Flyin Phil's Great Adventure Updates for the 2009-2010 Off-Season

May 22, 2010 Update...

2010-05-22T16:46:00.000-07:00

The first 18 photos feature Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Water Park and its newest attraction, TORNADO, opening to the public on Saturday, May 29, 2010:

First, lets take a look at some overview shots:

Now we'll delve into the details of TORNADO as it nears completion:

It looks as though the park has quite a bit of finishing touches to complete before the Media Day event on May 27th, though I have no doubt they will pull this off without a hitch....

And last up on our tour of Hurricane Harbor, the "Taak It Eez Ee Creek's" first major traffic jam of the year:

Now for some general areas of the theme park. Not a bad crowd today, with many buses:

Saw Mill Log Flume:

Bizarro floor-less coaster:

And last but not least, Six Flags Great Adventure's "Bone Yard" of defunct rides from yesteryear....See if you can spot any that you remember riding:

Thanks for Flying along and as always, I hope you've enjoyed the view from above !!!

March 7, 2010 Update...

2010-03-08T16:28:00.001-08:00

This years NEW Tornado attraction now has a home on the perimeter of Hurricane Harbor:

A closer look at the clearing for the attraction:

And yet a closer look, with the concrete foundations clearly visible:

One more view of Hurricane Harbor's construction progress:

Ahhh, El Toro, in all its faded & weathered glory:

A view of Great Adventure looking towards Nitro:

The "Same" view only "Different":

And lastly an overall view of the park, with Prospertown Lake in the background:

I hope you've Enjoyed the Photos....See you on the next Great Adventure Fly-Over !!!

Happy New Year - January 16, 2010 Update...

2010-01-17T08:07:00.000-08:00

First, let's take a look at Hurricane Harbor:

If you look carefully at the right of the photo along the road, the parts that will eventually becom the NEW Tornado attraction at the park can be seen:

Tornado parts in greater detail:

Now let's take a look at Great Adventure Theme Park. Have fun spotting anything NEW, as the only thing I can find is the work being performed on Twister. Two cranes look to have the ride dismantled....

This photo shows the two cranes working on Twister (center):

A portion of Prospertown Lake adjacent to Great Adventure; this is where the Water Shows are staged as well as the barges for the Fireworks:

I hope you've Enjoyed the Photos....See you on the next Great Adventure Fly-Over !!!

November 8, 2009 Update....

2009-11-09T16:19:00.000-08:00

Let's begin this 2009-2010 off-season with some overview shots of the theme park & Hurricane Harbor. I shot these on the flight back from southern New Jersey. As you can see in the last photo, the visibility was extremely poor, and even with software enhancement the photo shows much haze. I hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoyed shooting them, and as the season progresses with YOU providing me input as to what you'd like to see, I will shoot more detailed photos of particular areas of Great Adventure....

Overview of Great Adventure, looking Northeast with Route 537 on the left:

Overview looking Northeast (The lakes are not really that blue; Photoshop does this):

Same as above, except that Hurricane Harbor is now included:

Parking lot and park entrance looking North:

You should've seen how this looked as I was shooting it, but I think it cleaned up nicely:

Hurricane Harbor water park, which will soon have a "Tornado" attraction added for the 2010 season:

Same as above, though with less parking lots shown:

Here is the distant shot I was mentioning, and this is after running it through Photoshop. Still though, it made for some interesting shadows and lighting effects:

I hope you've enjoyed the flight, and stay tuned for many more updates that I have planned for this 2009-2010 Off-Season.

Please remember, no one is paying me for these, so if the weather is crummy or too windy or too hazy and such, I will not do a "Fly-Over". I am a fair weather pilot, and these park fly-overs are usually at the beginning or end of a day of flying for me, and usually on the weekends. Don't get me wrong, I love doing the fly-overs since Great Adventure holds a special place in my heart having grown up in Jackson and attended regularly, but as we all know, Safety First !!!

Flyin Phil

Welcome Great Adventure "Aerial Photo" Enthusiasts to this October 25, 2009 Update...

2009-11-06T07:34:00.000-08:00

An overview of the east end of the park, with the safari in the background (looking south):

The parking lot was rather packed, though very few buses:

Notice that the Parachute Tower has a NEW paint job, complete with the words Six Flags:

And finally, Kingda Ka, with a backdrop of Fall colors:

I hope you've enjoyed the flight, and stay tuned for my next UPDATE !!!

Flyin Phil