Six Flags Great Adventure News + Notes Fall 2008



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Closing Day
November 2nd



The Wild Safari's residents are getting ready for the off-season
It was Medusa's last days as Medusa Everything in the shops was on sale, and great bargains were everywhere!
The transformation of Medusa has already begun, with the track starting to receive blue paint
The Sun sets on the 2008 season
     
The Ghoulmaster and WretchED
     
The final performance of Dead Man's Party for the 2008 season
     
     
     
     


     
     

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October 24-26
Medusa merchandise is featured in the Main Street Market Now all 50% off with the re-vamp of the coaster coming this winter
The cold drink carts are serving hot chocolate From inside the Elvira queue, Scream Machine looks like a model The bloody fountain from above
The old Space Shuttle sign model is now in the Motion Theater ride op booth The scabs the clown show cast members
Scabs the Clown show Dead and Local
Inflatable ghost The Spider is now at Skull Mountain Kind of creepy with all the fog around the old observatory
Wheel of Fright Where will the spider show up next? The Asylum entrance
Rehab of the Flume lift has begun The reservoir is being drained for the winter The Ghoulmaster and WretchED are now located at the Fountain
Not much water left The bridge is still a work in progress The portals look really good
Hay bales at Best of the West Monster Mash Bash The final days of Medusa
The emergency lighting system is on for safety With the extra lighting the trees look really good in their fall colors
     
Fright Fest is always the most colorful time at the park

Granny's hasn't been lit for most of the summer, but this weekend the lights were back on again
The Lakefront Cemetery looks great   The Parachute Tower lights were also on for additional light in the Boardwalk

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Fright Fest 2008
Opening Weekend
   
     
     
     
     
     

The Dead Man's Party fans showed up early for good seats
  The park looked really crowded  
The crowds were a little lighter on Sunday night, but people still gathered early for the aWAKEning The procession begins on its way towards the Big Wheel
     
     
The ghouls of all shapes and sizes from all the haunt zones make their way into the park
     
     
     
     
The crowd to see the aWAKEning and Dead Man's Party was HUGE!!!
The Ghoulmaster and Wretch-Ed begin the aWAKEning for the night and for the season
They prepare to wake Dr. Fright
 
The incantation is read by Wretch-Ed
Dr. Fright comes to life and summons the rest of the ghouls, and Fright Fest begins
 
Now that Fright Fest has started, it's time for a Dead Man's Party
The Ghoulmaster summons the partiers and the fun begins
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
The Fountain  Night falls  Dead and Local Stage 


Cool web under the Fort  Bone Butcher Terrortory 
The Fort lit in red  Circus Psycho portal 
Elvira is back!!!  Zambora   
Lakeside Cemetery    Dream Street 
The Ghoulmaster and WretchEd have their photo spot at Houdini's entrance
 
     
Fortune Teller on Dream Street    Fountain Cemetery 
The lights of the Escape from the Asylum    10 Below is the ticket booth 
  The queue utilizes Chiller's old lines  Hypnosteria is back 
The Demented Forest line uses the Congo Rapids queue in reverse 
  The ticket booths   
The Demented Forest runs outside the park boundries 
The exit for the Demented Forest let out into Looney Tunes Seaport  Granny's looked spooky with the lights behind it   
     
The "Spider of Doom" has found its way to Medusa  If the spider knows something, this may become collectible merchandise 
  Cool new Fright Fest shirt (front & back)  

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General Notes
and
Fright Fest
Preparations

September 28th
   
Bugs Bunny in mums The decorations look great!
All the nice touches in the landscaping are really nice The merchandise is in place
Definitely looks like fall now Be green and resuse
Costume section of the Looney Tunes Shoppe More fall stuff The cemetery is in place
Only one week to go... The fountain cemetery looks great as always
The fountain cemetery is a little smaller this year, leaving more room for the crowds
The Fright Fest props are all in place and look great
Great touch on the game building Dream Street is ready Dead Man's Party stage is ready
Skull Mountain looks good The Terror Trail is getting all the last minute preparations It looks like a new lighting rig for the stage this year
The Demented Forest looks promising with a huge area of corn stalks
The entry way is getting some new pavement where the flume footer used to stand, with new pavers Really cool spider web
The line for the Demented Forest will use the queue for Congo Rapids, but in reverse
The old Gotham Police cars from the Batman The Ride queue is being used for Escape From the Asylum Cool new floral display The webs that were on Panda Express and then removed are back again this week
This ride site is being used for a Fright Fest show The decorations and landscaping all look great from above
You can see the Fountain cemetery is a little smaller this year The portals are all in place for the Boardwalk area
  Webs go all the way to the top of the Theater The Bone Butcher sign is now up
Bone Butcher Terrortory is all ready The flowers on the lake look great The webs this year look amazing with many dimensions
With the leaves starting to change colors in the background, it looks like Halloween
The skeletons look great The guillotine waits More of those great webs
 
The whole Frontier Adventures area looks really good Fright Fest begins and Race for the Cure next weekend
The bridge is still closed, but work has been happening on it, so hopefully it re-opens before the HUGE crowds of Fright Fest arrive The Fort looks good
It looks like the Starburst guy is caught in the webs Striking a pose Even the canon is covered with webs
Less than one week until opening night!
 
 
     
The tortoises seemed to be enjoying the wet weather this weekend
Hopefully today was the last day for Fly Me To The Moon forever The Jack-o-lantern planters are a great touch
Costume corner in the Superman shop The Warioland competition was this weekend  
The portal setup is slightly different this year, with the round risers in a new configuration
The final touches have been added all around the Lakefront Cemetery
     
     
     
The Dead and Local stage looks really good this year
A few new touches including an angel of death give the stage a new look
     
     



Watch for
Fright Fest 2008
Opening Night
Coverage, coming
Next Weekend!
The windows all look good Everything is just about ready to go!
     

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General Notes
and
Fright Fest
Preparations

September 20th
   
The fall plantings are now in place all around the park
The pumpkins, hay bales and corn stalks definitely give the look of fall