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  1. The only time I've been on a Sunday during Halloweekends it was a gorgeous day (high 60s sunny) in 2004. I had a wait for TTD (10 min,) and MF (5 min) everything else was a walk on. It was a glorious day, as was this past Friday, I did 21 rides (including 2 TTD, 2 MF, and all the haunted attractions but UR Dade) in the 6 hours the place was open. So from experience, if you can go on a Fri or Sun during Halloweekends, it is certainly the way to go.
  2. -Anyone can park in the Soak City lot and enter via the Magnum entrance. Also Magnum has a ticket booth if they are buying their tickets there -Magnum has a guest relations office, so you can get in there if your pass doesn't work at the gate (but supposedly by now all Ohio Passes should work at the gates at the Ohio parks but no harm in just going in, there will be no line)
  3. It is still quite possible to have fun when the park is packed, you just have to do it right. Im assuming you have a Maxx Pass, if everyone else in your group does too that means that you can enter an hour before the park opens (huge plus) but either way here are some basic rules to follow: -Park in the Soak City Lot. That way you will enter at the Magnum entrance, and means you will be much closer to TTD, MF, and Maverick then the Main entrance. To get to the SS parking lot, be in the far left lane at the parking booths, and continue up the Perimeter Road or if you are in another lane put your left turn sign on for the first parking attendant after you pay. Either way, also check to see if Maverick is running (if you are able to do early entry.) -The key to hitting most of the big rides is to hit them early, if you are able to be there for early entry get there early (30 min before) so you are somewhat near the front of the line. If you saw Maverick testing when you drove by it head there first and ride, if you didnt, go to MF and ride, try to do the ride you didnt do next then head to TTD to get that one out of the way when the park opens. -If you cant use early entry, then save Maverick for later (it already has and will have for the rest of the day a 105 min wait) and try to do TTD (assuming it opens on time) first, otherwise hit MF. -Dont do Raptor until the late afternoon, it has its biggest lines in the morning. -Check what time the indoor houses open, and be sure to be at one (I suggest either Pharoh's or Vampire since you can easily knock off these two back to back with minimal waits) 15 before opening before the line forms -If you are going to do Werewolf Canyon (and again, if its windy dont bother, if it isnt its pretty cool) get there 60-45 min before opening and queue up, trust me youll be happy because by the time it opens the wait will be 2+ hours long -Fright Zone and Fear Faire are scare zones and thus have no lines. They are also the best haunted attractions ride "early and often" -Since you wisely choose to park in Soak City, you can take advantage on the tail end of the night too. Magnum during the last 30 min the park is open is usually close to a walk on and at the worst a 15 min wait. You should be able to marathon the sucker at least 3 times before the park closes for an amazing cap to your day.
  4. I have, but I havent been to KI's (yet, that will change 10/26) so all that I can suggest is general stuff: -If you can, try to go on a day that isnt Saturday because they can be quite crowded while the other days are dead (there is a trade off though, Friday night its only open 6 hours with minimal rides, and Sunday there is no outdoor haunts) -Their scare zones (CarnEvil, Fear Faire, Fright Zone) are the cream of the crop at Halloweekends, especially the Fright Zone. -If its windy, skip Werewolf Canyon, that attraction relies heavily on fog to make it work. If it isnt a windy night, get there early because this one will be the longest line of the night. -As for their indoor attractions, they are not the best however, Lair of the Vampire has a funhouse style spinning tunnel in it (cool) and Pharoh's Secret is the longest maze and has the most scareactors. -They have a parade, new this year on Sat and Sunday, heard good things, havent seen it yet -Ive never gone to any of the shows -Magnum, MF, Maverick and Blue Streak are all 10X better at night
  5. Yes but that park isnt surrounded on three sides by Lake Erie. It has a considerable affect on the local weather not just when it comes to summer time storms but also due to wind chills in cold weather. The lake adds humidity to the air, which is a major factor in wind chills that makes it "feel" colder. Having been to CP last year in late October, Im not too sure I want to be there at night (which is what it would have to be for weekdays) ever again. In order to ride, I had to wear two hats, two gloves, under armor suit, turtleneck, hoodie, fleece jacket, 2 piece Columbia winter parka and flannel lined jeans. It was fun, but again I dont think I want to do that again, at least when the lows are in the low 20s/high teens (and a wind chill of 10 on the ground, God knows what on the actual coasters.) This year I have wisely scheduled my trips so that I will be at CP for this Friday (opening night) and the 5th, and KI for the 26th and 27th. I know it will still be cold in Mason, but I doubt it will be worse then Sandusky.
  6. ^So what is your opinion on this then? Do you support giving every CF PP member PP perks at every CF park or only giving them PP perks at their home park? Personally, I think the way to go is what Busch has done for ages, you get "Platnum Perks" only at your home park (like ERT, free preferred parking, etc,) but you still get Free Parking, Admission, and their 10% off purchases in park at away parks. Im just confused about what you think is the right way to proceeed, in one post your talking about simplifying the passes so that everyone gets the same thing but in the next post you are argueing that only CP people should get Joe Cool? Where do you stand?
  7. I actually think that CF is not going to do this because of us Ohio People. I live in Toledo, so my "home park" is CP, but Ive made down to KI 3 times this year and plan one more trip for Halloween. At CP this year, the lines during ERT in the morning have been approaching ridiculous for what should be "ERT" (2 hour wait for Maverick, 45 min for MF on busy days, not to mention TTD opening with a 1+ hour wait) in ways I have never seen before. I believe this happens to be due to all the new sister parks (GL, MIA, KI) that are so close to each other. The key is to strike the balance between giving as much people the perk as possible while still keeping it as a perk. I think its the right way to go with keeping the perks for only your home Platinum park is the way to go. Think about it, how would it feel to you if all of a sudden all the people who own CF Platnum Passes could use the your Gold Lot? I think you could kiss that perk goodbye unless you were there at opening because of all the extra people who would be eligible for it, also the lines for Speed Land would be longer too. As much as I would love to be able to have those Platnum Perks at KI the 3-5 times I visit it, I would much rather have a smaller crowd for ERT @ CP the close to a dozen times I use that perk.
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