teenageninja

You can get a crude measurement of height and width with google maps. As for height Wikipedia claims 80 feet.

I don't think so. They run plumbing in the winter all the time outdoors. The water inlet isn't below freezing, and they likely aren't testing it until the system is complete. I don't feel like they were behind schedule. They likely had a target date of Memorial Day to get everything dialed in. They could have opened the park without the fountains open for all that it matters. The fountains work, they just aren't synched to the fireworks show yet.

Brutal winter? I would beg to differ. It was pretty mild. Yeah, it was cold, it's winter, it gets cold. We didn't have any significant snowfall events. That had nothing to do with their preperations. 100% agree here and truth be told, the park isn't going to hold KIC's opinions in as high as a regard as what they perceive the GP overall. KIC and enthusiasts make up a very small portion of their attendance.

My guess is that the other awning wasn't protecting the games there enough and they had to toss something up temporarily.

Could that new building be storage for the floats for The Grand Carnivale?

I would imagine the Pedestals are at the graveyard where a lot of the old stuff from the park is located, out behind Racer. The Pedestals were likely removed because of Winterfest.

There were 3, now there are 4 :). I actually don't think I'm getting a pass this year, but I thought it was crazy there are people waiting at the gate already.

There are people waiting for the gates to open as of 11:45 AM

Everyone just watch out for strollers when you over imbibe on $10 Budweisers.

I honestly for a fact can't say I've seen anyone visibly intoxicated at the park outside of a Haunt night, this includes the several years I roamed the park in Park Services. If your son is getting trampled repeatedly in his stroller, this sounds like another issue going on.

They are far more likely to have more responsible guests when they serve alcohol than when they don't. People who want to drink will find a way to do so. When you add barriers to that, they generally drink more. As someone who has cleaned the parking lot many times on Haunt nights, most of those people aren't buying alcohol in the park. There is a reason we used to call it the White Trash Bash.

Whoops. I must have had too many beers since they took them out. Either way, entering and exiting on the same side makes more sense for ADA requirements.

I rode The Beast for the first time in 1996 when I was 9 years old. I was scared of Roller Coasters to that point. I decided I was going to conquer my fears with, at the time, Outer Limits: Flight of Fear. After waiting 2.5 hours for it and seeing the train come back to the station empty, I nearly chickened out, but I sat in it and the rest is history.

The old Antique Cars you enter and exited on the same side. You'll likely get off when you first pull into the station and an associate will pull the car forward to the load position. Nothing to worry about. This thing is going to be a capacity nightmare anyways.

Keep in mind that if the coaster starts where we believe it will (X Base) that clearing started in November.

Landscaping. I drove by at lunch and saw them spreading mulch.

Definitely go during a weekday, if possible, while local schools are still in session. Weekends are a bit of a disaster. Sundays can be not terrible, but Friday and Saturday are generally pretty rough. Plan for 2 days, that way you have time to hit a few of your favorites up a second or third time.

Oh man, I'll never forget that cinematic masterpiece! It was also Happy Days Diner for a short period of time.

I don't think there is much desire to spend time in an amusement park when it's closed, but it wouldn't be super difficult I would think.

If you ever think anything smells bad, try cleaning underneath one of the park dumpsters. Caught a kid in the act of defecating on the floor in the Rivertown restrooms near Larosa's. The most thrilling ride in the park is Top Thrill Astrovan, but you have to be in the select few who have been lucky enough to do so.

All of the bathrooms are given a deep clean at the end of the night, generally the section of the park they are in has been swept through by Security. Very rarely did I see someone after Security had swept the area. In terms of traffic at night, the park can be pretty busy. You have some maintenance personnel around. There are people from Park Services pressure washing, cleaning up the cardboard in the park, etc. Warehouse associates restocking food,beverage, merch, games, etc. Not to mention overnight security.

I've rented through AirBNB multiple times. My friends rents his place out on there. It's a pretty secure system.

What are you getting at here? The seats are designed to fit a majority of people, but there are certainly going to be outliers, such as yourself. It's the best way for them to accommodate a 75 lb child who just hit 54" as well as someone who is 6'4 and 275 lbs. B&M is by far more accommodating than the Intamin rides at Cedar Point.

AirBNB has cabins as well.

Driving by this morning, they were testing uplighting that matched the Eiffel Tower. Not sure if they had this at Winterfest or not. The tops of all the buildings were in a deep blue as was the tower on my way into work this morning.