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New & Notes Spring 2006
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| The VIP package is being heavily promoted | Movietown Water Effect and Riptide don't look like they'll be opening any time soon | ||
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| And when you see what's included, it's a great deal! | The Castle Arcade is now open | ||
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| Some new shirts for the B&M Coaster fans | New vendors are selling inflatables in the park | ||
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| Flying Wave is almost ready to go | Workers were attaching the swings this morning | The Security booth from the Boardwalk has been moved to the Golden Kingdom | The Gazebo is ready for the new Welcome to the 60's show to open |
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| In the morning the new Carnegie Deli wasn't quite ready to open | But it was open later in the day! | ||
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| The menu...everything looks good and the sandwiches are HUGE! | There were several school groups in the park today | ||
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| The Fantasy Forest signs have been removed for some reason | The Batman side of Chiller was testing this afternoon | ||
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| The cake underwent some repairs this morning, but was fixed by the afternoon (though slightly scarred) | The new Papa John's signs are up on Wildside Pizza and look good | The new entrance to Alcatraz the Ride is taking shape | |
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| The new sign on Bugs Bunny National Park is finally up | The Justice League has two meet & greet spots now | ||
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| The new signs are up and look great, with all the logos on them, but some of the arrows point the wrong way...like Fort Independence | |||
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| This Papa Johns got its permanent sign... | ...this one did not | New 45th Anniversary plates to replace the old black plastic ones | Some construction work is going on next to Space Shuttle |
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| Despite the usual early season staff shortages these were the only things I noticed were closed | New awnings | ||
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| Some progress was made on Flying Wave | But not much on Riptide | And not much on Spin Meister | The soon to be Carnegie Deli |
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| Cool new topiaries right out of Roller Coaster Tycoon! | A really cool squirrel hanging out and eating bamboo | ||
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With the park now open full time, the landscaping is looking great, and new signage is being added. The shows Summer shows are in rehearsals, with the Industrial Movement show sounding great from outside the Showcase Theater, and the Weekend Warriors practicing on the Great Lake. Click
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| The "Preview Center" is now the "VIP Experience Center" | The flowers look great all around the park | ||
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| Kingda Ka is closed for a while | |||
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| Blocked off entry to Kingda Ka | The Bugs Bunny National Park sign is coming along | The landscaping is looking amazing all around the park | |
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| The sun shades are up on the Superman queue | Skull Mountain's fountains are now running | In the "10 Below" shop some older T-shirts are available at cheap prices | |
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| The DJ in the Superman queue | Another shot of Skull Mountain | The 2006 Looney Tunes shirts are finally in | Another great touch |
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| The Animal Ambassadors are back in The Golden Kingdom now that rehearsals have started in Showcase Theater | More unique Streetmosphere performers | The justice league now appears in front of the Hall of Justice | |
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| New directional signs are going up all around the park | Flying Wave | ||
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| The Flying Wave is finally coming back together and should be re-opening soon | |||
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| There was a Latin Mother's Day concert on the Festival Stage | The Petting Zoo is gone | Papa John's has received their permanent signs | |
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| The little bulls have arrived! | The flowers are filling in on the cake | ||
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| Saturday was crowded with a big concert and cheerleaders | Tango has arrived! | ||
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| The Streetmosphere Characters | |||
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| Rehab continues on several rides | The side show draws a crowd | ||
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| A steel drum band | Z-100 was at the park for the concert | Not one but two trams were running!!! | |
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| There must be
some Toros in the atmosphere... Cheerleaders were everywhere |
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| Massage chairs have taken over the caricature stand | The landscaping in Bugs Bunny National Park looks great | The Bugs topiary has a new location | |
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| The old lights... | ...and the new lights now have brackets for the hanging baskets | The water tower was spraying water despite the cold weather. A bell rings every time it starts spraying so you can get out of the way | |
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| New tiger and elephant topiaries have arrived in the Golden Kingdom | The petting zoo now has souvenirs | ||
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| The new show in the Movietown Arena in "Kachunga and the Alligator", and runs through June | |||
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| The show was actually a lot of fun, combining entertainment with education | |||
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| Pretty gator | They bring a baby out to the audience after the show | ||
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| More "No Smoking" signs have gone up throughout the park | The new maps are up on the direction signs | ||
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| More El Toro merchandise on display at Kingdom Traders | The new Justice League picture spot seems to be very popular | ||
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| Word is that Six Flags will soon be naming an "Official Ice Cream" and "Official Candy", and it looks like they will be Hershey's Ice Cream and M&M's | The emphasis on characters is evident all over the park | ||
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| View of the Golden Kingdom through the portal | Work continues on Flying Wave | Someone broke into the Batmobile! | The National Guard Recruiters have set up in the Boardwalk |
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| Every week there are more and more Streetmosphere Characters | |||
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Watch for the new 2006 Streetmosphere Character Page and 2006 Parade Spotlight Page coming soon! |  |
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| In the sunshine, you can see the brake fins have been dinged a bit | The fence has been moved to accommodate the Kingda Ka line | Fred & Wilma are back now that the weather has warmed up | |
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| Signs for the anniversary are EVREYWHERE! | It looks like the park is installing some kind of new wireless system | Menu from the big Passover event | |
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| The new 45th anniversary flags | The entry to the Petting Zoo | A new dish has appeared | The AmusementPics.com Toro Ride Vehicle Exclusive! |
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| The new signs for the Bugs Bunny National Park rides are up and look really good! | |||
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| More signs | It looks like the Fort is getting some TLC! | ||
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| More new landscaping | Another aerial view of the new section | It looks like a bunch of the construction debris from El Toro has washed into the creek. Hopefully they are planning to clean it out soon, because it looks terrible | |
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April 14th "Mamma's & Papa's"
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| More "No Smoking" signs have gone up | El Toro shirts! | ||
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| Another sign is going up for Bugs Bunny National Park | One of the designs | ||
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new El Toro Merchandise has arrived at last! |
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| Sign for the Brunch with Bugs | The Koi pond has water now | Another design | |
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| Papa John's is now in the three pizza locations | Mama Flora's is still here though | ||
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| A stage at the fountain | The Batman train is now inside the station, though it was not running while I was at the park | Papa's Menu | But not serving pizza |
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| It looks like the necessary parts finally arrived so the Flying Wave should start coming together soon! | The Petting Zoo moved from the Stunt Arena to near the Festival Stage area | ||
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April 9th Spring flowers are blooming everywhere, as the park enters its second week of operations
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| The Fastlane signs have been changed to Flash Pass! | Work continues on the arcade building with new doors | ||
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| Granny at Granny's! | |||
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| The park brought a petting zoo in as a test this month, and the animals are inside the Stunt Arena | |||
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| A goat | Some sheep | Scrapple the Pig | A turkey |
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| A Miniature horse | An Alpaca | The Batman train for Chiller is still sitting outside the station | The swan topiary is back |
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| Houdini's Great Escape has re-opened | Brunch with Bugs has started | A new Birthday celebration | |
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| New banners all around the park entrance | More new banners in the park | ||
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| View of El Toro through the Golden Kingdom portal | The Log Flume was open despite cold temperatures | The waterwheel was really spinning fast today! | One of the cannons on the Fort...they need a little rehab |
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| The Carousel now has classic Looney Tunes posters | Security now has plush... | New flags all over the Fort | |
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| The Foghorn Leghorn Stagecoach ride is open | View of the Theater | New T-shirts | View of Bugs Bunny National Park from the Skyride |
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| The logo is now on the giant cake | The new credit card ticket machines | A new 45th logo topiary | View of Bugs Bunny National Park from the Skyride |
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| The Justice League members around the park and in the parade | |||
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| Scene form the parade | The Great Adventure Fire Department's truck is in the parade | El Toro lurks behind Wildside Pizza | |
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| Rehab is moving along on the platform of the Riptide | The Flying Wave is still in pieces | A new tram has arrived | Aerial view of the latest and greatest coasters |
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| The freshly painted Runaway Mine Train | New decorations on the Safari gates | ||
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