dougdrummer

How long has GA owned those two Hearst cars for? Do they just sit outside in a storage lot the rest of the year? Some the windows are missing, so I can't imagine what they are like inside with the rain getting in them.

Right Twix (I don't really care but I love the candy bar...lol) Diet Coke or Coca Cola Zero Sugar (new)

I think I missed FF last year. Were they there the previous year?

Unleashed was excellent! My daughter's company will be setting up tents for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. She'll be there this Wednesday. The tents will be erected in the HH parking lot.

This could be getting serious! I noticed that SFGA is about at the 50 mile radius on their map. So I guess the ferris wheel is going to be outside, presumably because of its height. I really want to see this ski area completed and see how it fares. Too bad I stopped skiing due to help issues....

the crowds at SFGA on Saturday were ridiculous - I can imagine the line was that long

awesome quality video!

I assume the park never opened on Sunday. We were camping nearby and the whole campground flooded and we lost power for over 12 hours.

I'll add my notes from our trip on Saturday, Oct. 28: Weather was beautiful - we got there when it opened at 11 am. There was virtually no backup getting through the parking plaza and only a few minutes to get through security and into the park. Crowds weren't too bad for the first hour or two. We did three rides and three shows, ate lunch and a snack. We walked the whole park to see the decorations. The Unleashed show was excellent, especially the trampoline artists in the neon lighted outfits. When we left the 5:00 show, the park had become wall to wall people, so the wife said it was time to get out. She weren't waiting in lines for any more rides or to get dinner, or even for the parade. We started walking to the gate at around 5:30. It was like a salmon trying to swim upstream - people were coming in by the thousands. As we walked towards our car in the lot, we noticed that they had already started parking cars over in HH. It was a challenge to drive towards the exit with all these people coming in the opposite direction. We finally got out to Route 537, where we immediately hit a traffic jam, and I was perplexed. We turned right towards I-195, but couldn't budge. I noticed the NB entrance into the park had been closed off, and then realized NB traffic had to go past the entrance, make a u-turn at the jughandle, and then enter the park via the overpass. It was pandemonium with 3-4 lanes of cars trying to weave in every direction to get where they needed to. There was no signing or traffic directors, so many people were lost and confused as to what to do. It took us a half hour to get from the exit ramp past the jughandle, which is only maybe a quarter mile away. Once we got past the jughandle, it was finally clear sailing, but it took an hour from when we exited the main gate to the time we passed the jughandle. It was now 6:30 and the line of cars coming from the north was backed up at least to I-195, and probably back on to the interstate itself. I estimate it would be at least 8:00 before these people actually got into the park. And then good luck getting on any rides or attractions as the park would be unbelievably crowded. I realize the park was open until midnight, and maybe a lot of these people had season passes, but I still can't see how it is worth it to visit the park under those conditions. Neither my wife or I have ever seen anything like this at any park. Apparently we escaped the asylum just in time! LOL

The park is open on the 30th? We should update the original post:

Rode GL once, and that was enough for me. It went to the bottom of my coaster list.

exactly!

Looks like I'll be going the 28th or 29th, which are the last two days. I wonder how crowded it will be then?

could be a washout today....

love the fish eye shot inside the coaster looking upwards!

I wonder if the park is more profitable say on a Saturday night during FF as opposed to mid-summer?

was Wee Donuts a franchise, or a one-off for the park?

I was specifically referring to that rendering of all those roller coasters. How would they fit inside?

I can't believe Penn worked at GA!

The Showcase could get innovative and hold talent-type contests, if they don't want to pay for professional entertainers. We were there one day this summer and we heard music coming from the theater. It was hot outside, so I convinced my wife to go inside and see what was going on. They were having some type of cheer-type dance contest, and there were teams from all over the tri-state region. Although cheerleading is not really my thing, it was still mildly entertaining to watch the kids for about 45 minutes. I never saw the contest advertised, even in the park. There were a few hundred spectators in the theater - mostly relatives of the participants. I'm sure these people spent money while there. All it cost SF was air conditioning, electric and a few staff to run the lights and sound. Imagine if they did some variant of America's Got Talent or the X Factor? They could advertise the heck out of it, and attract people from all over. Especially if they were to use some local celebrities as judges. I think the return on investment would be significant. The types of events they could hold at Showcase are pretty vast. I'm not sure why they don't hold concerts in there for local bands or bands that are up and coming, and can't fill a larger or outdoor theater yet.

LOL - I don't think I've ever gotten one of these right. I must have subconsciously remembered that TV commercial!

Wait - this is all going inside??

Have you ever seen hot dogs boiling in yellow oily-looking water as they start to split apart at their ends? LOL

from Wikipedia, but Sky Caliber is not listed as a ride on Mountain Creek's website: also this: My guess is that it is still in testing, and well behind the original opening schedule. Who knows if this ride will ever see the light of day.

I only deserve one-quarter....LOL