vistaway Posted May 23, 2007 Posted May 23, 2007 We just got back from Williamsburg last night (11 hour drive!). We hit the park Monday from opening to close. It was a perfect day in every way - warm, sunny, everything operating great, and nice light crowds. Griffon was a one-train wait when we rode, although it was down at least a handful of times that we saw. All the other coasters were pretty much walk-ons (DarKastle was deserted - no one in the queue, no one on the ride - when I went on). Great photos OP, by the way!
Théo the little french Posted May 23, 2007 Posted May 23, 2007 http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/snake_126.jpg OH my god! Wat is that?! It looks like a black mamba (I don't even know if there are black mambas in the USA...) Brrrr! Thanks to you I don't want any more to go to Busch Garden Europe! I'm fine in France!
xproxmetalxheadx Posted May 23, 2007 Posted May 23, 2007 Yes they do Assign rows so good luck on getting the front!! In this situation I sometimes politely ask if I can have a specific row. The ops usually go for it in my experience. Yes, probally if you ask, they might let you... BGE has a very good lineup of friendly staff. At universal my cousin and I asked the ride attendent if we could get front row of revenge of the mummy, they said yes wait for the next train; same thing with ET
TheLastGunslinger Posted May 23, 2007 Posted May 23, 2007 That looks sweet. I really need to get down there again, I haven't been in about 4 or 5 years.
jarmor Posted May 24, 2007 Posted May 24, 2007 Dang...sheikra didn't have lines like that when it first open lol...I think I can wait until next year to tackle this monster...or later in the season
augustus Posted May 24, 2007 Posted May 24, 2007 Thank You for the awesome video footage of Griffon. It is truly an engineering marvel. I rode Griffon 5 times on Monday. I did not want to leave the park.
pkdgoer Posted May 25, 2007 Posted May 25, 2007 For anyone who's interested, I happen to be a nerd and took a video of the floors dropping when I went there just today. The one posted earlier doesn't show very much, so I thought I'd share mine. Griffon_Floors.zip
alpengeist04 Posted May 25, 2007 Posted May 25, 2007 Dang...sheikra didn't have lines like that when it first open lol...I think I can wait until next year to tackle this monster...or later in the season Yea, I think I'll wait till September myself. ...and then Dollywood in October.
pkdgoer Posted May 26, 2007 Posted May 26, 2007 Sorry bout uploading the video, I didn't know it but I wasn't seeing all of the video. stupid media player.
Coreo Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/snake_126.jpg OH my god! Wat is that?! It looks like a black mamba (I don't even know if there are black mambas in the USA...) Brrrr! Thanks to you I don't want any more to go to Busch Garden Europe! I'm fine in France! No mambas in the US! It's a 'black rat' snake. A very long one
Coreo Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 Your pics are AMAZING! I have 2 questions: What kind of camera did you use? Do they load and dispatch 2 trains at a time, like Sheikra, or just 1?
pkdcoaster Posted May 30, 2007 Author Posted May 30, 2007 Your pics are AMAZING! I have 2 questions: What kind of camera did you use? Do they load and dispatch 2 trains at a time, like Sheikra, or just 1? Thanks! I used a Sony DSC-W70 7.2 mp http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06022508sonydscw100.asp They only load 1 at a time
pkdcoaster Posted June 1, 2007 Author Posted June 1, 2007 Some New pics I snapped yesterday. They have extended the que area all the way back along the new Bistro patio (Still No Shade!!! ) She has broken in nicely in the last week and a half. I can really feel stronger air and the antirollbacks pop now on the bunny hop before the splash so it has definitely picked up a little speed. I finished a music video which can be found here http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36027 Enjoy, JEFF
griffon Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 Yea man, thanks for the update as usual! Crowds have been pretty heavy on the weekends from what I've heard, but I need to get back over there again soon. Glad you picked a good day to get those shots and video (while I was sitting at stupid work ).
pkdcoaster Posted June 2, 2007 Author Posted June 2, 2007 How were the lines recently Jeff? Well I was there on a thursday while school is still in. Line was about 5-10 mins for the first part of the day. extra 10 min for front. JEFF
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