Zynga has made an announcement on the Zynga Support page about fixing issues while the game was loading. Here is a reprint;
Update - Loading issues (July 19th)
Updated 07/20/2012 at 10:53
Dear Players,
Yesterday (July 19, 2012), we experienced technical issues in Mafia Wars which resulted in slow loading of the game for a couple of hours.
This issue was immediately investigated and resolved by our teams.
We heard the feedback from our players and have decided to extend the time for the current Limited Time Property - Wine Cellar by 1 day.
Wine Cellar will now end on July 23rd 2012 (23:59 Pacific Time).
We thank you for your patience while the issue was being resolved.
-Mafia Wars Team
That’s great! That’s wonderful! Now can you FIX THE HALF SCREEN LOADING?
And you extended the Wine Cellar by one day……..PFFFT….Big Whoopie……