violakat03 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 According to www.weather.com, the opening day forecast calls for a 60% chance of rain. I don't know if this will cause the ride to shut down or the park to remain open with fewer people That's dramatically changed from twelve hours before, when it was calling for a 10% chance of rain. I'd call it a 50/50 chance that it will be raining on opening day, but I will believe that it is going to be in the 60's for temperature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabelogan99 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 According to www.weather.com, the opening day forecast calls for a 60% chance of rain. I don't know if this will cause the ride to shut down or the park to remain open with fewer people That's dramatically changed from twelve hours before, when it was calling for a 10% chance of rain. I'd call it a 50/50 chance that it will be raining on opening day, but I will believe that it is going to be in the 60's for temperature. Of course there is a 50/50 chance of rain... I mean, it's either going to rain or it's not going to rain. I don't think I'm even going to call it a reliable forecast, one way or the other, until about Thursday of next week. If there's a little rain shower during the day, no big deal. If it's a washout, I don't see a point in going. I think, if anything, it probably will be just a little shower sometime during the day or a couple times during the day--not the steady kind of rain that hangs around all day. That's what I hope, at least. As far as the crowds, it's incredibly difficult to predict. The weather will play a pretty big factor I think. But, I mean, when you factor in everything else that's going on right now, it could forecast less people for opening day. Then again, there is a brand new Cedar Fair ride opening that day, which could forecast more. I think it's going to be a pretty average attendance when you factor in all of that. I do not think it will be the most crowded day of the operating season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 You got my point perfectly. I'm also hoping for a slightly rainy day that will keep a lot of the non-enthusiast crowd away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I'm going to the sell out day the next day with that company. I can't wait, I hear it won't be crowded at all! I'm sure you aren't allowed to say, but if you are allowed, which company is the private event for? Well I know that, all weather thingy's are not 100% accurate until the day of...so I hope it changes. Even the day of the forcast isn't accurate. I remember one day this past winter they were giving a couple inches of snow, even the morning of the day. Then, we recieved no snow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dare-to-fly Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Even the day of the forcast isn't accurate. I remember one day this past winter they were giving a couple inches of snow, even the morning of the day. Then, we recieved no snow! I also remember a day from he...no I think more like Siberia last winter. They were forecasting 1-2 inches of snow that morning and we ended up with 8. That was certainly the deepest inch of snow I've ever seen. Thank goodness Jan. and Feb. are history for another year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 There have been years when snow has hit on Easter. And yes, some of those years, Easter was in April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dare-to-fly Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 There have been years when snow has hit on Easter. And yes, some of those years, Easter was in April. I remember a few of them, and to be honest, only about 1 or 2 nice Easters, ever. It always seems to be wet, cold, or a combination thereof. The reason for this comment... Thank goodness Jan. and Feb. are history for another year. ...is because snow and cold weather are the only things in Jan. and Feb. At least all of the other months have some really, REALLY nice days amongst some of the crappy ones. I'm not that hard to please, but January and February are just not my favorite months. The rest are fine, and I'm happy. Flyer, who tries to enjoy Jan. and Feb. and is usually successful for only New Year's Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropZone99 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Well Behemoth had a Season Pass Preview Night, and I saw a video of it's queue line during it, and the whole queue was filled and the line went way across the park. So I'd guess that in morning ERT it will be like that, and if you are in the back of the ERT line, you won't get off Diamondback til' probably 10:30am. So As long as I'm in the very front of the ERT line, than I could probably get a ride in, than get back in line, and about 30 minutes into it, the GP would arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlfox_21 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 It's much too early to count on (or fret over) weather forecasts. At this point, such a forecast is about as reliable as a stock market forecast for November 2010. Probably less so, actually. That is so awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dare-to-fly Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Well Behemoth had a Season Pass Preview Night, and I saw a video of it's queue line during it, and the whole queue was filled and the line went way across the park. So I'd guess that in morning ERT it will be like that, and if you are in the back of the ERT line, you won't get off Diamondback til' probably 10:30am. So As long as I'm in the very front of the ERT line, than I could probably get a ride in, than get back in line, and about 30 minutes into it, the GP would arrive. Hmmmmm....you have approximately my plan. Mine is the same until you talk about after your ride. At that point - The Beast is my hangout for the rest of ERT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopThrill Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Well from what channel 12 is saying, it will be in the upper 60's and 70's Saturday. So it will be madness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayholzapfel Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 Thanks for the help. My friend and I did end up going and it was fantastic. Had to leave by 5:00 P.M., but oh well. Diamondback was wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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