They haven't been allowing use of the employee entrance during the limited capacity events. My understanding is that they will bring that benefit back once they officially reopen.
That's a fine point, but even when it does return it will be to a substantially larger group of users with access due to upgrades.
I honestly wish they would just fix the toll booth mess vice having to worry about having a benefit to get around it. I can’t think of any other park where 15-20+ minute waits to pay for parking are the norm. It’s frankly kind of ridiculous that you can spend an hour just getting into BGW and getting to the entrance with the tram, whereas say at KD that’s never more than 10-15 minutes even on really busy days.
No, because the Preferred lot is now general parking (france parking lot) and they were never offering preferred parking.
BGW's toll booth problem predates the reservation system (note: on our last visit they weren't checking reservations). It's a mix of a slow somewhat manual process that creates a long cycle time (even for members), not having enough booths, and not being appropriately staffed for demand. Compare that to KD where they scan my pass, the photo is on the screen, and I get a receipt all in the matter of about 10 seconds, that greatly increases throughput since the line is moving for anyone not paying cash/card.
Last year I didn’t go through the main gate at all. There’s something so relaxing about going on that little winding road past the trees and landscaping Griffon subtly peaks up over the tree line, and then you get that small sliver of a view into France as you show them your pass at the booth. It makes the experince of going to the park feel so much more personal and calm compared to coming off the massive interstate ramp and being greeted with the roar of Apollo and Tempesto, which is the more epic, overwhelming entrance of the two. Both are very neat and have some great visuals, but the convience of pulling up to the employee booth with no wait and then driving straight into the England lot is unmatched.
Parking in England was the main reason I sprang for Premier back when. I don’t ride many rides or shop much, or go to other parks, so England was by far the biggest value for me of that pass.
Yup. Actually been out there for almost 2 weeks. It only just got out there because BGW did press thing and told them about it. Attendance was actually higher than 1000 this last weekend
