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  1. At the park today and it is slammed with it being spring break and 90 degrees. Currently in line for Superman, it took a while for it to open, but I’m currently in one of the outer switchbacks. Very crowded. Every so often Supergirl is making this weird, loud squeaking noise. Everyone’s heads snap towards it when it happens, it’s kinda funny. For those who have been saying Wicked Cyclone has been running fast have not been lying. The park probably has their cold weather wheels on, since the weather is supposed to get more seasonable later next week. But geez, that third lap is FAST. The airtime actually hurt. Gonna do a few more rides then head home. TLDR: it’s crowded, hot, and Wicked Cyclone is running super fast!
  2. Hello everyone! Will be taking a trip to the Smokies this weekend and stopping by Dollywood on Saturday. The weather does not look to be all that great but I’m going regardless. What is Dollywood’s rain policy? Will the coasters (Lightning Rod specifically - it will be my 1st RMC) run in the rain? Apologies if this was asked before. Much thanks!
  3. Hello everyone, just to introduce myself my name is mcuster08 and I'm from MD. Lived in MD my whole life. I've considered all the mid-atlantic parks to be my home parks (SFA, SFGAD, KD, BGW, HP) as they are all within a 3 hour drive of where I live. But SFA is by far the closest. I've been going there since I got into roller coasters in 2000 (I'm 26 now). So SFA, despite the bad rap that it usually gets, holds a lot of nostalgia for me. My friend, who isn't an enthusiast but lets me drag him to parks, and I decided to take a trip to SFA because I had a BAFF that was expiring (probably why crowds were so large). No huge rush, as we had done everything except to new Superman VR before, so it was mostly just having fun. I mentioned earlier, we got to the park around 1:30 and it was SUPER crowded, we parked halfway down the 3rd parking lot. My friend called it Narnia. So we walked from Narnia to the front gate, took us about 10 minutes to get in once we got in line. We went straight to Superman. Line was in the first 2 rows of switchbacks and out the entrance, but we weren't in any rush, so we got in line. Stood in line for about 20 min and only 2 trains were sent. We still wanted to have fun, so we decided to bail. That line was probably upwards of 3 hours at the rate it was going, which wasn't worth it to us. We went to Batwing, waited maybe 5 min for a middle row. It's one of the only roller coasters (along with Skyrush) that legitimately scares me. That feeling when you flip over and all you see is ground is one of the scariest moments on a roller coaster for me. A little more rattly than last year, but still a good ride. Then we wanted to ride Joker's Jinx, but it had broken down, so we went to Wild One instead. A lot of people on here agree, it may be one of the oldest coasters in the world, but it STILL packs a punch. We waited 5 min for the front row. Airtime is definitely more intense in the front. Such an underrated ride. Just the right amount of rattle for an older woodie. Probably my 3rd favorite woodie behind El Toro and Lightning Racer. I just hope they paint it for its 100th next year...it looks super sad. From there, took a relaxing ride on the flyers. Always good. From there, did Apocalypse. Waited 10 min for the front seat. I actually like this ride. I don't find it all that rough or uncomfortable, but I am shorter and skinnier (5'7" 140 lbs) so I might fit better than most enthusiasts . Love the theming and music. I'd put it in the upper tier of rides at SFA. If they build more rides with the same care they took with Apocalypse, SFA would become even more competitive in this already competitive market. From there we went to the waterpark. Absolute mob scene. The slides didn't have too much of a wait though. Waited 20 min for Tornado, 10 for Bahama Blast and 10 for Bonzai Pipelines. There were just WAY too many people on the midway, you had to jostle through the crowds to get anywhere. Although it was a perfect day for a waterpark as it was upwards of 90+ degrees F. Good little waterpark, but should probably get another expansion soon, or maybe a second entrance somewhere to alleviate the crowds. I don't know where they would put it? Coyote Creek maybe? Now it was getting time to leave, so we went back to Superman to see if the line had shortened, and, it was even longer. The entire queue was almost full...I don't even wanna know what kind of wait time that was. As good of a ride it is, it's not worth longer than an hour wait. Instead, we saw the Joker was launching so we did that . Waited about 15 min. The girl on the mic was super annoying. I've ridden it with operators that are hilarious, but this girl just needed to shut up and launch the trains. It was super intense at the end, moreso than last year. Pleasant surprise. Skipped Ragin Cajun because of the line. Roar was closed for the day and Mind Eraser is pure garbage so we skipped those. Headed out to Ruby Tuesday and ate dinner on the way out. Overall, a pretty good day just coastering with no real agenda. Will have to go back early in the morning for Superman. I hope they get the kinks with the VR figured out. Overall, I know SFA gets a bad rap for being run-down and having bad operations. And it does, but it's not as bad as it was years ago. The layout may be idiotic and there's no shade, but it's getting better every year. And though each of the rides may not be stellar, they are all just ok, except for Mind Eraser. Bulldoze that thing and get a B&M. It is totally possible to have fun at this park and though it's not worth making a special trip for, if you're in DC, it's worth a few hours of your day.
  4. Hey everyone, long time lurker, first time poster here. At SFA today, got here around 1:30 and the place is PACKED! I've never seen it so crowded. We had to park in the overflow lot for the overflow lot. The one behind mind eraser. The lot is littered with weeds and debris, I don't think they use this lot often... Will post another update later.
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