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I just listened to the music from Dear Evan Hansen, and I think the show could be really great. It's definitely geared for a younger audience, but it has moments that are really powerful. Also, the male lead, Ben Platt, has got SUPERHUMAN vocal stamina if he's actually singing this all 8 times a week. Evan Hansen is a lonely high school senior who views the world as though he's "waving through a window" (his first big solo song, which is one of the standouts). In a world of 24/7 connection through social media, which is really his only connection, he feels like he's left out of real life. Through a tragedy at his school, and a white lie that goes viral, Evan gets thrust into the spotlight and has to deal with the struggle of keeping it up. He is getting a chance to belong to a group and be part of something, but it's based on a lie. Although he wants so badly to connect, he doesn't want people to know the real him. Social / digital media plays a big part in the story telling, and how it shapes our views on our lives and the lives of others. The Act 1 finale, "You Will Be Found" is incredible and is really the heart of the show. The music in Act 2 doesn't stand out as much, but it also seems like there's a lot of story that happens outside of the soundtrack songs. this vid has clips of both songs I mentioned:

For the past couple years, the first weekend of Haunt has been Thurs-Sat, so you're probably right. That being said... Haunt stuff is always in flux until mid/late summer, so I wouldn't buy a plane ticket just yet. Also, I caution against going to any haunted event on opening night. 9 times out of 10 you'll get a better overall experience if you go 2nd weekend instead. You are correct about the pass. Scary Farm is a separate ticket, so passes don't work for admission. However, a Platinum level pass will work for parking. Pricing varies day to day based on expected demand, but I would say plan on $45-ish to get in and $70 additional for Skeleton Key / Fright Lane (if that's something you're into).

Why are people on here so fixated on the idea that Zoom is going to get removed? There's no evidence that the park has been considering it, and it makes no sense.

Fair point. They probably learned from the publicity photos of TNR.

It's just that time of year when they do annual maintenance, also construction. According to different blogs, here are the reasons for two of the ride closures: Tatsu - lift hill chain replacement Riddler's Revenge - Repaint with JL construction Wtf? They're repainting Riddler but not Tatsu? Tatsu looks waaaay worse.

Bullet has the ability to have 6 ROs on dock, so 4 is the base line. The extra two don't check restraints. One is a grouper on the loading side, and one handles handicap passes at the exit gate. Xcel always has 4 ROs so that every rider's restraint gets checked twice.

Hopefully the 2D projections will help with some of the motion sickness. I definitely needed to visit Madame Pomfrey after my last ride on FJ. Does anyone know if Butterbeer is allowed to leave the park? I want to ask my friend to meet me outside with a mug.

1 train operation on GR wouldn't be quite as bad if it didn't also come with 1 train staffing. If they would schedule 4 ROs on dock to check the train instead of only 2, you could at least cut down on the load time and get cycles every 5 minutes instead of 7. Although, staffing is more expensive than just running the trains, so I guess I understand from a business standpoint. But from a guest experience standpoint, it SUCKS. Bullet with 1 train is manageable, Pony with 1 train is manageable, Xcel with 1 train is standard and also manageable. Ghostrider with 1 train is heinous.

Capacity has been atrocious since the reboot -- not that is was ever fantastic before -- but if they're just running one train, it takes like 30 minutes just to get through two small switchbacks. GR with one train is a NIGHTMARE. 4 train wait took 30 minutes. I was getting so mad.

Most wait time apps rely on ride ops and team leads calling in their estimates every 30-60 minutes. So, either the lines had changed in the time since the last call OR.... dirty secret... a lot of employees will make up their counts and wait times because they are either understaffed and too busy, or they just get lazy.

I love the combo of the track and train colors... reminds me of a western desert sunset. The title is also really fun. But the two do not go together even a little bit, and it will never cease to drive me crazy.

So jealous of all those topper track credits! I've been on I-box so far, but I feel like I'd enjoy topper track more

The motion theater from Dynamic Attractions is my favorite new attraction concept from the last several years. It's such a full entertainment experience, I love the idea of tying in live performers and practical stunts / scenery along with media.

Re: Jaguar... you have to remember that the park looked very different 20 years ago when the ride opened. Those supports were along the edge of the lake, not in the middle of a walkway.

I loved Hammerhead, but I was devastated when they removed Tampico Tumbler. RIP Tampico Tumbler is the best flat ride that has ever existed!!!

I heard a rumor that turned out to be true... Wipeout has closed and is being removed. Most likely to make way for the expanded Boardwalk Barbecue eatery / stage.

I think the issue is that the load time is so slow with only 2 ROs on the dock that it would create an obnoxiously stacking wait for the train on the brakes. Also: Nobody working on Zoom in 2016 knows anything about the terms of Cedar Fair purchasing KBF in 1997. ROs are the WORST source for information because they repeat whatever rumor they heard 4th-hand from someone on a blog. Maintenance, however....

Superman is also a decade older than KK, so.... You have to ride it in the frame of mind for how it was built. At the time, it was mind blowing, and I still really enjoy it. I think the switch to backwards makes the height so much more impressive.

Jaguar's layout didn't take much figuring out because there was already so much open space to work with back in the mid 90s. As much as I love riding Bullet, it's not a great aesthetic. Especially if you remember what the park looked like before, it feels very shoe-horned in. The Cobra Roll at main gate is beautiful, but the flybys at Wagon Camp and Indian Trails are awkward.

Matt Ouimet hates how obtrusive the construction of Bullet was, and I imagine this would look exactly the same. Removing Zoom would be a bad idea, imo. It takes up almost no space, so what would realistically be gained by removing it?

Tbh, October 31st seemed like a slightly unrealistic opening day back when I first heard it announced. Still way closer to on-time than Shanghai Disney. Lol

Traditionally, Halloween is very slow, but it was totally packed last year. I think Jew hit it on the head, the pass holders are a wild card that makes crowd prediction very difficult. Being on a Monday this year may help thin the herd out a bit.

The craziest line I saw was for Red Barn. For a maze at Wilderness Dance Hall, with switchbacks set up in the cemetery, the line stretched through Calico Square and had to start using the Train Station queue. Don't know what it translates to in time, but I was dumbfounded.

When was this? We only went for Scary Farm last night (Thursday)and since we didn't go during the day, we got both Fast and Fright Lane. Ghostrider was running two trains and even with Fast Lane, we waited about 20 minutes for the front and about 10 for the 4th or 5th row for our first ride. It was Wednesday afternoon. Park was really slow and pretty much every other ride was 10 minutes or less. I get that they don't to waste staffing or trains on slow days, but considering how long the ride is and how slowly it loads, it really needs to run both trains.

Log Jammer>>>>>Jet Stream Log Jammer >>>> YOLOcoaster, tbh