Can someone explain this to me??

http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greatadventure/home.asp

And I quote.." MOST RIDES WORLDWIDE!

Six Flags Great Adventure has more rides than any other theme park on the planet"

Um..I don't think so and how can they claim this?

Where are they getting their count from?

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they count every ride in the park they must count the train too and everything else countable

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TOP TIME ALL FIRST DROPS
1. RAGING BULL @ SFGAM FRONT ROW WHAT A HEAD CHOPPER 2. DEMON WITH A LOOSE RESTRAINT ON THE BACK CAR.
3. X FRONT ROW LEFT SEAT WOO HOO
4. AMERICAN EAGLE FRONT ROW RED TRAIN

WHAT THE **** THEY HAVE A PICTURE OF RAGING BULL AT SIXFLAGS GREAT AMERICA POSING AS NITRO

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TOP TIME ALL FIRST DROPS
1. RAGING BULL @ SFGAM FRONT ROW WHAT A HEAD CHOPPER 2. DEMON WITH A LOOSE RESTRAINT ON THE BACK CAR.
3. X FRONT ROW LEFT SEAT WOO HOO
4. AMERICAN EAGLE FRONT ROW RED TRAIN

hey coaster sam, it gets worse, in the commercials for Nitro they have video footage of Goliath(SFMM) and Raging Bull. no footage of Nitro, just other rides and SF calling them Nitro.

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Oh the beautiful game of business and advertisment!

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thats horrible thats just like using superman the ultimate escape footage for Vertical Velocity which i can understand since they have the same track layout but raging bulls layout is completely different than nitros

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TOP TIME ALL FIRST DROPS
1. RAGING BULL @ SFGAM FRONT ROW WHAT A HEAD CHOPPER 2. DEMON WITH A LOOSE RESTRAINT ON THE BACK CAR.
3. X FRONT ROW LEFT SEAT WOO HOO
4. AMERICAN EAGLE FRONT ROW RED TRAIN

*** This post was edited by Coaster Sam on 7/12/2002. ***

Haven't we been over the subbed in photos and footage before? Yes, Six Flags usees photos of other coasters to advertise. How many people know? 0.01%. How many care? 0.0001%.

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A rollercoaster? What's that?

And Dorney has used Raptor in their commercials as well...

but WHAT are they counting as rides? The dolphin show? I don't think they have the most, and they definately don't have more then Cedar Point or SFMM...:rolleyes.....................

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A few years back (2000?) they added 30 new rides to become a "SUPERPARK" as they coined it. At that time I am pretty sure that they did have the most rides of any park in the world. My gripe is that half of them have been closed the times I was there.

Wouldn't they still hold the record?

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They also took out about 6 or so this year..they don't advertise being a MEGAPARK..they CLAIM to have "the MOST rides"...

I'm gonna call them on it and see what they say and what they are indeed counting...

They count every animal in the safari as a attraction?

I believe it is either CP or that resort in england that has the most attractions.

Chuck

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Notice how they don't say exactly how many rides they have.

CoasterMom said:

And Dorney has used Raptor in their commercials as well...

They currently use photos of CP on some of the Camp Snoopy related shirts. There's a couple different designs of peanuts characters with a faded shot of corkscrew behind them.

This year's Dorney commercials feature only Dorney Park coasters.

As far as the SFGAdv line, only an enthusiast would care about a marketing phrase like that. It's about selling the park.

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Great Adventure must count each Bumper Car, Tilt A Whirl car, and ferris wheel gondola as a seperate ride. ;) Then for attractions the water fountains, shops, bathrooms, etc.

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Knoebels visits in 2002. 5

Almost all new rides originally have footage of other rides because....they haven't been built or completed yet. It is impossible to put a picture of your new ride that won't be completed until April onto a brochure or map that goes to the printers in January. Mamba had Steel Force pictures, several of CF space shots have had Detonator pictures. They usually update them with the correct ride colors and signage. They also (if they catch it) remove rides in the background and transpose the picture over their own park. The real question is why several years later they are still using the "fake" photos. My guess would be to save money.

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On commercials of B:TDK they use Medusa instead!I hate how Six Flags does that.

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S:RoS ( SFNE ) is #1!

On the cover of the SFgadv brocjure there is a kid riding a coaster. It isn't one at SFgadv.

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88 coasters in Track Record!! Hypersonic XLC Coaster # 100 in July.
Nitro Laps:105
B+R Launches:28

I believe they do have moreride than SFMM but not more than CP.

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10)MF 9)Medusa 8)Raptor 7)DD Fire 6)S:RoS 5)Boulder Dash 4)Hulk
3)Beast 2)Nitro
1)Magnum

You know, its pretty obnoxious saying stuff like ,"They must count bathrooms as attractions.". Have you ever been to SFGADV? They do have a lot of rides, then again they did take out about 4 this year. Heres how they claim the most rides, they count the upcharge attractions.

Now it was true that SFGADV did have the most rides at one point in time, but now after several ride removals I think that they might be right behind Cedar Point.

"Heres how they claim the most rides, they count the upcharge attractions. "

Then that is considered false advertising and someone should call them on it. Those are NOT considered rides.

I have taken it upon myself to write SFGAD a letter asking what they indeed count as a "ride" towards their count.

Maybe something will come out of this..

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