Vondroff Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 I just came back from Hershey. The event was crowded, I first went in to ride Great Bear and waited an hour to ride. Earlier today, I drove to SFGA to ride Kingda Ka but for my luck it rained the first hour and they closed the park at 12. So i thought the STITP at Hershey would be fun so i got to the event at about 5. The parking lot was filled and I was happy for Hershey to get this much buisness. To my surprise, the boardwalk was open with Wildcat, Wildmouse, and Lightening Racers running. I was very excited with this but still Stormrunner and Farenheit sat there defunct and they didnt operate all day so the rumors were false. Farenheits new trains were indeed in the station on the track, but they had test dummies on them. In Stormrunners station, the track was covered with wood of some sort, it was weird. Also there was no trains in the station there. So I had mixed feeling about Hershey today because they werent accurate on which rides would open. If anyone wants to know the following rollercoasters that opened were Comet, Great Bear, Super Dooper Looper, Wildcat, Wild Mouse, Trailblazer, Sidewinder, and Lightening Racers.(At SFGA I rode The Dark Knight... it was just a dressed up wildmouse and forgive me if i didnt know that before and Skull Mountain sucked too )
ItsDavidU Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 ^^ Yeah Midway America was open Lightening Racer had four trains on, Great Bear and SDL had two trains. they were running very efficiently. Park was very crowded it was almost like Labor Day weekend.
Vondroff Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 ^^ Yeah Midway America was open Lightening Racer had four trains on, Great Bear and SDL had two trains. they were running very efficiently. Park was very crowded it was almost like Labor Day weekend. Â Yeah i forgot it was called Midway America and not Boardwalk LOLZ
Jim S. Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 Now I'm pissed. If they would've announced that LR and Wildcat were going to be open, I might have gone. But there was no way I would go with them, SR, and Fahrenheit closed. I'm surprised they ran Great Bear with all the wind though. Â When would be a good time to go to Hershey in the regular season and avoid huge lines? So far I haven't found one. I'd like to go in May to get the greatest discount from the Subway coupons (the discount goes down $2 per month). I would think May wouldn't be a busy time, but I don't know when school groups go.
Speeddeamon128 Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 I went yesterday & was a little surprised with how many people were there. At least they opened all of the woodies. Comet was running great
Jim S. Posted April 13, 2009 Posted April 13, 2009 That's the second good comment about Comet I've read today. Is it safe to assume, then, that the completely unnecessary trim brake isn't being used this year? I've only ever had one run without it. It was still no Phoenix (I think it loses too much energy in the dogleg or something) but at least it didn't suck. Schmecks are meant to be airtime monsters, but the way they used to use that brake it might as well have been a mine train.
CoasterNERD502 Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 I'm going up to Hershey Park on May 30th, I'm wondering since half the rides are closed for the spring, would Storm Runner and Fahrenheit be open by then. Hopefully because they are the main reasons why I wanted to go so bad. Those and Lightning Racers and Great Bear.
scooterdoug Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 ^I would imagine they will both be open, as that is after Memorial Day and it is officially considered summer. Also, I'm going there on June 1, so I'm hoping my assumption is correct. However, I could be wrong. If I am, anyone should feel free to correct me. -Doug
HPCrazy Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Of course Storm and Runner will both be open by then, besides the Boardwalk too. I'm going June 7th with my friend and that is also one of the reasons we're going at that time, besides liking to go early in the season.
Wild 1 Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Watch out on June first because my school is going there so the crowds might be a little bigger on that day due to it.
kidcoaster 2 Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 Storm Runner and Fahrenheit are both Schedualed for ERT for ACE's Preservation Conferance May 15-16. So they should be open by then.
Wild 1 Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 I'm going to be there June 7th, not June 1st - I was talking to scooterdoug sorry for the confusion. I was just warning him that 200, 14 yearolds might make for more linejumping the usual and general breaking of the rules. I would not do that but some kids in my school.....
HPCrazy Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 I know what that is like when waiting in a ride line. My friend Alex also comments on the rudness of those guests as well. I'm glad you are not like that though.
Wild 1 Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 Yeah at SFGAV we were always bothered with line jumpers so we just blocked their way. This is the school that in the lunch line there is so much line cutting that you may be a the front on sec and in the back the next! I am afraid what is going to happen in the line for Fehrenheit!
kidcoaster 2 Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 Hopefully the park makes sure they know they are not supposed to or other guests just do not let them pass.
scooterdoug Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 I'm going to be there June 7th, not June 1st - I was talking to scooterdoug sorry for the confusion. I was just warning him that 200, 14 yearolds might make for more linejumping the usual and general breaking of the rules. I would not do that but some kids in my school..... Â Thanks for the warning. I certainly didn't expect a complete lack of school groups, as this is school trip to theme parks time. As long as the lines are not ridiculously long, I don't care. As for line jumpers, I will not stay quiet about that. No line jumping f&%kers are getting in front of me. Personally, I'm more concerned about Storm Runner being open. -Doug
knowit Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 They found cracks in some of the Fahrenheit Trains that needed to be addresses. Some of StormRunners cars are the same way. They took a trip to Switzerland for some up keep!
HPCrazy Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 I bet that has some people ticked. Hopefully they'll have the situation resolved come June 7th when I go. That is about a month away.
Wild 1 Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 Well I am worried that Storm Runner will not be open only because it would ease some of the crowds for Fehrenheit, I really do not want to wait in a line over an hour long. Also is it true that they are not useing the trim on Comet anymore? If so I must ride it just to see how it runs without it.
Spideyfreak Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 ^ I went on Wednesday. An employee on Lightning Racer told me that it's not going to open until June. Bummer. I should do a trip report since I took so many pictures.
Jim S. Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 I just emailed them Wednesday and I got a reply yesterday saying that they anticipated that it would be open by Memorial Day weekend. So either whoever answers their emails doesn't know what they're talking about, or the guy you talked to on LR doesn't know what he's talking about. Since I've never worked for Hersheypark, I can't guess which is the case.
HPCrazy Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 I'm guessing whoever emailed you would be more correct than just a ride operator. Sometimes you can't alway trust what they say.
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