Gannersdaddy Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Tonight, not so much. Diamondback was 45 minutes and growing. Good news was it matched the app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Place is packed tonight. App is showing different ride time (35 min, 110 min) etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Today was and will be one of the busiest days of the years. The Saturday of Columbus Day Weekend is always crazy. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortexJD Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Went with the family on Saturday Oct 8. Weather was beautiful, albeit a bit windy. WindSeeker and Drop Zone were closed. Lines in the early part of the day were tolerable.  Diamondback - 15 mins Beast - <5 mins Vortex - <5 mins most of the normal rides were 1-2 cycle waits.  However, by 4pm or so lines started getting considerably longer. By 7pm it was too much for us and we left.  FoF - reported 45 mins, but the queues were 100% full, so doubtful. Firehawk - 45 mins Bat - 35 mins Banshee - 50 mins Invertigo - 40 mins Adventure Express extended out of the queue lines. Family decided it wasn't worth the wait.  We were considering checking out a few of the haunts this year, but by the time they opened there were hundreds of people in lines for each. Food lines were also longer than I've ever seen them. We ended up leaving around 7pm and eating outside of the park. Just too many people all around. We still got in a lot of rides for the day by arriving at 10am, but people definitely flooded in more and more as the evening got closer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI96 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 How are Fridays looking? Crazy busy like Saturday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI96 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 thanks for the info, VortexJD. Sounds like a Saturday early trip might be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Went with the family on Saturday Oct 8. Weather was beautiful, albeit a bit windy. WindSeeker and Drop Zone were closed. Lines in the early part of the day were tolerable.  Diamondback - 15 mins Beast - <5 mins Vortex - <5 mins most of the normal rides were 1-2 cycle waits.  However, by 4pm or so lines started getting considerably longer. By 7pm it was too much for us and we left.  FoF - reported 45 mins, but the queues were 100% full, so doubtful. Firehawk - 45 mins Bat - 35 mins Banshee - 50 mins Invertigo - 40 mins Adventure Express extended out of the queue lines. Family decided it wasn't worth the wait.  We were considering checking out a few of the haunts this year, but by the time they opened there were hundreds of people in lines for each. Food lines were also longer than I've ever seen them. We ended up leaving around 7pm and eating outside of the park. Just too many people all around. We still got in a lot of rides for the day by arriving at 10am, but people definitely flooded in more and more as the evening got closer.  Welcome to the forums! Keep in mind that this past weekend was Columbus Day weekend, which is always one of the busiest weekends of the year. Many members of this forum did a group meetup Friday night, and it was packed to an extent that I have never seen before on a Friday night. The Saturday of Columbus Day weekend is always insanely busy with some of the longest wait times of the year, and the gorgeous weather only added to the crowds.  So don't expect that one trip to be indicative of "normal" crowd levels. Yes, Saturdays during Haunt are typically crowded, but not quite to that level. Fridays often have short waits for most rides and mazes, so that is usually the best time to go if you want to do haunts along with rides. If you just want rides, not haunts, Sundays are often nearly dead in the fall and can be a great time to go.  Also, pro tip: Adventure Express has a VERY short queue. If the line is to the entrance, that's usually only about a 15-minute wait. Vortex's queue is also deceiving, in that a line to the end of the black fence is typically about 20 minutes or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Well, crap. Diamondback is down after 3 trains. In station waiting. Guess 3rd train is on mid cycle brake run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 All trains cycled empty about 4 times. Maintenance is here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Back and going. The line outside was to the jack in the box though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016  Went with the family on Saturday Oct 8. Weather was beautiful, albeit a bit windy. WindSeeker and Drop Zone were closed. Lines in the early part of the day were tolerable.  Diamondback - 15 mins Beast - <5 mins Vortex - <5 mins most of the normal rides were 1-2 cycle waits.  However, by 4pm or so lines started getting considerably longer. By 7pm it was too much for us and we left.  FoF - reported 45 mins, but the queues were 100% full, so doubtful. Firehawk - 45 mins Bat - 35 mins Banshee - 50 mins Invertigo - 40 mins Adventure Express extended out of the queue lines. Family decided it wasn't worth the wait.  We were considering checking out a few of the haunts this year, but by the time they opened there were hundreds of people in lines for each. Food lines were also longer than I've ever seen them. We ended up leaving around 7pm and eating outside of the park. Just too many people all around. We still got in a lot of rides for the day by arriving at 10am, but people definitely flooded in more and more as the evening got closer.  Welcome to the forums! Keep in mind that this past weekend was Columbus Day weekend, which is always one of the busiest weekends of the year. Many members of this forum did a group meetup Friday night, and it was packed to an extent that I have never seen before on a Friday night. The Saturday of Columbus Day weekend is always insanely busy with some of the longest wait times of the year, and the gorgeous weather only added to the crowds.  So don't expect that one trip to be indicative of "normal" crowd levels. Yes, Saturdays during Haunt are typically crowded, but not quite to that level. Fridays often have short waits for most rides and mazes, so that is usually the best time to go if you want to do haunts along with rides. If you just want rides, not haunts, Sundays are often nearly dead in the fall and can be a great time to go.  Also, pro tip: Adventure Express has a VERY short queue. If the line is to the entrance, that's usually only about a 15-minute wait. Vortex's queue is also deceiving, in that a line to the end of the black fence is typically about 20 minutes or so.   To add to that, the last weekend is right before Halloween.  I'd expect to see some decent crowds that weekend as well.  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Not too bad. Typical Friday crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Backwoods Bayou, Banshee, and Troika have quite long lines. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdf21972 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Either my iPhone or app but not showing any wait times. I saw The Beast was a 60 minutes wait. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Backwoods Bayou, Banshee, and Troika have quite long lines.You're here? And I believe it's Shake Rattle and Roll. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I think it is the app as Diamondback shows zero but my experience says it is over an hour 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Backwoods Bayou, Banshee, and Troika have quite long lines.You're here? And I believe it's Shake Rattle and Roll. Yep, I'm here. A number of KIC members are here tonight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Bat is a walk on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 As expected, today is really crowded. Diamondback has almost all of the questions filled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopThrill Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Looking at the webcams it looks pretty crowed this evening, Banshee might have 3/4 of it's queue filled. Diamondback's queue is just about filled up. Backlot Stunt track is using it's queue area. Hope they have enough employees to staff the beer tapes tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Even Invertigo was all full. Fast Lane at Diamondback was almost to the entrance. They are closing the year well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 It's a warmer than normal fall day, this is to be expected. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopThrill Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 That's just crazy, I remember my last trip to Cedar Point and seeing the fast pass plus line for Valraven filled up. On Saturday's Raptor's Fast Lane tents to spill on and reach the on-ride photo building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Is it wrong to hope for a cool, dreary and off again-on again forecast for two weeks from now, when I will be at the park Friday, Saturday and Sunday? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 The Beast line has all ques filled and is out to the arcade. Reminds me of the 80s. Lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 This place is off the chain. Unruly Teens all over, smoking all over the park, even saw guests climbing in the calander. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagoda Gift Shop Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Climbing in the what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 The flower Calender. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Job 2005 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I know the park doesn't release attendance figures, but to ballpark would you say 60-70 thousand were in the park Friday? (10-14-16) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopThrill Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Saying that last evening was crowed is a under statement. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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