Trappers has been the regular menu; minus the brisket platter; plus a CT salad, brisket/turkey slider, and CT sandwich.
Christmas Town
- Thread starter Eric
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Yes, we saw the panini on the Grogans menu. Unfortunately, it only seems to be open on days when the park anticipates heavy crowds.
I've noticed this year more than ever that CT is slowly becoming simply BGW with a ton of lights and less attractions than the summer and we pay more for it.
I actually think they have a wider variety of CT-specific attractions this year. Off the top of my head, in addition to all of the lights, they have both the Rudolph meet and greet and the 4D movie; Santa’s Workshop; the Cookie place; special buffets; Christmas characters; special bars and drinks; and holiday shows.
Culinary told us that that people weren’t buying the holiday food, so they scaled it back. They claim that there is one specialty dish at each restaurant.
Honestly, having been to a variety of other regional parks’ holiday events, CT is in a class by itself.
Culinary told us that that people weren’t buying the holiday food, so they scaled it back. They claim that there is one specialty dish at each restaurant.
Honestly, having been to a variety of other regional parks’ holiday events, CT is in a class by itself.
Nicole said:
I live north of KD so I've been there many many times over the past many years, but can only recall going to BGW once in 1991 and once in 2010, may have been one other time between those, not sure.
So due to the info posted on this site such as the comment above, my wife and I decided to take the longer drive down the road yesterday and we really enjoyed it.
We only got to see the shows 'Deck the Halls' and 'Gloria' but bought the $49 pass for unlimited visits during the season (instead of $39 each for just yesterday), so we will go back again (maybe twice?) to see the others.
The place was pretty crowded but well it was a Saturday so that's to be expected, next time we will find a weeknight to take a ride down there and it should be less crowded.
Question: we had our $15 ready to pay for parking (as listed on the signs) but when we got to the entrance the attendant said "parking is free, keep moving" -- so is the parking free any days during Christmas Town or only on certain days?
Thanks
Parking is only free when traffic is backing up so far that is it threatening to block I64. The park let's everyone in for free at that point to speed things up.
Some general pictures of CT. A couple of which are of shots of things that were mentioned earlier by other members. Enjoy!
Edit: Added one more picture.
Edit: Added one more picture.
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Nicole said:
The Christmas Town sandwich is yummy. That's my go to Christmas Town meal to since I can avoid the craziness of the Festhaus and save a few bucks too.
jeffh said:
Jeffh,
Go on a weeknight next week. The first week they are open is usually pretty slow, though the dynamic ticket prices may have changed that a bit. You'll have a much better experience not going on a Saturday. Make sure to see Scrooge No More. I think it's the best show the park has ever done.
I plan to update the current ticket sales calendar tonight, by the way.
I have once again updated the Something Not Entirely Unlike a Crowd Calendar.
It appears to me that the dynamic pricing system is working, and people are choosing to buy tickets on historically slow days, relieving crowding on historically heavy days.
Because I do not know the final ticket prices for the past two weekends, I deleted the data i those cells. Similarly, I only left the shading on the two days when I was in the park and could judge crowd levels.
As a reminder, here is the information on how to interpret the color-coding. The most important thing to remember is that the color of the numbers reflects the park's crowd predictions, while the cell shading is based on dated ticket sales.
What the colors mean:
1. The current prices are colored, based on the park's crowd level projections. Green numbers all started as $15/$25 tickets; yellow were $20/$30; and red started as $25/$35. We can infer that BGW expects Green Number days to be the lightest, and Red Number days to be the heaviest.
2. The table cells are shaded based on the influence we believe dated ticket sales have had on likely crowd levels SO FAR. As more people buy tickets, these colors may change. Yellow shaded cells are currently on track to be heavier days than Green. We have now added Red, as well.
Caveats:
1. Sales are continuing, and current Green shaded days could easily turn Yellow or Red.
2. There are some days, which have historically been very crowded that do not yet have a lot of ticket sales.
3. I anticipate more sales for the last few weeks, as those dates get closer.
4. I cannot predict the affect of passes and undated tickets on the crowd levels. That is why I am still tracking the original prediction in addition to the ticket sales. I believe the park's initial pricing took into account predicted crowd levels, including pass members and undated ticket holders.
How to Interpret the Calendar:
1. I recommend taking into account both the Number Color and Cell Shading, when picking which days to go to CT.
2. The number under the current cost represents how much the price has increased in response to sales, since the Flash Sale ended. So, +5 means the ticket now costs $5 more than when it first became available (excluding the $10 increase immediately after the Flash Sale).
3. Based on current data, from lightest to heaviest:
a. Green/Green (Green Number/Green Shading)
b. Yellow/Green (Yellow Number/Green Shading)
c. Green/Yellow (Green Number/Yellow Shading)
d. Red/Yellow (Red Number/Yellow Shading)
e. Red/Red (Red Number/Red Shading)
It appears to me that the dynamic pricing system is working, and people are choosing to buy tickets on historically slow days, relieving crowding on historically heavy days.
Because I do not know the final ticket prices for the past two weekends, I deleted the data i those cells. Similarly, I only left the shading on the two days when I was in the park and could judge crowd levels.
As a reminder, here is the information on how to interpret the color-coding. The most important thing to remember is that the color of the numbers reflects the park's crowd predictions, while the cell shading is based on dated ticket sales.
What the colors mean:
1. The current prices are colored, based on the park's crowd level projections. Green numbers all started as $15/$25 tickets; yellow were $20/$30; and red started as $25/$35. We can infer that BGW expects Green Number days to be the lightest, and Red Number days to be the heaviest.
2. The table cells are shaded based on the influence we believe dated ticket sales have had on likely crowd levels SO FAR. As more people buy tickets, these colors may change. Yellow shaded cells are currently on track to be heavier days than Green. We have now added Red, as well.
Caveats:
1. Sales are continuing, and current Green shaded days could easily turn Yellow or Red.
2. There are some days, which have historically been very crowded that do not yet have a lot of ticket sales.
3. I anticipate more sales for the last few weeks, as those dates get closer.
4. I cannot predict the affect of passes and undated tickets on the crowd levels. That is why I am still tracking the original prediction in addition to the ticket sales. I believe the park's initial pricing took into account predicted crowd levels, including pass members and undated ticket holders.
How to Interpret the Calendar:
1. I recommend taking into account both the Number Color and Cell Shading, when picking which days to go to CT.
2. The number under the current cost represents how much the price has increased in response to sales, since the Flash Sale ended. So, +5 means the ticket now costs $5 more than when it first became available (excluding the $10 increase immediately after the Flash Sale).
3. Based on current data, from lightest to heaviest:
a. Green/Green (Green Number/Green Shading)
b. Yellow/Green (Yellow Number/Green Shading)
c. Green/Yellow (Green Number/Yellow Shading)
d. Red/Yellow (Red Number/Yellow Shading)
e. Red/Red (Red Number/Red Shading)
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As I noted, sales will likely increase, as we get closer to specific dates. So, by next week, the 22nd could see more sales than the 21st.
Additionally, the dynamic pricing structure may also be doing its job, and pushing people towards historically slower days. As you can see from the color coding, 21 Dec started at $15, while 22 Dec debuted at $20. Now that prices on the 21st are much higher than the 22nd that may flip and more people may be motivated to go on Friday.
Additionally, the dynamic pricing structure may also be doing its job, and pushing people towards historically slower days. As you can see from the color coding, 21 Dec started at $15, while 22 Dec debuted at $20. Now that prices on the 21st are much higher than the 22nd that may flip and more people may be motivated to go on Friday.
kdavis said:
Thursday Dec 21st was one of the days that was originally $15, but as I recall Friday Dec 22nd was not. Most school systems in Hampton Roads begin their Christmas break on the 21st.
PrincessArlenasDad said:
I think its carved turkey breast and ham on cranberry bread.
We asked Marketing last month about exchanging the dated CT tickets:
BGWFans: Can dated tickets be used on a different day, if the guest is willing to pay the difference between the original price and the current price?
BGW Marketing: Yes. What will really happen is that the old ticket will be refunded and the guest will buy the new ticket.
BGWFans: Can dated tickets be used on a different day, if the guest is willing to pay the difference between the original price and the current price?
BGW Marketing: Yes. What will really happen is that the old ticket will be refunded and the guest will buy the new ticket.