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I visited 3 days last weekend, bought 2 gluten free pizzas (need to be better advertised/organized...not at any of the LaRosa's...only at that Yeungling Brewery Stand in Festhaus), as well as a normal pizza in Festhaus I believe...and perhaps something else. Not sure. Anyway, I still have One Star, but I can redeem 2 rewards, and have 7 to choose from: free cotton candy, free popcorn, free ride on Thunder Alley, 15% off total food voucher, one free game play, 50% off a Fast Lane Pass, or a $9.99 Bring-A-Friend Ticket. Not too bad in my opinion, but still not sure how they calculate it...

http://photocdn.sohu.com/20100813/Img274185634.jpg ^that's the link at the end of the RCDB page

I even thought it could have been a some sorta coin. They said they couldn't find anything that could have been the cause of the accident, so if it were a cell phone, they probably would have found it. A coin is small enough that it could have just fallen onto the ground and easily looked-over... Still though, cell phones should definitely be secured, otherwise your lovely iPhone could cause an accident similar to this

This happened on Sunday, July 31st...but I was there with my family the 2nd and 3rd and rode Dragon Challenge a few times and it was perfectly fine, no injuries! Regardless, thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. http://www.wftv.com/news/28743140/detail.html

You are right. And capitalism tends to tie in closely with supply and demand. Something tells me that these $50.00 will not be flying off the shelves. Let us suspend reality for half a second and say that 400 people bought this pass on any given day (which is absolutely nonsensical - the park would make $20,000 in one fell swoop), and that those 400 people divided themselves between the 10 available rides (that's 40 people per ride), they would fill about 1.5 trains / gondolas (based on most rides holding between 30 - 50 riders). As such, you would wait an additional one or two cycles (which would barely be noticeable), and the park would make $20,000. Again, that's a very simplified and in my opinion would never ever happen, but hopefully that helps you understand how little the guest experience will be realistically affected by this system outside of the "annoyance" of seeing someone "cutting" you, and how greatly the park will benefit. It's a testament to capitalism. This system, contrary to Disney's, is pretty much pure income. There are no machines or tickets, and comparatively little extra staffing. There are no Q-Bots or return time calculators, and no deposits necessary. Just a few additional signs and some marketing. The guest experience is barely affected for the "regular folks," and the park makes heaps of money. Really, there's little complaining to be done. At least, not yet... You pay extra for the floor seating at concerts. You pay extra for the booth with the food at the baseball game. You pay extra for the car with greater gas mileage. You pay extra to see the 3-D film. You pay extra to see the dinos. And now, you pay extra to wait less in line. That is life. Those with certain privileges (including money) to spend get more stuff, get less hassle, get better opportunities, and get places faster, even if it's unfair. Just recognize how little this will affect you as a regular guest in the regular line. I agree 100%! But it all comes down to living within your own means...if you can afford it, great! if not, then you don't worry about it...you don't buy it..you just pretty much ignore it! When you all were younger, did your parents never tell you that whining won't get you anywhere? Same deal here...just because you complain doesn't mean they'll change it or give it to you JUST so that you can have it. I'm only 15...and I seriously find it shameful that mature adults are complaining like this...if any of them have children, they've probably told their kids no at some point...their kids whined...but they probably didn't budge... What's wrong with this picture?

I love that song all of the Transformers soundtracks..and it fits the Flight Deck (I still like to call it TG...) queue wonderfully!

Kings Island isn't Six Flags... it's likely to be different than SF...just give it a chance guys! After this year of awesome things from CF, I doubt if they'd make a big mistake that would completely ruin the guest experience! As many others have posted on here, CF doesn't do things JUST to **** their guests off

We all don't necessarily "know"....everyone just needs to experience it themselves while they're at the park BEFORE we start complaining like this...

You wrote out a very passionate reponse...and I respect that...but since you DID ask if we/I thought it made sense I will give you my short answer: No. The reason I say this is that no matter if someone in line does or doesn't notice that they are being cut in front of, they are...which means that it has cost them a little bit of their time...which is just as precious to them as the people who can afford to spend the $50.00. Thank you! That does make sense...but the problem these days, as kifanblh2011 said, people these days have no patience... The lines aren't that horrendous these days at KI anyway...if you want horrendous lines, go to CP... but even with the addition of these, I still don't think we'll notice that big of a difference. I do think though that they should add some sort of perk(s) for Season Pass holders...but I don't think they should be so great that it affects the GP...if I'm not mistaken, most of their income comes from the GP? I agree 100% with you...The line for DB may seem long, but it hardly ever takes long! Beast usually isn't too bad...none of them are really...but FoF and Firehawk are the killers! I love em both, but the capacity on both of them isn't the greatest... at least FoF is air-conditioned! I just hope they don't get rid of it ONLY because of the poor responses on their wall...if anything, decrease the price a bit, but don't get rid of it. It's a good perk for those who can afford it. It just needs some time to get the kinks ironed out of it...

I just posted this on KI's FB wall: The ranting on that wall is making me sick...and correct me if I'm wrong...but doesn't that make sense? ^

It also says at the bottom of that thread on TPR that it's rumored to be around $50...and if that's the case, I don't see myself EVER using it! ...but I guess we'll find out the details tomorrow! (I assume that's the Monday we're talking about?)

On Screamscape (6/13/11 under Park News), it mentions the lawsuit about an injury on the bumper cars...so its possible that this sparked the rumors? I honestly have no idea...but check it out: http://www.screamscape.com/html/california_s_great_america.htm

No, but The Bat had like the exact same floorless cars as vampire. Tis what I thought! Thanks!

Did Flight Deck (Top Gun..) ever have floorless trains before? My parents seem to think it did at one point...