Current Crowd Updates & Park Status
- Thread starter Nicole
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Anyone there today? I'll be there Tuesday through Thursday. Wondering what the levels will be like this week.
At the park, as of 1320 lines are easy. Parking was light. Almost walked on Finnigan's. (both sides are running) Also O'taters is open. I'm currently enjoying a cold beverage at Grogan. Come say hi!
Whew. Was anybody else there yesterday, and have an idea of what the crowd size was? Now I remember why I only go early in the Spring and on random Fall weekends.
Though as packed as it was on the paths and in ride lines, last night was possibly the shortest line I've ever seen at Trapper's Smokehouse.
Though as packed as it was on the paths and in ride lines, last night was possibly the shortest line I've ever seen at Trapper's Smokehouse.
I was there, and would describe the crowd as “large.”
But to this day, I still judge the crowds by what I remember from being a kid in the 80s and 90s, when it seemed like any reasonably nice day saw the park just mobbed with people. Surely that memory is based on the days when I happened to visit the park back then, but I do remember everything always having a huge line and the pathways being crammed with humanity until darkness fell. Half the reason the midnight-close nights were so great was the fact that most folks had left by 10 or so, and everything became so peaceful.
With that said... I didn’t ride a single ride in 7-8 hours at the park yesterday. Just wasn’t worth it, when I had walked onto Griffon 24 hours earlier.
Edit: I just remembered that when I rolled in through the employee drive in the early afternoon, I saw a tram full of people crossing BG Boulevard from the direction of the satellite lots. That was an “Oh” moment.
But to this day, I still judge the crowds by what I remember from being a kid in the 80s and 90s, when it seemed like any reasonably nice day saw the park just mobbed with people. Surely that memory is based on the days when I happened to visit the park back then, but I do remember everything always having a huge line and the pathways being crammed with humanity until darkness fell. Half the reason the midnight-close nights were so great was the fact that most folks had left by 10 or so, and everything became so peaceful.
With that said... I didn’t ride a single ride in 7-8 hours at the park yesterday. Just wasn’t worth it, when I had walked onto Griffon 24 hours earlier.
Edit: I just remembered that when I rolled in through the employee drive in the early afternoon, I saw a tram full of people crossing BG Boulevard from the direction of the satellite lots. That was an “Oh” moment.
Despite the crowds yesterday, lines still weren't awful. I waited maybe 30 min for Tempesto, 15 min for InvadR and 15 min for Apollo, all front seats. I think the worst line I waited in was probably to see Freckled Sky.
When I drove by the park about an hour and a half ago traffic was backed up from the parking booths onto 64 in both directions. My reaction:
There was still a Germany parking open 30 minutes ago they were just opening that lot up. Nicole's post is from last weekend.
It really wasn't bad the whole day! I was worried about it being member appreciation weekend, but I had a group of 12 people, and we rode everything in the park (except Eire), and we rode Verbolten 3 times!
Looks like my standby weekend of the last one before Howl-O-Scream still holds.
Looks like my standby weekend of the last one before Howl-O-Scream still holds.