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Update
May 27th |
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| Arriving at 10:30 traffic was backed up onto Route
537 |
Apparently Geico is now a
corporate sponsor |
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| The new Shiver Me Flippers show is on at
the Aqua Stadium |
All lanes were open to accommodate the large crowd |
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| The new Shiver Me Flippers set |
The Wiggles went through the park on the
parade floats |
A great day for a Great Adventure! |
Park president Mark Kane announces $30,000 raised for Children's Miracle
Network |
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| I have NEVER seen so many strollers in
one place at one time... |
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| The Arena had a capacity crowd for the
Wiggles show |
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| Season Pass upgrades were being promoted heavily |
The Wiggles put on a fun show, and
played to everyone in the crowd, even those of us on the sides |
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| The large crowds warranted opening the old shooting
gallery restrooms |
They made sure they saw all of their
fans and even went out in the crowd |
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| Captain Feathersword |
After the show was over, the kids rides drew HUGE
lines |
There was a BIG crowd, but the park was clean and
beautiful |
All rides were open and running at capacity |
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| The new Runaway Mine Train sign |
The Teepee was being used to hold
supplies for the vendors in the arena |
Later in the day with the crowd gone |
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| As evening fell and the lights came on
the park still looked clean and great, despite the large crowds |
The little stand is now Ben & Jerry's Smoothie
Central |
The drink cart in the Golden Kingdom looks a little
beat up |
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| New signs for Hurricane Harbor and the Tony Hawk
Tour |
Fred & Wilma are finally back in their
home in the Golden Kingdom |
The Boardwalk as the sun sets |
Geico signs and banners seem to be EVERYWHERE in the park |
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| This game next to the Sponge Bob ride has bubbles
and jellyfish now |
Even some of the rides that seem to never be open
were running! |
Johnny Rockets neon looks great at night |
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| Street characters were all
around the park |
The Wiggles World portal at
night |
The Wiggles show sold out |
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| The flaming balls of the Firefly show at
night |
Fire breathing Fireflys |
Panda Express is now open |
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Mini-Update
May 13th
With a Special
Feature
Field Trip To
Asbury Park -> |
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| The May flowers are in full bloom, and ads for the
Brunch with Bugs have sprouted up all around as well! |
Click the graphic to see pictures
from the Kaboom's Fiery Hot Box Vaudeville & Burlesque Show, featuring
some park performers past & present! |
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| The landscaping looks great, especially
here between Frontier Adventures and Bugs Bunny National Park |
Rick Springfield appeared for Mother's Day and got
right out in the crowds |
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| More advertising has popped up around the park, this
time for Chase |
The tiger trainers now have a sign in their area
outside the enclosure |
Paint is already chipping off benches in Wiggles
World |
Apparently now some of the shops are doing the
Season Pass upgrades |
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| Those spots around the park marked with orange paint
have started getting new pavement, which is a HUGE improvement! |
Buccaneer and Musik Express both got new sections of
safety fence like this one. |
Some of the Wiggle's World logos have fallen off of
or were removed from the TVs which still aren't working yet. |
Wok-N-Roll's makeover to become Panda Express still
continues, with the interior torn down to the studs for remodeling. |
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May 4th & 5th |
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| The flowers are looking good in the mall |
Apparently garbage cans have families...who knew? |
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| The Looney Tunes topiaries have found
new homes around the Bugs Bunny planting at the edge of the Outer Mall. |
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| Aerial view of "the humps" |
The new backup motors for the Skyride |
Friday had large school groups during the day before
Coasters After Dark began |
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| Aerial view of the Four Tents which look
really good with their fresh paint |
All the trees and landscape are getting
green now the weather is warming up |
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Wok & Roll is still changing into Panda
Express
(just how long does it take to turn a Chinese
Restaurant into a Chinese Restaurant?) |
The waterfalls of Skull Mountain were flowing |
The red ball either finally rusted off or was
removed from the Carousel's center pole |
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| Johnny Rockets has opened and seems to
be popular |
The menu is limited |
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Mini-Review of Johnny Rockets
I've been looking forward to trying Johnny Rockets since it was announce
the chain was coming to the park, having never been before.
I am impressed with the attempt to bring something new to the park, and
I know it just opened so the crew is still new and inexperienced but I
hope things improve.
The food was decent though expensive, but the whole ordering system was
chaos, with 2 registers taking orders and sending people with hand
written paper tickets to wait at a second counter for their food.
The chaos ensues as there is no order to the pickups...you simply hold
your ticket out and when one of the expediters grabs your ticket they
assemble your meal. Tickets are taken randomly from the
crowd around the counter as people push their way forward and complain
until they get their order filled as others cut in front of them.
I hope this order system improves quickly, as it seems like it will
reflect negatively on the park and the Johnny Rockets brand if it
continues in this manner. Also, somewhere the name "Express"
should be added to the Johnny Rockets name, letting people who have
never been to a JR location that this is not the way all their
restaurants are run and all do not have such limited menus. |
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| Nice signs |
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| The paper order tickets seem inefficient |
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| For some reason the Johnny Rockets crew was also
selling Dippin Dots |
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| Some of the fun details of Wiggles World |
Another reminder of the upcoming live show |
The colors are so bright and cheerful |
The other children's areas were closed for Coasters
After Dark |
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| The game has been moved |
The old 4x4's sit by Nitro's car shed along with new
belts for Congo Rapids lifts |
The park now has a Schwarzkopf!
(coaster dweeb joke) |
Showcase was being used for Dance Fest |
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| The new spiral bushes fit perfectly with
the Wiggles World entry portal |
The signs for Balin's Jungleland got new paint |
Some of the outdated movie posters have been
replaced |
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| El Toro is still looking great a year
after it was built |
It's also still having occasional operational
hiccups |
Space Shuttle is up and running |
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| Alcatraz looks like it has packed up and left |
The flume station got some new paint this season |
Runaway Mine Train is running the two blue and
orange trains, with the orange and yellow in rehab |
The old Best of the West tables are now setup on the
lower deck |
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| Some of the new T-Shirts that have
arrived (I know a few Scream Queens who need these) |
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| New lanyards |
Spiderman merchandise is all over in big
displays |
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| The great new Safari souvenir book |
More and more Spiderman! |
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| The Franklin Shop is now "Street Style"
featuring the latest in Looney Tunes clothes for the "urban" crowd |
All over the park orange dots seem to be marking
concrete in need of replacement |
Another timeshare selling booth is being setup |
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| The Carnegie Deli desserts are now at Best of the
West too |
Another retro display, featuring Shockwave and the
hot air balloon |
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| New signs with the increased Season Pass price |
Bruch with Bugs signs now posted on the ticket
windows |
On Friday a lot of things were closed for the school
groups during the day and Coasters After Dark |
The remnants of Winter Lights still hang in some of
the trees of the Outer Mall |
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April 29th |
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| The lane numbers on the pavement are a big
improvement for traffic |
just down the road from the park Dunkin Donuts is
coming soon! |
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| Scanners are in place for the new automated parking
passes |
The floral Bugs is looking good |
The park wasted no time getting the smoking
ordinance on signs |
New fence and landscaping around the fountain pumps |
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| Season Parking has been removed as an option on
self-serve lanes |
Hometown USA now is Ride Zone with ride related
merchandise |
Chiller's track is all in place, but it sat idle |
Johnny Rocket's is almost ready |
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| Part of the mural from Nathans is now in this window
display |
Besides ride merchandise, the display
window has some older park pictures and logos on display |
The staff in training at Johnny Rocket's |
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| The Recycle This! show |
With the freeze danger passed, the fountains are
running |
Some of the new signs are in place at
Johnny Rocket's |
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| New face painting stand |
New game |
Colorful new paint on the pavement |
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| Apparently you can have a birthday party at the
Yummy Yummy Cafe |
The bright colors go along way to cheer
up an overcast day |
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| New flat panel monitors are going up
around Wiggles World |
Great new paint scheme for the Wiggle World Dippin
Dots |
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| The Get Ready To Wiggle show is
drawing large crowds |
Parade route signs are up around the park |
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| K'nex banners were in several locations around the
park |
The Steinfigur Garten show had 2
performers today |
Spring flowers along Dream Street |
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| Best of the West has received new tables and benches |
The old ones are getting setup in Super Teepe |
More of the old benches and tables on the lower deck |
New souvenir Coaster Sundae ice cream bowls |
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Brunch with Bugs sounds like a really good deal |
| Maintenance work is continuing on the
Log Flume |
Package Pickup is being promoted in all the park
shops |
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| A snake sunning himself on a rock in the landscaping |
New sun shade over the Looney Tunes Camp
Kitchen patio where Brunch with Bugs is being held |
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| The fountain/waterfall is finally all
back together and running and looks great as always |
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| The new stage setup in front of
Movietown Stunt Arena features a fire act that was fun |
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| Every week more billboards and banners
seem to pop up around the park |
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April 14th |
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| It was a nice day to lay in the
sun |
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| Lazy bears |
Lusty Bears |
Happy Tiger |
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| A new inflatable Wiggle at the Front Gate |
More advertising and billboards are
being added throughout the park |
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| The new signs and line delineating the non smoking
areas |
Nice to see Jungleland Express running |
The fountain is finally coming back
together |
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| The stage is set for Recycle This |
Zack & Daphne's Dance Stop Mobile |
For anyone who missed out, the 30th anniversary
shirts are now at 10 Below |
One of the ramps has been towed to the far side of
the lake |
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Speedy Gonzales was out greeting guests at the entrance to Plaza del
Carnavale |
| A barge with a scaffold is setup to work on the Log
Flume |
The Super Teepee is still vacant |
A Birthday with Bugs setup in Bugs Bunny National
Park |
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| The new old time photo stand is open |
Wiggles tickets are now on sale |
One of the new green trams |
