Father's Day - Crowds?

Hello!

Do any of you have any thoughts about amusment and water park crowds on Father's Day? Do families tend to stay away or come out and play on Father's Day?

The weather this week in the New York area should be sunny and free from rain - in the high 70s to low 80s.

If it's too crowded, I might wait for a summer weekday to go.

Thanks in advance!

Well, to be honest Father's day is just like any other day, due to everyone either deciding to stay home, or deciding to go to the park. So it just ends up being your typical day in the long run. mothers and fathers day are usually just as normal as any other day.

Percentage wise at Cedar Point there are very few traditional families on Fathers' Day.

Don't make me consult my Magic 8 Ball...

Father's Day is one of the best days crowd wise to head to Cedar Point. Very little crowds, however it is Cedar Point's unofficial Gay Day

I know a lot of Six Flags parks tend to have "Bring a friend for <blank>" on Father's Day.

Actually I can not comment on the crowds on Father's Day in general, but last year at Lakemont, they let my husband in for free since he was a father.

On the other hand, I have found that Mother's Day is a good day to go the parks, with lesser crowds (at least that has been the trend at SFGAm). But now you need to wait a year to see if that's true for your park as well.

But if it's cold and rainy in your area, who knows, this Father's Day could be a great day to go the parks. So consult the weather for the area in which you will be, otherwise I agree that the Magic 8 ball could serve you the most valuable answer to these questions and more that you might have.

Partly, Mother's day is good because it is a Sunday in May, and early May at that.

Yea, I have bring a friend on fathers day passes that I got in my ticket book for SFA.

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P.S. For the unaware, 'Playa is one of the (*admitted*) dads here on 'Buzz...Happy Dad's Day to 'Playa and coasterdad, and the rest of you, you're all WAY more responsible than I could hope to be, LOL! :)

*** Edited 6/18/2005 5:09:26 PM UTC by rollergator***

Whoa...Coaster Enthusiasts have wives!? ;)

Newsflash, Kyle: wives are not prerequisites for fatherhood.

So did anyone go to any of the parks today?

I ended up getting a late start. I did go to Rye PLayland fo rthe day. I had a nice time and the crowds fluctuated throught the day.

The traffic was horrible, but the park was mostly crowded in the kiddie section.

I will post a trip report later.

No I didn't mean that...it was a joke...I meant...like wow...coaster enthusiasts can have kids!? I dunno..people always think of us as like nerds and stupid people who don't live normal lives. It wasn't supposed to be offensive, sorry if I offended u or anyone else. :)

No, not offended at all. Just trying to improve your one-liners. If you had said "Whoa...Coaster Enthusiasts get action?" it would have worked much better. After all, there are single parents and (gasp) a few women on the board!

But I'm a waterpark enthusiass...and we routinely get stalked! :)