Best Day of the Week

[mll1013]

Thanks for the great forums! I've been scouring this planning for our first family visit (children ages 12, 14) to Silverwood next week. There have been some great planning tips on here already.

My main question is... what day of the week is usually the least crowded? We will be in the area from Tues-Fri, and will have just one day at Silverwood this time, so we want to maximize our ride time (i.e. minimize crowds) while we are there. Is any weekday as good as another, or is it better to go earlier in the week (e.g. Tuesday instead of Friday.)

In general, it sounds like the best logistics are: 1) get there as soon as the park opens, 2) go straight to Boulder Beach, 3) head over to the coasters mid-afternoon.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas about Silverwood... we look forward to getting to know the park next week.

[jspider]

I don't know that anyone on this site visits so frequently that they'd know anything about crowd flow the way you might find the annual passholders on some sites know crowd flow but I could be wrong.

I'd guess any day other then friday would be pretty similar though. Usually parks are at their slowest midweek.

[skinnyguy]

I'd agree with jspider - mid-week is probably your best bet. Friday's are definitely worse from my experience.

Be sure to come back and let us know how your trip was!

[voodoobones]

I'm planning a trip soon. I'm probably going on a Thursday. I will report back on the crowd.

[Silverwood Visitor]

I would say that Tuesday and Thursday are the least busiest. The only disadvantage is that rides like the Trabant are usually closed. But then again I could easily live without the Trabant and Tilt-a-Whirl
- P.S. I have been to Silverwood every day of the week.

[Bud Parsley]

Monday through thursday are the best days to visit, in terms of crowds.

Fridays get busier. Weekends are the worst.

Go straight to boulder beach and go to ricochet rapids first. The line for that thing can get ridiculous and it moves slow.

Go to the theme park later in the day when the crowds in boulder beach get to be too much. Bring your patience for the coasters because they onlynhave one train each and their lines can be frustrating to wait in.

And i agree with skinny guy...let us know how your trip goes.

[voodoobones]

I'm heading there on August 2nd. It's a Thursday. We'll see how it goes.