Yoshi Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 I got to the park at around 1:30 and like the previous week, the park wasn't crowded at all that early. Sky Screamer was testing and opened a couple minutes after waiting. There were only 4 riders total on the cycle which is the least amount of riders I have ever seen. Joker had no wait and I got the purple side for a 3rd time. Like my first ride 2 1/2 weeks ago, I got 0 flips. I know that would be disappointing to some people and after 3 rides, I like it better with no flips. Skull Mountain had no wait for the last row and I was able to re-ride. Skyway had no wait. It was strange taking a round trip ride since I'm so used to exiting when getting to the other station. I saw Runaway Mine Train had a train in the station and the Bone Butcher sign had been removed from the Frontier Adventures sign. Nitro was a station wait and just crowded enough that you had to walk around. After 2 rides I got lunch and went to The Dark Knight with around a 10 minute wait including part of the pre-show. I went back to Nitro for another ride, one of the trains had problems and they ran it empty for a cycle. Batman was dispatching trains ridiculously fast, when I was on the lift hill of Nitro there was a Batman train getting to the brake run and by the time the Nitro train got to the final hills, another Batman train was getting to the brake run. After Nitro I went over to Batman and walked onto the last row. I could have re-ridden but one ride was enough for me. Even though Superman only had 2 people checking restraints compared to 4 last week, they were almost running to check the restraints and it was around 20 minutes. Not bad for only 1 train running. Green Lantern was a station wait and there was no headbanging. Nitro was almost to the small tunnel under the track right out of the station, only 10 minutes thanks to fast dispatches. I wanted to try the Skyway after dark and with maybe a 2/3 full queue, it was around 25 minutes. It was really cool to be able to see all the lights from above ground and see the entrance area with the tree lit up. What was also kind of strange but neat was going from Fantasy Forest and The Boardwalk area and then all of the sudden there are no people around once the car was over the closed section of the park. The lights were still on in many areas and Plaza Del Carnaval had the regular lights on as well as the scrolling billboards still turned on with the red LED light scrolls with messages running across the top and it was quiet with no music playing except for the sound of the Skyway and the sound of some kind of water pump or drain near a corner of the lake where Runaway Mine Train's final part of the ride is. Food lines for dinner were much shorter this week compared to last week and there were more registers open at both lunch and dinner. Getting a snack to bring home on the way out of the park was also easier this week with very short lines except at the Cyber Cafe. As usual, it was a fun day at the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrpq Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 Batman running more than 1 train? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 Great pictures and report. I hope I make it out there, I love Holiday in the Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted November 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 ^ Thanks Batman running more than 1 train?Yes Batman is running 2 trains this year for HITP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Six Posted December 1, 2016 Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 I have yet to visit. I've tried to visit but of course something has to happen the days I wanna go. Gonna try and go Friday, I highly doubt that crowds are gonna be high though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrpq Posted December 1, 2016 Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 ^ Thanks Yes Batman is running 2 trains this year for HITP. Interesting. I wonder what made them decide that. I didn't think they needed more than 1 train based off last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper26 Posted December 1, 2016 Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 Interesting. I wonder what made them decide that. I didn't think they needed more than 1 train based off last year Possibly because crowds may be higher than last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted December 1, 2016 Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 Interesting. I wonder what made them decide that. I didn't think they needed more than 1 train based off last year Wasn't one of their trains still in transit after being rotated out from when we had Batman Backwards last season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyGirl3181 Posted December 1, 2016 Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 Green Lantern was a station wait and there was no headbanging. I went on Green Lantern opening night of Holiday in the Park and had no headbanging either. It was a pretty good ride and ran smoothly. My friend and I both agreed it was better that night than all the times we went on during the summertime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrpq Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Very interesting that now 2 people have noticed no head banging. Maybe the drop in temp effects the rough/smoothness like Wild Cat at Hershey. During the summer heat its almost in rideable but during Candy Lane its Like an all new coaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted December 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 It seems like sometimes when I ride Green Lantern it is fine, other times not so much. In addition to the weather, maybe certain rows are better than others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 It really seems to vary train to train and even row to row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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