A New Year

Changes are afoot here at the park.  I'm not going to reinvent the wheel, here, so I'll just post the release that went out over company email from Pete (with last names removed to, uh, protect the innocent).

"It with great pleasure that I announce the following reorganization to the Operations Department.  Beginning January 5, 2009 Matt L. will assume daily operation of the Park Services Department and cleanliness program for Six Flags New England.  Matt has been with SFNE since 2007 as the Full Time Admissions and Guest Relations Supervisor.  Prior to joining us, he was in charge of the Park Services Department for Geagua Lake Park in Aurora, OH.

 Jennifer J. will assume daily management responsibilities within the Rides Department.  Jen J. has been with the park since 2001.  She started her Six Flags career in the rides department and achieved the position of area supervisor.  Jen was then promoted to the position of Assistant Manager of Park Services in 2007.

 Sara C. will assume daily management of the Front Gate and Guest Relations department.  Sara started at Six Flags in 2002 and has experience in both retail and the rides department.  Sara became a Full Time Supervisor in 2008 in the Rides Department prior to her move to Admissions.

 Please join me in congratulating the Operations Team on their new positions!"

Oh, and I apologize for the long span of time between this post and the last one.  I've been on vacation o.O  When we return from the winter shutdown in January posting will resume as normal.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year (and don't forget to keep an eye out for that holiday party invitation)!

-John

Moving Day, Training and Turkeys! Oh My!

A few days before the Thanksgiving holiday, Sara and I decided to move our office down the hall. We had been planning on doing this since sometime in September, but we had some difficulty finding the time to actually make the move.

The new office is a lot nicer than the old one.  We've moved the conference room to the other end of the hall, so it now occupies our old office.

Last week, most of us were out of the office all week for Thanksgiving, either visiting family in the area or, in my case, driving across Pennsylvania in a freezing rain storm to visit family in Ohio.  Oh, the holidays.  It was a good time, but we had a little mishap when frying our turkey.

This is what happens when the oil is a tad too hot.  Fortunately, the whole thing tasted fine.

Only 2 more weeks until I do it all over again for the winter break.

This week I've spent preparing some things for the AIMS conference being held in early January.  If you're not familiar with AIMS, it is an organization of industry professionals that are focused on the safety of the industry as a whole.  This includes everything from major theme parks to travelling carnivals to go-kart tracks and FECs.  This will be my second year as an instructor for AIMS, and this year Sara is joining our faculty ranks, so congratulations to her!  You can check out their website at http://www.aimsintl.org.  

Finally, invitations for the seasonal holiday party being held in January have been mailed out, so keep an eye on your mailbox!  

Stay warm.

-John