We decided to go to BGW to see Christmas Town on Fri. Nov. 27. Big mistake! I think everyone in the area decided to check it out that day too! The shows offered where so packed, people were lining up hours in advance. Griffon was the only rollercoaster open. DD said Alpengeist would have made more sense, since it's got a snow theme to it. Crowd control was horrible. I overheard a security guard on the phone complaining about lack of proper staffing and poor traffic flow. You couldn't even exit through Italy. You had to back track through all the crowds after making it all the way to the FestHaus.
I understand Friday was their first day at this, and I'm sure BGW will figure it out. The park was gorgeous, as always. If you plan to go, get there early and plan to battle Disney-like crowds. Luckily we had just gotten back from WDW a couple of weeks before, so we were in the right state of mind.