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!!