CoasterBuzzCon 2005 Suggestions: Days Before, Days after?

I am doing SFGAdv on Friday as well after I fly in to Philly in the AM. I will probably make the park around noon if traffic isn't too hellish.

Sunday I am ALSO doing Hershey.

Monday I am doing SFGAdv again and then flying home.

Maybe we can hook up at the parks if you want. Anyone else game?

Bob,

Were you at BeastBuzz last year or the year before?

I think I may have met you then. Perhaps I am wrong though.

~ James K

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Cyclonic said:

hitting Kennywood first thing in the morning, then driving to Hershey to finish out the night (it is a lot of driving, but doable).

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Are you trying to kill the poor guy? Half a day at Kennywood (probably including much fatty and incredibly good food) followed by the most horrid 4-hour drive known to man? I hate that drive in the middle of the day when I'm well rested, and I like to drive long distances!

James, my suggestion on your last presented schedule would be to head over to kpconnection or another Kennywood board and check with employees for what schools will be there that day. If you PM me with what you get, I can give you my opinion on changing your plans or not, but you'll probably be ok.

Also, I'd say stay in Hershey Sunday night. Not only will it be a more pleasant drive in the morning (although you'll probably hit some rush hour traffic) but you can probably grab a quick stop at Idlewild on your way back towards Pittsburgh.

I hope Hershey doesn't get too popular on Sunday, I was hoping for a lot of Storm Runnin' ;)

*** Edited 3/28/2005 11:28:47 PM UTC by Impulse-ive***

Hey, I didn't say it was easy, just that it could be done.

I would say the latest schedule looks great James, you will have a great time. Unfortunately you can't add Idlewild to that, they don't open for another week. That is the problem with that time of year in Pennsylvania. Parks in the commonwealth are close together, and you can get several of them in in a day (like Hershey/Williams Grove, DelGrosso/Lakemont, Conneaut Lake/Waldameer), but most of those small parks don't open until Memorial Day.

Thanks again!

I am thinking that the schedule we have is the best one so far.

The only thing I would add if I could is Coney Island. I am always open to more suggestions though.

~ James K

Okay,

Schedule Update:

*Friday - Six Flags Great Adventure (open 10:00 - 8:00)
*Saturday - CoasterBuzzCon at Dorney
*Sunday - Hershey Park (10:00 - ?)
*Sunday Evening - Williams Grove ($2.00 entry + $1.00 a coaster, How can we pass that up?)
*Monday - Kennywood (hours?)

Anybody want to count how many coasters that would be (not counting Kiddies)?

Sounds like you have a pretty good schedule. Too bad you were not able to fit in Knoebels. Oh well, that's another reason to come back and visit our great state here.;) You should be riding close to 40 new coasters.

I count 40, James. But, I have morning stupor applied to me, so I'm not all there.

Yup, looks like you have a great schedule there.

Great idea fitting Williams Grove in, it is an interestinf little park to say the least. They actually have two coasters there, the Cyclone and a Schwarzkopf Wildcat. I also recommend riding the Twister, fun flat if you get a good ride op at the controls.

Coasterguts:

Not to prove you wrong, but, to prove you wrong:

It takes me 3.5 hours to get to BG. I live in Fredericksburg, about an hour North of Richmond.

:) Sorry.

Josh

What is Twister exactly?

It is an older flat ride. Here is a picture of it. I don't really know how to describe it. *** Edited 4/6/2005 10:30:31 PM UTC by Cyclonic***

Looks intersting. I am not much of a flat person. In fact, the last time I was on a flat ride was so long ago I do not remember (maybe 3 years?).

Maybe I will try this though... Maybe.

Anybody else planning anything similar?

JamesK,

My buddy and I are flying in on Friday, we plan to do some sightseeing on Friday, then Saturday we will go to CBCon, Sunday will be at Hershey for the 1st ever Good Guys show and then Hersheypark afterwards. Then we are planning on going down to DC so my buddy can see the White House and other landmarks and then sometime that week we will hopefully get to ride Kingda Ka (we missed TTD when we went to CP as it wasn't running) so we are praying it is open when we go.

Check this out; Knoebels is offering a ride all day pass on Sunday the 22nd from 12pm-7pm. So, what I'm thinking of doing is sleeping in a little bit late, getting brunch/breakfast, and then heading to Knoebels for about 2 hours (or less). Then after that I'll drive to Hersheypark for the rest of the day. This keeps me going in the right direction, where I'll only have an hour-and-a-half drive home afterwards.

Intamin,

If you're only planning on being at Knoebels for 2 hours, I doubt you need a wristband (all day ride pass). You could pay by the ride and not spend in 2 hours near what a ride pass would be, which I'm assuming would be in the low to mid 20s range to include the basic and coaster price.

How far of a Drive is it between Knoebels and Hershey?

James, you are going to kill me on this trip.

An hour 20, an hour 30 minutes perhaps, depending on traffic, construction, and how heavy a foot you have.