YoshiFan

Wow, that is comparable to Saturday Fright Fest level crowds. If this keeps up, they are going to need to bring out the old Glow in the Park parade green trash cans and rope that they used for temporary overflow queues in September and October.

I have been to the park every year during Spring Break since 2008 and never saw the crowds reported to be so bad. According to CoasterQueue, Nitro and Joker are each 1 hour and 40 minutes. I think the whole week will be bad. Thursday has a large group with thousands of people visiting in addition to it being the first day of Spring Break for schools that only get Thrusday - Monday off. Good Friday and the day before Easter are usually bad too. I was hoping Monday would be less crowded next week with Philadelphia schools back in session but NYC and Jackson still are on Spring Break and was considering going tomorrow but decided against it because even if it was half as crowded as today, I don't feel like dealing with 45+ minute lines when I can go next month on a weekday and get walk ons.

It should be a little more crowded during the day with more school groups but probably not much worse. I went to the park on a Friday in June in 2014 before schools let out and got 21 rides in from 4:15 to 9:00 without Flash Pass.

Jackson schools are in session until the week after that. Philadelphia and NYC schools usually are finished towards the end of June.

The advantage of going on an 8 pm closing day is that crowds should be lower especially by 4 or 5 when the school groups leave. Some of my favorite days of the season to visit are on weekdays in May and June while schools are still in session (except on days when the park closes at 6) since during the day lines aren't too bad and those last few hours should be almost all walk ons.

I skipped it last year because I didn't feel like waiting 30 minutes for a boomerang. I hope I don't get the chance to ride it next year at Dorney.

All rides should be open except Justice League and the water rides. I would avoid the 15th if the weather is good since the day before Easter is usually crowded.

The only events on that Friday are Physics Day and Music In The Parks but it still shouldn't be too crowded. The schools leave by around 4 to 5 and those final few hours should be walk ons the entire time. I didn't see anything scheduled for Saturday except a teachers workshop and that probably won't effect crowds.

Yes, I bought it last year at Dorney (it was great for Wildwater Kingdom). I either had my season pass scanned at the Fast Lane booth near the entrance or Guest Services if the booth was closed. I got a new wristband each trip because they changed the color of the band and the ride printed on the band so people can't re-use old bands.

I like the Chickie's and Pete's near Sea Dragon since that one is on the season dining pass. The area by Stinger also has a Haunt building although with all the new Haunt building locations, I don't think losing 1 would be that bad.

They should allow you to ride with a group of 2 if the others don't mind sharing the raft. Last year I only tried to ride Aquablast once as a single rider and there happened to be another single rider near the loading area so we both rode in the same raft. Up until maybe 5 or 6 years ago you used to be allowed to ride alone but I guess they changed it because of the long lines it gets. Everything else in the waterpark except Cascade and Aquablast is single rider only (Cascade can be single or double riders).

1. What is the farthest distance you've traveled to specifically visit a theme park? PA to Orlando 2. Your favorite coaster in the state you live in? Talon 3. Would you rather wait in line for a boomerang (at any park) or a VR coaster @ a Six Flags? Boomerang 4. Have u ever been the only person in a train during a coaster ride? Yes, on Hydra, Talon, Stinger, Laser, Thunderhawk, Bizarro, Great American Scream Machine, Skull Mountain, Batman The Ride, Runaway Mine Train, White Lightning, Freedom Flyer 5. What is your favorite thing to do at your home park that does not involve riding something? Going to the arcade 6. Better time for ERT: Early morning or late night? Late night, I hate getting up early if I don't have to 7. Name some theme park food that *sounds* gross, yet is oh-so-delicious? Fried Oreos 8. Name your top three "bucketlist" coasters you have yet to ride. Mindbender (SFOG) Fury 325 Superman (SFNE) 9. Have you ever been E-Vac'd? Did you receive anything if you did? Lifthill of Thundercreek Mountain at Dorney. I got a voucher for a free soda. Also the brake run of Great American Scream Machine but they didn't give us anything. 10. What is the longest length of time you've waited for a coaster? 50 minutes for Nitro 11. Worst flat ride ever. Name it. Anything that has a lot of flips 12. Your favorite SWEET treat at a park that is NOT your home park. School Bread at Epcot 13. Congratulations! After aggressively gambling on the Plinko game you finally won a front of the line pass. Which ride do you use it on? Millennium Force 14. If you could have a lifetime fast pass to ONE attraction what would it be? Nitro 15. Have you ever been next to someone that puked on a coaster? No 16. Your home park is getting a new B&M and YOU get to pick what type. Do you want an invert/hyper/dive/floorless/flyer/wing/standup? All of the above is not an option. Hyper 17. Name your favorite Vekoma. Rock N Roller Coaster 18. What water ride delivers the most unacceptable amount of wetness? Thunder Canyon at Dorney 19. If you were able to help design a coaster would you want it to focus on airtime or inversions/positive G's? Airtime 20. Most comfortable trains/seats for a coaster are... B&M Hyper 21. Choose one: Unlimited front-of-the-line access to your favorite coaster at your home park for one season OR $1,000 cash? $1,000 cash, I'd rather visit on slower days where lines will be shorted 22. You just got drowned by a flume/rapids/chute-the-chutes. Do you pay the $$ for the dryer machine or do you continue on with your day trudging around like soggy dog? I wouldn't use the dryers, they don't work well 23. What is the worst food you've had at your home park? Pizza at Dorney 24. You're at Cedar Point. You have a one hour ERT session on ONE coaster of your choice. You choose... Millennium Force 25. Favorite (non-clone) dark ride? Alice in Wonderland at Disneyland 26. What was your favorite park you visited in 2016? Disneyland 27. What's your current credit count? Don't be shy. 146 28. Winner winner chicken dinner! You just won a trip with hotel and airfare included. The catch is its only good for Six Flags America or Mt Olympus. Which do you choose? Six Flags America 29. What is the best Intamin coaster you have ridden? Millennium Force 30. Your home park has to remove one coaster and one flat for an expansion. Which two rides would you be OK with losing? Stinger, Meteor 31. Song/music you've heard playing at a park that absolutely has not business being played in a theme park? Disney music at Great Adventure 32. There's 5 minutes before the park closes. You choose to: Reride your favorite coaster in the park, OR get the new kiddie/junior coaster credit? New credit 33. Do you visit the waterpark if it's connected to the amusement park? If I have the time 34. What 2017 addition are you most looking forward to? Gale Force 35. What was the most disappointing addition to your home park in the past 10 years? Stinger 36. The most overrated coaster ever is... I can't really think of any 37. What ride makes you wanna vomit? Any flat ride that spins fast or flips a lot 38. What is the best consolation prize you've won at a games booth? Plush Hershey Kiss 39. And the worst? I can't think of anything 40. End this questionnaire by posting a picture of your favorite light package (coaster/flat). https://rcdb.com/594.htm#p=732

I remember looking forward to the Philadelphia location opening but it never happened after the Chicago location wasn't successful.

1. What is the name of your home park? Dorney Park 2. Do you own a coaster related T-shirt? Yes 3. Do you enjoy Vekoma SLCs? No 4. Name the first 3 coasters that come to mind. Talon, Nitro, Steel Force 5. One park you would definitely never go back to is... Clementon 6. Have you ever ridden a drop tower taller than 200 feet? Just Zumanjaro 7. What is your favorite roller coaster? Millennium Force 8. When you go to a park three things you must have with you are... Cell phone, season pass, wallet 9. How many times did you visit your home park last season? 15 10. The first Intamin coaster you rode is... Skull Mountain 11. Have you ever spent an entire day at a park alone? No 12. The independent park you go to the most is... Hersheypark 13. Does B&M or Intamin make better hyper coasters? B&M 14. If it was free, what upcharge ride what you jump on right now? Go Karts 15. What is the best food at your home park? Chickie's & Pete's 16. The name of the worst GCI you've ridden is... Gwazi 17. When you're not riding something at your home park where are you? Watching baseball on TV 18. Favorite water ride in a dry park (flume, rapids, etc) Splash Mountain (Florida) 19. Do you get your photo taken with park mascots? No 20. Name one personal item you've lost at a park. Nothing 21. Name of the worst B&M invert you're ridden is... Batman The Ride (I still like the coaster a lot) 22. Name your favorite steel coaster under 125 feet tall. Maverick 23. Name your favorite coaster/ride manufacturer? B&M 24. What waterpark have you visited most often? Wildwater Kingdom at Dorney 25. The name of the fastest wooden coaster you have ridden is... El Toro 26. What is the name of the flat ride you've ridden the most? Whip at Dorney 27. Name a ride-related injury you have suffered. Headache from too much power riding 28. Favorite Halloween event at a park? Hersheypark in the Dark because crowds are low 29. Name the most recent Arrow ride or coaster you've been on... Trailblazer 30. Name of your favorite ride that never leaves the ground (safari, train, bumper cars, etc) Auto Race at Kennywood 31. What ride makes you laugh the most? Primeval Whirl 32. How many RMC's have you ridden? 0 33. Best flat that goes over 100 feet is... Can't think of any unless Zumanjaro counts 34. When you are on your way to your home park what is one worry that you might have? If all the coasters are open 35. Favorite park that is NOT your home park is ___________. Cedar Point 36. How many different parks did you go to last season? 11 37. The indoor coaster/dark ride you ride most often is... Skull Mountain 38. When you spend the day at the park what do you drink all day? Water 39. The name of the best B&M you've ridden is? Nitro 40. Name three other forum members that will fill this out... Not sure

I remember a picture posted from last year during Fright Fest where not only was the whole queue filled, the overflow queue they set up with ropes and the Glow in the Park parade route trashcans was also full and the line was almost to there area where you lock up items.

Although it wasn't as crowded as last Saturday, there were still a lot of people in the park today. Other than Superman and the Skyway, I don't think anything was more than 20 minutes. Food lines were much better today as well with more windows open. I only waited 10 minutes to get dinner and a few minutes for a snack on the way out of the park. Operations were really good too. Batman was dispatching trains ridiculously fast, when I was on the lift hill of Nitro there was a Batman train getting to the brake run and by the time the Nitro train got to the final hills, another Batman train was getting to the brake run. Even though Superman only had 2 people checking restraints compared to 4 last week, they were almost running to check the restraints.

2 out of 3 parks changed since my first post in this thread: Dorney Park, 1 hour 10 minutes Knoebels, 1 hour 20 minutes Hersheypark, 1 hour 50 minutes

sooperdooperlooper at Hersheypark

Nitro at Great Adventure a week ago.

Dorney Park 1. Talon 2. Steel Force 3. Hydra 4. Possessed 5. Thunderhawk 6. Wild Mouse 7. Stinger

I think it is supposed to open in Late Spring so probably Memorial Day weekend.

There is no separate for entrance for early entry, sometimes they don't even offer it and you only can enter 10 minutes early with no rides open early. If the arcade by the tea cups is open, you can cut through there to avoid going through the boardwalk. Green Lantern and Joker have single rider lines but both aren't great since they don't start until towards the end of the queue and if the line is long, won't save much time. Zumanjaro's single rider line is better as it starts at the entrance. Green Lantern's single rider line is closed often later in the year too, I don't think it was open at all during November and December last year.

It's also a little rough from the concrete floor and the grooves in the floor from where the wheel run and the annoying lap bars that you have to wait for a ride operator to release. I still ride the Whip when I am at the park and there is no line but the Mangels versions are so much better.

Ocean City's Flitzer along with the Miler Wild Mouse and City Jet at Gillian's all didn't have seatbelts until the accident on the Zamperla Wild Mouse at Gillian's in 1999. It was fun to ride a coadter without any restraints.

Dorney Park this weekend or next weekend depending on the weather.