AndrewA86

Usually the last couple Monday's, Tuesday's, Wednesday's, and Thursday's in August are completely dead.

I was there last year on a Saturday during the KY state fair and it was completely dead.

Gemini at night right before closing. Easily my best ride ever on it!

^ When I was at Carowinds earlier this season I was on Fury and Afterburn at least 15 times each, with rides on Intimidator in-between, and I left with 2 hours left in the day. So, maybe..

Thanks everyone for your input! I've got the trip all planned. I decided to go to Dorney on Monday the 20th with a Hershey preview that night. Then all day at Hershey the 21st, and all day at Knoebels the 22nd. I was really struggling with the idea of spending 2 days at Hershey or just 1 plus the preview. I've been looking at the wait times all week, and it seems like during the last 3 to 4 hours of the day the park just empties. Everything except Laff Trakk was usually 15 minutes or less. And a lot of the time there were 5 and 10 minute waits for the 3 Intamins. So I think a whole day plus the preview should be more than enough. I also gotta say that before I posted this I was definitely looking forward to Hershey the most. I just considered the other 2 throw in's because of their locations. But now I am probably looking forward to Knoebels the most. Not just because of what you guys have said about it, but based on some of the youtube videos I have watched like TPR's Roll O Plane POV!!!

^ It's at 45 minutes right now. Freakin insane!

I think it's more impressive that there is a half hour wait for Wicked Twister. Maybe they should think about running another train...

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Certainly looking forward to Flying Turns. Maybe even more than Phoienix. I LOVE Bobsled coasters! But Knoebels overall sounds like a great place and I can't wait to go! Thanks for the info. Ok cool. If I can catch it with a decent wait time I will. LOL, P.O.S's broken... Sounds great man. I can definitely be counted on to clean up in the food department. Ok, I'm usually a back first, but I'll take your advice! Waffle Ice Cream Sandwich, wow... Now that sounds good! I'm going to get the wristband. But thanks for the suggestion.

I'm at the park 30+ times a year and I don't think the bugs have been any worse this year than in previous years.

^ I've always enjoyed Valravn. The vest restraints don't bother me, I think it actually is somewhat forceful, and I always get air on the airtime hill at the end.

I'm probably 80% maximum thrills, 20% other. Aside from thrilling attractions I like rides that are unique, rare, old, etc.. and I hear Knoebels is full of rides like that. My thing with Witches Wheel is that it's not unique, or rare, and it just got really old for me. Stupid question, but I assume they sell these in the park and not just online?? See, this is really good information to know. I find that so many times people will ask for advice but not tell anyone what they like so many times the advice given and the person asking don't match up. Remember, I am Disney > Roller Coasters. I would seriously rather ride Big Thunder Mountain or Pooh's Hunny Hunt any day over most of the roller coasters on this planet. So Knoebels is a perfect park for me. If you're someone who isn't into casual rides, park atmosphere or moderate thrills, honestly, Knoebels may not be a good fit for you. I agree with Bill and think that Knoebels is the best "amusement" park on the planet, and there is not a Six Flags or Cedar Fair park I'd rather be at over a day at Knoebels, but that's just how I prefer things. It's all about expectations. Anyone on here should be able to enjoy any park as long as they have reasonable expectations. We just had our city fair and it was a blast because I expected a fair and not Cedar Point. SO with Knoebels I expect a fair like atmosphere with the possibility of Phoenix to possibly be thrilling, but I've lowered my expectations on that because aside from RMC's, all the great wooden coasters tend to leave me underwhelmed. I think this is your best option. Dorney won't have any queues on the ride side. You have the coasters plus a good lineup of non-coasters (Demon Drop, Thunder Canyon, Whip, Log Flume, Meteor). You'll have enough time to hit everything and then get to Hershey for the preview. If you plan to do the water park, you may encounter some lines there unless you go immediately when it opens or at the end of the day. Hershey shouldn't have bad lines outside of Laff Trakk. Even if the park is empty, that will be at least a 30-45 minute wait. I'd recommend riding Comet and Skyrush on the preview night since those two get the longest lines immediately after opening because of their proximity to the entrance. By the afternoon, their queues have died down. Knoebels is the best of the three parks in my opinion. You're visiting on a weekday, which is good since the POP is available to you. Basically try everything at Knoebels. Even the flats that don't look special will run crazy programs. Honestly I would not be disappointed if I don't get on Laff Trakk. It's just another indoor spinning wild mouse, right? Like Exterminator at Kennywood and The Dark Knight at Six Flags? 5 minutes? They better let me bring my phone in the queue... Which actually leads me to a decent question about loose articles. Are these parks OK with phones, keys and wallets in a zipped pocket? No worries my man, Have fun!

Going to be in Johnstown, PA on Sat Aug 18th and the 19th, and having never been to Hersheypark I'm definitely going to go, and I'm also thinking I would like to hit Knoebels and Dorney since they're all pretty close to each other. I have 2 plans.. I could hit Dorney on the 20th, and preview HP that night since I've heard you can do that with a single day ticket to HP. Then all day at HP on the 21st, and then Knoebels on the 22nd. Or skip out of Johnstown early on the 19th and hit Dorney for a half day, but thats a Sunday.. Then 2 days at HP on the 20th and 21st, and then Knoebels on the 22nd. I have to be hone on the 23rd.. I guess I'm wondering how busy these parks get at the end of August. I know many parks can be completely dead that time of year. Obviously nobody has a crystal ball, but some estimates would be helpful. The main thing I'm trying to plan is do I need 2 days at HP, or will a night preview and 1 full day be enough to get 4+ rides on the Intamin's, Lightning Racer, and Great Bear while hitting everything else at least once? Then also, I know there is a crap load of stuff to do at Knoebels. Besides the coasters, what other rides are a MUST do? Thanks!

You may not ride it, but tons of people do. Every time we ride that thing we end up waiting like 2-3 cycles. I totally get the move since lots of parks are getting rid of these and I'm excited to see what replaces it, but I did enjoy this ride and we usually ride it when we visit the park. Yeah I’m sure people liked it, just wasn’t thrilling enough for me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

About time. Can’t remember the last time I rode it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The only place by the breakers express that will be open when the park closes is the McDonald’s right across the street. Maybe the Dairy Queen too, I can’t remember if that closes at 10 or 11. The whole town basically closes at 10. Even if you drive down Milan Rd toward 2 only fast food places will be open. Down that way I believe Burger King closes at 11, Steak ‘n Shake will be open and the McDonald’s is open 24 hours. So unfortunately there isn’t a lot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m also unsure as to why the spade is there. It’s also on my hat and some of the other SV merchandise. My best guess is that it has something to do with the blackjack character. Blackjack is also a card game and in some card games, most notably: spades, that suit is the trump suit. So maybe they are saying that SV trumps/ is better than every other coaster out there. Or maybe just better than Maverick or Mean Streak.. Or maybe I’m way off and the answer is in blackjacks bio in the queue which I am too lazy to read.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Forgot to add this one. IMO it’s the best of all the SV shirts they have. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks. I kind of wish I didn’t give away my old shirts to goodwill because I had some classics from cedar point, kennywood, kings island, and the defunct boblo island. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hated the coaster, loved the shirt! Obviously not park gear but I love this kids story and had to get one of his shirts!

I was on it yesterday with sunglasses. Nobody said anything in the queue or on the platform or when I was sitting in my seat. Plus there were no signs that I saw that didn’t allow glasses with a strap, and not once did I hear a staff member say no glasses. So you should be good unless they came up with this policy yesterday after I left around 3pm Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No phones. I had my wallet in a zipped pocket and it looked like a phone. I was actually told I couldn’t enter the queue, and all I said was that it was a wallet and they let me go. I didn’t actually show it to them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I rode SV yesterday with my sunglasses. No problem.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It depends on how big they make the holding area. Sometimes it stretches from past witches wheel to at least the restrooms that are just south of Magnum. And then other days, like today, they hold you right at witches wheel and you can’t get on that main path until 9. So to answer your question, they don’t have them in that immediate area. I think they took them out when they made that new entrance. But if you are there on a day when they decide to have the larger holding are I’m sure you could access the ones by Magnum’s entrance. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This makes even less sense. If you're going to dedicate budget to have staff wander through the switchbacks looking for phones,. I’m not sure they are necessarily dedicating more people to do this. I think when someone starts and finishes a shift they enter/exit the ride through the queue. Which is still pretty dumb. The last thing those employees want to do is walk through the queue after working the ride. So hopefully they have a better long term solution. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk