Does anybody have any tried and true advice for BGW (I'm going next Monday) PKD (next Friday) and SFA? (Monday after that) Thanks!

At BGW go in a circle from the left and hit the rides that way

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Hit Alpengeist at night, about 1 hour before closing. Lines will get shorter and shorter. You will have to walk to the gate, but it's worth it. Big bad Wolf and Loch Ness Monster will be walk ons on Monday. At PKD, run to either Volcano or Hypersonic, whichever you think looks best(I'd run to Volcano). If you rode Hypersonic, go and get on Grizzly, so the wait can't build up. If you rode Volcano, get on Flight of Fear, and then Anaconda. The rest is then up to whatever you want.

For some reason, Alpengeist has always been the shortest line for me...

I always hit Loch Ness Monster, then Apollo's Chariot, then Alpengeist. Then Big Bad Wolf. That really isn't a good strategy though, as by the time I get to AC and BBW, they're both jam-packed while Alpie and Loch Ness are walk-ons. Dunno why, but...

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Okay, my advice for you is to be the earliest person in every theme park you go to. This way, your wait isn't too long. For Busch Gardens Williamsburg, I'd go on Apollo's Chariot first. You could get in the front seat of that thing without having to wait a minute. Then, go to Alpengeist. You have to ride all the roller coasters at Busch Gardens Williamsburg! In Paramount's Kings Dominion, I suggest you'd go on Hypersonic XLC first because the lines get really long. Then, you go on Volcano: The Blast coaster. Whatever order you're on, you have to ride Hypersonic XLC, Volcano: The Blast Coaster, Flight of Fear, Anaconda, and Grizzly. For Six Flags America, either go to Superman: Ride of Steel first or Batwing. I suggest you ride Superman: Ride of Steel, Batwing, The Joker's Jinx, and Two Face: The Flip Side.

Honan is right, you don't want to be late. AT BGW I would ride Apollo first, at PKD I would ride Hypersonic first even though Volcano is the better ride. You can hit Flight of Fear, maybe the best coaster in the park, anytime since many people don't know about the modifications.

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At BGW ride Apollo first. Alpengeist will probably be close to a walk on. Loch ness will most likely be a 15min. or more wait and Big Bad Wolf was always the longest line for me, for some strange reason. Also don't miss the wild maus. it'll probably be a walk on and is actually quite scary...(in my opinion)

I'm doing the same 3 parks except in a different order -

SFA - Monday & Tues
PKD - Weds. & Thurs
BGW - Friday, maybe Saturday

So far all of the tips have been really good. I'm just wondering if going to BGW on a friday will greatly affect me, and if so please tell me either by specifying here or PMing me. All help is greatly appreciated!

(Note: I would have made this a separated topic for my vacation, but it would probably be considered a repeat)

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BTW, my cousin went to BGW with his band, and he said that I should go to Alpengeist first, then AC. Is this a bad way of going, or good strategy?

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Very bad strategy. Apollo's Chariot has extreme lines, while for some reason Alpengeist is usually a 5 min wait at most for me.

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LOL, you're so right! I actually agree that Wilde Maus is pretty scary (At least it's the best wild mouse I've ever been on). And the line estimates are pretty correct too. I don't know why that's the case, but it always is.

Kinda depends though. Sometimes, Big Bad Wolf has longer lines than Apollo's Chariot, but sometimes it's almost a walk-on. I don't get it, especially the former.

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yea do that b/c not the whole park opens at the same time.
LNM opens first, the Alpengeist, then BBW, then Apollos Chariot

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At BGW, if you go on a Saturday, I really hope your day doesnt end up like mine. Hour for Apollos Chariot, Hour and a half for Alpengeist, Loch Ness was 45 minutes, BBW 3 hours.

PKD on a Wednesday is perfect, Fridays arent really bad either. Hit Volcano first, which when I go has the longest lines. Then go to Avalanche, then get to Flight Of Fear, which should be a walkon in the morning. After that hit Anaconda, and then go across the park, if you really want to, u can ride Shockwave, but then ride all the rides on the other side. If the line for XLC isnt over an hour, go then. Ride XLC at about 9 PM, every time I do the line is only about an hour or less, and you can get on alot of rides from 7 PM to 10 PM, the park is deserted!

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I went to BGW on a Thursday and a Saturday. And Saturday was the best day(probably because it was really cloudy and it rained later), I got 6 rides on AC and i could have gotten more(in the rain, though).

AC: Walk on
Alpie: less than 10 min
LNM: walk on
BBW: less than 5 min/walk on

No joke,on Apollo, we got into the station, the gates were about to open and everyone was waiting for every row except 2nd so we just walked right on!

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OK I've done this and it seems to work for me. Hit the coasters in this order: The Loch Ness Monster, Alpengeist, The Big Bad Wolf, and Apollo's Chariot. Check out Roman Rapids at night it will be a walk on. Escape from Pompeii usually doesn't have a bad wait. The Le Scoot log flume usually has the longest line of the 3 water rides.

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