Agree with Horseboy 100%. They are totally unprepared for the crowds today. We just left. The lines for Mardi Gras food are running 45 minutes to an hour just to pay. Even Grogan's Pub for a beer is backed up to Finnegan's. The flyer for Mardi Gras says Trappers, Squires and Annies are open. No, they're not. Literally if you want food the only choices are Mardi Gras food.
They were selling preferred parking at 2:30 and it was full. Overheard one guy going off about paying for it and no place to park.
We got there when they opened and they didn't have the 10 sampler cards. I just can't describe how long the lines were. This is the weekend for the free beanie cap and you pick it up at Marketplatz. The line was out the door and down the bridge leading into Germany.
As other people have said in the past. The image they are projecting today is running people off. I saw so many people getting out of the long lines and the number of people leaving the park was more than I have ever seen.
