We were there a week ago and today. Parking lot looked almost at Fright Fest levels both times. Last week it was so hot that riding the rides was more exhausting and uncomfortable than anything. But there weren't much of any lines outside of the Water rides and the hangover. This week it was hundreds of people trying to get in around 1 with the security lines not moving, so the wife wanted to leave. When I checked the ride times later, Batman was up at 70 min so it woulda been a waste. Hopefully the crowds get smaller as the summer goes on like last year as 2017 was the first year the crowds were bad in May and June since we've been going. Guess we'll see how stuff goes. The park keeps giving more and more incentive for their very local people to buy passes. If I had spent on one of those Diamond passes, I'd probably feel pretty ripped off if I can't even park and enter in anything resembling a timely fashion.
It's too small of a park to deal with the hordes they insist on attracting. Food lines can be worse than the rides even with all those people tailgating. It'll be interesting to see what they can put in the Pictorum's place. They coulda used the Pictorum to a lot better potential. The park already has a serious lack of variety, but I guess what they mainly care about is adding one thrill ride after another. Catering to the lowest common denominator instead of creating a well-varied experience. Too bad they didn't own some huge piece of nearby land to build an extension on.
https://youtu.be/53GHj2PL4A4 POV (not mine) of demon with new sounds effects in both the light tunnel and cave. I'll have to check it out for myself this week.
Lizardgi wrote:How have the food lines been as of late? My family has not visited since opening weekend and during that time most waits for food was 30-90 minutes.
I went on Wednesday, May 16. The majority of dining spots were closed all day. The Food Court and Maw & Paw's were open for lunch and dinner, so we ate at those two locations. Blue Ribbon Turkey Legs was about a 15 minute wait at 12:00 PM, and Maw & Paw's was about 5 minutes at 4:45 PM (15 minutes before closing).
I saw a big problem with the food service employees not speaking English well enough to get the orders right. At Maw & Paw's, I ordered a "Monster Dog" and "Loaded Fries". The four people behind the counter huddled up to try to figure out what I said. Eventually, the manger showed up and said "hot dog" and something else in Spanish. I got my food quickly after that, but the Loaded Fries were just "Fries" and I had to spend some time to get the order right.
The guy ahead of me ordered five Monster Hot Dogs. While I was eating my food at 5:00 PM, I could hear him explode after they told him they were closing and were out of Monster Dogs. After they had already taken his order, he spent 20 minutes trying to get his order right, then they abruptly closed down at 5:00 PM without delivering his food. That guy was loud.
UnclePennybags wrote:I saw a big problem with the food service employees not speaking English well enough to get the orders right.
Let me get this out of the way first. I have absolutely nothing against foreign exchange workers in the park. Its actually cool that our park does this. However, if they can't communicate efficiently, they really shouldn't be taking orders. It isn't all their fault though. If they need support from a supervisor, one should be up front the entire time to help out. If i were in the same situation the hot dog guy was in I would be upset too, but I would just go to guest services not shout at employees.
Side note: Are the turkey legs worth getting? I've always wanted to try one...
What a day! What a place! What a smile on your face!
UnclePennybags wrote:I saw a big problem with the food service employees not speaking English well enough to get the orders right.
Let me get this out of the way first. I have absolutely nothing against foreign exchange workers in the park. Its actually cool that our park does this. However, if they can't communicate efficiently, they really shouldn't be taking orders. It isn't all their fault though. If they need support from a supervisor, one should be up front the entire time to help out. If i were in the same situation the hot dog guy was in I would be upset too, but I would just go to guest services not shout at employees.
Side note: Are the turkey legs worth getting? I've always wanted to try one...
When I was leaving the park, I saw the guy up front by Guest Relations. I feel bad for him, and I feel bad for the employees. I'm typically happier when everyone else is happy.
The turkey legs were good. A lot moister than I thought they'd be. They have a *really* strong smoked flavor, almost like bacon, so I wonder if they're first smoked, then "barbecued". For the $2 upcharge, it was worth doing once, but I'll probably not do it again any time soon.
Lizardgi wrote:How have the food lines been as of late? My family has not visited since opening weekend and during that time most waits for food was 30-90 minutes.
Big Lou's & Maw and Paw's tend to move the fastest.
UnclePennybags wrote:I saw a big problem with the food service employees not speaking English well enough to get the orders right.
Let me get this out of the way first. I have absolutely nothing against foreign exchange workers in the park. Its actually cool that our park does this. However, if they can't communicate efficiently, they really shouldn't be taking orders. It isn't all their fault though. If they need support from a supervisor, one should be up front the entire time to help out. If i were in the same situation the hot dog guy was in I would be upset too, but I would just go to guest services not shout at employees.
From what I've heard from an employee and experienced personally, There is one group of Internationals from a country that is very loyal to the park and if you say one mean thing about the park/food, They will take it as being offensive.-- Yes this happened to me.*
* I was talking about how it was odd that Macho Nacho didn't sell Nachos (Maybe they should have called it Seis Flags? No offense) and a Cheeseburger with Lettuce isn't a Cheeseburger Taco.
^ Well the US has been trying to recreate tacos for the past years. Too bad they can never recreate the flavor of the tacos in Mexico or else I would have been fat
Someone posted on a Facebook fan page that SFGAm removed the time restriction on the dining plans to help take pressure off of packed dining times, any truth to this?
Lizardgi wrote:Someone posted on a Facebook fan page that SFGAm removed the time restriction on the dining plans to help take pressure off of packed dining times, any truth to this?
Cloudy today but everything open and tons of near walk ons. Currently waiting one train for front of Viper. Only 5 people in station when we got in. Golaith single rider you don't stop moving until on ride
Cloudy today but everything open and tons of near walk ons. Currently waiting one train for front of Viper. Only 5 people in station when we got in. Golaith single rider you don't stop moving until on ride