So Lonely.......

Wow team it has been 12 days since we closed for the season and let us just say we are currently floating in a hurricane bay sized pool of sadness. Since the park has closed there have been a few small changes to our Admissions Department. Along with Jojo & Courtney working the Information Center we also have the addition of Mr. Rude. While he has great availability we are unsure how long Mr. Rude will last as he has accumulated quite a number of rude complaints in his short time here. Snoogals have been on a vacation this past week and we hope once he returns he will take all of Mr.Rude's hours.

One thing Mr. Rude is good at is taking pictures. We sent him out to the Main Gate to snap some photos.

Out at the Main Gate all you can hear is silence. . . . well except for that one Halloween sign that someone neglected to take down. That sign is still blowing strong and banging into every part of that metal detector.

ATTENTION! GLAMOROUS ANNOUNCEMENT!

Have you ever been unable fall asleep at night due to thinking about how you always wanted to be a Lead in the Admissions Department? Have you looked at the way the red lettering stood out on that white name tag and thought gosh. . . . if only that were me! Well now is your chance to be considered for a position of a Lead in the Admission Department! Candidates should be able to provide a flexible schedule in the summer of 2010. All Candidates must display a professional and mature demeanor at all times, provide superior service to all guests, and possess a strong safety focus on all aspects of the Admissions Department. Team Leads must oversee, enforce, and follow all safety standards set by Six Flags New England and the State of Massachusetts. Candidates are also expected to demonstrate proactive guest service in all areas of Admissions. If you are interested in being considered for filling a Lead position in our Admissions Department please contact the park at 413-786-9300 ext. 0 and ask for Sara from Admissions.

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Do you know anyone who would be interested in a 2010 season pass?? Well right now our Information Center is selling the 2010 season pass to employees in good standing for the discounted rate of $45.00! All you need to do is be an employee in good standing with the park, come to our Information Window on the Operations porch and you can purchase the 2010 season pass for $45.00. The Information window is open 9am-5pm every Monday-Friday. This offer will only be valid through mid December. Must bring exact amount due in cash or credit/debit.

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The Admissions/Aquatics holiday party is currently in the works. The party will have food, fun, prizes, oh yeah and MYSTERY! What kind of mystery you ask??? Well we cannot reveal that just yet, but trust us there is mystery to be had! The party is going to be in early January 2010. Check back here for a more specific date/time/location/Mysteriousness!

Well that is all for this week's edition of the Admissions Blog. We hope you all enjoyed it thoroughly! Check back next week for another edition of At the Turnstiles!

End of Season!

Good Afternoon Admissions team members! WHEW! Can you believe the 2009 season is over?? It seems like just yesterday we were stocking maps in the turnstile house, processing season passes, and hustling & bustling out in the booths & tolls. On behalf of Kristin, Sara, Jojo, Admissions Supervisors, & Snoogals we want to THANK YOU ALL for such an awesome season! You guys did a great job and our department would just not have been the same without each and every one of you! We hope to see you all at our rehire event in 2010!!

We would like to congratulate Robert for winning the ADMISSIONS WII EXTRAVAGANZA! Robert sold the most 2010 season passes during two of our weekends. The person who sold the most 2010 season passes each week had their name placed into a hat and today the winner was pulled. So congrats once more Robert!

After receiving his WII Robert proceeded to jump around the Operations porch in excitement for several minutes. Last time he was seen he was cartwheeling his way over to the preferred parking lot. Way to go Robert! Thanks to all of you who participated in this contest!

Although the park has not even been closed for 24 hours we have received several e-mails from our Admissions mascot Snoogals McGoogals. We decided to post one on here,

Dear Admissions,
It is with the uttermost sorrows that we must say goodbye for the winter. I am so sad this season is over that I resorted to eating peanuts all day. I will miss all of you dearly. I will miss mopping up the sticky soda on the floors of the selling booths after cans have been collected. I will miss sweeping up those little squares on the back of the sticky part of vip wristbands in the outermall. I will miss the season pass printers running out of ink and no one knowing how to replace the cartridge. I will miss lugging 20 pounds worth of wet towels & backpacks from water park guest relations to lost and found. I will miss the way the registers would freeze in the middle of a transaction when I would have a line out to the bridge. I will miss the way guests would ignore the "please do not place diapers in the trash" sign on the trash cans in the baby care center. I will miss guarding the water the cooler in guest relations. But above all I will miss all of my 2009 Admissions team members. You all made this season spectacular and I can only hope 2010 is just as grand! I will be wandering the park from time to time during the winter so make sure you check back here for some updates from me. I will miss you all and I hope that none of you forget me!!
-Snoogals McGoogals

Well that is it for this edition of the Admissions Blog. Hopefully we keep our game faces on and update this puppy weekly. Just a reminder that team member uniforms must be returned by Wednesday November 4th 2009! Wardrobe will be open today (11/2), tomorrow(11/3), and wednesday(11/4) until 7 pm for all wardrobe returns!!!!!! Thank you all once again and have a great winter!!

Catching Up!

Good Morning Admissions!

Whew! Can you believe it is already September? The season is flying by! We wanted to share with you guys some pictures from Snoogals's Birthday Bash!

We hope all Admissions team members who came enjoyed this glamorous birthday bash! The winners of the scavenger hunt were also announced at the birthday bash. Congrats to team Fantastic Four for coming in first place and winning sweet ipod shuffles! We hope to have another adventurous scavenger hunt next season.

Our Admissions 2010 Season Pass EXTRAVAGANZA began this past weekend! Each weekend we will count how many season passes each seller has sold. The team member who has sold the most each weekend through the end of the season will win a $35 red dot. The team members that win the $35 red dot will be entered into a raffle at the end of the season. The team member's who name is drawn will win a brand new Nintendo Wii! For a team member to qualify they must be working through the end of our season. So make sure you guys are up-selling to the 2010 Season Pass and we will keep you updated on the winners each week!

What's that racket??.....Snoogals? You're what? Practicing the piano? Oh wow. I didn't know you played. Yeahhhhhhhh maybe you should take more lessons little guy.

Well that is all for this week's episode of the Admissions blog. Tune in next week in hopes we don't forget to update it!

OH HEY ADMISSIONS!

This week's blog is going to be about the Silver Flag Awards and our current Admissions Scavenger hunt! Let's start off with some pictures from the Silver Flag Awards:

Oh how glamorous! Everyone looked amazing and everyone had a lot of fun! Here is a list of everyone in Admissions who won an award:
Admissions Seller: Alex
Admissions Host/Hostess: Robert
Guest Relations Attendant: Mahia
Lost & Found/Baby Care Center Attendant: Jason
Admissions Lead: Nate
Admissions Supervisor: Carla
Congrats to all the winners and all those team members that have been nominated!

The Admissions Scavenger Hunt has begun!! There are six teams out there vying to win 1st place! The hunt includes 50 written trivia questions and 27 questions that involve taking a photograph. Here is a breakdown of the current teams competing:

Eagle Eye - Nate, Sarah, Harrison, David
Team Tolls - Becca, Steve, Alex, Nicole
The Thrillers aka the MJ Memorial Team - Mike, Mahia, Jason, Courtney
Fantastic Four - Dan, Matt, Andrea, Chris
Team Princess - Therese, Michelle, Patricia, Faith
Team Rocket ship - Carla, Kevin, Jessie, Ashley

The scavenger hunt packets are due to Sara no later than Monday at 8 pm. The team that comes in 1st place each member will receive an apple ipod shuffle, 2nd place will each receive movie tickets, and the 3rd place team will receive dunkin donuts gift cards! The winners will be announced at Snoogal's B-Day Bash on Tuesday night! Snoogals wanted to partake in some of the scavenger hunt festivities, but after breaking our park policy and attempting to jump the fence at Pandemonium we decided Snoogals could not participate.

Well that is all for this week's blog! We hope you all come to Snoogals' Birthday Bash this Tuesday night at 9:00pm in the Rockville area! There will be food, fun, memories, and PINATAS!!!!

OMGZ THIS BLOG IS STILL AROUND?

Oh geez. Oh gosh. Oh man.

We would like to apologize because it's been around a month since we've had a glamorous admissions blog entry. We've been very busy this summer! From the tolls in the parking lot, to the ticket booths, processing season passes, and our guest relations office we have all be keeping very busy! We are going to continue with our Admissions Leader of the week phenomenon with our Lead Nate! Here are some pictures of Nate hard at work in the Admissions department:

Nate’s most favorite food to eat is sushi and he loves to eat it during his fav show CSI:NY. His favorite book is Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince. He is going to school in hopes of one day being in the C.I.A. he gets the most enjoyment out of his homeland security class. When it comes to SFNE Nate loves to ride the Bizarro coaster and his favorite character is Bugs Bunny! He likes to run all the different areas in Admissions. Nate has worked in Admissions for 3 seasons and this is his first as a Lead. His favorite band is Cobra Starship (SAY WHAT? What a coincidence! That is also Snoogals’s favorite band!) His song of the moment is New Divide by Linkin Park. His favorite animal is a panda, although he is a huge fan of lemurs! Nate has a good handful of guest compliments & does awesome on all his Guest Service Audits! Keep up the good work Nate, WE APPRECIATE YOU!

OMG! LEMUR DOWN! LEMUR DOWN!

WHEW! Thanks Nate! We almost had to call first aid there for a second!

This week GR had a glamorous intern visiting. His name was Ned and he was amazing! He handled guest concerns great and even got the team members bumped up for work! He was allowed to be outside of grooming guidelines because, well, his clothes were sewn onto him. It caused quite a scandal! Ned will truly be missed and we want to wish him all the best of luck! Last we heard he was planning on hanging out in some gardens with some pink flamingos. Here is a picture of Ned & GR attendant Melissa:

The Admissions PIE ME! event has come and passed. It was fun for all who came! There was pizza, soda, and of course pie! We want to close out this week's blog with a picture of our Full Time Supervisor Sara about to get pied!

Well that is all for this weeks edition of the Admissions Blog! We will make a sincere effort to update the blog every week! Check back next time ya'll!

PIE ME!

Good Afternoon Admisions Department! We are going to start off this blog entry right away with the Admissions Leader of the week Ben.

Ben's favorite movies are V for Vendetta and Terminator 2. Depending on Ben's mood he likes to listen to a variety of different bands including Montgomery Gentry, Brooks and Dunn, Slipknot and Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. His all time favorite singer is Ozzy Osbourne. For TV shows Ben enjoys watching House and CSI: Miami. In his free time Ben likes to go on road trips to crazy places, usually involving food Krispy Kreme comes to mind. His favorite food to eat is Enchiladas! Or hot wings. Different food locations that Ben enjoys are Krispy Kreme., Chipotle's, & Red Robin. His favorite beverage is Kool-aid, of the red or blue variety. Wile E Coyote is his favorite SFNE character & Pandemonium is his ride of choice! While in the Water Park turnstiles Ben enjoys watching Crime Wave go round and round several times a day. After the lemur Ben's favorite animal is a camel. Ben loves to work in Tolls, it is his favorite part of Admissions. Ben has worked at the park for two seasons and this is his first season as a Lead. Ben would love to have a career as either a small-town mechanic or a teacher; both rewarding careers.

Thank you Ben for doing the interview for this week's blog!

This past week the Admissions Office was taken over by Coke cans! DUNDUNDUN! Never fear though! Some of our Admissions team members are defeating these invaders buy guzzling down their caffeinated goodness! Keep up the good work team!

The Admissions Pie-Me event is taking place on Sunday July 26th after park hours. For every written Guest compliment an Admissions team member receives you will receive one pie point. If you are GSA audited and receive an average of 4.0 or above you will also receive a pie point. Based on your number of pie points you will be able to pie an Admissions Supervisor, Sara, or Jojo in the face with a pie. Each leader has an assigned number of pie points and you must have that minimum number of points to pie that person. The minimum number of points for each leader are as follows:

Courtney - 1 point
Sara - 2 points
Mike - 3 points
Lynn - 4 points
Carla - 5 points
Therese - 6 points
Jojo - 7 points
Dan - 8 points
Brittany - 9 points

Compliment cards have been placed at every Admissions location. Just make sure you guys are returning them to Guest Relations at the end of your shift. Later in the week we will post who has how many pie points so check back later in the week!

DUN DUN DUN

WHOA!
Two blog entries within two days??? SAY WHAT? Now that is just craziness! It is blog-MANIA! I guess our blog writer couldn't stay away from you guys too long!

We are going to start off this entry with our Admissions Leader of the Week Dan! Here are some pictures of Dan hard at work calling in the park count, talking to Ben, and getting a stern stare from Snoogals.

Now on to some fun facts about Dan. This is his 3rd season with SFNE Admissions. He spent one season as a Lead and this is his first as a Supervisor. His favorite musical artist is Jordin Sparks and his song of the moment is her song "Battlefield." His favorite television show is 24. He is not a real big fan of books. His favorite class in school was graphic design and he is going college for Business Info Systems. For those of us who are not tech savvy that is the merging of computers and business. He is not a fan of theme park rides, but he does like Crimewave. Bugs Bunny is his favorite Looney Tunes character. After lemurs, his favorite animal is a cat. In his free time he likes to play on his computer, swim, hang out w/friends, go bowling, and text on his cell phone. If Dan could live anywhere in the world he would live in Hawaii. His most favorite meal is macaroni and cheese with ham mixed in. His astrological sign is a Virgo which explains why he is a perfectionist.

Today Guest Relations got a splendid visit from Caitie. Caitie is a former Admissions Supervisor who is now a PTC in our HR department. Snoogals became very emotional when Caitie came in because it has been so long since he has received a visit from her. Here is a picture of their momentous reunion:

Since there is so much Snoogals in this week's blog, Bubbles went a little renegade and stormed down to the Superhero's grille. Here is a picture of Bubbles and ride supervisor Nina:

Here is a picture of Bubbles, a delicious taco salad, and a refillable sports bottle.


Well that is all for this week's BLOG-O-MANIA! Don't forget we have sign up sheets for an Admissions Inservice in the Admissions Office. The dates and times are:

Tuesday June 30 From 2:30 to 3:00 and From 5:30 to 6:00
Wednesday July 1 From 4:00 to 4:30
Thursday July 2 From 2:30 to 3:00 and From 5:30 to 6:00

If you have any questions ask an Admissions supervisor! See you all next week!

WHOA THERE!

Hey Team!
It's been a little over a week since our last blog entry. Much has taken place! This past Tuesday the park had a team member ride night! Team members were able to ride Scream, Thunderbolt, Blitz, and Bizarro! Johnny Rockets was open for some delicious free foodage and fried dough and icee's were also served! Thanks to Dan & Chris we have numerous pictures we would like to share with you:

Wowzas! What a great night had by all! A big thank you to all of you guys who came and all of the staff who helped to make the night possible! There will be around two more all park retention events before the season is over. Those are sure to be a splendifirous time had by all!

Friendly Reminder: Kid's Fest will be taking place this Saturday & Sunday at SFNE. There will be performances by the Friends of Broadway, Girls Night Out, Breje, and more! Also Dora the Explorer and Diego will be at the park making some glamorous appearances. Make sure you pick up a Daily Reminder at the ESO when you clock in to get specific times and locations!

Well that is all for this week's edition of the Admissions Blog. We will hopefully have another entry soon with an Admissions Leader of the week. Until next time!