Talk:Six Flags Great Adventure
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[edit] Incidents
Does anybody have detailed information about the deadly fire in the Haunted House (circa 1988 or so) that prompted (a) the ride's removal or (b) the change in amusement ride governance by the state of NJ that can be added to this article? SpikeJones 14:25, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
If you are still loking for infor on that fire it can be found at this website, http://www.hauntedattraction.com/33/industry.html
Scroll down and you will see a long artcile on it. Here is an excerpt from the artcile,
"Fire at the Haunted Castle by Joe Costal It was 6:40 p.m., May 11, 1984. Kathy Ziprik had just gotten home from her job as assistant public relations director for Six Flags Great Adventure, a 1,700-acre theme park in Jackson, New Jersey. The phone rang. On the other end was the park’s on-duty, senior security officer. She was glad he called. Since Kathy had started her job at Great Adventure a few months prior, she worked hard to get employees to follow the correct chain of command. He was right to call her. There was a small fire at the Haunted Castle attraction. Nothing too serious, he just wanted her to know. It was her job to know. He did not think she needed to come back to the park, but Kathy wanted to anyway. It was her job, and besides, her boss was away. She wanted to make doubly sure everything would be all right. She hung up with the officer, and began to get dressed. Kathy never liked the Haunted Castle; frankly it gave her the creeps. Five minutes later, the phone rang again, this time it was a different park security officer. His question would ring in Kathy’s ears for the rest of her life. “There’s a fire at the Haunted Castle, where can the ABC News helicopter land?”" To continue reading, click on the following link, http://www.hauntedattraction.com/33/industry.html
[edit] Rail line
It would probably be a really good idea for NJ Transit to build a new rail line from Trenton Station to the park, which would provide easy rail access to the park from Philly and NYC. This would make the park accessible to all the city-dwellers who don't drive. Anyone with me on this? Dusso Janladde 06:14, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
(Anonymous patently racist remark removed by ThatsNotFunny 10:50, 25 July 2006 (UTC))
[edit] Transportation?
Do we really need a section here for directions on how to get to the park? SpikeJones 21:05, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
- Sorry that it took 16 days for you to get a response - well it is a good idea to help people out, but that is not Wikipedia's purpose. And besides the text in this section isn't wikified. So I am thinking of taking it out. --NicAgent 01:16, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
- Take it out. Same information can be found at the Six Flags website or at Mapquest.Zotdragon 14:38, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
- Done. --CliffC 05:52, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Reads like a travel brochure - tagged it "advertisement"
I couldn't find a {{travel brochure}} tag, so I could only add the "advertisement" tag. There is a lot of hype and breathless writing in this unsourced article that could stand toning down. For example,
- "74 miles from New York City, 67 miles from Newark and 60 miles from Philadelphia"
- "brilliant and colorful"
- "the world's tallest and fastest"
- "more rides than any other theme park in the world, with 72 rides as of 2006"
- "The theme park will open on April 2, 2007"
Those are from just the first paragraph. The rest is in similar style, with much of it sounding like a Six Flags press release. --CliffC 14:18, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
Well, Kingda Ka IS the world's tallest and fasted roller coaster, I believe that it is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. I can't be sure, but I would assumme. 67.81.170.159 13:24, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, the trouble is that most of those things are true. Mileage is important because that's why the park is able to prosper. Kingda Ka is the world's tallest/fastest coaster. The park does have more rides than any other theme park. Those are just facts, and they're important ones; they're what make the park notable. "Brilliant and colorful" may be overkill, but the coasters actually are known for their bright coloring, it might just read better with a rewording. I don't think we need the date it opened this year, though. 128.122.253.229 17:47, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Photograph in violation of park policy
The photo located on this page concerning the parade should be edited. It depicts a park employee sitting in an area reserved for customers. This reflects poorly on the workers of six Flags. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.83.126.126 (talk • contribs)
- Umm, the worker isn't the focus of that picture, the parade is. Just ignore the worker, plus if the worker is doing something wrong (which I don't think he is, sitting on an empty bench is not a crime) then it should there. Also, the section title you made is very misleading; there is nothing wrong with the picture and the picture violates no policy. --Michael Greiner 05:26, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
- There is no Wikipedia policy that I know of that would make pictures that are against an individual company's policy to be posted here, provided they are free images. I do, however, find that the cell phone photo is of low quality and unencyclopedic. J.reed 06:59, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] SFGAdv vs. Cedar Point
In the first paragraph of this article, a fact says the following: "According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Six Flags Great Adventure has more rides than any other theme park in the world, with 72 attractions as of 2006". Isn't it Cedar Point the record holder of amusement park attractions, with 69 attractions as of 2006 (70 now), while SFGAdv now only has 53, as the article says, making these two statements be making no sense, as they conflict each other? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.172.225.72 (talk) 19:23, August 26, 2007 (UTC)
- You know, I just gotta ask, what's with you and Cedar Point?! --Mooshykris 01:31, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
- They're both great amusement parks, but I just don't think that that statement in the article is true. I think Cedar Point still holds the record for most attractions at an amusement park. -- 71.172.225.72 09:57, 27 August 2007 (EST)
- In 2008, something BIG is coming. 71.172.219.240 (talk) 04:09, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
Cedar Point will have 76 rides as of May 10, 2008 so they become the park with the most rides. 98.28.69.39 (talk) 05:28, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Cue or Queue?
"the Haunted Castle Across the Moat took its que from the rooms and monsters of the 'Transylvanian Haunted Castle"" -- There's no such word as "que." But I can't fix it because I don't know whether the writer meant "cue" or "queue"!
It's cue as in the idea for the Haunted Castle Across the Moat came from LeRoy's idea for the Transylvanian Haunted Castle. Sorry, I was typing too fast! —Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{2}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{2}}}|contribs]])
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[edit] Does Flying Wave still exist?
In the section with events for each year, the 2008 one says that the Flying Wave was closed and Turbo Bungy was moved into its place. However, according to the official Six Flags website, it's still there. They don't have Houdini on the site anymore, so it's not a lack of updating the list. Has anyone here gone to the park this season and seen Turbo Bungy where Flying Wave was? Halofan333 (talk) 23:28, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
