AmyUD06

I try. Knoebels is just this magical place that you can't properly experience in a short run. I'll admit I was disappointed my first trip, but my second and third were incredible.

Knoebels will surprise you. Aside from the big three woodies (Phoenix, Twister, and Flying Turns - which hasn't yet operated this year and possibly won't), there is Impulse, a surprisingly smooth Zierer, and Black Diamond (an incredible rebuild of a historic ride) for coasters, and a ton of awesome historic flats, including: -A whip that runs close to its original speed. -Bumper cars that run at an insane speed -A great Haunted Mansion ride-through haunted house. -Looper, which if you have a partner for this trip, is something to be experienced. -Cosmotron, an indoor Musik Express-style ride with an actual DJ and light show -A great log flume -A classic carosel with the ability to grab brass rings! -A hillarious drive-'em boat ride. -Paratrooper, Roto Jets, Satellite, and Round-Up, four classics that are tougher and tougher to find. -A nutty drop tower that, while not that tall, doesn't brake until like the last 10 feet. It is really not a place to be trifled with, and if you end up there on a Saturday you can easily spend the whole operating day there.

Go to Knoebels instead of, or in addition to, Dorney. Unless you're big on water parks, you can bang Dorney Park's unique adult rides out in like 2 hours. Driving from PA down to Carowinds, you will pass right by Kings Dominion, which is a much more time-worthy stop than Dorney.

As much as most people here will harp on the "benefits" of staying at Breakers to get early access, if you only have X dollars to spend, you will undoubtedly get more bang for the buck from the FL+ option.

Nah, as was stated, this Friday/Saturday/Sunday/Monday and every Saturday through the end of June were 10PM closures.

Flight of Fear will get the longest line in the park, followed by Backlot Stunt Coaster and Twisted Timbers; try to hit them early. I305, if its running, and Dominator are people-eaters and will never get substantial lines all day. Woodstock Express is a solid junior coaster with solid airtime in the back row; you could also hit this early to avoid being lined up with a bunch of kids. Here's how I'd plan a day here without Fast Lane: -When you enter the park, head left in the gap in International Street and head to Woodstock Express. -Then go to Flight of Fear, ride it. -I305 if its running. -Backlot Stunt Coaster -Making your way down Candy Apple Grove, hit Drop Tower. -Twisted Timbers -Apple Zapple -Windseeker -Racer 75 -Grizzly -Flying Eagles (flyers) -Blue Ridge Tollway (great drive-'em cars through the woods) -If you're of drinking age, grab some at the bar near the log flume. -Shenandoah Lumber Company (log flume) -If you like spin-and-swing rides (I don't), head down the ramp through the woods to the Carosel, and go left to Delirium. -Stop by Mac Bowl for awesome Mac and Cheese. -Bad Apple (Troika) -Anaconda -Head back to I305, if it's running. -If not, head up to Dominator. -Berserker -If you've got time left in the day, head back to Twisted Timbers and marathon until closing. If you DO have Fast Lane+, do whatever you want after Woodstock Express, Flight of Fear, Anaconda, Racer 75, and Apple Zapple ...these are all not on Fast Lane. FoF has been on Fast Lane in the past, but it's not listed on the website this year. Oh, and row recommendations for the coasters: -Woodstock Express: Back -Flight of Fear: Back -I305: Front for speed, back for Gs, both are insane. -Backlot: Back, I guess. Anywhere is fine. -Twisted Timbers: Back!!! -Apple Zapple: n/a -Racer 75: Any non-wheel seat, I prefer row 2 or5. -Grizzly: Front -Anaconda: Front -Dominator: Back

By the way, that "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!111!!!!" from the local radio station posted on the last page? Yeah, it's that the station is giving away one of the Ticket of a Lifetime packages. Told you all not to get excited.

So long as the Thirst Pony is not affected, so be it.

They were there last year too, they've just got about ten times more of them since the legalization LOL.

At this point, "we'll actually be open every day in June like we told everyone for months" would be a big announcement.

I dunno, I think I'd file that one under "good things for the park."

The weather is actually supposed to be quite shitty this weekend, so I'm hoping that keeps some crowds away. I've got CP reservations for Friday, Saturday, and Monday, with Sunday at CP Shores.

For days which all of the passholder slots have been taken, that is correct.

It's possible that as you were doing it, someone else booked up the last one. Sunday is showing booked up for me as well. I would check back later in the week, it's always possible that some people cancel. Sorry you're experiencing this.

@ZandIf you have your existing reservations, you need to log in and modify those reservations to the new date. On this page, https://www.cedarpoint.com/reservations, there is a button for "Manage Reservation." You need to click that and edit your reservation from the old day to the new day.

Yup, you don't need the physical card anymore. I'm old school, so I like to have it. It takes like 30 seconds for them to take your picture (which they will likely have to do anyway) and scan a plastic card and hand it to you. They're not specially printed with your name or photo or anything. If you never go to Carowinds, it might be fun to have a pass with that park's name on it just for laughs...mine has Michigan's Adventure since that was the first CF park I went to back in 2017 when I started my current tradition of having passes.

Yeah, if you want to keep your pass in the App you can. If you want a physical card, bring a printout of the code from the e-mail and they can issue you a physical card at the main gate.

It has not. Still a shithole that happens to have a good hyper, a great woodie, and a mixed bag strata. You'll particularly appreciate the "marijuana is prohibited at the park" and "please don't fight" signs every 50 feet.

See, now was that so hard?

@KIEnthusiast, you should have done a quote with the information from the Tweet in addition to linking it. Particularly because now the Twitter link is dead.

They mean at the booth near the front gate. You don't get your Fast Lane wristband *at* the gate when they scan your ticket/pass. @bert425I'd get it for Saturday definitely. It's such a treat at this park...literally every ride except Flight of Fear dumps you right into the station. Just try to hit Bat and Woodstock Express early (they're the only adult-ride-able coasters that aren't on FL). And in other news... Sound cool, but not cooler than an end-of-the-night Beast ride LOL.

When I worked at SF Great Adventure in the late 90s, early 2000s, uniforms were provided for every employee - shirts, pants, jackets, hats...everything except shoes, socks, and underwear. There was a giant warehouse of uniforms in a variety of sizes; it's not like they're custom tailored. You had a choice...you could either wash them at home, in which case you were issued 3 sets and one jacket and one hat, or you could have Wardrobe do your cleaning, where you'd turn in your uniform at the end of the day and be issued a new, clean one upon exchange (they were open almost 24/7). Some departments, like Security, got 5 sets to take home and wash themselves without the option for the uniform-exchange system. I just kinda figured every major park operated like that LOL.

They were slammed last weekend, which was their public opening weekend.

Yeah, Dragster's FL line dumps you in the station as of 2020.

I stand corrected on Daily Operations. Yeah, it can be the case all summer long. Last year was pretty bad, but that was with reduced capacities on the rides. This year, we're back to full capacity, but we also have a literal fuck ton of people that are eager to get back into the world going to parks. That said, the last time I was at the park without Fast Lane was mid-week in 2017, and I was there on a Tuesday and standby queue's were "reasonable" at an hour for Maverick or Millie. I'll never do it again...Fast Lane+ at this park is just a no-brainer in my opinion.