- Oct 14, 2012
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TD, I think most of your bad experiences were because of the extremely busy weekend, and everything / everyone having to deal with higher than usual crowds.
I've not had any bad experiences at BGT with staff personally, and I really love the park overall. I would get out there more often if I lived closer. But, I will agree that the layout is confusing and I've gotten lost several times Bob can attest to that
Gwazi... Dear lord... Last time I was at BGT, for Christmas Town, my brother insisted that we go on Gwazi because he'd never been on it. (The last time he had been to BGT yearsss ago, he was still not riding any coasters). Oh, and let me also clarify that he was ready and excited to go on the other coasters, even Sheikra. Well, needless to say, we both had a horrendous ride. We couldn't wait for it to end and when we got off we both had neck and back pain, and a headache that lasted the rest of the night. That put a damper on the night for sure, and he wouldn't go on any more coasters after that. Luckily, by the very end of the night, he agreed to get on Cheetah Hunt and he enjoyed that one very much :thumbs: But, yeah, that was DEFINITELY my last ride on Gwazi EVER.
It was definitely about the crowds. Obviously seeing more crowds than expected is always a bummer. But I feel like maybe the park was under more stress than it should've been. Granted, if they were surprised too I can see why there would be issues with slow staff. But there are surely some things management can improve when the park is busy--things like hippies high out of their mind coming in, or inefficient ride/food times, or I attentive staff are things I didn't expect and was disappointed to find. Since I'd never been on a day so busy, I was not only unpleasantly surprised but also assumed this was the norm for peak times. Which is a shame because its usually a great park.