Opening Day 2008

[BigBrick]

The Six Flags web site lists May 3rd 2008 as opening day along with a Sunday concert series starting in June. They haven't posted any hours yet.

[sfgam1992]

Here is the link : http://www.sixflags.com/greatAmerica/ev ... vents.aspx

[frightfestkid]

Why do they keep opening it may. Why not april.

[tp41190]

^Well there is preview day which is in April.

But I already took off of work for this

[Jackluver18]

I never get to go to Opening Day because of school...I wish I could

[Coaster Justin]

I have a few theories as to why it's opening in May and not April.


1 : College students might still be in session then.

2 : Staffing is hard to find in April.

3 : April weather is very unpredictable. (Didnt it snow in April this year?)

4 : Six Flags is trying to reduce expenses and by having fewer days open, thus, the budget per-day is higher.

5 : Six Flags St. Louis opened in April once, but I think they don't anymore because of low attendance.

6 : Not Many people can take vacation's in April, which from a book I read, is a great time to go to Florida or California.

7 : Company picnics which give us more money for things like Wiggle's World and Dark Knight.

8 : It gives the park more time to prepare and test everything out. Maybe Six Flags Magic Mountain should have an Off Season

Take Your Pick.

[FRD714]

Wow, they released that date very early this year.

[rct2wizard360]

I have a few theories as to why it's opening in May and not April.


1 : College students might still be in session then.

2 : Staffing is hard to find in April.

3 : April weather is very unpredictable. (Didnt it snow in April this year?)

4 : Six Flags is trying to reduce expenses and by having fewer days open, thus, the budget per-day is higher.

5 : Six Flags St. Louis opened in April once, but I think they don't anymore because of low attendance.

6 : Not Many people can take vacation's in April, which from a book I read, is a great time to go to Florida or California.

7 : Company picnics which give us more money for things like Wiggle's World and Dark Knight.

8 : It gives the park more time to prepare and test everything out. Maybe Six Flags Magic Mountain should have an Off Season

Take Your Pick.

It's opening a week later.
Big deal?

[coasterkid94]

I can't wait for opening day. The 2008 season is going to be the first season that I am getting a season pass, so this year I will definetely be able to make it to opening day.

Are the crowds usually really light on opening day?

[sfgam1992]

^Depends on the weather.

[RVD420]

They're usually non - existant. But this year I think it got a little busier. Last year opening day I got multiple multiple rides on everything. But not this year. Who knows? If Dark Knight is opening this year on opening day it could get a little busy.

[BP317]

It doesnt open earlier because of the large amounts of work that is done to get the park open that cannot be done when its freezing cold out. The maintenence guys are putting rides back together all spring, the rides are then cycled for weeks prior to park opening and if its below freezing cold out its very difficult for a lot of rides to operate. The park is open 1 week earlier than opening day for private events, and weeks leading up to that the rides have be cycled x amount of times each. There needs to be time after the rides are put back together to work a lot of the kinks out, because when they are started back up after the offseason they normally have a lot of problems.

[zjohn1988]

I think this is the earliest "next season" thread on record.....

[batcave]

Enjoy your offseason boys. muhahaha

[sfgam1992]

I can already tell this is going to be a long and sad offseason.

[LAFFfan4lyfe]

wow, it's so early! I'm not even thinking about opening day yet! I'm still thinking about my Disney christmas coming up soon.

[cycamps]

It's nice that it is earlier, but I won't get to go any earlier.

[Trailblazer Tony]

I never get to go to Opening Day because of school...I wish I could

That stinks for you, since i go to school downtown, having semester exams still going on during opening day is an added bonus for me! (I don't have to worry bout working on it)

[tp41190]

I still have school and I go all weekend. Just dont do your homework for the weekend, thats all.

I didnt do my homework opening weekend and I still got at least a C.

[Tip Top Club]

I beleive this has been explained countless times.

The way the calender works the same days do not always fall on the same days of the week. For emample, one year halloween will be a saturady, the next a sunday, the next a monday, and so on. The same thing happens here. So instead of going further and further back in april, they go back to may. I'm guessing the next few years of opening days will look something like this.

May 3, May 2, May 1, April 30, April 29, May 5, May 4, May 3, May 2, May 1, April 30, April 29.

Want to know how I know? Because that's how opening day has been every year.

[sixflags90320freak]

Don’t miss a single minute of the action. See you on April 26, 2008 for Opening Day! its on april 26

[Galvan]

^ For St. Louis or Kentucky kingdom sure.... Great America's opening is May 3rd.

[superflybri]

^^I'll be seeing you opening weekend at sfstl if you go. I live down here but will be back for opening for Dark Knight and for summer


Also: LAFFfan4lyfe said

wow, it's so early! I'm not even thinking about opening day yet! I'm still thinking about my Disney christmas coming up soon.

Hmm.. Are you going to disney only or are other parks as well.. I might be going down to Flodia for the bowl game, I don't know what park to go to. (been to all except sea world, animal kingdom)

[sfgam1992]

^^The Sfgam web site now has April 26th as opening day.

[rct2wizard360]

Oh man.

That seems pretty early.
Like.
Wow.