Opening Date
Griffon officially opened on Friday, May 25, 2007. A special employee first ride event took place on May 1, 2, and 3rd. A second special VIP event took place on May 17 following the May 16th media day event. There was a "soft opening" on May 13. The roller coaster ran all day May 13 with just a few stops. Lines were very short at first, then became packed later in the day. Griffon opened on May 18 until May 25 for a "preview week." The official opening was on May 25, 2007. The ribbon was cut by a child who shares his name with the coaster. The lines for Griffon on opening day hit a wait time of approximately five hours, but the single riders line took approximately 1 hour. The wait was mostly due to technical problems stopping the ride, as similar sized lines in the following weeks only took an hour to an hour and a half.
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