  4 more weeks before Safari opening! 6 more weeks before Theme park opening! SNEAK PREVIEW OF PARK OPERATING HOURS… https://www.sixflags.com/greatadventure/plan-your-visit/park-hours Safari Park Hours · Sat 3-19 10-3pm Opening Day! · Sun 3-20 10-3pm · Mon 3-21 Closed · Tue 3-22 Closed · Wed 3-23 Closed · Thu 3-24 Closed · Fri 3-25 Closed · Sat 3-26 10-3pm · Sun 3-27 10-3pm Theme Park Hours · Sat 3-19 Closed · Sun 3-20 Closed · Mon 3-21 Closed · Tue 3-22 Closed · Wed 3-23 Closed · Thu 3-24 Closed · Fri 3-25 Closed · Sat 3-26 Closed · Sun 3-27 Closed · Mon 3-28 Closed · Tue 3-29 Closed · Wed 3-30 Closed · Thu 3-31 Closed · Fri 4-1 Closed · Sat 4-2 11-7pm Opening Day! · Sun 4-3 11-7pm Notes from this past week! · Respectfully, we have hundreds of projects going on throughout the park. · I do not have photos of everything, but we have some incredible upgrades happening all around us. · I am so proud of the creativity, ingenuity, planning, and efforts to continue to make us a better place to work & play! · Rides are under their annual rehab and new parts protocols. · Landscape is trimming overgrowth and adding built-in seating features. · Park Services begins their massive power washing endeavors. · Safari is raising the new babies and taking care of the herds. · Facilities maintenance is everywhere…new A/C units, large food refrigerators, roofs, wood-rot, fences, etc. Work has begun on our 2 new Family Restrooms. Hoping to help with those who require special accommodations.  Ingenuity Carpenters used flooring material as Basketball Games countertop….durable!  Fresh paint on 2 Coasters…getting more exciting!   New Buccaneer ride deck is complete!  Johnny Rockets 2 moving towards another fun brand change.  Outer Mall sign adjusted with new Header for our new Season Pass types coming soon!  Always awkward being the first 2 to arrive at a party (Ha). A friendly reminder to stay slow driving in the park and respect our local animals.  Goodbye Wiggles stage ! Thank you for years of service! J Coming Soon…the return of Barnstormer !    Kids Gift Store near the front mall getting new floor!  Goodbye faux-landscape bed…new roadway surface coming near Cyborg! Thank you for years of service. J I’m happy for Landscape…saves them tons of time.  In case you missed it…from previous weeks! Objective Priorities from our CEO …from his video last week, here are the objectives for us to focus on. Please advise all of those rejoining our team, or newly joining our team.    Recruitment Continues Every one of us has the power to recruit our friends, family, acquaintances, and their acquaintances. The more we hire, the easier the job gets for everyone! Please consider how we can get the word out. Feel free to use this artwork.  
Now on Social Media  Business Formula…Staffing is a very big factor in our success.   Motivational…. Spring Starts March 20th!  Thank you Team Six!  Six Flags Corporation Want to learn more about us? Remember there is always a website you can refer to. https://www.sixflags.com/  -John Winkler
Park President
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  5 more weeks before Safari opening! 7 more weeks before Theme park opening! SNEAK PREVIEW OF PARK OPERATING HOURS… https://www.sixflags.com/greatadventure/plan-your-visit/park-hours Safari Park Hours · Sat 3-19 10-3pm Opening Day! · Sun 3-20 10-3pm · Mon 3-21 Closed · Tue 3-22 Closed · Wed 3-23 Closed · Thu 3-24 Closed · Fri 3-25 Closed · Sat 3-26 10-3pm · Sun 3-27 10-3pm Theme Park Hours · Sat 3-19 Closed · Sun 3-20 Closed · Mon 3-21 Closed · Tue 3-22 Closed · Wed 3-23 Closed · Thu 3-24 Closed · Fri 3-25 Closed · Sat 3-26 Closed · Sun 3-27 Closed · Mon 3-28 Closed · Tue 3-29 Closed · Wed 3-30 Closed · Thu 3-31 Closed · Fri 4-1 Closed · Sat 4-2 11-7pm Opening Day! · Sun 4-3 11-7pm Notes from this past week! Objective Priorities from our CEO …from his video last week, here are the objectives for us to focus on. Please advise all of those rejoining our team, or newly joining our team.    Important Winter Safety Message  Thank you Storm Team! Thank you Security for weathering the storm on property. Thank you Landscape team for clearing us out paths to navigate. Thank you Park Services for the assists along the way as well! We appreciate what you do for us.  Recruitment Continues Every one of us has the power to recruit our friends, family, acquaintances, and their acquaintances. The more we hire, the easier the job gets for everyone! Please consider how we can get the word out. Feel free to use this artwork.  
Now on Social Media  Technology Helps Applicants Fast Track Their Way to Fun JACKSON, N.J. ─ February 8, 2022 ─ Six Flags Great Adventure, Wild Safari, and Hurricane Harbor will utilize technology to help applicants fast track their way to a fun job for the 2022 season. The Northeast’s largest theme park complex is focused on making the application, hiring, and training processes faster and easier than ever before. 4,000 team members are needed to fill positions from March 2022 through Jan. 1, 2023. The parks offer opportunities in more than 10 diverse departments. Most jobs are available to those 16 years of age and older, with select positions open to 14 and 15 year olds. Many positions start at $15 per hour. Named one of the Nation’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® by The National Association for Business Resources for three years in a row, Six Flags offers a wide variety of positions in fast-paced environments, and paid internships for students. The company boasts many benefits for team members including flexible scheduling, advancement opportunities, educational scholarships, exclusive events, free park admission and much more. How to Apply:
Fast-Tracked Hiring & Training:
Available Positions:
The Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure will open for the 2022 season March 19, Six Flags Great Adventure will open April 2, and Hurricane Harbor will open May 14. Applicants with employment-related questions can email SFGAHREC@sftp.com or call 732/928-2000 x7072700. For more information, visit www.sixflags.com/greatadventure Business Formula…Staffing is a very big factor in our success.   New Basketball Counter in the Games Boardwalk! Very nice Team Carpenters…we thank you! That old one gave us everything it had!  Granny’s New Floor Before & After! GRANNY’S CHICKEN (new ceramic plank…sorry, still dusty from grouting)  GRANNY’S CHICKEN (old epoxy floor with stains all throughout)  Granny’s New Single-pass Queue taking shape You can see the refill station in the front of the photo and the one-time through the line queue in the back.  I’m still thrilled for Yum-Yum’s new floor too! YUM-YUM (finished ceramic planks, removed all bulky buildouts, much more space for seating and navigating)  YUM-YUM (old checkerboard vinyl and bulky formica buildouts)  New Entry building for the park has begun construction! Can’t wait…7 more weeks before opening!   Nostalgia Bill Hettman shared this original park map from opening in 1974. Truly amazing what this property has become since then.  Motivational…. The lecture hall was nearly full, and I looked out onto a sea of eager faces. Then, from the back row, a young man called out, “So, what do I need to get your job one day?” The question came as I wrapped up my guest lecture at a university a few years ago—and I welcomed it. “Clearly you all have potential or else you wouldn’t be here,” I told the students. “But how can you exceed that potential?” Not one of them could guess the answer I had in mind. “It takes an abundance of opportunity,” I suggested, and then the discussion went to another level. We all sit at the intersection of potential and opportunity. Potential is the common denominator—we all have potential. But it will remain a mere fraction—substantially less than one—without the numerator of opportunity. After all, leadership is, in essence, creating opportunities for others. The challenge, though, is that potential is about tomorrow. Opportunity is about today. Our progress is seldom linear. Life is full of setbacks: the time we got cut from the team. We didn’t make the school band or get cast in the play. We didn’t get the job we wanted—or the promotion went to someone else. In those moments, it can feel as if someone else controls our fate. But who’s to say what someone can or cannot do? Only with opportunity will we ever know. So where does potential meet opportunity? With leadership. It’s all of us—and it’s up to us, as leaders, as colleagues, as mentors, sponsors and coaches, and as friends and family members. Inspiring others to believe, investing the time so others can achieve. I was barely a teenager and just learning to drive when my dad took me to the community college parking lot to practice. My dad’s car was a “three on the tree”—a three-speed transmission with the shifter on the steering column. I can still remember the H pattern—first gear, second gear, third gear, reverse, with neutral in between. I tried and tried to get it right, but that old car just sputtered and lurched, then stalled. I wanted to give up, but Dad told me to pull over. Then he put his hand over mine and led me through the gears: “Give it a little gas. Ease off the clutch …” Soon, I was driving solo, and Dad was sitting back and enjoying the ride around the parking lot—a smile on his face. That’s what we all need today—for ourselves and others—with an “H pattern” that unleashes potential and puts opportunity into gear. Here are some thoughts:
It's true that we’re all in the “why,” “what,” “how,” and “when” business. But ultimately, we must be in the business of bringing together potential and opportunity—for others. We’re pleased to share Korn Ferry’s new book, The Five Graces of Life and Leadership. Its imagery, emotions, and insights capture the human side of leadership in the new world. The book is now available—a gift for the leaders in our lives. Regards, Gary Burnison Korn Ferry CEO Thank you Team Six!  Six Flags Corporation Want to learn more about us? Remember there is always a website you can refer to. https://www.sixflags.com/  -John Winkler
Park President |
