Didn't hit me til now however that the park is probably gonna be packed this weekend what with this being the final weekend that HH is open & TSC better be open this time!last month it was hotter than hell & they never made an attempt to even open the ride at all.
2022 Trips: WDW, Sea World San Diego & Orlando, CP, KI, BGW, Bay Beach, Canobie Lake, Universal Orlando
It must've taken at least a half hour just to get into the parking lot because it seemed as if everyone in the mother was there that day.
Certain victory.
My prediction is that parks will be at half to less-than-half capacity.
Holiday World, BTW, was always a GREAT PARK to visit on Labor or Memorial Day. Small crowds, great "holiday" feeling to the whole place. I think a lot of times we enthusiasts don't realize that most Americans actually do OTHER things on holidays besides going to amusement parks!!!
Barry J.
I got lucky and found two odd numbered parties without too much trouble. I did ask one of the girls checking seats if she knew the name of the guy who was on the microphone. She told me she was new and had no idea.
I was going to yell up and ask the guy if he was razore. How are you supposed to pronounce that anyway? Is the "e" silent? ray-ZOAR? RAY-zor-ee? ray-ZOAR-ay? (I like that one, you can sing it to the tune of Volare).
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SIX FLAGS ASTROWORLD TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND TO EASE
EMERGENCY RELIEF EFFORTS AT ASTRODOME
HOUSTON, TX: Six Flags AstroWorld announced today that the park will not be open over the Labor Day holiday weekend. The park will be closed to ensure that the traffic usually generated by a busy holiday weekend does not interfere with relief efforts taking place at the Astrodome.
Six Flags AstroWorld and the Astrodome share a parking lot and the increased traffic that theme park operation generates could impede the
ingress and egress of humanitarian efforts for those displaced by hurricane Katrina. We hope this will allow our community to make the
necessary adjustments to accommodate and care for the evacuees.
The park will reopen next weekend on Saturday, September 10 at 10 a.m.
Brian
However, I do hope that since the offer has been made, SF decides to honor it at a later time and not just sweep it aside and hope people forget about it.
First, we are going to disneyworld for a week, then we are doing sea world, universal and busch gardens. After the flordia parks, we are going to do dollywood. We may also do wild adventures in valdosa(sp).
We were going to do six flags in atlanta, but for some reason they are already closed during the week....they are not even open on fridays.
what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard.
Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it.
I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
As for myself, I think I'm going to skip out on any Labor Day trips. With gas prices the way they are, I need to conserve what's in my tank right now. A trip down to SFA and back just doesn't seem worth while. But, I'll probably go anyway.
It's really best right now they do not open at all. I support that decision. I feel for the park, it's a big $$ weekend, but this is more important.
The kids are doing fine. They are out playing in the parking lot and grassy areas. I saw them playing foootball this morning, and some are just running around being kids.
The idea of being at the theme park sounds nice, but I think they just need some time to get their lifes in order and let some normalcy start to form, before they begin to explore. The parents need to work on getting a place to stay, jobs, etc, and right now would probably not be a good time to have the kids alone and off on there own.
So to answer, no the park is closed period! It's hard to understand but I think it is a good decision right now. There is enough controlled kaos over there right now without throwing in another wrench! They are just concerntrating on getting the rest of the people situtated and control at the site. *** Edited 9/3/2005 4:16:46 PM UTC by Markieb***
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