What day does SFGAm open?

[DejaVu28140]

Can anyone please tell me what day SFGAm opens for the 2005 season. Thanks-Brian

[w00dland]

Your best bet is April 30th 2005.

edit- My bad, I just knew the last day in April.

[DejaVuGurl1203]

Most likely April 30th. (There is no 31st.)

[SFGAMkid]

I would also assume April 30th, since that is also the start of math/science days.

Hopefully soon they update their calendar on the website. I know it usually happens before they host the job fairs in Feburary.

[Shockwave8802]

I dont care what day the park opens. I get to go a week earlyer than all of you.


the ADVOCITE BUY OUT DAY!!!!!!!

ha ha suckers

[DejaVu The Ride]

I heard a rumor that you need to know how to spell advocate to get into Advocate Health Day. You better start studying shockwave8902.

Anyways, is Advocate Health day on April 23rd then? or the 24th?

[Chitown]

Haven't heard anything yet of what day Advocate will have it's private buyout this year.

I have gone twice in the past and the first time it was going on 2 weeks before the park opened and last season, it happened a week before park opening.

I guess it depends on when the park can book it.

As far as opening day this year, my guess would be April 30th but don't be surprised if it happens on May 7th.

[sixflagsguy5]

How much does it usually cost for buyouts? And how do you get tickets?

[LAFFfan4lyfe]

I can't wait till opening day, I also say April 30th. I plan on going that day, and hopefully again on May 7th with my prom date, since it is the day after my senior prom. I also get to go for Physics class, but we have no set date for that yet.

[w00dland]

How much does it usually cost for buyouts? And how do you get tickets?

Think how much it costs to pay everybody in the park, operate the rides, and I'm sure there are other costs as well that are extremely expensive. All in all it's a lot of money. You can get tickets different ways, but usually you have to be associated with the company somehow, or know somebody that is. I got to go to the Crysler buy out last year and had a blast.

[Shockwave8802]

its $25 for a ticked 10am-6pm. Its fun.

[sixflagsguy5]

$25.00 isn't that bad. If anyone can get me tickets, pm me, cause I really want to go.

[Carlo]

Well to Buyout the park you need to have a minimum of 10,000 people attend. Tickets per a person are for 2005 is $30.50. So Companies that buyout the park is spending over $300,000.

[Shockwave8802]

you dont have to have a minimum on anything. As long as they are getting their money. they dont care how many people are going. and the ticket prices for 2005 have nothing to do with it. its like a starndered fee.

[rct2wizard360]

Yea, I'm gunna go buyout the park for my birthday with 10 people.

[Do I Know You]

As long they get your money, go ahead

[DejaVu The Ride]

There is a minimum for more reasons than admission price. These people will also buy gifts, play games, and eat snacks. You have to remember that they make money from those too. They won't make more money from 10 than lets say, 10,000 people.

[sixflagsguy5]

The only hard part for me going to a buy out is that none of my friends with season passes want to pay an extra $25.00.

[Shockwave8802]

There is a minimum for more reasons than admission price. These people will also buy gifts, play games, and eat snacks. You have to remember that they make money from those too. They won't make more money from 10 than lets say, 10,000 people.

For the last time!! There is no minimume. aslong as they get their money they dont care. If the people you invite want to buy stuff thats fine. if not no harm on SF's part!

[Jamesb58]

Yeah, I agree with Shockwave. See, the thing is, what is the deal with
fighting about this anyways? None of us know what the actual "rules"
are for Buy-Out days.

If the minimum for a Buyout is 10,000 people, that's a HUGE number of
people. At the buy out I go to, they don't have 10,000 people come to the
park.

In my opinion, I think that Six Flags has one set price, no matter how
many people from the company comes. Six Flags tells them you
have to pay so much $$ for it, and you try to get as many people as
you can.

At the buy out I go to, people have to buy the tickets, and arn't forced
to go. They arn't told, we have to have 10,000 in order to have the
buy out. If they were told that, then people probably wouldn't come.

So, why don't we say this, if you don't know the facts, then don't argue.
Unless you know, directly from Six Flags, what their Buy Out policy is,
don't tell us, what they do.

So, don't go telling us that they have to have 10,000 people in order
to have a buy out, when you don't know the policy.

[DejaVu The Ride]

For most buy-outs, they wish to have more than 10,000 people. There is a minimum for buy-outs, though. I'm not positive on that though. But it is obviously not 10 people for example.

I don't agree with what Shockwave 8902 has been saying because he says that SfGam doesn't care how may people go, but as long as they get their money. That is false, they do care how many people come. The more people that come, the more money they make.(Admission, food, games, etc.). They only allow buy-outs for the big companies, etc. Not small group outings. That is why they have the picnic grove for large groups that aren't quite large enough for a park buy-out.(I'm sorry if I come off rude, I'm really not. )

[Jamesb58]

For most buy-outs, they wish to have more than 10,000 people. There is a minimum for buy-outs, though. I'm not positive on that though. But it is obviously not 10 people for example.

I don't agree with what Shockwave 8902 has been saying because he says that SfGam doesn't care how may people go, but as long as they get their money. That is false, they do care how many people come. The more people that come, the more money they make.(Admission, food, games, etc.). They only allow buy-outs for the big companies, etc. Not small group outings. That is why they have the picnic grove for large groups that aren't quite large enough for a park buy-out.(I'm sorry if I come off rude, I'm really not. )

Well, like I said earlier, we shouldn't say any thing, if we really don't know
the policy. Now yes, they wouldn't allow 10 people to buy out the park,
but saying that the minimum was 10,000, was a bit steep. Now, big
companies could probably get away with buying out the park with 3,000 to
5,000 people, but they would have to pay big bucks for it no matter
what. Six Flags does get some good $$ from the buy outs.

They not only would get the base fee, but they would also get the money
from the tickets that are sold for the buy outs.

As far as Shockwave8902's comment. I do agree with him.
Let's look at it like this. Now, as you said, Six Flags probably has a
minimum amount, but at the same time, Companies, no matter how
many people they bring in, still would have to pay the same amount
in a base fee.

Now would Six Flags care how big the company is? Not really. The money
they make off of the base fee and ticket prices, probably offset. They
probably make more money from a Buy Out, than they do on any
regular day, because of the base fee.

Overall, unless we know the policies, it's pretty stupid to debate this issue.
Now, I say this after the fact, but I'm going to the buy out, the weekend
before the official day, so I can't wait for that.

[DejaVu The Ride]

If the people you invite want to buy stuff thats fine. if not no harm on SF's part!

This is what I am referring to. Is that what you agree with Jamesb58? The more people they get to go(regardless of admission profits) the more money they make from food, gift shops, games/arcades, etc. Shockwave8902 thinks that as long as they make a profit from admissions, they are fine. But they aren't. Even at Buyouts, it is the in park spending where they make the most money. That is why SfGam would rather have larger crowds at the buyouts. Do I seem to be making any sense?

Anyways, April 30 should be opening day for SfGam. Math and Science days always start on opening day.

[Shockwave8802]

Have you ever been to a buy out dejavu the ride? Cause when i went to the advocate one there were hardly any shops open, and hardly any side shows open. and hardly any one there.

[w00dland]

Crysler day almost everything was open, a few side things (like the karaoke and a few other things) were actually bought out to you could do them for free and there were a lot of people there. They were just not riding the rides they were out getting their drives through the stunt course and getting their free cigars.