Nickickick: My suggestion is that you check before you go. I was there on 10-28 and DV was operating all day, but broke down twice that I know of. We went right to DV at opening and the wait was a little over an hour. If you're lucky enough to be at the very front of the line when they open the gate, you can probably get over to the ride ahead of the crowd. Instead of going completely around the mountain, try a shortcut by going up past Viper and then past Roaring Rapids. This route is a lot shorter.
DWeaver: DV at SFMM has not been running consistently since it opened in August. I was there on 9-23 and the ride broke down for at least three hours in the early afternoon (we luckily rode it in the morning and late evening); however, during our visit on Oct. 6th DV seemed to be running every time we were near it but on Oct. 19th it was not working at all (our early riders event got cancelled). That day they were completing the evacuation platform under the butterfly turn but they did test it a couple of times when we were on Psyclone. I'm sure there are other down times that others know about.
*** This post was edited by MMCoasterBear on 11/2/2001. ***