We went up yesterday at around 5pm and rode rides until it was time for the Echo hollow show. I really just do not like the new stage. It is great that it is new but it does not have the same ambiance it has before. Anyway, we did not stay thru the whole show, left at about 8:45 and rode a few more rides. It was not super busy but was not dead either. There was a little bit of a wait for PK. We were 1 train away from being able to see the fireworks from the ride. As it stands we did not see anything at all of the show because we were in the building. For some reason there were several train loads of folks who could not seem to figure out how to get on and off the ride. We left right before 10pm. It was a mad house at the exit.
Today I had planned on going up at opening them coming back later in the day. We ended up just coming at about 7pm. On the way up it was raining cats and dogs even though it was just a little blip on the radar. Just as we were pulling in the rain was stopping. As we were going in (we were the only ones going in at that time) it was like an episode of the walking dead with the hordes of people coming out. This was looking like a good sign. As we got in all the rides were closed, even FM. We ended up getting on FITH pretty quick. Rode that, got a $1 ice cream float, then even though app said TGS was closed we went up there anyway and they just opened it. So, we rode that. We headed up to PK and they said it was open, got down to the gates and there were probably 4 loads of people ahead of us. They said they were just waiting on a call to start running. Pretty soon they sent one of the workers out for a test ride. As soon as that car left, they got another call. Worker comes back on and lightening is within 10 miles so they can't run. We left. Headed toward the train, it was running but I guess it shut down also when it got back in. Rode FM. Waited around till about 8:30 and there was still lightening in the area per radar. Figured there was very little chance of them opening anything to started to head toward the exit just as it started pouring again. Currently at the Honeysuckle where Michelle from All Access hooked us up for $60 a night where as our usual place wanted over $200 for the jacuzzi suite, which was all they had. All the travel sites have the other places in town close to $100 or more for the rat hole places. Will head back up at opening tomorrow for a couple of hours, then go back around 8:30-9pm tomorrow for another couple of hours.
Saturday we got there at opening and walked on everything we wanted to ride. Started off with 2 trips on PK, then over to FITH. Rode WF a couple of times. Walked right on the train as it was loading up then did FM. By this time it was around 11-11:30am and TT had too long of a line so we decided to leave and went to town to eat lunch. We then decided to ride the train down at the landing. I had planned on going back to the city at around 8:30 to watch fireworks then ride some rides in the dark but just did not have the energy. After looking at the wait time on the app with TGS wait time of 60 minutes, TT 75 minutes, I decided I was not going to fight the crowds so we relaxed at the hotel. Left town at around 10am in the morning.