Six Flags Safari Park to be closed vehicles in 2013! (income, cost)

[Badfish740]

Six Flags Wild Safari will stop allowing cars at end of season | NJ.com

Some of the fondest memories of my youth were from when we would go to Six Flags with our hillbilly neighbors in their beat up Ford Conversion Van and they'd throw Cheerios on the roof to get the monkeys riled up They stopped doing it when they finally ripped off the CB antenna

[Anon-Hate]

I just heard this on the radio. I remember great times too. I think it has less to do with the animals behavior and more to do with people not following the rules and doing things like opening windows and feeding the animals.

A few probably ruined it for all. Too bad.

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by Badfish740

Six Flags Wild Safari will stop allowing cars at end of season | NJ.com

Some of the fondest memories of my youth were from when we would go to Six Flags with our hillbilly neighbors in their beat up Ford Conversion Van and they'd throw Cheerios on the roof to get the monkeys riled up They stopped doing it when they finally ripped off the CB antenna

Funny i remember a giraffe eating the insulation on the window of what was then a pretty new family pontiac station wagon (guees all things come to an end). What I do always remember was the rear drivers side door had the bite marks for the rest of the cars life and basically everytime I got in the car I thought about the Great Adventure Safari.

[soug]

Originally Posted by Badfish740

and they'd throw Cheerios on the roof to get the monkeys riled up

Things like this are probably the reason why they're banning cars. Hopefully there will be buses that still go through or something.

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by soug

Things like this are probably the reason why they're banning cars. Hopefully there will be buses that still go through or something.

Exactly.
The official press release merely stated that cars will no longer be allowed to drive through the park, and it also stated that the wildlife park will remain open. If anyone thinks that this corporation will maintain a wildlife park sans visitors, then that person is naive indeed.

The most likely course of action will be to have a small fleet of vans or buses that will take visitors through the park. That allows more control of the actions of the park visitors, as well as providing a potential for even greater income. I can virtually guarantee that the fee will increase as a result of van/bus transport of park visitors.

[timneh5]

A spokeswoman for the park said it was time for a revamp of the wildlife park and the plan would be released this or next Thursday.

[hswei]

Just sent an email to great adventure customer relations. Will keep you all posted on any feedback I get.

[EBWick]

We had a flip down gate on my friend's uncle's station wagon. So we brought one of those big bags of popcorn in a plastic bag, flipped down the gate and threw the popcorn out the back. The monkeys were sitting right on the gate munching away. One got too aggressive and chased a buddy into the middle row of seats and he pitched the entire bag of popcorn out the back. Good times at G.A.

[GoYanks34]

Originally Posted by Retriever

Exactly.
The official press release merely stated that cars will no longer be allowed to drive through the park, and it also stated that the wildlife park will remain open. If anyone thinks that this corporation will maintain a wildlife park sans visitors, then that person is naive indeed.

The most likely course of action will be to have a small fleet of vans or buses that will take visitors through the park. That allows more control of the actions of the park visitors, as well as providing a potential for even greater income. I can virtually guarantee that the fee will increase as a result of van/bus transport of park visitors.

They already do that. You can sign up in the park and for $10 (same cost as going through the safari) get a personal guide in an air-conditioned mini-bus ride through it.

I have to sadly admit we were one of the cars who brought bananas to the baboons. Now that I'm a vet I obviously know better, this was when I was young with apparently very bad influences for parents.

I remember seeing (and have pictures of it somewhere) people feeding giraffes through their sunroof. The giraffes would stick their entire head into the car. The zebra trucks would come and yell at them but they would do it again as soon as they left.

I was planning on going on Thurs am for a few launches in the morning but now I think I'll have to take one last ride through. I haven't gone to the safari in years.

[NJ Brazen_3133]

Yes I remember an ostrich sneezed on when I rolled down the window. So they gonna make everybody ride on a tour bus then?