Today was our first visit to the park this season! I knew it was going to be a packed house as soon as we pulled onto Indian Pointe Rd off 76 (we always go through Lakeview (Branson West). I had been looking forward to going ever since we got our season passes in December!
Once parked, we were going to ride the tram from stop 2, but there were two busses at that stop (one loading, one waiting to load), and I didn't want to ride a bus, so we walked up to the entrance. I have two strong arms, and two strong legs, so I can walk.
We made it into the park before the chain drop, so we went into the candy shop to wait for everything to open.
I rode the FiTH first because I saw a report on here from someone who said none of the sound effects were working in the ride. I can confirm that they still are not. No gun firing, no ricochet, no Red Flanders, no train whistle, no "Fiiiiire In The Hooooooole!" before the last drop. I was really disappointed that they have made no attempt to fix that classic SDC ride.
We rode through the Flooded Mine and I didn't even touch my gun because I just wanted to look at everything and see all they work they DID do inside THAT ride! Everything looked good, but some things were not working properly. The saw blade did move back and forth, but it was not spinning. The guy with the jackhammer was not shaking like usual, the guy who was supposed to be turning the pump crank didn't even have his hand attached to the crank, and in fact, the crank handle was in his hand hanging down towards the water.
The huge marble ball that floats on the water as you enter The Grand Exposition (in front of Red Gold) was not working.
But, despite those things, we had a great time! The smells of SDC were all there, I got some great photos of #14, and the food was all excellent! We had luncheon in Crossroads Pizza, and the large pepperoni was tasty, though piping hot!
I walked through the park with a smile the whole time! Can't wait to go back!