Do the rides operate everyday? Also are there outside vendors on weekdays?

Yes rides operate 7 days a week.However as to outsode Vendors the best are in order Thursdays and Tuesdays. Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays aren't really that good. An order of the best days total our Sunday Thursday Saturday and Tuesday and that order those are the best days to go for outside vendors in that order.

Yes and yes

Yes

Yes, the rides operate every day and there is vendors on weekdays though there are some vendor that only open over the weekends.