assume the 2 things are somehow related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickflipbacktail Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I wonder how many people will come to the park this year and go "WOW I never knew Great Adventure was next to a lake!" I tried not to bust out laughing at this I swear. I always forget it's next to a lake because the only rides I can see the lake from are Zuminjaro and Nitro, other than that you'd never guess it was next to such a big beautiful lake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefed29 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 This is extraordinarily normal and was probably done deliberately. They always seem to stop the second to last train of the night on the way up the lift. There has to be a reason for it, and the only person here who knows (Ryan) probably can't tell you what that is. Usually at the end of the night (probably because of the ride's valleying problems) they roll a train out of the station, stop it before it leaves the drive tires, roll the last train in, reverse the train in the station into the transfer track once it unloads and then reverse the train that's sticking out of the station back into the station. I don't know why they would need to (seemingly) block stop a train on top of the lift before they do that but I assume the 2 things are somehow related. Quite interesting, but I guess it must make sense somewhere along the line. Regardless, still loved the ride and can't wait to get back on. Just glad I wasn't on Zumanjaro when that was stuck. Considering that was mid-day I am guessing there is more of an issue with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellynn4 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Prospertown Lake is really looking like its old self lately, too. For a few years there the water table was so low that many parts of it looked like a giant mud pit rather than a lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 This is extraordinarily normal and was probably done deliberately. They always seem to stop the second to last train of the night on the way up the lift. There has to be a reason for it, and the only person here who knows (Ryan) probably can't tell you what that is. Usually at the end of the night (probably because of the ride's valleying problems) they roll a train out of the station, stop it before it leaves the drive tires, roll the last train in, reverse the train in the station into the transfer track once it unloads and then reverse the train that's sticking out of the station back into the station. I don't know why they would need to (seemingly) block stop a train on top of the lift before they do that but I assume the 2 things are somehow related. Quite interesting, but I guess it must make sense somewhere along the line. Regardless, still loved the ride and can't wait to get back on. Just glad I wasn't on Zumanjaro when that was stuck. Considering that was mid-day I am guessing there is more of an issue with that one. Zumanjaro has been getting stuck constantly mid-ride this season. They either sit there for awhile and eventually drop them or just lower them slowly. I wish they'd just shut it down until they figure out the problem because every time it happens Kingda Ka has to go down too until they lower the cars and close the flaps. On both of our visits this year it's happened multiple times just when we happened to be looking at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadox17 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I'm heading up to the park with a couple friends Sunday. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strz Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 <---------will be attempting a quick SFGA run this morning- hoping to hit up: Ka> Zumi> Toro> Nitro> Batman + lunch + snack, and head home......fingers crossed that this goes as planned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Looking good! From the Great Adventure Connoisseurs Facebook page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strz Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Mission accomplished! Great morning for those who were able to take advantage....raining now/leaving. And yes- The Joker area looks good, and will be open before Lighting Rod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blk_mamba Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 I hate that rule they have for Kingda Ka and Zumanjaro! It makes both of the ride wait times longer. It is however such a great efficient use of space. I wish the queue and pathway leading to the ride was set up where you could walk under Kingda Ka and queue in the middle instead of the current set up where you walk to the drop Tower around Kingda Ka.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassinthegrass Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 I agree, but NJ is a stupid state sometimes.... I do look forward to what we can assume will be an expansion of the park past Ka's tower in the future... It just seems to be the perfect spot to expand since it's already void of most trees and can be easily accessed from Bizaro and Ka.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILinator Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 I agree, but NJ is a stupid state sometimes.... What has always boggled me there, was not letting you pump your own gas... I'm always like, WTF??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 I hate that rule they have for Kingda Ka and Zumanjaro! It makes both of the ride wait times longer. It is however such a great efficient use of space. I wish the queue and pathway leading to the ride was set up where you could walk under Kingda Ka and queue in the middle instead of the current set up where you walk to the drop Tower around Kingda Ka.... Its like the thread suddenly timewarped back to 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedCycloneFreak Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 I agree, but NJ is a stupid state ALL THE TIME.... I do look forward to what we can assume will be an expansion of the park past Ka's tower in the future... It just seems to be the perfect spot to expand since it's already void of most trees and can be easily accessed from Bizaro and Ka.... Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellynn4 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 I hate that rule they have for Kingda Ka and Zumanjaro! It makes both of the ride wait times longer. It is however such a great efficient use of space. I wish the queue and pathway leading to the ride was set up where you could walk under Kingda Ka and queue in the middle instead of the current set up where you walk to the drop Tower around Kingda Ka.... Its like the thread suddenly timewarped back to 2014. QFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Toro_Ryan Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Hey guys, first time poster here. I'm from Boston and made my first trip down to SFGA a month ago.. man I loved the park. I wish it was my home park. Fantastic collection of coasters, so many different styles. Gotta say El Toro was my favorite hands down. I had an interesting experience on it and I was curious to as if this happens often or not. Went on it right at the end of the night, got right back in line for a second ride just before the park closed (I believe it was the second to last ride of the night). We were going up the blazing fast lift hill and about 85% of the way up it just completely stopped. Hear the big clank of the train locking into place and we are just sitting there. Probably about 30 seconds, and then the train went on its merry way. Is this a normal thing? Never experiencing any sort of breakdown on a coaster before it was kind of freaky. Also noticed Zumanjaro the next day go up and get stopped halfway. Damn glad I wasn't on that at that time. Anyways, love SFGA and can't wait to get back. Planning a trip Mid-June, hoping the weather holds out for that particular weekend. This is extraordinarily normal and was probably done deliberately. They always seem to stop the second to last train of the night on the way up the lift. There has to be a reason for it, and the only person here who knows (Ryan) probably can't tell you what that is. Usually at the end of the night (probably because of the ride's valleying problems) they roll a train out of the station, stop it before it leaves the drive tires, roll the last train in, reverse the train in the station into the transfer track once it unloads and then reverse the train that's sticking out of the station back into the station. I don't know why they would need to (seemingly) block stop a train on top of the lift before they do that but I assume the 2 things are somehow related. If you stopped at the top of the lift for a little, it was most likely because the train on the brakes hadn't fully pulled into the station yet. Little known fact, we can not move trains with guests in the exit platform at all. So even if a guest is behind both the exit gate and chain, they still have to be outside the building when we are dispatching and advancing trains. So occasionally we have to stop advancing a train causing the train on the lift to stop. And yes, we do try to avoid sending the last train of the night empty. Maintenance has their tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Is that an every day thing or does it depend on conditions? Like if it were a 90 degree summer night with no wind would you just send it around or are they still reluctant to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Anyone else here? My buddy got sick after laps on Toro and bizarro and went to sleep it off in his car.lines arent bad. Makking my way through nitro queue now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Whoops double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 ^ Making my way down in a few. Crowds still ok? I want to avoid a repeat of last week's disaster of a visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Busy but not terrible. 20 min wait for Toro just now. Walked on skull before this. Currently stuck on brake run of Toro. Difficulties. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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