True or False

[onyxhotel08]

Answer T for true or F for false/Play as long as you want/All Six Flags parks acceptable

Demon and American Eagle are the only current coasters to have major accidents at SFGam _____

Upon opening in 1979, the Pictorium claimed to have the world's largest screen _____

Splash Water Falls was the final addition by Marriot _____

All Six Flags parks use the Flash Pass system _____

[demonbulleagle]

T

T

F

F

I think most are correct and I know some are correct, plus, do I win anything if I get them all?

[onyxhotel08]

You need to get 25+ correct to win a 2008 souveneir baggie from one of the gift shops. lol. No, thi is all in good fun. This is all about seeing how much we all really know about the chain parks. BTW, Ragin' Cajun had a major accident on it in 2004 when a male employee was killed after being hit by one of the trains full of people. In 2003, an 11 year old girl died after riding Bull due to an enlarged heart condition for which she was receiving treatment. Not an accident per se, but worth mentioning as it was originally throught she had died because of choking on a piece of taffy (Which is frowned upon any ride at any amusement/theme park). Also, raging Bull turns 10 years old next season. 10 years. May 1999 it was born. Changing Great America forever.

Rolling Thunder was taken down prior to building Southwest Territory _____

Six Flags owns 45% of Dick Clark Productions as of 2006 _____

Great America was cited with 37 safety violations in 2007 by The Occupational Safety and Health Administration _____

[rct2wizard360]

I don't see a heart failure and a stricken employee being "ride accidents."

But i'm just sayin.

God offseason sucks already.

[demonbulleagle]

Great America is also the birthplace of the loony toons empire of Six Flags since Marriott had the rights to them before the park was bought from them.

[Coaster Justin]

I've got some just because I've Wondered


1. Before Being Called "Tiny", the Spider was Nicknamed by Top Park Officials
2. The Park Managers Pick the Names for Attractions
3. SFGAm has an Underground Walkway for Employees to get from one area to another
4. Deja Vu drew More Critisizm from the Village Of Gurnee than V2
5. Love at First Fright never made a Barack Obama Joke
6. Crazy Buffalo Saloon was never Renamed "Crazy Buffet-lo Saloon" like was said at the NCC
7. Six Flags Has a Record of Everyone that Ever Bought a Season Pass
8. There is an Unused Shop in Hometown Square that was Originally "Collectibles on the Square"
9. Six Flags has to get Approval for anything over 145ft
10. American Eagle was only Supposed to last 5 Years
11. Hank Salemi has Met Mark Shapiro
12. General Managers ask Seasonal Employees how to Improve things
13. The Park has No Current plan for Wilderness Theater
14. The Park has No Plan to Remove Ragin Cajun
15. There are Employees at the Park that Worked when the park opened
16. Six Flags pays the Village of Gurnee 2.2 Million a Year
17. Six Flags Great America was planning a Hotel for Awhile
18. Whenever Six Flags Great America gets a Suggestion Letter, They Throw it Away (BE HONEST)
19. Six Flags Great America has alot of Old Park Equipment in Storage
20. Six Flags Has Recieved Bids from Other Companies to Buy Great America
21. Some Top Level SFGAm Employees go On Theme Park Forums at times
22. Park Officials Pick What to Add 3 Years in Advance
23. Six Flags Hires Undercover People to Go Through the Park (If it is, How Do you Apply)
24. Six Flags Will Never buy another Ride from Vekoma
25. There is an empty room on the Top Level of Firehouse Pizza

[BP317]

2. The Park Managers Pick the Names for Attractions

Maybe some of the rides, and all of them back in the day.

3. SFGAm has an Underground Walkway for Employees to get from one area to another

No they have 3 service roads, two of which go around the sides of the park (past Rapids down to SUF, and past Eagle down between Viper/HH) and and one that goes through the middle (from under Wolf to Orleans Place). Magic Kingdom is the only park I know of that has its backstage system underground.

4. Deja Vu drew More Critisizm from the Village Of Gurnee than V2

The Village of Gurnee doesnt give care about either.

6. Crazy Buffalo Saloon was never Renamed "Crazy Buffet-lo Saloon" like was said at the NCC

It was renamed.

9. Six Flags has to get Approval for anything over 145ft

SFGAm needs clearance from the city for anything over 130(ish) feet.

10. American Eagle was only Supposed to last 5 Years

They didnt build the worlds tallest and fastest wooden coaster with intent to take it down .

11. Hank Salemi has Met Mark Shapiro

They communicate very frequently, communication is a large part of both of their job responsibilites.

12. General Managers ask Seasonal Employees how to Improve things

People who control the money run the show (and a lot of times that isnt even the parks upper management, its from Shapiro himself).

15. There are Employees at the Park that Worked when the park opened

Yes

16. Six Flags pays the Village of Gurnee 2.2 Million a Year

Theres no set amount SF pays to the city. Gurnee makes revenue off taxes from the park as well as every time one of those turnstyles in the admissions area clicks SF pays a tax for that admission.

17. Six Flags Great America was planning a Hotel for Awhile

They were planning an entertainment village with a hotel/waterpark. There were disagreements with the Illinois tollway and the city that eventually killed the idea.

18. Whenever Six Flags Great America gets a Suggestion Letter, They Throw it Away (BE HONEST)

They keep and document every letter thats sent to them and comment thats left at GR. That binder gets pretty think with locker "comments" . But if your counting on SF taking suggestions about dropping millions of investment dollars on the whim of a teenager in Park City I wouldnt be holding my breath.

19. Six Flags Great America has alot of Old Park Equipment in Storage

Yes

22. Park Officials Pick What to Add 3 Years in Advance

They have to evaluate what will help their business long term and short term, its not like they decide to buy a ride and plop it in a few months later. Mark Shapiro doesnt go to IAAPA with a tote bag collecting brochures to go over with his wife and decide what new rides to get. Everything needs to be evaluated and they need to make sure their going to see a good profit off it, hence why Six Flags is getting Mack & GCI instead of crap like Intamin. Six Flags has been totally crippled like rides like Superman The Escape, X, DejaVu, etc and if theres one mistake they dont want to make again its that.

23. Six Flags Hires Undercover People to Go Through the Park (If it is, How Do you Apply)

Yes, they normally have 2 undercover security guards in the park to eject guests that are smoking (that was a new for 2008 thing, dont know if its been cut for budget by now) and they have loss prevention people strolling the park ensuring employees are not stealing from the company. They have been re-wiring the park the past few years with new equipment to prevent employee theft. You either have to get hired into loss prevention (which most of the time requires some sort of experience) or transfer from another department.

25. There is an empty room on the Top Level of Firehouse Pizza

I dont remember whats on the top level of that building. I remember the top level of the season pass processing center is the park operations offices, the top level of the Bugs Bunny & Company building is the VIP room, and the back half of the County Fair Games Gallery structure is the games Cash Distrobution Center + games training room, and the rides training room is in the old Shuttle ride building.
The main admin & sales offices are in a huge building behind Iron Wolf, the HR office and training rooms are in a trailors in the employee parking lot, wardrobe & security dispatch are behind the HR office, the tool crib is behind Eagles station, Cash Control and the Games warehouse are right across from eachother on the central service road. Other pockets of the backside of buildings are for garbage disposal/cleaning supply storage.

[Coaster Justin]

Thanks SFGAm07, Can Anyone answer the Other Questions?