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If it doesn't rain on Friday, I'll get a picture when I go to Coasters After Dark.

Sooperdooperlooper, I don't think most people hate the ride but I think that it is considered average to most people. It's one of my favorite coasters, because it is an overall fun ride and going upside down with just a lapbar is awesome.

January Magic Kingdom Epcot Hollywood Studios Animal Kingdom Islands of Adventure Universal Studios April Great Adventure (3 trips) May Playland's Castaway Cove

I find the final drop to be worse than that other splash. In January, I got completely soaked, more than any other log flume. 6 hours later and my clothes still weren't dry. I'm never sitting in the front row when it's not that warm out without a poncho again.

I didn't realize they changed that, it was always that flip flops and sandals or any shoes without a back could be left in the station.

I'm surprised to hear it was even that many people. I guess with the park being so big that it really spreads out the crowds.

The park was dead today, I was expecting that though since I didn't think most people go to parks on Easter and visit with family and friends. Amazing weather too, sunny and around 80 out. Maybe the forecast of thunderstorms also kept people away. Most rides were walk ons or a very short wait. Kingda Ka was 5 - 10 minutes, Bizarro was a 2 train wait even Superman was a walk on. Nitro was the exception and about an hour wait when I left the park a little after 4:00 (I didn't wait but the line was a little past the 60 minute sign and I heard those signs are accurate when only 1 train is running) but that was because they were only running 1 train, I had ridden earlier in the day with 2 trains running and got 3 rides with no wait.

I have ridden 3 Boomerang coasters Sidewinder at Hershey Sea Serpent at Morey's Zoomerang at Lake Compounce I found Sidewinder to be the worst (hopefully the new trains will improve the ride), Zoomerang to be ok and Sea Serpent to be the best of the 3 and not that rough at all. Also 1 Invertigo, Stinger at Dorney.

The Dark Knight at Great Adventure about 4 hours ago.

It was a great day for coaster riding today, not crowded at all. Kingda Ka was only a 5 minute wiat.

That's too bad they are only unloading and loading from the same area. The tigers were moved to the safari

They are only using the right side of the station, and only the front station so only 1 out of 4 loading areas is being used for boarding (I am guessing unloading is at the back station but I am not sure).

^ The coaster will be open on the 21st It's really awesome of SF to have Green Lantern open just for passholders. It will probably be one of the few times all season it will either be a walk on or a very short wait, especially the Thursday and Friday since even though there will be school trips there, I doubt most kids on their trips will be passholders. How many complaints is SF going to get from non passholders? I can see people getting angry just like at Disney how people staying offsite get angry when they try to go to an attraction during extra magic hours and get annoyed that they aren't allowed to. Regardless, I hope they don't get so many complaints that they stop doing this since I think it is great to reward those who have season passes with ERT.

All of Tot Spot's rides were removed. Some of them aren't even in the way of the coaster like the ones across from Voodoo but the real reason they are being removed is likely because they consider the new Planet Snoopy rides replacements and they want all the kiddie rides in 1 area. It's bad that 2 coasters were removed especially since Dragon Coaster was fun to ride once in a while.

Not counting any single vehicle rides that only seat a few people like a Wild Mouse there have been a few coasters I have ridden with no one else on the ride. At Dorney I have had solo rides Hydra, Thunderhawk and Laser. That was all in the same day in 2007 on a school day in June later in the day when the school groups left. I also had a solo ride on Stinger on a Sunday in September on a non Haunt night so the park was empty the last few hours it was open. It was the last ride of the night and I walked from Stinger all the way to the top of the park and didn't see a single non employee until I got almost to where the carousel at the main entrance is. I counted the cars in the lot 10 minutes after closing and there were only 23 cars. I was also very close to getting solo rides on Talon and Steel Force (1 ride on Steel Force only had myself and one other rider). At Great Adventure I had solo Skull Mountain on Family Fun Fall Night 2008, when there were only a little over 400 people in the park and Scream Machine at Coasters After Dark in 2009. I also had a solo ride on Bizarro on a Friday night in October in 2010. I went to the ride right at opening and since it was the back at the park, no one else was there. It's a lot of fun to be the only one on a coaster and not hear anyone else and have a completely quiet ride. 2016 update Since I lasted edited the post I got a solo ride on Talon on closing day in 2014 during the last hour the park was open. Last year at Fun Spot Orlando I was the only rider on White Lightning and Freedom Flyer. I also got a solo ride on Runaway Mine Train at Great Adventure and Batman The Ride right at opening on a Friday night during Fright Fest in 2013 or 2014.

15/20, I guessed on a few of the questions

Dueling Dragons Fire, great coaster

It sounds like some of the SF parks are trying that (SFOT according to Screamscape) but others are still going to require them.

Dueling Dragons Fire (Ice is awesome too). I really like how it had 2 immelmann inversions and going right over Ice in the zero g roll.

For years although the Safari is a separate gate, it was included with admission to the theme park so they never sold theme park only season passes or tickets (but did sell safari only tickets). Even with the safari no longer included with admission to the theme park (and this year now even SF passholders from other parks can't get into the safari for free) but last year I think they offered a play pass without the safari or coupon book but it was only $10 less at $69.99. They probably figure people will pay more for the pass anyway even if they don't use the safari.

Easter Sunday (though that could change with the park open to everyone this year), May and early to mid June weekdays (before school lets out) as long as there is not an event scheduled that day like student council day, possibly the 1st Friday night Frightfest (October 14th). They are closed the first Friday night this year (October 7th) so the 1st Friday this year is what used to be the 2nd Friday. Sunday's in April, May, early June and September are also usually not bad if there are no events or concerts. Columbus Day can also be empty as long as it is not bring a friend free day for passholders. Last year it wasn't crowded.

And unfortunately those less operating days would have been the best days to go to the park. 2 weeks opening later so we don't even get a late March or early April weekend for low crowds since the first and second weekends are Scout Weekends and then there is Spring Break. No 2nd week of daily operations during Spring Break also would have been a quiet time to go to the park based on past years. Then they are now closed some weekdays in mid May when they used to be open every day by then which also usually were empty except for some college kids and a few school trips. Even worse, it looks like there won't be Coasters After Dark or Family Fall Fun Night since neither event is listed on the events page and with the park cutting costs, that seemed like it would be one of the first things to go.

There were rumors it was originally going to be built near the Congo Rapids but was cheaper to build it where GASM was. It would have been nice to add Green Lantern elsewhere in the park and keep Scream Machine.

Splash Mountain

Free dining has really changed crowd levels. I was there the first week of January this year. Normally that week is dead, this year it was much more crowded than normal (I also hear it was because more schools were off that week). I agree with the end of August, I went after schools in the southern part of the country were back in session in 2003 and crowds were still there but much more manageable than July.