"Magic After Hours" parks seem to have higher attendance that day as Disney has manipulated patrons into choosing the park which produces the most value that day. Then, that park gets even more crowded when the other parks close and the park hoppers decide to get a few more rides in for the day. I decided my last trip to Disney to NEVER attend the Magic Extra Hours park of the day.
But, alas, onto Silver Dollar City. I went Sunday, August 8, because I had promised the kids we'd go to Moonlight Madness and figured the last day was better than breaking that promise. Here are my thoughts in a few brief blurbs:
With little food and no shows, the median age of visitor plunged through the afternoon. By 9:00 pm, the average age of patron appeared to be 15. Also, the amount of people I talked to claiming to be first time visitors was much higher than normal (for me).
Parking shuttles either underestimated demand (unlikely) or couldn't get enough labor to show up to meet demand (more likely).
I intentionally avoided the dance party to maintain my good attitude.
It was great to ride the wet rides in the dark (something you can't do at Christmas).
Then I saw THIS in the entrance queue to the flooded mine:
Sorry about the terrible quality. 1) It was dark and I had to adjust the contract to pull out the graffiti. 2) It was from my iPhone and the battery was about gone.
This covered the entire front of one of the crates in the entrance queue to the Flooded Mine.
Knowing how quickly such things are dealt with in the City; I assumed it to be very fresh.
I don't know why I let this bug me so much, but it pretty much put a damper on my fun for the night. Why do I take such things so personally?