I haven't seen the new entry area yet, but Tudor Square had so much charm that seems to be missing in all that I've seen of the new entrance. I get that the old are was too congested and antiquated, but it was so well built with great architectural details.

I miss the Hersheypark of my youth-- Giant Wheel, Skyride, Tudor Square. They were all products of the Randall Duell reimagining of the park in the 1970's, and some of his best work.

The original Frontierland Station:

And Great America went even further with a triple wheel that rotated load position:

Magic Mountain went a step further with arms rotating on the arm:

Astroworld’s had a bent arm so it was more vertical in the up position:

Kings Island had the same one as Zodiac:

I think it's an "emergency repair" just taking place overnight.

It lives up to the hype!

The pattern is almost like rain drops on the surface of water: