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Ka has been testing today.

Lots of quick serve places nearby. We hit up Cane's and the mall the days we visited recently. Quick break, AC, and decent food. Easy to get back in the lot/park.

El Toro opens tomorrow.

WE vests were fixed roughly 1.5 seasons ago in the fall. Previously, they would not unlock until in the station. Now there is some give while sitting on the brakes.

Perhaps good news. They have a crane working on KK today.

They have started testing Mine Blower. Many assume it will reopen this week. Can't wait to hear how it is.

Unless you are there on a Saturday, FP is probably not needed. Can also be bought all over the park. No reason to buy early.

The Voyage right now is crazy good. I think most anyone could marathon this thing easily now. New track work and prefab pieces make it far less headache inducing. It's incredible how well it's running now days. The Legend is also still running like a champ from last year's work on it.

New membership options now live at many (all?) SF parks. I think they will add more membership options sometime soon.

Looks like single use FL passes are coming to KI. Pics of the booth to sell them have appeared this week.

It could be worded better, I agree. Most people probably assume "before" means the literal night before. In reality, it's one entry on any night during preview hours before you use it during normal operations.

Just for future reference, your preview night does not have to be the night before your visit. Might help someone in the future.

As far as family coasters go, Big Bear Mountain is excellent. Onboard audio along with everyone screaming is fun. Ride is smooth and twisty. Nothing special but a great ride the family can all enjoy together. Also, all the theming besides the big, stupid circular disc is really well done. Great looking ride.

Hersheypark has also introduced a reward system for visiting certain times, consecutive days, etc. Seems like a good way for parks to boost attendance.

I'm in the camp of a smaller back spike. I think it will launch backwards, then forward over the top hat. It's only going backward to get some speed to launch over the top hat.

Because school field trips are what is causing all the crowds right now. Probably not dead, but not busy at all.

I believe they are all wristbands now. I know resort TS are wristbands. Don't recall seeing any lanyards a week ago but very possible I just wasn't paying attention.

Get there an hour before posted opening. You can knock out all the coasters by 1 or 2pm most every day. Then hit monster mansion, acrophobia and other flats, rerides, etc. Food ops are generally terrible here. Be one of the first in and head to TC. Get it and Scorcher done before they rope drop the rest of the park. DDD, Goliath, Superman, GASM, Blue Hawk, Batman, Mindbender, mine train is the best order/path to knock everything out quickest. Flash pass may be useful later in the day but that's all on your phone now. No reason to buy in advance. This my plan of attack on Saturdays because I hate crowds. Been doing it for years.

Strange. The other vortex is in heart of 5 Points, the hippie/artsy part of town next to a huge thrift shop. And looks more cool on the outside. Homegrown in a great morning spot in Atlanta. Home cooking, thrift store in the dining room, and usually someone playing music. It's unique.

2 days with timesaver at Dollywood seems excessive unless you like watching all the shows. I'm guessing no interest in Carowinds? Seems like it would be easy to hit on your way. I'd recommend hitting Fun Spot when you get into Atlanta. It's great at night in the dark. That 9-10pm hour is prime. Fox Bros has great BBQ. We love Ponce City Market with the variety and access to the beltway. That's a great way to walk around downtown.

Big crane showed up at Cedar Point last night. Parked at Top Thrill and is being erected today. Seems many believe they will be working on the top hat very soon. Some rumors say new track on the structure. I'm excited to see some work happening and enjoy following along. Those things aren't cheap. It's going to be doing something soon. Update to add: hydraulic system is now being removed and can be seen on site.

LR has been running well since it reopened a few weeks ago (knock on wood). Only problem is they typically run one train. It's very likely the park will be fairly dead on June 1. Besides LR and FC, everything should pretty much be a walk on most of the time. Thunderhead is in great shape right now. Lots of new wood on it again this year. It's my favorite in the park and it's running great now days.

Grizzly is supposed to open this weekend. Employees who have ridden it say it's great!

Now official. May 25 - First Riders and Passholder Previews May 26 - Opens to the General Public

They had Big Bear testing all afternoon today. Trains have working headlights and tail lights. Area and station look nice. Trains look small. Park was not crowded at all today. Most everything outside of LR and FC was a walk on.