I dont' think you will get an arugement out of to many people about whether or not the ride could open earlier in the season. However, I have seen times when the boats begin going up the final lift and end up stacking waiting to go down the chute. They have worked a number of bugs out of the system and if I'm not mistaking, I think someone posted a message about TSC and the parks merchanics having to learn from scratch how the ride opperates and they weren't getting any help from Intamin. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure I read that someplace.
A day at the park is what you make it!