SFGAm 5-27

[m-force 4 ever]

we got to the park at 5:15 to find the parking lot almost full =( we decided to go on STT first since we wanted to check out the final construction on SFHH. we then headed over to viper and rode in 1.3 with about a 10 minute wait (Viper needs a grouper!!!) we then went to Demon and rode in 6.2. we then went to Eagle Blue since red was temporarily closed and both sides were on 1 train op =( (for those keeping score, red had the shiney train on thew transfer track) we then did a mini wolf-a-thon and rode twice in row 7 in train 1. we then ran to SWT and the worlds most ineffective security gaurd (short woman) blocked us from using the entrance near Vu so we ran to the other SWT entrance and ran to bull form there and had a line all the way to the stairs and we got to the air gates when it started drizzling and then rainning heavily when they opened the restraints back up and closed the ride for the night =( so over all for a 2.5 hours visit it was cool.

[chiatrain]

Nice TR. I was at the park today for a random trip. The park was moderately crowded today, more than I had hoped for. Deja Vu opened today, and had only a few bumps. I was hoping to get in line near park closing after a mini Demon marathon, but they closed off the line before 6:45 pm.

There's now a "Follow Mr. Six to Hurricane Harbor" sign in the area around Carousel Plaza. I didn't really follow to trail to see if it would lead to HH. More games opened up in the new SWT games area, with what looks to be a balloon dart game the only one yet to be finished.

Eagle: Blue, as stated above, did open today with a 1-train op. Eagle: Red did have a two train op when I rode it early-mid afternoon.

The skies(rain) opened up right as the park was closing at 7 pm, with crowds of people running to their cars. This only added to the mayhem of trying to exit the parking lot at the end of the day. Compared to previous weekdays, there seemed to be more cars today, with about 3/4 of the front lot filled.

There seemed to be a lot of "ride-jumpers" today, especially on Raging Bull. Ride-jumpers look for empty seats on the train after they have finished their first ride.

[Maggie&meSFGAm?]

I know what you mean by saying that Viper needs a grouper, but I can't agree with that. The park is understaffed as it is to have people just holding up the line. I won't say that the person by the IW is a grouper (fastlane person), but they usually could careless if no one is in a row that is completely empty. They don't tell people nothing. They are always bored though. That's why ques in Viper would better fit the place of a person.

The ride que I would mock would be the Mine Train at SFStL. Its simple. The whole line is like a station. At the end of the "line", a person just chooses a row. This also eliminates 10 people just waiting for a row like the present situation is now. People constantly move after every train gets filled.