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SFGA This Week...February 18, 2022

2/18/2022

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4 more weeks before Safari opening!
6 more weeks before Theme park opening!
SNEAK PREVIEW OF PARK OPERATING HOURS…
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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.
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Ingenuity
Carpenters used flooring material as Basketball Games countertop….durable!
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Fresh paint on 2 Coasters…getting more exciting!
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New Buccaneer ride deck is complete!
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Johnny Rockets 2 moving towards another fun brand change.
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Outer Mall sign adjusted with new Header for our new Season Pass types coming soon!
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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.
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​Goodbye Wiggles stage !
Thank you for years of service! J
Coming Soon…the return of Barnstormer !
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Kids Gift Store near the front mall getting new floor!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Now on Social Media
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Business Formula…Staffing is a very big factor in our success.
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Motivational….
      Spring Starts March 20th!
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Thank you Team Six!
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Six Flags Corporation
Want to learn more about us?
Remember there is always a website you can refer to.
https://www.sixflags.com/
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-John Winkler
Park President
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SFGA This Week...February 11, 2022

2/11/2022

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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.
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Important Winter Safety Message
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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.
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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.
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Now on Social Media
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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:
  • Complete a job application at www.sixflagsjobs.com; or
  • Text the word FUN to 732-307-6688; or
  • Visit the Six Flags Employment Center in person from 11 am to 7 pm daily.
 
Fast-Tracked Hiring & Training:
  • Candidates can interview the same day they apply
  • In-person and video interviews are available
  • Training can be completed in person or virtually online
 
Available Positions:
  • Operations: Ride Operations, Park Services (Custodial), Public Safety (Security, EMTs, Loss Prevention)
  • In-Park Services: Food and Beverage Operations, Retail, Games
  • Guest Experience: Admissions, Guest Relations/VIP Services
  • Safari: Gatekeepers, Educators/Guides, CDL Drivers
  • Lifeguards
  • Wardrobe: Seamstresses, Launderers, and Clerks
  • Landscaping
 
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
 
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Business Formula…Staffing is a very big factor in our success.
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New Basketball Counter in the Games Boardwalk!
Very nice Team Carpenters…we thank you!
That old one gave us everything it had!
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Granny’s New Floor Before & After!
GRANNY’S CHICKEN (new ceramic plank…sorry, still dusty from grouting)
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GRANNY’S CHICKEN (old epoxy floor with stains all throughout)
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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.
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​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)
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YUM-YUM (old checkerboard vinyl and bulky formica buildouts)
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New Entry building for the park has begun construction!
Can’t wait…7 more weeks before opening!
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Nostalgia
Bill Hettman shared this original park map from opening in 1974.
Truly amazing what this property has become since then.
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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:
  • Humility. Humility begets self-awareness, and self-awareness begets growth. With humility, we see beyond our own insularity into a bigger world. Self-awareness means not only knowing ourselves, but also how and where we can surround ourselves with others who are strong where we are weak. Always and everywhere, humility is the grace that constantly whispers, “It’s not about you.”
  • Hunger. All of us have two choices. We can go with the crowd—the path of least resistance. Or we tap into our purpose—and our hunger for that purpose. Namely, our drive. That’s why of all the qualities I look for in new employees, one of the big ones is hunger. Hunger manifests in many ways, starting with learning agility—the No. 1 predictor of success that’s all about applying past experiences and lessons learned to new challenges and first-time opportunities. Or, as I call it, knowing what to do when you don’t know what to do. Hunger also fuels mental agility—embracing complexity, making fresh connections, examining problems in new ways, and staying curious. Hunger encourages people agility—being open to diverse viewpoints and challenging preconceived notions. And finally, it empowers change agility to move beyond “this is the way we’ve always done things.” Indeed, hunger is the bridge that takes us from potential alone into the fullness of opportunity.
  • Hustle. This is the other big quality—because hustle quashes pedigree every time. It’s what turns possibilities into opportunities. But here’s the caveat—no one can teach us hustle. But we know it when we see it. Our research indicates that there are several signposts of potential—and all of them point to hustle. Drive and motivation. Awareness of strengths and blind spots. Experience and our track record of accomplishments. Learning agility. Capacity for logic and reasoning. Leadership traits that propel our advancement. And, on top of all that, knowing how to manage our career derailment risks. Hustle is the proverbial first foot on the field, last one off.
  • Heart. And if there’s a fourth gear—topping off our H pattern—it’s this one. Heart speaks to having the courage to undertake the journey—and the humanness to meet others where they are and bring them along. For leaders, heart speaks not only to passion and compassion, but also as importantly to authenticity and vulnerability. It’s a reminder that what we do is not who we are. And, with St. Valentine’s Day around the corner, the story of this long-ago saint brings additional meaning to heart. Among all the various myths, common themes stand out around selflessness and service to others. In one story, while St. Valentine was imprisoned, he restored the sight of his jailor’s daughter. Talk about helping someone rediscover their potential to live a life of greater opportunity! These are the times for leaders to tap into their heart for emotion and courage, instead of relying only on their heads—rational and strategic. Indeed, the heart is where inspiration lives and breathes.

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!

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Six Flags Corporation
Want to learn more about us?
Remember there is always a website you can refer to.
https://www.sixflags.com/
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-John Winkler
Park President
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