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!

Hey Admissions HEY!

This week we are going to start off with our Admissions Leader of the week which is Brittany! Here are some pictures of Brittany performing Tolls duties with Snoogals & Bubbles.

Now on to learning more about Brittany. This is her fourth season at SFNE. It is her first year as a supervisor, and she had one previous season as a lead. Her favorite movie is Taken and her favorite television show is Grey's Anatomy. In her free time she likes to hang out at the movies or go bowling. She enjoys listening to Shakira and her song of the moment is Halo by Beyonce. If she could see any band free of charge she would see Aerosmith. Her favorite Looney Toon is Sylvester and her favorite Justice League character is Batman. Although she is not a fan of rides she does love working at SFNE. Her favorite part of Admissions to be in charge of is Tolls. Mostly because orange is her favorite color and she gets to wear an orange vest and hang out with orange cones when shes in charge of Tolls. She enjoys working with the Admissions team members. Brittany's goal in life is to be the most glamorous astronaut around! Here is one final picture of Brittany buckling in Snoogals & Bubbles into the Tolls van, safety first! :

A few friendly reminders. First off make sure you are in grooming guidelines when coming into work. This means a clean shaven face and neutral nail polish! We know some of you love your kra-zay nail polish colors and having facial hair, but neither of those are in our grooming guidelines!! Secondly make sure you guys are checking out the GSA Scores posted both in the Admissions Office & Guest Relations. New scores are posted every week. Don't know what the GSA scores are?? Ask an Admissions Supervisor and they will help you out!

Snoogals to base.

HUH? Who said that?

Snoogals to base.

Say what? OH HEY SNOOGALS! Didn't see you there little guy.


Glad to see Snoogals and Cait are keeping busy patrolling the parking lots.

Well that is all for this week, make sure you check back next week for another thrilling blog entry!!!

Hey ADMISSIONS!

Hello Admissions!
Wow what a whirlwind. Can you believe it is already JUNE??? This season is flying by! All of the trainings are complete and team members new and returning are doing great jobs!

This week a lemur sky coaster was installed inside of Jojo's office. During his break, Snoogals took many rides on this new thrilling attraction!

This week's Admissions Leader of the week is Therese. Here are some pictures of Therese taking and entering the park count:

Therese's favorite move is A Walk to Remember and her song of the moment is "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga. Therese has worked in the Admissions Department for four seasons and has spent two of those seasons as a Supervisor. Her favorite part of the Admissions department is Tolls because she lovesssss driving that sweet Tolls van! Her favorite animal is, of course, a lemur! Her favorite thing to drink on a hot summer day is an iced tea. In her free time when she is not jamming to her favorite musical artist Lady Gaga, she is watching movies. Therese is going to school to major in human services. Her favorite SF character is Sylvester and her favorite ride is the Cyclone coaster. OHHHH! That's a big kids ride. Her favorite restaurant is TGIFriday's. Her favorite band is Journey and unfortunately she is not a fan of Twilight. rude........JUST KIDDING!

Well hopefully we all know Therese a little better now. She is a great asset to the Admissions department. WE APPRECIATE YOU THERESE!!!!!!......we'd probably appreciate her a little more if she were a fan of Twilight....truth hurts Therese!!!


(just kidding!)

Well it looks like Jojo needs her office back to get back to her conference with her Guest Relations All Stars! Check out this picture of the All Stars hard at work discussing major park issues!

Well that is all for this week's addition of the Admissions Blog. Stay tuned til next week when there will be..........ANOTHER BLOG POSTING!!!!!! Oh! Scandalous!