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May 23rd General Park Notes |
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| More pictures from the AMAZING Glow in the Park Parade! | ||
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| EVERYONE MUST COME TO SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE AND SEE THIS IN PERSON!!! | ||
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These pics are from the Saturday and Sunday parades, and are higher resolution than the Friday night video capture photos. |
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| The detail of the floats and costumes is amazing and really needs to be seen in person | ||
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| Amazing job with this parade Six Flags!!! | ||
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| Click here for more Glow in the Park pictures!!! | ||
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| The staff's teamwork was great to watch | Families lined the route each night | |
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The organization and cooperation among all the park employees to make the Glow in the Park Parade a success is amazing to watch as the route is setup. Each night has had slight variations on the setup as the process was fine tuned, but the crew did an excellent job all weekend. |
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| Is this a Disney park? | The crowds seemed to enjoy the Parade very much | |
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| Geico sponsored the Memorial Day festivities, and the Gecko led the Parade | New Johnny Rockets tables and umbrellas and another of the cool billboards have been added | The water rides were drawing long lines with the warm weather |
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| The three water attractions are now open for the season | ||
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| The new Jesters show started this weekend | Temple of the Tiger now has a VIP seating area | The band for Live & Local on Sunday was really good |
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| The Live & Local bands seem to have fans in the park | The Festival Stage was rocking all weekend | |
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Live & Local is a great showcase for some of the local musical acts. It's nice to see and "Unplugged" version is going to be added at Best of the West. |
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| The Recycle This percussion show is now running at liberty Square Gazebo, along with an R&B show | ||
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| These guys are really good | The Park drew big crowds with the nearly perfect weather for the entire holiday weekend | There was a display of Chrysler vehicles setup in front of the Big Wheel |
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The Memorial Day Weekend was the
first big test of the park for the season with the new shows coming
online, and the big crowds arriving. The park seems to have
done VERY well, drawing lots of families, with the rides running at full
capacity, the park looking clean and great, and employees being
friendly, fast and efficient all over the park. Job well done Six Flags Great Adventure Staff! |
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| Rolling Thunder was racing all weekend | ||
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| The freshly painted square got a Wiggles World sign now | Whenever the wind permitted, both side of the Skyride ran most of the weekend. | |
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| Several restaurants are offering "Family Meal Deals" which are good values for groups. | For fans of KFC's Famous Bowls, Granny offers their own version, the "Bowl of Comfort" | There are now stuffed Itchy and Scratchy prizes! |
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| A lot of families were at the park this weekend...lots of strollers! | The hotdog stand that was next to Runaway Mine Train has been moved to the queue for El Toro | |
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| Some new lights have been added to the Runaway Train exit stairs | For chocolate and/or Batman fans, there is now a Dark Knight flavor of Coldstone in the park-- dark chocolate ice cream with brownie chunks and Oreos...YUM! | Armitron is a new sponsor at the park |
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May 23rd General Park Notes -and- Glow In The Park Parade Preview! Click the link above to jump to Glow in the Park Parade photos! |
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| New hanging flowers on the fence | Hanging baskets are interspersed | |
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| There is no missing that the Glow in the
Park Parade is now running! There was a preview on Friday night, and the Parade is AMAZING!!! You must see it in person, photos and video do not do it justice! |
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Around the top of the
Main Street Market is a new display of pictures from throughout the
history of the park. This is a really great display of the park's history, featuring many past rides, shows and attractions as well as the park as it is today. This is a great display of the park, and everyone should stop in and take a few minutes to check out all the pictures of the park through the years and see how things have changed over time! |
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| Glow in the Park shirts | Cool new Wonder Woman mugs! | New signs |
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| Six Flags Friends is fundraising in the Main Street Market | Those bases installed around the park are now moving signs | |
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| New landscaping around the Living Statues show | More new shrubs and summer flowers | There are even more hanging baskets around the park! |
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| The summer flowers and tropical plants are all in place in Plaza del Carnaval | ||
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| The cape sellers now have a cart | New sign which gives time and temperature at the Fountain | The Odysy R&B group has started their shows |
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| The fourth trampoline is finally back in place | The Air Force has a trailer in the park | Capes & ball sacks |
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| More new shows starting all around the park this weekend | The
Parade is amazingly well organized and planned. The route is
1/2 mile, which requires the crew unrolls a mile of chain along the
well-marked way |
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| Glow in the Park
Parade In a word, "WOW!!!". Pictures do not do this parade justice, you have to get to the park and see it for yourself! The Glow in the Park Parade is one of the best things Six Flags has introduced EVER! This is sure to be a highlight of the season for many guests. With 5 large floats, a bunch of little floats and 85 performers, the Parade is a real spectacle and worth staying late on a summer night! PLEASE NOTE: The quality of these pictures is not the greatest since they are frame captures from my camera's video feature. Better pictures will be coming throughout this weekend, but the Parade MUST be seen in person to be truly appreciated! |
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May 18th and 21st General Park Notes |
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| The summer flowers are going in all around the park | These new plantings should be ready for the weekend | |
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| Some really cool new baskets on posts have been added to the planting beds near Blackbeard and the Buccanneer | More of the new summer flowers | |
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| These new frames are going in all around the park. They look like bases for some kind of new signs or maybe even flat screen TVs. | ||
 We spotted four of these around the park so far...could it be Six Flags TV coming?  |
With Memorial Day Weekend coming up, the new shows
are being added to the Show Schedule: |
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| The "Live & Local" sign is up on the Festival Stage | More work has been done on "The Jesters" stage area on the former site of the Pirate's Flight ride | |
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| The Show Schedule confirmed this will be the new home to the Living Statue Garden | View of the new show site from above | It looks like they may be jousting in this show! |
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| Great new artwork up on the Johnny Rockets Express | This tree apparently had rotted out on the inside and fell into the lake behind Best of the West | |
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| The sun shade on La Cocina was lowered so you can see the sign again | The Dark Knight has been drawing long lines of guests | The American Flag was replaced with this one |
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| Congo Rapids has been cycling, with the boats now in the station | This odd wall in Wiggles World got some fresh paint | On Sunday the Houdini building was used for an autograph signing |
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| Pirate Cookie! | More hanging baskets are up all over the park | On Sunday the Catholic Youth groups held a mass in the Northern Star Arena |
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| The new Wizards & Dragons blacklight golf got new signs and graphics, and looks fun! | ||
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| Graphic on the exterior | They still have these limited edition Kingda Ka photo frames at the Tiger's Leap Market, along with these tigers | |
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| Operation Spy Girl merchandise is being sold in the Looney Tunes Shoppe | Some really cool new Kingda Ka shirts have arrived | |
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| Slightly outdated pictures :D | Another cool Kingda Ka shirt available in two colors! | |
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| Cool new Kingda Ka hats too! | More ornaments and Christmas snowglobes have arrived at the Kingdom Traders shop in The Golden Kingdom | |
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May 15th General Park Notes |
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| The landscaping looks great all around the park | The Dark Knight is NOW OPEN! | The hanging baskets are up all around the park |
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| The Looney Toons topiaries are looking good | ||
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| The hanging baskets are up all around | ||
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| There are some really great deals available in the Park stores | ||
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| Dark Knight stuff is EVERYWHERE | Why are they selling soap? | There were a lot of school groups in the park today! |
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| Ironman merchandise is front & center in the shops | Cool new shirt | Granny's lost its name on the top of the signs |
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| New sun shade on La Cocina | The new neon signs are up on the Plaza del Carnaval Johnny Rockets Express | |
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| More new shirts! | The tropical plants are now out around the park | |
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| Really cool new El Toro shirts! | Tiger topiaries | |
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| A new Dippin Dots stand has been added to the Plaza | The Camp kitchen got some more permanent Kosher signs | Tortoise topiary |
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| I think that's Dr. Fright's chair from FrightFest... | Old Best of the West benches | Foghorn Leghorn topiary |
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| The old Pirate's Flight/Turbo Bungy site looks like it will soon be home to some kind of show | New structure...maybe for the Stone Figure Garden show? | |
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| Nice new benches have been added to the old ladder climb area | Need a job? Six Flags is a GREAT place to work!!! | |
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Glow In The Park Parade Route |
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| The hundreds of new green garbage cans line the new Glow in the Park Parade route | ||
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| The garbage cans have little star markings on the pavement to mark their proper locations | ||
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| Can't wait to see the new Parade!!! | ||
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April 26 The Dark Knight Construction Update --and-- General Park Notes  |
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| The beautiful waterfall is running | The cart is back in The Golden Kingdom | |
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| Birthday with Bugs was taking place at Best of the West | The Festival Stage roof has been raised into place | |
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| The Log Flume was open today despite cool temperatures and the crew was filling boats with 4 and 5 guests each for maximum throughput | Some brand new garbage cans have arrived, still in bubble wrap | |
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| Overview of the front queue and entrance doors | These concrete blocks will be the ride queue entrance | The locker covering and the photo booth are looking good |
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| The workers were busy all around even on a Saturday | The sign gives it a finished look | The concrete walkways for the queues are taking shape |
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| This will look even better once the building gets painted | Lots of really nice plantings are going in all around the ride | Overview of The Dark Knight |
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| That facade looks really cool | The new photo booth looks good | Still more grading work going on in front of the building |
 The facade looks really cool now with all the parts coming together and the final details being added to the "building". |
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 Does anyone know what the number "8717" means? It must have some significance... |
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April 20 & 22 The Dark Knight Construction Update --and-- General Park Notes |
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| More details of what you get with a cabana rental | Long lines for the Big Wheel | |
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| I think this is the group that usually comes to the park on Easter Sunday | OH...MY...GAWD! It looks like the 1980's are back! (UGH!) | |
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| It was a BIG group at the park on Tuesday | Woodchucks are all around the park this year | |
 The sign shop has been hard at work updating the signs around the park, and they look great  The doors of Showcase Theater are being painted, despite the fact that there is no show in it this season.  |
 New condiment rack at the Backlot  New Glow in the Park posters are now in the movie poster holders  Showcase Theater is available for events this season |
 The Glow in the Park Parade sounds like it will be really impressive!   The Theater area looks good, though few people will see it this year |
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| The reservoir on the Flume was filled on Saturday and the pumps were activated for a short time on Tuesday. All the belts seem to be in place, so it could be opening prior to Memorial Day | ||
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| The Bugs planting looks good | The signs have been updated with Hurricane Harbor stickers | Blondie is coming!!! |
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| The Coca Cola Cool Zone has bee dismantled completely | This shop features more Safari merchandise now | There are nets over the Dream Street flower beds...looks like problems with critters eating them |
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| Cool new Great American Scream Machine Tshirts! | New rubber fillers around the trees on Main Street | Season Pass processing has been very fast and efficient this season |
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| Awesome new Pirate ship background in the Old Time Photo Stand! | Special Passover menu | Good advice! |
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| The Carnegie Express is now open, selling drinks, cheesecakes, Tshirts and mugs | More new signs in the park | |
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| Some awesome new Dark Knight merchandise! | The crew was hard at work on the new Glow in the Dark Golf | |
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| Mega Putt seems popular | Another new sign | The demo Cabana with another new sign |
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| The Backlot Beer Garden got some new paint covering the old HBO name | The Picnic Grove was open serving Kosher food for Passover | The old Glatt Spot in now a Season Pass upgrade booth |
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| A beautiful day in the Picnic Grove! | The new wall blocking off Old Country from the Picnic Grove | |
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| The old Chiller station and observatory minus the tracks | ||
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| The Dark Knight continues to take shape | ||
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| Plantings are in | New sidewalks | A tantalizing glimpse into the building |
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| These pictures taken on Sunday (above) and Tuesday (below) show how fast the ride is coming together with the new Gotham City Park area taking shape. | ||
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| Can't wait to see the building finished with the Gotham skyline | ||
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| New planting in Gotham Park, which will be part of the queue | Parts going into the building | |
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 The Dark Knight is really making fast progress with workers all over the site building the queue area and working on the interior. With a couple of weeks left to the scheduled opening, the progress from day to day is amazing to watch!  |
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| There's a lot of room for the queue lines out here | The observatory makes a great backdrop | |
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| Soon this will be filled with waiting riders | Sidewalks are taking shape for the entrance queue | |
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| The framework is in place for the lockers | Framing for the entry portal and other theme elements | |
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 New banners are up on The Dark Knight construction fence announcing that the ride will open in Mid-May.  |
April 12th The Dark Knight continues to take shape, with the exterior where the ride entrance will be getting more decorative touches to the facade. The area in front of the ride has been cleared out now, with the path open to the Stunt Arena and a new permanent gate closing off the path to Showcase Theater and the Old Country Picnic Grove. |
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| The roof piece is just about ready to go up | ||
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| The newly re-opened pathway | The ladder climb game is gone apparently | The new end of the path |
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| The new gate to the Old Country Picnic Pavilion and its signs | ||
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| The Glatt Deli has been moved over to the Bugs Bunny National Park Camp Kitchen, and the Kosher certifications are on display in the window | The restroom next to Runaway Mine Train has received a mini-remodel, and now you can reach the soap! | |
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| The trees are in bloom all around the park | ||
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| There are new Deal or No Deal machines in Studio 28 | There's something missing here... | Cabana Cove got new, more permanent looking signs, and has set up a sample on Dream Street |
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