pkdcoaster Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Well, I Went to BGE today just to ride Griffon with the GP and I got to the gate at 9:50 and power walked back to Griffon and to my surprise there was already a 40min wait for Griffon (Wow!). Now MANY people were VERY pissed with the new bag policy and security at the ride and they had every right to be! Imagine getting in line by the Skyride entrance, waiting in line for 15-20min. till you get to the front entrance to be told you must put that in a locker, fine, These people would go pay $1 (outrageous and this tells me this is just a $$ making scam, rant for another day) They would accept the fact that they lost about 15 places in line and go back to the front entrance "sorry you have to go to the end of the line" WTF!! So you just waited a half an hour to put your crap in a locker. There was almost a fight between this guy and the security guy and even the people in line were behind the guest and yelling at the guard. needless to say within the hour they were at the front of the line letting people know. I will give the Griffon crew this, They were SMOKIN FAST! in the morning but kinda cooled off in the afternoon. I got in line for my 2nd ride of the day at about 2 and it was down but they just started cycling empty trains. They cycled empty trains for over 30 mins!!!!! and there is NO shade in the overflow que and there is no "solid" roof on the covered Que houses which is so stupid, So I got a tan. The ride is great and a big crowd pleaser but I hope all this mess will be fixed after the hoopla dies down. Can't wait for the new coaster in 2015! Enjoy the pics, JEFF also added a video of the floor retrating since it is nothing like the other floorless coasters. See I got very lucky on this skyride trip Can you blame them, its been over 8 years since there was a new coaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkdcoaster Posted May 21, 2007 Author Share Posted May 21, 2007 More pics of the new Beast at BGE (and some other good pics from today) Enjoy, JEFF This guy slithers right in front of me! awesome timing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkdcoaster Posted May 21, 2007 Author Share Posted May 21, 2007 Here is the floor in motion JEFF Griffon Floor.wmv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogmom Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Beautiful pics! Griffon looks totally amazing. What a splash it makes! Everybody on the train looks happy. BGE continues to be one of the prettiest parks around with the most photogenic coasters. I never get tired of looking at shots of the "Rhine". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeist04 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Very nice pics once again, Jeff. I knew there was a reason for me waiting to ride Griffon. I think I'll wait till September when the kids are back in school and the crowds die down. Nothing like going on a Friday in September anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Hah, that floor looks so funny since it's so wide I could never imagine how they'd get the floor to come up, but wow, they actually did it. It really looks like a machine with all those parts moving around at the same time greeting passengers as they get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 AWESOME pics, Jeff! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théo the little french Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Does someone could tell me when it opened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Lancetti Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Thanks Jeff for this totally cool selection of pics!!! I love scream machines!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Great pics Jeff, thanks. Where's the POV? Um, what's with the snake, dont tell me that thing was just cruising along the foot path? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexTitan01 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 wow those pics were really good, I especially liked the ones that were close up so you could see everyone on the rides' faces. There was one string of pics where there was a little kid on the outside right seat in a yellow shirt, , he looked like he was having a mental breakdown! (or he was just scared $hitless...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvcoasterguy Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 That moving floor is really cool and seems to move very quickly in comparison to the floors of the other floorless coasters. I'm very excited to go ride this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywood!007 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Wow Jeff those pictures are amazing! Griffon looks awesome, I can't wait to ride it in July! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrider06 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Awesome picture of Griffon, man I really need to get to BGE this year. That thing that slithered in front of you was huge, grrrooosss lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Would've been there myself sometime last weekend, but I had to go out of town. Oh, the irony of it all! Great pics, Jeff--were they handing our free water bottles, like they did when DarKastle opened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinacaniac Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Definatly one of the best collections of Griffon Pictures I have seen. I wish I took as good of pictures as you did. So how many rides did you end up getting on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Lovely Pic's esp the water splash, not a coaster for me as I hate falling vertical, I'll rather ride the "Beast" or "Thunderhead" all day / night than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Welp, I officially have a new desktop wallpaper! Great photos! Lemme just put griffon on the top of my "must ride" list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber.Fiber Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Was that a snake that slithered infront of you? If so I would of had an accident if I were there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber.Fiber Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Oh and by the way great pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraken613 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Nice pictures but pictures just dont show how big eveything is on this beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra_roll06 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Great pics man! Did you ride in the last row cause the airtime on the first hill must be something else?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Great pics, Griffon seems to blend in the sky - it's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfoot12 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Excellent pics, Jeff! I'm hitting the park tomorrow and am looking forward to Griffon immensely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtime&Gravity Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Great photos, and Griffin is one of the most photogenic coasters , and Expedition Geforce is the only steel coaster that looks better. While I'm not sure that this was worth an eight year wait, especially for BGE, it is great that the park has another world class coaster in its lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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