Six Flags Great Adventure (SFGAdv) Discussion Thread

[tk2012xI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

^OMG the airtime on top of Storm Runner Epic. Loved it..

Have the Bumper Cars opened yet?

The bumper cars are officially open and They go pretty fast too.

Hopefully they are fast because most Bumper Cars are very slow and boring. If you haven't been on the one's at Knoebles you need to try them.

Heading to the park on September 14th for Gay Day and can't wait! I haven't been on Sky Screamer yet, so I'm excited to check that out and El Toro night rides till 12am

The park is open till 12!? Then I have to plan a trip. Nothing better then a gay day with night rides on coasters! And Kingda ka is really fun the first time you go, it's gotten quite rough but after the incredible launch the rest is pretty much just speeding through the course with a small pause on top. You don't feel the drop because your going so fast.

[coastercrazy 9Donkeys are my way of life!]

This is on the SFGAdv facebook page.

In 2013 you'll be packing your bags, for where one door closes, another door opens. What will you bring?

[crazywolf88I teach at the school of donkey!]

I went to the park a few days ago, and found something to rant about:

If you guys think the Bizarro operations are horrible, well DejaVu's (the scrambler) operations were putrid.

There was only one operator for the ride who: manually unlocked all of the resraints, manually locked all of the restraints in the slowest manner possible,walked to the booth, visual f*cking scan, began the pathetically short ride cycle(was it even 30 seconds long?), rinse, repeat.

I swear that my friend and I had to wait 20 minutes for the rest of our families to ride with a one cycle wait!

[Coaster_FanaticI'm a know-it-all about donkeys!]

I conquered Kingda Ka today! It's now my second favorite coaster, behind El Toro of course . The launch was the most intense thing that I have ever ridden and the height was extreme. Overall I give the ride a 9/10. I would give it a perfect 10/10 if it was a little bit longer.

[ElToroGirl84Donkeys give me orgiastic scream!]

I have not been to this site or six flags in probably 3 years so coming here for help on recent operations at the park.

I got married recently and my husband has a god daughter that we plan on taking to the park this coming monday and she absolutely LOVES roller coasters! Her mom however is not in best health and can't ride most of them and doesn't really like amusement parks(mostly crowds) so my husband and I are treating her this coming Monday to six flags(she has already been to other parks in the area Hershey and Dorney). She unfortunately is about 53 inches so she probably won't get to ride most of the big coasters but she can ride EL Toro! After telling her about it she seemed more than excited to go with us.

My questions are mostly do you think she would be able to ride any of the other coasters being an inch away from being tall enough? Like I said above I haven't been to six flags great adventure in years and I've never treated a child(well 9 turning 10 soon)to an experience like this and I was never interested in coasters as a kid so I never encountered this personally. Not sure if they would be able let her on with being only an inch off? I remember some kids getting turned away at Nitro even though they were tall enough back in 2009 or 10 (I can't remember when I was there last) I just worry that this would happen to her with being just an inch away. I know El Toro and Sky Screamer shouldn't be a problem and she showed interest on both of those.

I'm looking forward to seeing the new flats they added back including the bumper cars and Houdini's great Escape. Any idea on wait times on a monday? Rain is forecasted so I'm hoping that keeps the crowds down. I'm sure we will be spending most of the day riding El Toro though. Also is there anyway to do PArent swap even though we aren't her parents? We are obviously in charge of her that day I just don't know that since we aren't her 'parents' could we still ride the coasters even if she can't ride and have my husband wait with her and vice versa. I know Disney does this without a physical pass but it sounds like Great Adventure is more strict with this. Any information you guys can give would be helpful thanks! Looking forward to visiting Great Adventure again!

[UrbanLegendThe playground is where I spend most of my days]

^Do what my dad did: Stuff balled-up socks into the bottoms of her shoes

[cal1br3ttoWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

As i have never been on TTD or KK, I always thought you at least got SOME airtime on them... Am i wrong?

I've gotten a pull of airtime going over the top hat on Kingda Ka (I've also gotten good airtime on TTD). Then again I'm one of those crazy people who is willing to sit very close to the back. I honestly still like the ride a lot!

[larrygatorObsessive Overlord of the TPR Park Index]

^Do what my dad did: Stuff balled-up socks into the bottoms of her shoes

Please do not even make these suggestions in jest. Theme Park Review does not advocate breaking ANY park rules.

My questions are mostly do you think she would be able to ride any of the other coasters being an inch away from being tall enough? Like I said above I haven't been to six flags great adventure in years and I've never treated a child(well 9 turning 10 soon)to an experience like this and I was never interested in coasters as a kid so I never encountered this personally. Not sure if they would be able let her on with being only an inch off? I remember some kids getting turned away at Nitro even though they were tall enough back in 2009 or 10 (I can't remember when I was there last) I just worry that this would happen to her with being just an inch away. I know El Toro and Sky Screamer shouldn't be a problem and she showed interest on both of those.

It is very nice that you are treating your god daughter. Six Flags Great Adventure is diligent about checking the height of children close to the height minimum. I know it sometimes doesn't make sense when similar looking coasters have differing height requirements but safety is paramount, followed by the park listening to their lawyers.

However, when all is said and done if you know your god daughter doesn't meet the height requirement I wouldn't recommend even chancing it being bringing her into the station. I know my sister did this with my niece a couple of years ago and all it did was embarrass my niece leading to a lot of tears.

[KoasterDanDonkeys give me orgiastic scream!]

I got married recently and my husband has a god daughter that we plan on taking to the park this coming monday and she absolutely LOVES roller coasters! Her mom however is not in best health and can't ride most of them and doesn't really like amusement parks(mostly crowds) so my husband and I are treating her this coming Monday to six flags(she has already been to other parks in the area Hershey and Dorney). She unfortunately is about 53 inches so she probably won't get to ride most of the big coasters but she can ride EL Toro! After telling her about it she seemed more than excited to go with us.

My questions are mostly do you think she would be able to ride any of the other coasters being an inch away from being tall enough? Like I said above I haven't been to six flags great adventure in years and I've never treated a child(well 9 turning 10 soon)to an experience like this and I was never interested in coasters as a kid so I never encountered this personally. Not sure if they would be able let her on with being only an inch off? I remember some kids getting turned away at Nitro even though they were tall enough back in 2009 or 10 (I can't remember when I was there last) I just worry that this would happen to her with being just an inch away. I know El Toro and Sky Screamer shouldn't be a problem and she showed interest on both of those.

Is she 53 inches in shoes or without shoes? If she is without shoes, she might be tall enough, and if she is bring her to guest relations. They give special wristbands according to height, so that she doesn't get turned away on one ride, but allowed on another because different people will check height in different ways.

[ElToroGirl84Donkeys give me orgiastic scream!]

Thanks guys!

I understand the rules and I'm not interested in breaking them just thought if it was just an inch they 'might' let her on but it seems they are probably still strict on this these days. I know of the whole wrist band thing and I plan on doing it as soon as we enter the park. Even though she may not be tall enough for say 'Nitro' I'm assuming if I get a Parent swap pass(even though she isn't our child)my husband and I can still ride them and have her wait with one of us at the exit and vice versa? I just worry with it called 'Parent swap pass' they wouldn't let us do this. I don't see why it would be a problem but you never know!

At the time we measured her she was wearing shoes so I'm pretty sure she isn't tall enough but we promised if she liked it there we would take her next year when she should be tall enough to ride everything!

Any other advice is still appreciated! I'm use to going to the park alone or with my husband but never took a child that wasn't tall enough to ride everything but again she is most certainly tall enough for El Toro and I often say if that's all I got to ride I'd be happy, hope she feels the same. Although the Mine train and Skull Mountain are fun too! I honestly think Skull Mountain is more fun than 'The Dark Knight' even!