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Weather is also a factor. Landscaping in April in Ohio? You never know if it might be freezing again. To me it looks like the usual April conditions for the landscaping.

Yeah, I mean, first weekend is still usually a work in progress cosmetically. They went all out last year for the 50th so returning to a more typical early season situation is probably just tossing people off. I would say Adventure Port is probably behind schedule, but that was already announced to be a summer opening. I'm sure they'll get Grain and Grill and the relocated TomChee open soon, and Diamondback's paint will probably get completed before daily operations. Lots of weekdays to get stuff ship-shape.

To be fair, there wasn't much they could do during WinterFest without disrupting that area, too much, and especially in December there were some VERY COLD spells where things like ride foundations and other "behind the fence" work wouldn't have been feasible. They'll get it done, and I wouldn't rush to judgement about the quality of the theming based on where things are now. Once the rides are installed, focus can shift to landscaping, signage, etc.

I do wish they'd used the pottery-shaded concrete on the Mercado deck. Also, I'm wondering if there's additional concrete work to be done, considering the surfacing around the airbrush shirt building and the paths between it and Enrique's/Mercado are still old. Guess we'll see next weekend what gets done during the upcoming week.

That fence over to Showplace has aged well, but specifically I was referring to the part around the pool's mechanical works. It's stayed very light over time, but that might be from waterproofing.

In at least some parts it looks like the track itself has also gotten a preliminary white coat.

I don't think Blue is gonna be doing much winning this year...

Yeah, I was REALLY glad to see the transfer/storage structure painted, it fits in so much better. The pool is the cleanest I've seen it for a while, pretty sure they either painted or blasted the concrete. I was hoping the light pine fences would get a darker color to match, but overall it's great, just need to get the rest of the ride done.

(Also, yippie ki-yay, the Diamondback train storage structure and transfer is included in the repaint as I'd hoped.)

I know some people wanted pavers but I think the pottery-shade concrete is a perfect fit.

At least we don't have seagulls. I won a Cedar Point park-flown banner at one of the winter events once and it took a while to clean it...

The interior queue structure would be perfect to change from a cave to a mine shaft entrance, and remove the big box for a proper Rivertown-fitting ride. I wonder if Gravity Group could build something like Indiana Beach's Lost Coaster using a steel structure and prefab track themed to carts on an abandoned mine track...

Linus Launcher being relocated would be a perfect opportunity to retheme the flume and return it to Rivertown. That location for it would be very out of place if the flume switched back but a Snoopy ride stayed right there. Tear up the concrete between the flume queue and the Flying Ace exit, landscape it up to create separation, and you've got a proper area border again. Diamondback's lift structure is looking good in the background of that photo, the completed project will be so much better than it's been since the first few seasons before the fading started, and the color scheme will fit Rivertown properly.

There's also a hold brake inside the tunnel just before the loading station.

I think I still have some of the "Tomb Raider may or may not work today" handouts from the tolls from 2002 somewhere. Personally I liked the old magnetic boards better because there was no waiting through a scroll, everything was visible at a glance.

Diamondback track paint has entered the Mystic cam view.

Based on the webcam it seems almost like a ride foundation is being installed, makes me wonder if a plan changed and Sol Spin will take the Skylab spot and the new AE entrance and exit will be between the two new rides.

I'm not terribly concerned about the shingles not being replaced, considering the front gate itself still has a wall of those things despite both I-Street and entrance plaza remodels.

I'm assuming they'll do the Blue side return next offseason, and paint it after that's completed. That adds up to the entire ride, except for the brakes/station/lift and top of the split hill having been retracked from the ledgers up since 2018, starting with GCI doing the turnarounds.

The theme package over there was no more than signage. Not an accurate comparison to a full retheme including a new queue for AE.

Enrique's might be open but I can see Mercado not being open yet and the pathway, if open, being fenced on both sides while the rest of the work is being completed. If it's closed, it wouldn't be anywhere near as annoying as having the entire Floral Clock to Rivertown path closed for the entirety of 2008.

Eh, it's nice to have an indoor Skyline. Just keep it there and use the CFA building for something new.

Some Iron Dragon track removal might be for crane placement, or just coincidence and it needed some work.

Coasterbuzz Club is still very much a thing, and they've had Coasterstock on their upcoming events list for a while...

It was also supposed to have a bunch of nice landscaping instead of concrete and gravel, but we all know how that worked out.