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My Idea The Phantom Theater Ride Returned...
super7 replied to kingsislandfan1972's topic in Kings Island
I just saw on a video last night that the high quality Phantom Theater was only there for 10 years. That awful, cheap replacement has been there for over 20 years. How can a piece of garbage like the current ride exist for that long? -
The early performances at the bandstand are rough on the performers and especially the dancers. They are in the direct, blazing heat with no sun. Just as bad, the dancers are forced to dance on hard concrete instead of a proper stage with some shock absorption built in. At Kings Dominion their bandstand is pretty well shaded and it is built higher up so you can actually see the performers when there’s a crowd. But that park has allowed to sit down venues to sit empty the last several years while forcing the performers to perform outdoors in the very hot Virginia heat, and forcing the audience to stand up. At least Kings Island is using their theaters.
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I thought Center Stage Live was just about perfect for a theme park show It was disappointing that it only ran 1 year. it’s a shame they put the show that usually showcases in the best way the talent of the singers and the dancers on that awful concrete outdoor stage, with no seating for the audience while lesser quality shows get the better venues. The one year the bandstand show Off The Charts was at International Showplace was nice. You could sit down and actually see the performers
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Not the talent. The playlist and format . When 1/3 of a show is TV show themes, it’s cringeworthy. Additionally the show followed the same snippety format most other Festhaus shows follow. Small snippets of songs that don’t really showcase the vocalist talent The Feasthaud shows cast too many vocalists as well. So each one only sings a little in the show. Coupled with is what usually high school level choreography because they cast all vocalists instead of vocalists and dedicated dancers. The formula used for Retroseoct and especially Center Stsge Live (less vocalists with a dedicated dancers / longer versions of songs / dancers doing higher level choreography ) is a much better format to showcase the performance talents
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Does the All Park Passport cover parking at your non-home park?
super7 replied to BoddaH1994's topic in Kings Island
When I went to Carowinds at New Year’s my all parks pass didn’t work at all. If I gave them my name at the main gate with ID, they could look it up on the system, but the pass on my phone did not work. Addionally, my dining plan did not work anywhere during that visit. I had to go to customer service and get meal tickets. They could look up my pass at customer service, but not at the restaurants. it was three different results at three different places in the park (gate, customer, service, and dining) i’m assuming my pass was not working at the parking lot either but they waved me on because of the back up of traffic -
At least there are still 4 shows (for a month lol) The biggest disappointment is the bubble show. That theater is a great space for a real production The country shows have not been good. But the 70s show was pretty cringy. Retrospect was good but not how they split it into two short shows. I wonder if they will cut the cast from the bike show. It was big the last two seasons. It won’t be surprising if they do.
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My Idea The Phantom Theater Ride Returned...
super7 replied to kingsislandfan1972's topic in Kings Island
Unfortunately, if this ride ever does come back, I don’t believe it will have many animatronics. Look at what Cedar Fair did when they brought back Knotts Berry Tales as a shell of its former self -
Does the All Park Passport cover parking at your non-home park?
super7 replied to BoddaH1994's topic in Kings Island
Judging by the unethical way that Cedar Fair is known to do business quest, I just feel there’s something $neaky involved in the switch from Platinum to All Parks. Maybe I’m wrong, but I do not trust them. -
Does age change the amount of times you ride a ride in a row?
super7 replied to Mr. Coastermania's topic in Kings Island
I think age also makes in realize that most rides are boring and repetitive after a few times in a row and there are other things to do…… -
How Much Time Does Xtreme Skyflyer Have?
super7 replied to kingsislandfan1972's topic in Kings Island
It’s such an eyesore at all of the parks. Good riddance anywhere that removes it. But it’s the worst eyesore at Carowinds in the center of the park. After paramount absolutely decimated the center of the park by removing the riverboat Cedar Fair came along and made it worse. -
“Together We’re Better” is always the first song that comes to mind for KI because of that sequence of that show. I think this song pops in my head every time I go there.
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Shade is what the park needs most. It’s miserable in the heat. They have cut down just about every tree that shades the midway. I don’t understand why they’re so cheap. They won’t build shaded structures over the flat ride queues (and parts of the coasters). it’s just that big of an investment that makes the customers day so much better.
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If Taft could’ve done anything differently when planning KI
super7 replied to SonofBaconator's topic in Kings Island
When they built KD, international Street basically stuck out of the park on its own, and the park began at the Eiffel Tower. There were no pathways leading directly to themed areas halfway up the street like they did at Kings Island and Canada’s Wonderland The east side of international Street now leads to Dominator but not directly to a themed area. It was odd how they used all that space on the west side of international Street for the administration buildings That’s another reason the park is lopsided. -
This is exactly why Cedar Fair and other chain parks are operated this way. They sell cheap season passes and meal plans and people buy them no matter what. In the long run people get what they pay for. i’m sure the company management has the attitude that people are going to buy the season passes no matter what they do because of the price. theme parks were much better when they were special events a few times a year that people actually paid for each visit instead of a cheap to frequent. They really do lose their special feeling when one goes too much.
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In 21 they had an attendance increase because everyone had been shut in for a year. In early 22 they were still running the parks with the 21 mindset. it was mid 22 when Cedar Fair decided they wanted to chase off more customers budgets everywhere possible. And then 23 was nothing but that. The company is filled with executives that only care about filling their own pockets in the short run and will do anything to do that. They don’t care about increasing attendance in the long run. Matt Ouimet is gone. He was the reason Cedar Fair parks were run correct a few years