The first year was good but there were issues, the parade was disorganised and at times it was clear it wasn't going to work. Ride offering was better, troublesome trucks and accelerator running with some of vikings. It was the first year and seemed a lot busier than this years events, can't remember food offering.
This year, Rory disco and theatre show I felt were better, less chaoctic. Ride offering was not as good. There has been a lot of debate on food offering so I won't go down that route.
How to improve, ignoring commercial decisions etc I would pretty much do the same as this year, maybe try and do something with Dino trail and have more dinosaurs. There can be issues with operating roller coasters in february if it is too cold, I would however run the following with a view to offer larger family offering.
- Thomasland
- Carousol
- Jolly Bucanneer
- Bounty
- Sheriffs showdown
- Drunken barrels
- Flying dutchman
- Wave swinger - unless maintenance in that area
- Sleepnir
- Dodgems
- Loki
- Thor
I would open Burger kitchen, sodor, Safari and fun foods and potentially new themed area restaurant depending on what it is.
I don't think they could open the whole park or all the restaurants. To do the above would need more people working and attending, but given it will be on the back of the biggest year, could be possible, maybe without Wave swinger and all depends on what is happening with a potential relocation of flying dutchman and other maintenance / development work.