Six Flags Great Adventure and Wild Safari, Jackson, announced the launch of a 45,000 ticket online giveaway during its opening weekend, March 31 to April 2, to kick off Six Flag’s yearlong 45th anniversary celebration. The anniversary will be marked by new shows, rides, animals and enhanced guest service features throughout the 2006 season.
The first 45,000 people who register on the new Internet Web site, www.sixflags45.com, can sign up for the free opening weekend tickets while supplies last. The ticket admissions will be spread over the entire opening weekend. The Web site also invites families to submit memories from their Six Flags experiences over the years and to share them with others from around the globe.
New to Great Adventure this season is Bugs Bunny National Park, a wilderness-themed children’s area slated to open in early April. Located on the park’s Great Lake, the new area features six rides, an interactive water play feature, Bugs Bunny Wilderness Theater with a high-spirited show for kids, and Looney Tunes Camp Kitchen.
Another new addition to the park is “El Toro,” a hybrid roller coaster that incorporates steel coaster technology into a wooden roller coaster. At 188 feet tall, reaching 70 mph, El Toro ranks among the tallest and fastest wooden roller coasters in the world. Its 4,400 feet of mountainous track includes records for second tallest, fastest and longest drop of all wooden coasters in America and features the world’s steepest drop on a wooden roller coaster – 76 degrees. El Toro, located in the new Mexican-themed area, Plaza del Carnaval, will open later in the spring. The new section will also feature a Mexican restaurant, La Cocina; a marketplace for shopping, El Mercado; and a new family ride, Tango.
New to the Six Flags Wild Safari are many exotic baby animals including lions, antelopes, bison, bear cubs, giraffes, and more.
Daniel A. Slocum Sr. has joined Sovereign Bank as assistant vice president, community banking manager.
Slocum manages Sovereign’s Com-munity Banking Office in Keyport where he is responsible for all business and team member development. Slocum has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry.
A resident of Jackson, Slocum earned a graduate degree from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Delaware. He attended Seton Hall University. Slocum is also certified as a housing counselor, accredited financial counselor and certified credit counselor with the Association for Finan-cial Counseling and Planning Educa-tion.
Slocum has volunteered with the Mercy Center of Asbury Park. He previously served as a member of the planning board and harbor commission for Keyport.
Career, Employment, and Counsel-ing Service at Ocean County College will sponsor a Spring Job Fair on April 6 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Solar Lounge, College Center, Toms River. Businesses are invited to sign up and participate by reviewing applications and conducting interviews. Space is limited to the first 30 businesses that respond by the deadline of March 24. The business registration fee is $25. Job seekers are admitted free. For information or to register your business, call OCC Career, Employment, and Counsel-ing Services at (732) 255-0400, ext. 2945.