my husband, sister and two or three teenage nephews always go together and wait in line usually 1st or 2nd in line. We end up taking turns after the first hour and a half or so because it is usually way too cold here in New England to stay out there the whole time. Last year was the worst. It was like 10 degrees and VERY windy. We even took blankets out of the car to wrap up in. We also get yelled at for going back in line. The past few years there hav been State Police officers there as well and they always let us go back to our spots but do not allow people to just "show up" at the end. I wish our Walmart would hand out tickets. They DON"T and people kill eachother!!!