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Title: Best Day To Go?
Post by: karuler92 on May 30, 2008, 06:15:03 PM

Im planning on going sometime between the next two weeks. what days are the least crowded in the park, the days i can get on the most rides?

Title: Re: Best Day To Go?
Post by: darkridedan on May 30, 2008, 06:37:53 PM

Hey karuler, mid-week is always the best in the summer. In the Spring, it can be a toss up. Many school groups go during the week and you may want to call the park and see how many groups they are expecting for the day. Sunday mornings are a good time to go. Never go to a Six Flags park on a Saturday. It's crowded and the crowd is rough.

Welcome to the boards!

Title: Re: Best Day To Go?
Post by: peterpjr on May 30, 2008, 09:02:27 PM

You can always take a VIP tour.  There is never a crown on those.....

Title: Re: Best Day To Go?
Post by: GADVwow on May 30, 2008, 09:05:54 PM

And here I thought every VIP was a king or queen befitting a tiara....

Title: Re: Best Day To Go?
Post by: peterpjr on May 30, 2008, 09:27:41 PM

Those Tiaras have hard time staying on when you ride Toro.

Title: Re: Best Day To Go?
Post by: karuler92 on May 30, 2008, 10:17:13 PM

sorry I wasnt very specific, I am going during the week and was wondering which day was the least crowded Monday-friday?

Title: Re: Best Day To Go?
Post by: GADVwow on May 30, 2008, 10:19:09 PM

Of the weekdays, Monday and Friday are almost always the most busy (though weather is also a factor...and groups can be unpredictable).  At most parks, Tuesday-Thursday are the least busy days of the week, and Great Adventure is seldom an exception.

Title: Re: Best Day To Go?
Post by: Ogolo on May 31, 2008, 11:08:20 AM

As Dan said there are many school trips this time of the year.
And note that park is only open until 6:00 PM (M-Th).
It is very hard to know when / if there will be many of these groups.
Now a Friday trip may work out if you stay until closing.
Many of these buses leave at 6:00PM and the park is open until 9:00PM.
Or you can pay and get flash pass if you see tons of busses in the lot.

Title: Re: Best Day To Go?
Post by: WadeJ on May 31, 2008, 11:56:52 AM

Fridays are typically best bang for the buck.  Usually the large groups leave early in the evening and during the summer they are open later than weekdays as Ken mentioned.

On the days they are open late you can usually get on more rides in that last 2-3 hours than the entire day combined so personally if I were spending the money for that one trip of the year, I'd plan to stay til closing time.  You may want to check the parade schedule as well since it is currently only doing weekends.

If money is no object (yeah, I know lol), then do the VIP tour :)

And welcome to Updates!

Title: Re: Best Day To Go?
Post by: peterpjr on May 31, 2008, 01:57:28 PM

And don't forget the best benefit of the VIP Tour Wade.....ME.....LOL

Title: Re: Best Day To Go?
Post by: karuler92 on June 03, 2008, 10:49:15 PM

I decided I am going next wednsday sound good?

Title: Re: Best Day To Go?
Post by: Robert T Ackerman on June 03, 2008, 10:50:26 PM

Yep.