Pre-Season Has Begun!

March 1, 2010 is the first day of work crew here at Six Flags New England, which means that the 2010 pre-season has begun.  In less than six weeks, the park will be open for the 2010 and I can't wait!  The first Rides Department Training is coming up fast.  It'll be really great to be back in the park and training soon. 

I'd like to jump right into announcing the new additions to the Rides Leadership Team for 2010.  First I would like to introduce someone that many of you already know and love, Danielle, who will be stepping into the role of Department Supervisor this year!  You'll see her out on the midway with her nifty nabber, moving from platform to platform awarding red dots throughout the season!

Joining the ranks of Supervisors this year are:

Catie B. - a team lead in Division 5 heading up the Bizarro Crew in 2009

Andrew E. - a team lead in Division 4 heading up the Scream Crew in 2009

Heriberto V. - a team lead in Division 6 heading up the Splashwater Crew in 2009

 

 

I would also like to take the time to welcome the following team members to the ranks of Team Leads in the Rides Department:

Shelby I. - ride operator on the Bizarro Crew

Leah M. - ride attendant on the Bizarro Crew

Alex L. - ride attendant on the Bizarro Crew

Ryan M. - ride attendant on the Mind Eraser Crew

Frances L. - ride operator on the Blizzard Crew

Nadine P. - ride attendant on the Scream Crew

Taryn B. - ride operator on the Cyclone Crew

Joanne S. - ride operator on the Looney Tunes Crew

Congratulations to all of you!

LA Times Rollercoaster Poll

I guess this post will seem somewhat like spam, but I don't care.  It's for Bizarro!!!

So for all of you rides team members out there who love Bizarro, just like me, LA Times is running a poll to see what the favorite wooden and steel coasters are.  Bizarro is in the running for best steel coaster!! Currently Bizarro is in third place behind Apollo's Chariot and Griffon.  WHAT!?!  To me, this is unacceptable.  Bizarro should be #1!  At some point today please go in and vote for Bizarro for the steel coaster poll!


This is the link:  http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/roller-coaster-poll-6352

Directions:  Click on the link.  Once the page opens, click on "steel" where it says “Poll: Vote for your favorite wooden and steel roller coasters.”. It should bring you to a page where you can vote for the best steel coasters!

Please forward this on to family and friends so we can get as many people to vote as possible for Bizarro!

-Jen

Winter 2010

For those of you who read the blog regularly, you'll notice that the Rides Department twitter updates have made their way onto the blog.  It's the hip thing to do to have a twitter account and so it only made sense for the Rides Department to have one to update team members on a daily basis.  Check it out.   www.twitter.com/sfnerides2010 Tell your friends that work at the park.  There will be many updates throughout the off-season and once the season gets started. 

There was a good turn out to the Slumber Party last night.  For those of you who couldn't make it, fear not, there will be other events coming up, namely, the rehire event. 

Rehire Job Fair

January 29th 3PM - 8PM

January 30th 9AM - 5PM

(All interviews will be by appointment ONLY.

Please call 786-9300 ext. 3333 to set one up.)

At Human Resources

* Please come prepared with two forms of I.D.*

Have a friend that’s interested in

working at the park?

Have them apply at sixflagsjobs.com!

Note: You must be in good rehire

standing to attend the rehire event.

And that is the very first event that will be coming up this off-season.  Make sure to get rehired and processed in A.S.A.P. because classes will be filling up quickly.

With that I will leave you with a picture.  I like to call it a "Wiggley" Winter Wonderland.

Until next time, make sure to check out the twitter for more frequent updates!

-Jen

Slumber Party

The 2010 season is upon us and everyone knows what that means!  Lots of cold weather, snow and the Slumber Party for the Rides, Park Services and Parking Lot Departments is almost here to kick off what is sure to be a stupendous year!  The party is on Wednesday, January 6th from 6pm - 9pm.  Make sure to come dressed appropriately ( pajamas, pillows, stuffed animal, etc.).  I know that I will be wearing a pink snuggie that I recently received over the holidays.  There will be food, drinks, entertainment and a raffle.  The event is also a "Bring a friend free event", so those team members who received invites can bring someone to the party!

Updates around the park:  Firstly, it's really cold and no one is leaving their offices, so there's not much going on inside the park.  Secondly, we just got back from out winter break and have been organizing things to get the 2010 season rolling.  Thirdly, I just finished destroying the out of service Skycoaster suits and this is all that remains:

As you can see, it's only a few clips, the front logos and some back straps that remain.

Stay tuned to this blog for more updates on the upcoming 2010 season which will include information about job fairs, pre-season training, and team member parties.  Also, follow the Rides Department on twitter @sfnerides2010 for all the latest exciting happenings throughout Six Flags New England!  See you soon.

-Jen