Captain Joel, on April 4-6, SFGA is doing a NITRO: First Blast campout with competitions. The winners get first ride, with the front row going to first place, the second row to second place, and so on. I'm assuming that if they'll be running the ride on the 6th, it will be open on Opening Day, April 7th.
BTW, there's a meeting of NITRO freaks on Opening Day at about 9:30-ish at the Front Gate. We're getting our season passes validated and will look to get onto NITRO front row first thing. Check out the meeting calendar for April 7th for details! That goes for all of you!