YoshiFan

I think during the week in September will still be crowded, since it is the last week of summer vacation for most kids and people will want to get 1 last trip in.

I was there too, so much traffic with the Phillies game going on at the same time but the concert was great. It was also good that they did a lot of older songs since I don't like the new album as much as their 90's albums.

Hercules is one of the worst coasters I have been on. The turn after the first drop was brutal and is one of the only coasters to give me a headache. I rode in 2000 so that might be why since I hear when it first opened it was a much better ride. Hydra may not be a top tier ride but it is still a lot better than Hercules was.

He was wrong, it was open for most of June. My last ride on was on June 24th.

Looks like I will never get the chance to try the coaster. I really hope the replacement isn't a flyer. If you are too big for the kiddie coaster and don't like inversions or big coasters there are now no coasters to ride.

I am curious to hear what rides were closed. Many rides are sbno which might appear to be closed just for the day to the average guest.

I like the new additions, the only thing is the horn is so annoying since you can hear it throughout the ride. It is great riding with other people and watching them getting scared with the subway car at the end with the clowns.

Favorite - B&M Hyper Clamshell, it really doesn't get in the way or is annoying Worst - Pinfari OTSR's, horrible and uncomfortable http://cache.rcdb.com/pictures/picmax/p17751.jpg

I went on a Sunday in August in 2006, Talon 40 minutes, Hydra 15 minutes, Steel Force 15 minutes, Wild Mouse looked to be an hour (didn't wait). I will never go on a Sunday in the summer again.

Great photos, the park looks like it has a lot of ride variety with something for everyone. It's too bad they also have Fly Me To The Moon, that is the worst simulator I have been on and wasn't happy to see Great Adventure had it for a 2nd year in a row.

Same, I'll be going back sometime later this month or August (which I know is asking for trouble) to use my Funatics Bring a Friend Free ticket, otherwise I am sticking with Dorney until Labor Day is over. I'd rather ride Bizarro over Hydra, Nitro over Steel Force, Dark Knight over Wild Mouse etc. but I'll take a 0 - 5 minute wait for Hydra over a 45+ minute wait for Bizarro or a 0 - 10 minute wait for Steel Force over a 30+ minute wait for Nitro anyday. Dorney just never seems to get crowds on the ride side on weekdays.

That's how I feel as well, if I drive past Sea Isle City, I'll stop to get the credit but otherwise it's not worth it. I remember seeing plans for the park, showing it was small with not many rides and almost all kiddie rides and one of the higher ups was reported as saying, no major thrill rides because they don't to keep it for kids and not teens. If that is the case, I hope there is no maximum height for the coaster but I am guessing there isn't since Gillian's in Ocean City lets adults ride all 3 coasters.

Sounds very crowded just like it was on Monday. I'd hate to see how bad the weekend crowds are with the weekdays being so crowded.

It wasn't that bad as Halloweekends at least compared to other parks in the area (Hershey does nothing really, Frightfest at Great Adventure is bad). Halloweekends had 3 indoor mazes (1 for families), 1 outdoor walkthrough and some shows. Haunt really was a lot better last year though and this year looks even better. And the best part is that the haunted attractions take lines away from the rides making all coasters have very short if any waits.

I did notice the Hydro Thunder cabinet but as soon as I saw a picture of the gameplay before I saw the Hydro Thunder cabinet the first thing I thought of "That look a lot like Hydro Thunder"

That new arcade games looks like an unofficial sequel to Hydro Thunder. I can't wait until an arcade near me gets it since it looks awesome and Hydro Thunder is one of my favorite arcade/Dreamcast/XBox[Midway Arcade Treasures 3] games.

Once you earn the 15% off discount, they send you an e-mail letting you know in the fall they will e-mail you a 15% off code. From the wording of the e-mail it sounds like you have to buy the pass online to get the discount. With the $10 shipping cost, that almost takes away the savings so I am going to wait and hope they have a 20% or 25% off deal like they usually have in December. I just got my bring a friend free coupon today which is the last reward. The e-mail says it has to be used by November 1st but the actual ticket you print out says October 12th.

Hopefully, what made no sense was Laser ran at Dorney from 1986 - 2008 and CF owned the park from 1993 yet seatbelts were added in 2007. What I mean is why all of the sudden did CF add seatbelts especially since under their ownership of the park it ran without seatbelts for 14 seasons.

A lot of coasters- Medusa, Nitro, Superman, Kingda Ka, El Toro, Dark Knight but not much of anything else. The only new non coaster rides added since the few rides still there from the War On Lines 1999 additions are a few kiddie rides (Bugs Bunny National Park and 1 ride in Wiggles World) and Tango which has not operated at all this season. What has happened to the park is it has become nothing but coasters and kiddie rides. The are approximately 12 flats/water rides in the park that are currently operating. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to have the coasters but the lack of rides for people that don't ride coasters is a major problem with the park.

Great Adventure, rides removed since the beginning of 1999 (end of 1998 season) Poland Springs Plunge (2nd log flume) Stuntman's Freefall Chiller Swings Evolution Jumping Jack Flash (Huss Jump) Time Warp (Inverter) Pirate's Flight (Balloon Race) Spinnaker A bunch of kiddie rides from Bugs Bunny Land 2 kiddie rides from Looney Tunes Seaport this year 1 kiddie ride from the Golden Kingdom this year Viper Taz Twister (Rotor) Rodeo (Break Dance) El Sombrero (Trabant) Chaos Joust A Bout Spinmeister (Enterprise) Pendelum (Frisbee) Looping Spaceship Scrambler Movietown Water Effect (Splashdown Boat) Adventure Rivers (section of wet/dry slides) Koala Canyon (kids water play area) Houidin's Great Escape (SBNO) Bumper Cars (SBNO) Music Express (SBNO) Tango, Rockin Tug (SBNO) There are probably a few more I missed too.

^ Ridiculous (the park guests I mean), they shouldn't have gotten mad at you. ^^Sounds like it was horrible with crowds, the wait time signs are not accurate at all though. Nitro at the 90 minute sign with 3 trains running is around 25 - 30 minutes so I am surprised Flashpass gold gave you a 15 minute wait. If I keep reading TR's about crowds being this bad, it looks like I won't be going to the park again until September.

Crowds will be moderate, and lines will be longer than normal because Kingda Ka is closed. Get there at opening and get Superman, El Toro and Bizarro out of the way first as those 3 are going to have the longest lines. Flashpass decreases as more people are on the unit, $35 is for 1 person, 2 people is $54 or $55 and so on. It is a virtual line system. If the wait for a ride is an hour, it tells you to come back in an hour and you go right into the station or up the exit (depending on the ride). I would see how crowds are before deciding if you need it or not. You can leave stuff in your pockets, they don't need to be placed in a locke r. All coasters except the kiddie coasters and Rolling Thunder and the Runaway Mine Mine Train have them.

I think the park is asking for trouble with this promotion. I'm sure lots of people are going to go to the park for this deal. When other parks have given away free or charging next to nothing for admission it always causes problems (Knott's Cinco De Mayo, SFOG free ticket radio promotion). If 1st time visitors go to the park and have to deal with packed midways, and huge lines, they might not want to return. I think the park would have been better off charging $14.99 or $19.99 a person as a special promotion. Very cheap for a park but expensive enough to not make the place jammed (I realize they want as many people as possible to visit the park though)

Interesting Disney didn't allow you to bring in food to the park back then and now they are one of the few parks that allows food to be brought in.

The brake wasn't on too bad today. In the last row I got air time only on the return hills but it was ejector type air. Then I rode the 3rd row of the 1st car and got more floater type airtime on the first few hills and return hills.