I took the eight-year-old to SDC, today, for a little daddy/son time. He was exactly 52" tall, so I was able to get him onto WF and TT for the first time (my first ride on TT, as well). It was hot and sticky, today, but the crowds were manageable. We waited in line for AP (perhaps the hottest queue in the park) for about 15 minutes, but walked onto WF. He hated it.
PK's line wasn't moving so we left it.
FitH was temporarily closed, so we had to return to it. Many effects were not working (as was previously reported). The same was true for FM (also previously reported).
I enjoyed the layout of the new "food court" area, and I don't see any problem with any parades they may have in the future.
We didn't wait for TT for long before getting our first ride there. I appreciated it, but wasn't sure the boy did.
We circled back to OR, which was also closed earlier for maintenance. They had announced over the PAs at TT and TnT when it reopened. I noticed a few of the heavier guys cringing in pain at the restraints. I know I've felt it more myself in our latest visits.
My son decided he wanted to hit TT for a second time and then WF, as well (which you may remember, he hated on his first try). I was willing to go for it, but that's when lightning entered the 10-mile radius and rides shut down. It was late enough in the day that we knew they would not reopen. My original thought was we should leave the park. It was also in the thoughts of the majority of the other guests.
The line for the trams backed up into OzMark. Once through the exit doors, we saw the windstorm begin. The trees across the tram lanes were bending in pain from the the 70mph wind. After imagining a tram being turned over in the wind, and not wanting to be in the agonizing traffic during the storm, I decided to circle back, reenter the park, and wait things out somewhere inside.
I thought the Christmas store would be a pretty good place to stay. The storm wasn't super dangerous, and we weren't scared, but we then had the option of a room that was somewhat underground.
When the winds died, there was a very light sprinkle. We then watched the glassblowers for a little while before making our way back to the front. The line was still stretched to inside the Marketplace. As we weren't in a hurry, we reversed and went to the leather shop and knife shop to kill some more time.
Finally, we had killed enough of it, so we left, deciding to walk in the cooler weather and light sprinkle - all the way to the far end of the "quarry". This was in the preferred parking area:
I'm not sure why two wheelchairs sat in the parking lot with nothing around them (rentals, I assume). Do they keep them in the area for some reason?
Anyway, we enjoyed our visit, and we're always up for some adventure. Thankfully all of the weather disruption was at the end of our day. We would have liked to have ridden TT and WF once more before they were shut down, but all in all, the kid behaved, and we made it home safely.