On the other hand, if you're not attending the show, those festivals seem to be a BAD time to visit the parks. Granted, my only such experience is with a festival that was going on at Darien Lake a couple of years ago...but as strange as it may seem, the crowd that came for the 'Jesus rock' show seemed to be an unusually rowdy and destructive bunch. Maybe 'rowdy' isn't quite the correct word, but there was an awful lot of line jumping and vandalism going on. I think it's the "School Picnic Effect" when the park is crammed to the gills with allegedly like-minded people.
On the other hand, when the show is going on, the park gets really, really empty...!
--Dave Althoff, Jr.