SFMM trip over summer.

[SixFlagsOverFlorida]

I with some of my family members are visiting California and Utah over thesummer and we decided we must fit a themepark in there somewhere so we chose SFMM over knotts. As of now we are going on thursday July 5th and are wondering will this be a crowded day of the year. We would like to ride all the coasters they have to offer but we can only stay till 2 p.m. and the park opens at 10:30. We need some tips from the locals on how to get on all the coasters and some good places to eat. Thanks ahead of time.

[larrygator]

With only 3.5 hours to ride every coaster and a desire to eat in the park, also?

 

Your answer is Flash Pass

[cfc]

Or switch to Knott's--the food's better there, too.

[rcdude]

Honestly, even with a Flash Pass if you can't spend at least six hours in the park I wouldn't recommend visiting. When I've gone in the winter and can get on every coaster with a maximum four train wait, it still takes about four hours to do everything due to the size of the park and the time required walking between rides. If you really want to visit a park and you're under that time constrant, I'd recommend going to Knott's Berry Farm and purchasing a Fast Lane pass. This will allow you to get everything done, and possibly get re-rides on the park's best coasters.

 

If, however, you really want to visit SFMM, here is what you should do: First, you will definitely need to budget for a Gold or Platinum Flash Pass. If you want to ride Green Lantern, you need a Platium level and you'll need $15 extra per person. If you want to ride X2, either level is fine but the additional fee applies. Unless you want to ride Green Lantern or re-ride every coaster (a bad idea given your time constraint), a Gold would probably be sufficient. You can use the Flash Pass at any other coaster (except the kiddies) for the price listed on the website.

 

Next, make a priority list of the park's coasters. Designate a handful of them as must ride, another group as second tier, and a third group as time permitting. Here's a sample (this is what I'd choose, but depending on your interest they may be different):

 

Must Ride:

X2

Goliath

Apocalypse the Ride

Tatsu

Superman: Escape from Krypton

Riddler's Revenge

 

Second Tier:

Colossus

Scream!

Green Lantern: First Flight

 

You should have no more than ten coasters total between the two lists. Whatever is not on these lists becomes your time permitting list.

 

When you are at the park, make your way around it in one direction. Do each ride as you get to it, regardless of the wait on the Flash Pass. Do not backtrack until you have completed every must ride. If you queue up a second tier or time permitting ride before you have completed all the must rides and it is not time to ride when you reach it, cancel and queue something else. Once you complete the must rides, repeat with your second tier, then go around in whatever order until it is time to leave. As far as crowds go, I'm not sure how it will be. It is the day after Independence Day (which is often one of the biggest holidays for amusement parks), but since that falls on a Wednesday this year it might not affect surrounding days much. I'd plan for slightly more crowded than an average summer weekday (at SFMM, an average summer weekday is 60-90 minute waits for the headliners).

 

Two final things...be prepared that you may not get on everything, and likely won't get about half of your time permitting rides done, especially if there is a breakdown, and wait until after you leave to eat. It's cheaper, better, and won't use up valuable time inside the park.

[SixFlagsOverFlorida]

thank's a ton guys!!

 

I figured with the flash pass i could get on all those coasters in time I stated. But thanks to you I know I must stay longer then expected(no problem with me but might be with family members, but who cares). Big thanks again guys and one last question , sounds like green lantern has a long wait , I heard that ride wasn't very impressive. So why does it have a long wait?

[dylanreich]

thank's a ton guys!!

 

I figured with the flash pass i could get on all those coasters in time I stated. But thanks to you I know I must stay longer then expected(no problem with me but might be with family members, but who cares). Big thanks again guys and one last question , sounds like green lantern has a long wait , I heard that ride wasn't very impressive. So why does it have a long wait?

Is has a very low capacity (amount of riders that can go through the ride in an hour).