Six Flags Great Adventure Review | Jackson, New Jersey
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The BEST thing the Universal did was make the lockers free. If they're basically required, they should be free
its 2$… if you already paid 90$ to get in grow a pair and pay for the locker so things dont fall off your pockets and breaks the ride 💀
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@@joelvalencia6738thats the problem. you pay $90, just for some of the rides to be upcharge
@@joelvalencia6738wrong
@@joelvalencia6738If you have zipper pockets, there should be no reason to get a locker. Also, some parks have the bins in the ride loading area to put your stuff in for free. It's just another way for the park to get more money out of you.
As a worker there, there have been incidents that lead to the park not wanting any loose articles on certain rides. The biggest issue being phones, even if in a zippered/buttoned pocket, the person can still remove said item, and if they don't have a good grip, item will go flying either into a zone we can't access during operations, or potentially hit someone. Jersey devil is in constant motion, which is why they want everything in a locker and not off to the side, as for El Toro, well it goes along the small lake and pathways, if something comes flying off the ride, it's either landing in the water, or potentially hitting another visitor or employee. So we ask to put stuff in the locker, or leave it with a non-rider. We try to maintain a quick and smooth load/unload but when people don't do as we ask, it holds everything up.
I completely agree with you. I work on Nitro and when we are running three trains we make it a goal to dispatch a train every 60 seconds. This is very possible if all the guests move quickly but since we are not strict about loose articles at Nitro sometimes people take their time putting things away and I will be waiting for them to return to their seat which slows down operations. Usually we have at least a few people each day who report losing their phone on the ride and if we do find the phone days later it is highly likely that it is smashed and this goes for any ride so the lockers make sense in terms of improving dispatch times (moves people through queue faster) and also enhancing safety. I think if the park found a system where the lockers could be free but also couldn't be hogged by multiple people in one group it would make the policy less burdensome. I also work on Jersey Devil Coaster and it is odd for me when I enforce the strict no loose article policy on JDC one day and then next week I'm at Nitro telling people they can put their stuff to the side. As a guest this would confuse the hell out of me even if there are signs because it's not consistent.
@@SilverAuthority I work Lantern, Superman, and the boardwalk. Lantern and super, there are lockers nearby, but they can leave stuff to the side of the station (which usually means they leave their stuff right next to the trains -.-) I do feel there's a much better way to do the lockers. I'm just drawing a blank in my mind on what could work lol
He made it very clear he had no issue with the fact that there were mandatory lockers, it was with the fact that they charge for it. Its an obvious scam and makes the major coasters upcharges. Universal has the same policy and you have to go through metal detectors before going on certain rides, but they allow you to use the lockers for free.
hello man! I am French and I come to visit New York between July 27 and August 5. As a big fan of amusement parks, I dream of visiting this six flags! do you have any tips for getting there from Manhattan and what day would be best? I saw that the park was open longer on weekends, but that's probably also where it's busiest... thank you in advance!
@@severindelahaye so after this week, the park opens full time for summer, gonna be busy busy for a while. Once sept/October hits for fright fest it gets even busier. I'm not sure what or if any trains come down this way from NY, so I'm useless there lol
This park is really great. Lots of great coasters and some rides available for non-coaster people. Only issue I have with this park is the locker system and the layout of the park. There are a lot of rides that are just hard to find. I had a friend who went and told me that he literally didn't know Bizarro was there and I don't blame him.
Same with Cyborg I had been going to great adventure for a year and didn’t know it was behind wonder woman
They have online maps
I think not knowing a ride is there can actually improve the experience, because next time you go, it's as if they've just built a new coaster, although in reality, you just didn't know it was there before.
As a New Yorker, this is my home park and it feels good to see you donate review on it 🤗. If Six Flags could somehow manage to bring some parts of the park into the 21 century, I think it could really add to the experience. Like you said, some places could really use some theming as well as renovating places that seem untouched since the park opened (the Boardwalk) as well as to make the park feel more connected (the dead ends). I do agree though that the park has amazing operations especially Nitro.
Yeah I’ve been going to great adventure for years, and I find the bathroom placement to be kind of sporadic. From the main food court in front of the Joker, if you really have to go to the bathroom you have to sprint to near Swashbuckler, and then the next bathroom after that (at least to my knowledge) is either inside Granny’s or by Batman
Hi man! I’m French and I come to visit New York between July 27 and August 5. As a big fan of amusement parks, I dream of visiting this six flags! do you have any tips for getting there from Manhattan and what day would be best? I saw that the park was open longer on weekends, but that's probably also where it's busiest... thank you in advance!
@@severindelahaye Going on weekends is a bad idea. If you can, go on a weekday, more specifically a tuesday or wednesday. If you want to drive there take the backroads option. DO NOT take the I-95 it is so unpredictable with traffic. But that's all you really need to know. I hope this helped!
@@severindelahaye I would say that the best option to get from Manhattan to Six Flags is driving. And as previously stated, take the back roads when u come there. I would also say go on the weekdays and get there when the park opens because trust me if you do, you should be able to finish the entire park in a day. I hope you enjoy your trip to NYC!
@@severindelahaye Also, while you're in New York, make sure to visit Hersheypark as well. It's just as good as Great Adventure.
This is my home park. While it's outdated, the Yum Yum Palace is special to me. A few years before I was born, there is photo of my mom and her best friend outside it (late 70s). They were 19 or 20 at the time. It's one of my favorite of them. They are still friends today, 45 years later.
Same. That restaurant is crazy nostalgic for anyone who's been going to Great Adventure over the many years.
This is my home park, and about the loose articles: Yeah, it really sucks. So, me and my friends have a technique where we wear cargo shorts with pretty bulky pockets, and usually the operators dont even look. Just make sure it is secure, because on rides like kingda ka and el toro, your phone WILL fall out if it isnt in there secured.
Same here but they last few times I went they were fully checking me out and saw the things in my cargo shorts :/
I was here for Physics Day today, the rides were pretty much all running at full cap. The Ka dispatchers were AMAZING. They were getting the one of two trains out at fast as possible. When the train came back into the station, immediately they tell you to unbuckle the seatbelt and do so too if there's an empty seat next to you.
The locker problem you discussed at the park is consistent with the up charging found all over New Jersey. It mostly sounds like a scam and should go away, I think more parks should have complimentary “pocket storage” and obviously paid big lockers.
Note to self: if i ever get to go to GA, leave all my objects in the car because i am too cheap of a person and these upcharge lockers would ruin my whole day lol
@@duderRechthat you still need to buy a locker for your phone and wallet dude.
@@mohamadmahmoud6926 or you take someone who is afraid of thrill rides who keeps all the valuables while you ride
My best memory at this park was bringing my grandma and dad on Nitro. My dad is not alive anymore so I love this memory. We also drove through the safari and the giraffes ate my dad’s American flags off his car. It was very memorable
Hot take: this park has the BEST ride collection of any park out there - at least in terms of variety. Where else can you go that has a hyper, flyer, stand up, floorless, inverted, Strata, RMC raptor, and the best wooden coaster on the planet? Plus two pretty fun indoor family coasters. And that’s just the coasters. Zumanjaro, justice league, Wonder Woman, sky ride, parachute tower, Houdini, skyscreamer…this park has it ALL. But agree about a smaller multi-launch coaster. Seems to be the ONLY thing missing in their lineup!
I’d argue magic mountain could battle this park
Great drop tower, great flying, stratosphere, multi launch, invert, stand up, 4d, dueling
With a single rail on the way
@@glumbusgaming6443 coaster-wise, sure. But flat ride and family ride collection? Not even close.
@@mattpatti390 that’s true
As for the strictness on loose articles, I definitely agree with you, however, when in line for Joker roughly a year ago, a riders phone fell out of their pocket at the middle of the very top section and landed on the bottom roof of the ride which resulted in it absolutely exploding into a million pieces. I believe that they have since added a net in that location, but it still could've ended very poorly had the trajectory of the phone been different. There was an audible gasp from the entire line because of the sheer amount of pieces that went flying after the phone crash-landed.
This use to be my home park/place of work a long time ago. King da Ka was fun to operate and train on. So was the dark night, tea cups, the 3D ride, Scream Machine, Superman and so much more! I have to agree about the empty spaces and the dead ends. This park can offer so much more! I would love to go back and ride the new rides that they have added! Makes me miss the good times!
This is my home park. I will say that they have vastly improved over the years. I will mention though that I have seen one train ops during holiday in the park and fright fest. Never an issue in the summer.
this my home park to I talked to the maintenance guy he said they were only running 1 train so they can start the off season maintenance on the other so buy the time the park got busy in the spring and summer all trains would be ready
@@Project_Storm1999 makes sense
Great review Taylor, and happy to see you are getting these sponsors which helps make all your hard work pay off.
Your point on the Dead ends is really correct, and makes me appreciate Canada's Wonderland's layout even more, there is only like 1 dead end in the park, and they recently made it not so bad after they removed their Enterprise and put in a path between Yukon Striker and Behemoth. Canada's Wonderland is all loops which makes it super easy to do Coaster to Coaster to Coaster to Coaster without having to turn around at all. Also, Great Adventure has THE BEST skyride in the world, it's actually useful! Cedar Point's only cuts out part of the walk and Hersheypark's isn't even A to B, this one actually helps you get from one side of the park to the other, while being faster than walking!
busch gardens williamsburg has the best skyride but great adventure's is a close second on usefulness
@@Mister_Brown I've never been so I cannot comment
This is a park I really wanna visit in the future so tihis review is helpful! Great video and congrats on 200K subscribers and getting sponsored again!
it’s my home park and i love it, great ride collection even though there’s a lot of clones. none of them are bad though. nearly every ride has a redeeming quality and the park itself has a good vibe
@@CoasterHorizons same. It’s a real fun time going there. I’m so grateful Jersey has such a humongous park.
I grew up about 5 miles from the park. This was super nostalgic. Last time I was here was about 15 years ago when I got my Razor phone stolen after riding the log flume
So, I agree with everything you mentioned, however, I think it's worth bringing up the guest atmosphere. Depending on the day you go, you can get the Philly vs NY crowd. They have also gotten A LOT more strict with restricting MJ into the park with sniffing dogs, which I like. But this causes for the parking lot to be very smelly on the way out. Security is pretty good though. Just be careful of the crowd.
Typical back arseward policing. The only thing pot heads want is a couch and a bag of dorito's. Pot makes people pacifists, not aggressive. BOOZE and Coke and such make people aggressive.
Gadv has the worst clientele of any park I've visited. A lot of rude guests, kids cussing, and fights do break out during Fright Fest.
@@alexbrown2696 bro you think that's bad.... go to SFNE. way worse clientele
@@willlima1297 nah, fright fest at great adventure is a mess
This is my home park and I can proudly say I've been on every ride in this park except for the extreme ones where you have to pay extra for. Nitro is my ultimate favorite. I can understand everyone's gripe with the locker system. My only issue with them is I get the multiuse locker, which I can transfer over to each coaster so I can stuff my bag and loose articles in, but on really really busy days, or for the coasters that are really busy at that moment (ie Kingda Ka, Jersey Devil, El Toro), they don't have ENOUGH lockers so I'm stuck having to go to another ride or wait until a locker opens up
Thanks so much for posting this! I love your ranking videos and park review videos! Could you do an updated Kings dominion roller coasters ranked? My favorite of your videos is when you rank rides and coasters!
Nitro, Kingda Ka, El Toro, Jersey Devil > Millenium Force, Steel Vengeance, Too Thrill Dragster, Gatekeeper
I love Great Adventure's Holiday in the Park event! Sure, the Intamins don't run, but they still have a majority of their coasters open and it's very easy to get lots of rides in. Riding Nitro at night in subfreezing temperatures is insane. And then the lights and seasonal food and drink offerings just make for a very unique and fantastic visit.
I’m happy the park still has Twister because it’s the only Huss Top Spin in America not counting Canada
Congrats on 200k!!!!!
There is so much to do here, very great park. The theming and atmosphere don't bother me much with the number of rides they have. So easy to spend 2 days here and still not ride everything, which is amazing
@@americat8350 Haha wassup dude you been to this park?
@@americat8350 nice
Glad you mentioned the locker policy. Heading here later this summer and will save me a lot of frustration. Also, it's clear this park pays attention to main stream coaster channels, so maybe they'll make a change, even if it's just changing those ride lockers to free.
This park looks like a lot of fun! Can’t wait to make it over there!
My home Six Flags park! This place has definitely improved tremendously since I started going in 2011. My personal favorite is currently Nitro (sorry El Toro!!) but I somehow haven't been on Jersey Devil Coaster yet (closed all 3 times I went last year, thanks Six Flags...)
My family went waaaay back in 2002-ish. I was barely riding coasters and was afraid of inversions. It was probably my 9th birthday and I rode the Spinmeister being my first inversion (or maybe the Enterprise ride at Dorney Park the year before), but my dad forced me to ride GASM at the end of the day, and after nearly crying in line I got off and I loved it. Later on we rode Rolling Thunder at night. After that I loved all coasters and theme parks in general.
I went yesterday. Lockers were down at the main park (not the waterpark), so were the on-ride photos. They were extremely keen on making everyone putting their items off to the side.
I’m so glad to have this as my home park, really a great place to kick off my love of roller coasters
Definitely my favorite six flags park for sure. Love this place.
While outdated in places is kind of fun for those of us over a certain age to go in and see things we remember from the 1980s. The locker policy is bad though. Only Jersey Devil was really enforcing it when we went, crazy strict enforcement. King Da Ka did light enforcement and the other coasters did none. Also, time to put some love in Green Lantern. That thing shakes and shuffles all the way through the course.
Great review! As a native jersey boy I'm a little biased to Great Adventure being one of the top parks in the chain. I will say it does get very hot in the summertime though. They could put some more trees or a roof covering over line queues so you're not just standing there baking in the sun.
Congrats on 200k!
Congrats on 200k subs!
Congrats on 200k! 🥳
Ooh Great Adventure! This park looks awesome. Really want to go here someday
Love your videos Taylor keep up the great work
that was my home park for most of my life even ran rides there from 92-98 so yup love this park 😍😍
the area between ka and torro was where rolling thunder used to be. it is now used as a maintance yard.
Last time I went to my home park which is great adventure they were only running one train on Nitro even though we had a flash pass it still took us about 57 minutes to get up to the platform and 15 minutes to get on the ride. Even though I was upset about that I really do love my Home Park and I'm visiting it very soon on my Birthday in June!
Last time I went, which was April 18th or something around there, THREE times I got up to the platform, and as soon as me and my friends stepped onto the platform, the ride closed. I was only able to get on El toro, skull mountain and something else from 11 o’clock to 4.
I grew up in Jackson, NJ. And if you did too, chances are....your _first job_ was working at (what us 'cool kids' referred to it as, back in the day,....) *GREAT A* ! A few of the rides that are no longer there that were staples of my youth; *Lightning Loops* , *Rolling Thunder* , *Ultra Twister* , and *FreeFall* ! Ahhh, the good 'ole days!
This park used to be an great destination spot back in 2006. I remember they had Chiller and Rolling Thunder and a bunch of other flat rides but thats what this park is lacking now. Plaza de Carnival and Golden Kingdom feel empty without the animals and playground. At least they finally revived the Movie Town section. Plus they should really consider making a resort near the park because these hotels are far from the park. It’s still good but not as it used to be.
Well, 3 hotels are going up right next to the park so I think that problem is fixed.
congrats on 200k!
I work at Six Flags, but do not represent the company. The reason there's a charge for the lockers is that they aren't owned by Six Flags themself and are third party. As much as want to make them free, the locker company has the final say
Personally, love this park and I’ve been going here ever since I was little. But I do have a new complaint. My school is having a trip to Six Flags for the day next week, the park doesn’t allow food into the park so we will be forced to buy food there. This isn’t a big deal to me, but what is crazy is that they only accept credit cards and the only way to use cash would be to buy a Six Flags debit card in the park. But if you buy that you are now locked into using that money or losing it. Overall it’s something that may not seem like a big deal to most people, but for me being in early high school it’s something that frustrates me most.
That is obnoxious
Life only gets more frustrating brudda lol enjoy your youth.
I've never been here before but it's currently at the top of my list for Six Flags parks I haven't been to yet.
When you visit the park 2 days before this review was posted and can attest to literally everything he said lol
I have a rather unique issue with the lockers. I wear reading glasses but I can't take them on the ride, so I end up putting them in the locker. Which then makes it much more difficult for me to see the locker and keypad numbers to retrieve my belongings. As for the rides, there really is a great variety. Unfortunately, you have to be lucky to have them all running the day you visit. Great Adventure definitely needs a little love put into it. Many of the rides need to be repainted and it just needs some general sprucing up. But overall, those of us in the area are extremely lucky to call it our home park.
As long as they don't remove the memberships completely, still a good chain of parks to go to, especially GA. If they remove the memberships, attendance will plummet...
GrAm > GA
@Raging Zach no
Really hope they don't remove memberships, otherwise I certainly wouldn't be going to as many Six Flags parks for sure. I practically go to SFNE once a week, if the memberships go away they'd be lucky to get me there once a year.
@@DuecePiece I doubt it they go away if you keep paying for it. The only reason they got taken away were because of the exploit people did with it & was getting sent to collections not paying I’ve heard
I hope they don't get rid of memberships I'd rather they raise the price than do that. Honestly I wish more parks would do memberships I'm surprised it didn't take off after the success Six Flags had with them
Grew up with this has my home park. That yum yum palace has been there since the early 80’s. Definitely time for a redo on that establishment.
I’m going there for my birthday this weekend
Edit: I got home a while back of course, And I gotta say, I think this may be one of my favorite park experiences ever! Front row Nitro was something else entirely and I really look forward to returning soon!
that’s great! I’m going later in july and I couldn’t be more excited to ride pretty much some of the best coasters in america. What other rides did you go on and how were they?
The last time that I went to Great Adventure, I rode Great American Scream Machine, Viper (Togo), Rolling Thunder, Batman and the Freefall. Batman and Scream Machine were must ride multiple times for me, especially the back row of Batman. Viper was brand new and the line was insane. On a previous visit, I was able to ride Shockwave.
i look forward to going this saturday! will keep these tips in mind
Always have a great time here!!!!
This is my home park, the policy for loose items isn’t so bad, I last went a month ago, I had no problem getting on to Kingda Ka, Jersey Devil, or El Toro (2 out of 3 times) with my phone in a zippered pocket. My main con of this park is that no matter when I go, it’s always super crowded, the lines for every coaster are always really long. The only major coaster that will have short lines is Medusa, the line is routinely 15 minutes long. The next shortest line is El Toro with 30 minutes, this has remained consistent in my many visits to the park.
Summer weekdays are usually dead I got multiple walk ons for coasters
The coasters ranked (my opinion) are:
1) El Toro
2) Jersey Devil
3) Nitro
4) Green Lantern(it was not rough)
5) Kingda Ka
6) Superman
7) Medusa
8) Batman
9) Joker
10) Skull Mountain
11) Runaway Train
12) Dark Knight
13) jr. Devil
I went during spring break 5 minute wait for ka 1hr+ wait for Superman because 1 train ops
It’s the exact opposite for me. I’ve been to this park 6 times. First being the Thursday and Friday before Labor Day last year, then again on the 3rd of October (breast cancer walk day), then Easter Sunday this year and two more Sundays since. It has been stone dead every time. Lol. Everything was a walk on. I guess I should note that the three Sundays I went this year, I had to leave early in the day, so maybe it just hadn’t picked up yet.
was just there last weekend, walked onto jersey devil, eltoro, kingda ka, meduasa, nitro, and ultimate flight, 10 mins for the indoor mouse, batman had like a 25 min wait and somehow green lantern had like a 45min-1hr wait
They just adjusted their meal pass. You you used to be able to get unlimited meals during your visit but unfortunately, someone wanted to test the limits of it and had a lot throughout their visits. Now the policy is 4 meals per visit which is still perfectly reasonable especially with theme park prices
I’m going to great adventure next week, super excited!!
5 B&Ms is the most at any park? Wow. Didn't know that number was that low. When Magic Mountain gets a Giga from them in my dreams they will be at a tie for most B&Ms
Spot on I agree with it all my dude! Been going there 15 years except up to the last 4 cause of my foot condition & your on point!!!
This used to be my home park, but I moved, so now it's SFNE. I still come back from time to time, mainly to ride Kingda Ka, since we don't have a launch coaster at SFNE.
As for the layout, I think it's a lot like Kings Island where all the coasters go outside of the park. I think this just happened with the way the park expanded over the years. It does make for some long walks. I wish the Skyride had better capacity since it seems to always have a big line and it ends up being quicker to walk.
I really dislike the lose article policy, though it is mandated by the State of New Jersey. They should look into installing free lockers within the queue like Cedar Fair does.
Operations have usually been good. Some ride crews are faster than others, but they almost always run multiple trains on everything. I've seen El Toro run one train a few times, I think due to cold temperatures and needing the trains to be full. If it's busy, they've always run both trains on days I've been there.
They have definitely paid more attention to detail in recent years. All the flat rides they got during the Jim Reid Anderson years really helped to make up for earlier removals and fill in dead spaces in the park. The Wild Walkway was closed for many years, but brought back when they added Zumanjaro.
The single rider line works really well at El Toro. They either assign you a row in the station towards the back of the train or fill empty seats after the gates close. It fills empty seats and doesn't really slow down dispatches. On Nitro it's sort of a free for all, but I think they'd organize it better on crowded days. I've yet to see the single rider lines open at Medusa or Jersey Devil.
I agree with what their next coaster should be. It should be placed in the old Rolling Thunder plot, and add a new attraction to either the Golden Kingdom or Plaza Del Carnival, depending on where the entrance is.
Excellent overview. Very informative.
This is my home park! I do agree with you about alot of things you mentioned. It could use a nice update in some areas but overall this is a great park! I love my Six Flags Great Adventures.
all they need is an RMC hybrid like zadra and they'd probably have the best collection in the world.
I went here with a group of friends from July 12-14 and the same thing happened to me on Jersey Devil. It's like they are laser focused on your pockets and I was wearing baggy cargo pants with zippers and buttons, so I wouldnt have to buy a locker like I did the first day! I learned my lesson and only brought my debit card and my season pass so they couldn't see anything. One BIG let down was that for the 3 full days we went to the park, Nitro was closed down the entire time and it's the longest coaster in the park.
omg i love the yum yum palace. that was my favorite dessert place 👍👍👍 leave it be.
Can’t wait to go here. However, I’d love to go on a day when it’s not packed, whenever that is.
I like the park a lot! Looking forward to going back!
Going with a few friends soon. We’re mainly going there for the coasters and flat rides.
Hard work and now you have 200k subscribers. Congrats!
I am planning on going there for the first time in September. Can you help one with a few questions?
Is one day enough to ride all the rides? I am looking at dark rides and coasters. I can easily pass the kid rides and other thrill rides like Wonder Woman or Cyborg. Single rider is also an option for me.
How easy is it to go from Manhattan to there? I see NJ Transit used to have packages that included transportation but I'm not sure if they'll allow me to cover park opening to park close.
Any advices?
Thanks
www.njtransit.com/sixflags
Hey guys i am visiting new york on december 5th - 10th , will the park still be open or will it be closed for the winter season buy then?
My home park. I adore this place, It's heaven for me
They should create some cool overarching theme for certain areas like put up a little explanation sign as to who built the fort and why they have a skyride or something. It'd be inexpensive but add like a layer of depth that a lot of non disney/universal parks dont have
I'm going to Great Adventure next week, love the park. Can't wait to finally try Jersey Devil.
I'm heading there on Tuesday so see ya there maybe lol
There should hav ben a Philly Flyer ride too since the park is the same distance away from Philly as it is from Newark
I completely agree with your take on the loose item policy. I was there a few days ago and I wish they would improve upon this system. Especially when it’s inconsistent across all the attractions.
Still a great park though
Grew up here. Remember feeling like KingDa Ka was so wierd because of the track. I guess I thought that B&M was the only coaster manufacturer subconsciously. Hope to see a freaky RMC show up here one day.
IT DID
There's Jersey Devil.
That chopsticks used to be a real Panda Express, interesting that the company left the park. I like my hometown park, but I do wish they had more family friendly options. Some of the lines for smaller rides are just as long as the lines for bigger coasters, so it can sometimes suck to wait on a long line for a smaller ride.
Come back here to give Jersey Devil a proper night ride. It’s a completely new ride since its rookie year. Even better than some hybrids!
My new job ❤
I was just there May 12-14 and I was so pissed that Kingda Ka was closed the whole time because the elevator was broken. Kingda Ka is my main purpose of visiting Great Adventure; especially this year since Dragster is closed.
i mean yeah but my friends from out of state come for el toro & jd so do you not like those or is kk just like the main one u wanna ride since it’s like the tallest
@@clairesyoutube El Toro has become horrible and I’m not so hyped for Jersey Devil.
it’s my home park so i have a soft spot, though even without being biased i can say it’s a great park. amazing ride collection (even with clones), pretty good operations usually, a good vibe, etc but i have to agree with you on a couple things, such as the locker system (which i don’t usually have a problem with but it can get annoying), the layout (went last summer for the first time in a couple years and ran into a couple dead ends and whatnot and i always get lots on my way to bizarro), and i guess the theming, though idc about that too much considering that this is a six flags park. my first visit to great adventure when i was younger was what sparked my interest in coasters and i love this park, even with its flaws. also el toro is either my #1 or #2, it’s close between that and velocicoaster. rode velocicoaster in december on my birthday and haven’t ridden it toro in around 3 years so i gotta see how they stack up to each other
My home park ❤️
Can’t wait to get on Jersey Devil for the first time
the only thing that makes me annoyed is the locker system, like if you’re gonna force us to use lockers they should be free like at universal
the park is really good. the first time I went was on June 14 2022 for my senior trip. it was my first time there. i really enjoyed the park because there was a lot of things going on and fun activities. but abt the food is what I hate. i remember by friend buying a slice of pizza which was for $15 dollars that's kinda insanely expensive. but overall I really enjoyed it and my family and I are planning to go there.
1. If Twister ever gets removed, Sly Rocket 2?
2. As for Cyber Spin, in 2021 it barely operated.
3. I wish they would have a shuttle bus between the dry park and Hurricane Harbor.
4. The old Rolling Thunder space would be nice for a multi launch or GCI Woody.
5. As for loose items, yeah El Toro and kingda Ka are anal about items.
This park was the highlight of my 2021 Coaster Year! That was even without Toro so that shows how amazing this park is! Awesome review!
It was between this and Hersheypark for me. Dollywood was a strong contender also.
@@steveo7771286 Awesome! Been to those as well and it’s a very slight margin but I gave it to SFGA mainly because of Nitro and Ka 😊
@@maximumTHRILL Ka and Toro are my biggest reasons for going there. Both in my top 10, but Skyrush is number one so that’s why I put Hershey higher. Also, those freaking king size shakes slap so hard lol. I’d go there just for those alone.
@@steveo7771286 hahah I bet they are amazing! I missed them because I was there on a day that it was only open 11-7 and I was hustling to ride everything! I will get my Skyrush redemption soon. Intamin had a grudge against me on that trip sadly.
@@maximumTHRILL lol. That happens sometimes. You must have been there sometime between July and September when it was down because the gearbox between the lift motor and winch drum decided to off itself. Sad time that was, and just over a month before my number 6 coaster decided to throw a part at some woman in the queue line and now still no one knows what’s going on with that. Hell of a year that was. Lol
As this being my home park, yes the locker situation is horrible, BUT what i do is bring a zipped pocket, hide the phone in my pants then whenever they check me they never see it in the back of my pants. It’s a risk but ONLY do it IF you never take ur phone out in line or in RIDE. NEVER ON RIDE AND MAKE SURE ITS ZIPPED UP
Line Attendant outside Jersey Devil: Is that a gum wrapper in your pocket? Go get a locker but remember the locker number because you aren't boarding with a locker receipt in your pocket either!
I only went once this year so far and had the best trip out of all of my trips (been a member since 2020 and I went like millions of times because it's my home park)
It's nice that if you already have a membership you get to keep it even though they're getting rid of them but it's probably my last year of this home park anyway since I'm moving next year and gonna have an even better park as my home park! (cedarpointcoughcough)
When it's empty like the time I went in April I often compare it to my time at Kings Dominion (which was dead as hell in August, and this was like a day before Tumbili was announced so yeahhh. Going back in June with a gold pass so we'll see how it is in June!) You have the amazing woodie&hybrid (el toro & twisted timbers), big intamin (kingda ka & i305), a b&m floorless (medusa/bizarro & dominator), good supporting rides (sfgadv does it slightly better) And now with Tumbili we have the S&S 4D (like Joker!)
Never been here but we are planning to make the trip in the next month. We are coming from Ohio so we aren’t familiar with the area. Could you give some advice on hotels close to the park or up to 15-20 from the park. Thank you
"First time this land has been touched since the 90s"
That was Wiggles World, built in 2007 and then rethemed in 2010 after Mark Shapiro got let go and the new CEO didn't want to pay for the licensing.
Did not know that!
Also a big thank you for not laying down and giving them a creampuff review just because they gave you some perks for your content, which TBH was probably their goal haha. Everything negative you said about this park is 100% spot on and they shouldn't just get away with it, major coasters being mandatory upcharges is such a scam.
@@jeffc1347 I agree! Gotta tell it like it is!
can you still get tickets for thursday it my bd on the 19 😢 i cant get them 😢
The coasters are located on the outside of the park most likely due to the rather long layout of the park. Keeping the big attractions on the outside keeps the crowds evenly dispersed. Disney employs the same design, relying heavily on theming and interspersed with darkrides, to make their dead ends blend in better with the parks.
Plaza del Carnivale once had more life. You nailed it, they removed Rolling Thunder, perhaps one of the most bone-headed moves in the amusement park industry. This was preceded by the manner in which the park maintained the ride which led to its demise and followed by wanting to add inversions to one of the few rides that didn’t offer inversions in the park for a majority of Rolling Thunder’s lifespan. Build up a local fan base of your park while offering world-class thrills, then pull the rug from beneath the feet of your locals who grew up with the park. It’s why I’m commenting on this video without having entered the park’s gates for over a decade.
Plaza del Carnivale once had life when it was part of Frontier Adventures. RT was the center attraction and Viper was the sidekick. Also in the section were two to three flat rides depending on the year. Rodeo Stampede was a Huss Breakdance that was a blast and Taz Twister was a Chance Rotor that offered allot of fun too. El Sombrero was the old Swabinchen ride that was a nice relaxing beginner flat ride, located across from the old Bugs Bunny Land. This section of Frontier Adventures was a nice quiet wooded oasis away from all the noise of Movietown and the Boardwalk.
You all hit the nail on the head by mentioning the number of B&M’s. What most coaster enthusiasts leave out is the quality of the B&M’s. Yes two of their B&M’s are clones with clone names. But all 5 of their B&M’s are quality. I can’t say that for any of Cedar Point’s B&M’s. While Green Lantern or Medusa aren’t my cup of tea and I’d rather take a ride on The Great American Scream Machine any day if I could, those 5 coasters are enjoyable.
Oh, so that's why I saw Anthony walking up to Jersey Devil and leaving again. I was on the ride when I noticed him walking off. Think that's about the time he went to go marathon Nitro (which isn't better than Mako FYI Sarah!).Still a good ride though.
this park is amazing since i live in new jersey it’s so fun and amazing i love nitro and kingda ka the best also i can’t forget wonder woman LASSO OF TRUTH it’s amazingggg
This is my home park, so I've been quite a few times. I agree with the concerns regarding layout and theming, but I wish the park just looked nicer in general. Some better greenery, some flower beds, pavers instead of asphalt would go a long way to improving the general impression of the park. I don't think it's as visually attractive as Great America or Magic Mountain, or even Georgia. Even their Holiday in the Park is unimpressive compared to, say, Magic Mountain's.
I went in 2018 and here are my thoughts about it. I agree it’s a great. First I agree with operations they get them in and out as fast as possible. But also agree with the nitro thing as I saw people take cell phones onto the ride and saw people videoing and taking pic on the ride even going up the lift hill. I don’t like the locker policy I feel like it’s a money grab. Food wise I feel it’s gotten better since I had it where the burger was terrible and tenders felt like they could been cooked more. Theming I agree. Over all it’s a better park in the chain.
Eyyy my home park! Nice