Tanna

If you mean the half dozen picnic tables under the green umbrellas under FACE/OFF and near the ticket sales windows... I used those when we took our dog. You can have dinner with your dog at those tables. (That's a guest service you don't hear about a lot, the dog kennels. They are really nice.) Since a lot of people don't use those tables, except eccentric dog owners, what's wrong with using them?

It's a great commercial. I'm trying to figure out when they filmed some of this, in the morning?

I was on ipad when I answered, my suggestion of getting a small waterproof case to put things in was sent as a personal comment. I'd go with the least amount of items possible. Dick's Sporting Goods has several types of cases that can be carabinered onto your clothes as you swim. I wouldn't recommend taking the phone into the park. (I can ipad a comment, but replying in the forum is a zilch.)

The restraints have sensors that can tell if they are closed. I'm sorry, I meant the ride attendants, themselves. Thanks for answering that. Those images are fab. I'd like to have seen that. I could never find it before, I just happened to see it one day while I was stuffing my face with fries in Rivertown.

When in doubt, drag someone else's avatar to your desktop to use as a size reference. Get the info on it, and use that pixel size for your own avatar.

GYK, You've reminded me of something in your posts, The Crypt is a HUSS, and recently, there's been some trouble with getting replacement parts, (Dollywood's contract dispute sign comes to mind.) I've recently found this ride, and quite frankly, like it, and believe that theming will come. But if they can't maintain the ride, what good would be the theming? Does anyone have any idea of HUSS and CF's relationship when it comes to mechanical replacements? And,, you might be the guy that could answer this. The Crypt is a huge monster swing in the dark. How do the ride operators make sure all is clear in the dark? Hold a flashlight on their thumps up?

crowded? good lord it looks busier than a haunt night wow now thats scarry That's miserable crowded. That's 'buy all the balloons so I can float safely out of the park" crowded. I've never seen the Haunt look like that. I must've picked slow nights. (haha.... Cousin Eddie... )

Possibly because not as many kids are running up to hug them. Haha, you got me there. If I saw a weird bigheaded smirking kid meandering towards me, I'd go the other way, too. (And yet, there's that rumored doll factory haunt, the difference would be...?)

Here's another one.

whoo- You make me wanna rush off to the park.

Thanks, I didn't know it was possible.

To me it's cleaner, too. The Peanuts characters that walk around are cleaner looking than I recall the HB characters, but with Capt. Caveman, you could never tell if he were clean or not.

This is your first trip, and you came all the way from New York. I'm not going to tell anyone what to do, but if I only had six hours in a park, with those rides, I'd go ahead and get a FastLane bracelet. One commenter estimated his wait time was cut by approximately five hours. That gives time to enjoy the rides without feeling rushed. Besides, as above posters noted, it's going to be crowded, and the day is going to be hot, and the rides on the FastLane list are fantastic.

I would love this ride. I was told there was something akin to this in Ober Gatlinberg, called the Alpine slide, but I'm much prefer this.

One reason to hire local?

Really? What reason did they give you to ask for such a request? I politely asked why and was told that my shirt was not acceptable and that I full well knew why. This was about 10 years ago. I wanted in the park and did not feel like arguing, nor that it would have done any good. I went to the car, put on a Dorney Park shirt, and was allowed entry without issue. Nowadays, I am far more likely to wear a three piece suit to a park than to wear coaster/park attire. Even that frequently causes security guards to raise eyebrows, especially at Maple Grove. I was once asked to change/reverse a shirt that had Beethoven's autograph on it. I could see the attendant's confusion, it just took me a second to realize what she thought the shirt said.

Looks like you all had a great time, thank you and Indyguy for the photos

If I ever see this man on the midway, he just may get a hug. THIS is the attitude CF needs at the top. I guess he could've qualified it by saying, "What the reasonable visitor wants, is what they will reasonably get." After reading about this Ouimet, it seems to me he knows how to turn a place around, and I'd like to see what he has up his sleeve. Perhaps his idea of a fast ride is a roller coaster, maybe he doesn't need a Maserati. Not all men that wear ties smother themselves in needless luxuries. Reading the KI PR (Do we call him Kipper?) Facebook page, those that purchased the pass liked the convenience, and those that did not, didn't notice the change. I'm confused by people saying that the FL is only two people deep- what about a family? I don't think that estimation sounds correct. Sounds like a decent deal all the way around. I can't afford it, but I think I'd be a linestander anyway, even if I could.

Knott's is California, where there's a lot of talent in the wings to build imaginative things. I'm not saying Buckeyes aren't imaginative, or hardworking, but there's a lot of scenery designers, make up artists, and costumers out west, a glut of them.

As the workers go blithely about their workday, and bodies pile up in the spaghetti bowl...

Thank you all for the info. I'd done monster marathons before, and like them, but this was for paying customers; they wanted to look fahhhhbulous, dahling- well, as fahhbulous as a monster could look, given the circumstances. Five minutes wouldn't allow time for me to slit your throat, much less pull your eye out on its stalk. You've answered a lot more questions than what I asked, thanks.

Terpy, you can possibly clear up something. I'd read somewhere that the Monster/Spider rides have a part that is difficult to inspect due to the design of the cart, is that correct? The design of the cart, the rounded formed design, I think, is what allows a smaller person and a heavier person to spin, thus allowing the smaller person to get Ralph Revenge on the heavier person for whatever reason. It doesn't look as if the rumored part wasn't to blame for this particular accident, because then the cart would have fallen off, not the sweep.