2005 Operating Season
2004 Fright Fest Fun Facts
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8 tons of pumpkins
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2,700 bales of hay
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4,000 mums
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1,600 corn stalks
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5 massive and rare 300-lb. pumpkins
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40 "scenes"
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13,000 liters of CO2 create the "dry ice" effect of low-level fog
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932 gallons of "fog juice" to create the mysterious, rising fog
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21,600 feet of jute netting
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40 cases of gourds
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6 13-foot ghoul characters
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7 enormous inflatable
Golden
Kingdom will not open until April, Free Coke refills on Friday
March 22, 2005
There is an official report
from the park that the all new themed section, Golden Kingdom, will not open
with the park this weekend. Golden Kingdom, including Temple of the
Tiger and Balin's Jungleland will open sometime in April. No
official date has been set. Also, on Friday when the park opens for the 2005
season, the park will offer free refills of Coke all day. Coca-Cola will
also give away one Mt. Fury 26” Bicycle and one Outbreak Pacific Youth
Bicycle.
Park set
to open but new coaster is not
March 21, 2005
Spring is
finally here and Great Adventure will open its gates for the 2005 season on
Friday. Guests looking to get a ride on the new coaster, Kingda Ka, however,
will have to wait. Kingda Ka will not be ready to open until late April or
early May. No official date has been set as of yet. Some parts of the Golden
Kingdom, the park's newest themed area, will be open on Friday, but there is
still a great deal of work to be done. If you are planning on visiting the
park this weekend, be aware that some rides and attractions may not yet be
open.
Woman wins
money in suit against park
February 27, 2005
[NY
Daily News] Six Flags Great Adventure has
agreed to pay $750,000 to a Brooklyn woman injured on a ride at Hurricane
Harbor. Betty Golembeski, 45, sued after suffering neck and knee injuries on
the 621-foot Big Bambu slide. The raft Golembeski was in with her children
bottomed out because there wasn't enough water in the pool at the end of the
ride
Park to
make major improvements in '05
February 07, 2005
[from
Screamscape]
It is reported that both Scream Machine and Chiller will be repainted for
this season. Runaway Train will get new cars, Viper will be removed from the
park to make way for a future project this year and every show facility in
the park will offer a new show this season. The park has also made some big
promises as far as guest service solutions this year as well: all food
locations will be open every day and every ride will be open every day
(weather & maintenance downtime permitting) including both sides of Rolling
Thunder. They will also add more security to the park and return the large
lifeguard chairs to the queues of the major rides to prevent line cutting.
Select rides may also use a numbered boarding pass system.
Kingda Ka
will not debut on opening day
February 07, 2005
[from
Screamscape]
Park officials have stated that while the new Golden Kingdom
area will be open when the park opens in March, Kingda Ka will not be ready.
The new coaster is expected to open by May.
| Here she is... Name: Kingda Ka, Height: 456 Ft, Top Speed: 128 MPH, Theme: Jungle, Ride Duration: 50.6 Seconds, Track Length: 3,118 feet. |
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| Take the virtual ride at "Kingda Ka" (Windows Media Player) |
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