Visited the garden today, the plants put in are now well established. There’s very light ambient music playing from speakers back nearer the main path, and this helps to drown out a lot of park noise. As the garden drops away from the path, even Motocoaster’s noise isn’t too loud. I can’t say I’ve been here though when the east side of Giant Drop was operating, but that ride’s frequency shouldn’t be too distracting.
The train is coming downhill here so isn’t loud either, despite passing by just on the other side of the path.
Whatever goes in where RHLR was, I’m sure they’ll maintain a buffer, likely a natural one.
The names on the seats are still there.
No signs of people using it for smoking.
I don’t expect to be coming back to DW until River Town fully opens, so it was nice to be able to spend some time to pay my respects. Not that I knew any of them, but it could have been anyone.