Not sure if I mentioned this in a minor change thread; however, I did notice near the end of 2011 some of the trams had LED lighting instead of the traditional incandescent, for the passenger lights. I'm wondering if they plan to replace all the lights on the trams to LED.
Parking Trams
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I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the park bought old used double decker buses in the early years.
You are 100% correct about the actual used double decker london buses.
the bus in the photo was purchased from the city of hampton in the 70's they used it for tours of nasa and langley it was one of 75 buses built by london transport in the mid 50's out the 75 it is one of about ten buses that no one knows what happened to just trying to solve the mystery thanks
So, as we were leaving Busch put out a sign saying: no tram services please use the stairs, or something to that effect. Is it normal for them to close the trams when the park is under severe weather. I kinda felt bad for all the people that had to walk the long way to their cars.
The tram operates under weather codes just as any other attraction would.
Wouldn't want the trams getting hit by lightning! They might hit 88 and go back in time.
I actually enjoy taking the trams. I think it’s a bit of a nostalgia thing. As a kid we always took the trams and in my excitement I viewed it as the first “ride” of the day. Even today the tram makes me feel a bit giddy thinking back on that. ?
I have PTSD from years ago when the preferred lot was full (HOS) and I had to take the tram. The ride to the park was fine. The half hour wait in a chaotic mob to get on a tram back to the car was very much not. The last thing I want to do after a long day at the park is stand in yet another line to get back to my car. Admittedly, I have a fairly low tolerance for lines to begin with.
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Excellent points. I probably blocked the annoying parts out as a child. I don’t get a chance to ride the trams often anyway because my husband has absolutely no patience for my tram-riding enjoyment when we have perfectly good VIP parking with our membership. I mean, he has a point I guess. ?
Definitely nostalgic of Hershey Park & Busch Gardens growing up. As an adult, strollers & diaper bags & cranky kids at the end of the day have bad memories. ?
Really? Last time I went to Busch (October), I thought I was required to ride the tram. And for years I have tried to skip the tram and walk to Germany or wherever I parked, but security would only let me do that during HOS when parking lots were overcrowded.
Because I was one of those people in a stroller for quite a while, I actually don’t mind. I can block out the kids and I don’t mind the tram crowds. What bothers me, though, is when I can’t walk in front of a group of people and I end up stuck behind them the entire path from France to Germany.
I haven't been to BGW for a LONG time. Pretty sure BBW was the new ride then. It was definitely pre-Drachen Fire in any case.
Also, I think I'm in the wrong thread.
I posted this in the wrong thread, so I'm trying again. I used to love riding the trams at parks as a kid too. It was part of the experience.