Carrie

Are better equipped?

YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wouldn't delete your responses. I can't speak for everyone else, but I like to be armed with AS MUCH information as I can be ahead of time. Why? Because of what Zand just said about already booking things only to be out of luck. I think I saw Michigan's Adventure also with this type of schedule (I THINK..I can't recall). It's a smaller park, granted, but you'd think all those local kids, etc would LOVE to work there. Well, it may be a summer w/o the coasters again. I am so glad we decided to do Busch Gardens when we were in FL in April. At least I got those, right? ;0)

Lovely. The calendar online still reflects 7 days a week. If I lived closer and could commute, I'd apply! Free entry when not working?? Yes, please!

I didn't even know such a thing existed! How cool!

I called CP to ask about limits on water, snacks to take in the park. They are sold out for the weekend, anyway! LOL. I'll aim for mid week, mid June during a non-event. Maybe we will get lucky. The platinum passes are VERY attractive!!

You are kidding!?! That's INSANE!

Is King's Island busy like CO around opening weekends? I haven't been there since I was in middle school! Maybe going there instead is an option! I'm always up for some Beast!!

I had sticker price shock when I saw CP's fee. Busch Gardens was like $40. LOL. Of course, they are open nearly all year so the wait times aren't as extensive. I think the longest we waited at BG was 10 mins.....and that was Sheikra and at the end of the day on Cheetah Hunt (<~~~~~~~GREAT RIDE!).

Do you anticipate these lines to be like this even when they open all week?

I just want to be armed as the FL is new to me. I guess it's expected since CP has a ginormous amount of coasters. So, this can be the case all summer and not just an opening weekend thing? We are just debating if June would be better, but if this is not uncommon, then it wouldn't matter when we went.

FL+ lines were long, as well? Is that typical?

So, would you go again under the same circumstances? I am new to FL and not familiar entirely with how it works. Do the lines for FL get to be as long as the regular lines? And, if they do, is this typical? I just really want to be armed with info before we go.

Nor in the last 20 years. Marriage and children hinder life!

I LOVED Busch Gardens! We went last month and it was, pretty much, dead. Cobra's Curse was just FUN. We laughed all the way! Hard to beat Cheetah Hunt, though. Sheikra came close! So, in your opinion, FLP would make a world of difference right now? I read somewhere the FLP line was just as long as the regular line, but I don't know if that happens? Or...bag it until fall?

Um. That is why I am here to get a feel of what to expect so we can be prepared? Oh wait. I already clarified that above. LOL

I don't know that anyone was "expecting" anything. I can only speak for myself as in the past, May was THE month to go. That was when they were open 7 days a week from opening day. What we are experiencing now is something we have NEVER seen in our lifetime. I don't know if ANYONE really knows what to expect until it happens. We have a shortage of employees, as well......in EVERY sector. But, my own feelings are that I would like to know AHEAD of time what I could be facing. There are external factors that impact this decision including medical issues. I am not hosting a bitch fest, but a "need to know" to be as prepared as I can be. I also think that these parks shouldn't be allowing a higher attendance if they cannot safely and adequately provide. You know there are disgruntled people from the weekend calling and complaining. LOL That is what people do. Nobody wants to take those calls and nobody wants to make them. I would rather pay for a full-price ticket and get the experience than pay half the ticket rate and get less than what I want. But, that's just me. From my experience in 2019, it does appear parks are way busier than what they were numerous years ago. I hadn't been to CP since 2002 prior to 2019. I just like to know ahead of time what I am getting into so I can be prepared. That is all. I can make a decision that fits our needs (family) when I know ahead of time.

Good to know! Thank you!!

That's insane! Way back when, college kids swarmed for jobs there... if you didn't show interest in a job early on, you may not have gotten one. It was a huge social and party event amongst them. I was in a dorm with at least 15 others. It was hell trying to find room for groceries with so many others jamming their stuff in. LOL I lived on fast food most of the time, but I rode those damn roller coaster for FREE any time I was off!!!!

I remember the good old days of non-existent FLP! LOL That was when the biggest coaster there was probably Corkscrew and then came Magnum in 89 and Mean Streak in 91. Demon Drop was quite a favorite, as well. We waited nearly two hours for Mean Streak that summer. It was actually pretty fun because people were blowing up beach balls and they were bouncing around the queue lines amongst us! Good times! I haven't been to CP in a few years. We went ONCE in 2019 in September and it was a nightmare of people (more than I ever had seen at one time). In the past, it was "go in May and bag the rest of the summer" because of the crowds, but even in the summer, there just wasn't hoards of people everywhere. We didn't ride any big rides in 2019 so I am out of the loop on all of this. So....FLP are a MUST no matter WHEN you go? Would you skip the weekends in May and go during the week in June? Or is it all a walking hell of people? Do the FLP lines get as long as regular lines?? What happens if that is the case? You are just out the $100? It is kind of scary food is such a long wait. I read that water in vending machines was non-existent...what happens if you have a medical episode such as with hypoglycemia and you can't wait an hour for food? I don't have an issue carrying some bottles of water in a backpack at all., but is that even allowed? You would think they would allow it if they cannot fully accommodate the amount of people they let in?

SOOOOOO....any thoughts or predictions for next weekend? We are supposed to go Friday, but I am seriously considering going in June during the week once they expand their hours/days. Not sure if that would be better or not?

Yikes!! Back in the day, May was dead ! It was on and off things! Of course, when they opened in the past, it was 7 days a week. How were things with the fast lane and fast lane plus?? I am not so sure I even want to go now. I don't do lines well and I do NOT want to drop big bucks on FLP if it is no better!

So how were the crowds for today? We are going to go next Friday and are trying to decide if we should do FLP or not. Of course, we were going to wait, though, until maybe Wednesday to purchase tickets so we can get a better feel for the weather. Obviously, with having to have reservations, we don't want to get burned if it rains. Heard a lot was down today?