New tool for your Theme Park trip planning

[CoasterFanatic]

--- The following plug has received a blessing from the highest source ---

 

I have been toying with a little project for a while now. It is a simple interface to keep track of wait times at American Amusement Parks. I have added all of my waits from the last six months and some of the visitors to my website have been kind enough to add theirs.

 

The goal is to create a "one-stop-shop" where everyone can enter their wait times from a recent park visit and retrieve information that may help in planning future trips.

 

At this time the data is divided into:

 

Park / Coaster

Time of Day

Month of Year

Day of Week

 

Right now, the project is in testing mode. After the site goes live, the information will be available to anyone who wants it (via XML). I only hope that enough people will contribute to make the data worthwhile. The season is just starting, so add your wait times and before you know it a great resource will exist.

 

Here is the address:

http://www.whentoride.com

 

Thank You

whentoride.com

[coasterdude5]

That looks so cool. You can use it right before you go to a park. I can't wait until it's fully functional.

[SharkTums]

Very cool looking...I look forward to adding in my wait times to help this get going!

 

Elissa "I don't buy that TTD wait time! " Alvey

[CoasterFanatic]

^ The only TTD times that i have in there now are mine, and I am pretty selective about when I ride it. The best thing about this site, is that the more people use it, the better the data gets.

 

I appreciate any help you can give (this also goes for anybody else).

[Real]

Dragster rountinely has shorter lines than MF (not counting downtime on both)

[DerekRx]

Great idea. Should be pretty cool when its fully functional. Though there are lots of factors that will influence it, such as newness of the ride, ride hype, location, weather, ride maker, capacity, etc. I'll try to do my part to help make it a success, but I warn you, much like Elissa, if I don't need the credit, I won't wait more than 10 minutes, usually.

 

 

Derek

-SFMM Deja Vu wait time: 4 years and counting

[socalMAN123]

Nice website! I will now always use it before I go to theme parks! Thanks for making this great source!

---Brent

[CoasterFanatic]

^ Glad to hear that you are willing to help. It is not a problem at all that you won't wait long for a particular ride. This only helps the system. The database should reflect the wait times of all types of people. Not just the ones who stand in line for 2 hours to ride a SLC.

[Dr Freeze]

Great idea! I'll bookmark it and try to remember to write down my wait times when I'm in the park (otherwise I'll never remember!)