Opening Weekend 2004
Opening day ran very smoothly this year. With no new major attraction, it gave the park more of an opportunity to focus on everything.
Top Thrill Dragster: Didn't break down as often as it has in the past, but rollbacks were frequent. Overall, it was very consistent.
Millennium Force: With only two trains running, capacity was a little bit slower due to a longer wait in the station. However, they managed to do very well.
Wicked Twister: Broken down for about half of the day, but when it was running, it was very smooth. They were filling the station for part of the day though, rather than letting in 32 people at a time.
Disaster Transport: The themeing seems to be coming back slowly, but don't expect anything soon. Lines were very short.
Raptor: Lines were about normal, usually floating around an hour and a half. The new entrance location makes it possible for more people to fit on that part of the midway.
Magnum XL-200: Running perfectly, with very little waits.
Gemini: Running both sides for most of the day, but the blue train seemed to be much farther ahead of the red train at most times.
Meanstreak: While new has been added (or taken away), the ride seemed much smoother than usual.
Mantis: One train operation, so lines were very long.
Iron Dragon: The new paint makes the ride stand out much more than ususal.
What's new in 2004?
While there was new major attraction, several things have been added around the park.
-Soak City's "Splash Zone" is near complete.
-Lighthouse Point's expansion is complete, and looks stunning.
-Iron Dragon received a new coat of paint. At first, it looks like the ugliest thing in the world, but once you get used to it, it's not so bad.
-Donut Time, a new bakery, is located on the Main Midway and lets people in before the park official opens.
-There is a new permanent Dippin' Dots stand located near the end of the Main Midway.
-Dodgem has a new sign located above it, giving it a more "carnival" type feel.
-"Half-Court HOOPS" was moved from next to Demon Drop to near Millennium Force.
-And much, much more.
Photos
Currently, the only photos I have now are on MSN. I plan to put them on the site soon.
http://groups.msn.com/Coasterpics/shoebox.msnw
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BUSH-CHENEY 2004
"Democrats talk about getting things done. Republicans get things done."
There is a new permanent Dippin' Dots stand located near the end of the Main Midway
Actually, that stand was new last season. Well, it started out last season with Dippin' Dots on the menu, but with the old sign (picture taken 6/6/03). Then, during the summer, the main sign (picture taken 8/9/03) was updated. I know, I know ... I'm a details nerd. :)
Nice pictures.
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Walt Schmidt
Virtual Midway
*** This post was edited by Gemini 5/10/2004 7:23:40 PM ***
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