huskerchad

As far as multiple parks, two of us used our platinum passes at CP on a Sunday morning and KI later that same evening with no issue last year.

I have no doubt you were told that...but I also am skeptical.

I had a confirmation email that had a link for re-printing the voucher. You could ask her to forward that.

As others said, KI is going to try to maximize profits, so they've surely taken the idea that sharing will happen (against the rules of the wristband, if there are any, or not) into account. They're obviously targeting a certain demographic with the wristband. Most likely, me. I carry around the same bottle of water all day and fill it up at fountains. I don't need soft drinks, I have water. I actually drink a lot of water and there's no chance I would pay $30+ for the equivalent volume of soft drinks during a day. I am also not interested in carrying around the oversized souvenir cup. However, I will pay $5 for a wristband that lets me get the 20oz drinks on demand. So, the park has $5 more than it used to have, at a cost of very little--fountain drinks are extremely cheap for them to provide. The only real question is how much they are losing from the people who would have spent $30+ on drinks, and are now spending only $5. I'm sure they've crunched the numbers and probably continue to do so.

I guess I'm halfway in between on the theme issue. I am not from this area and moved to Indiana in 1996. My first visit to KI was in 1997. Compared to, for example, Worlds of Fun, I found the theme a little weak, even under Paramount. Some of it was good--I liked Outer Limits but did get tired of the looped video after waiting in line for hours during a breakdown. Some of it was so-so or just dumb. Still, given a choice between (to take LLTSM's position) Diamondback with no snake theme and re-named to "Roller Coaster", and some lesser coaster (say Vortex) with a totally tricked-out theme, I'd take Roller Coaster any day of the week. The rides are king to me. I realize not everyone has the same take.

I have seen them managing the two queues at KI, at not only Diamondback but also even Vortex. And as others have mentioned, they do it at CP as well, but of course there are more "headline" attractions there. It definitely does not guarantee you instant access to the ride, ahead of everyone else in the standby (for lack of a better term) line.

They were not only watching--they asked what the plan was and were told that the youngest was staying there (since she was obviously not tall enough to ride).

We saw a family of five wait in line for Diamondback. The youngest girl was MAYBE 5, and was carried up the steps, asleep, by the father. The parents and the two older children rode, while the youngest was told to wait for them at the exit gate.

They were selling them anywhere that had fountain drinks last Sunday (6/3). I agree it doesn't seem like a good deal for them, so maybe it was an experiment. I didn't check yesterday (6/10) if they were selling them because we weren't going to be there long enough to use it.

Again, there are two different wristbands. One is for refills of the souvenir cup. The other is for unlimited 20oz cups. Both are $5. We were told that the 20oz cup version cannot be used at the Freestyle machines, so it may be that souvenir cup refills cost more there as well.

It was running Sunday evening.

We have two season passes. Have not managed to be able to link them yet so we try to concentrate our spending on one card. A few meals so far, some candy and ice cream. Maybe $100 spent in the park, and three visits for each card. Neither has leveled, but the card with the spending does have a few new offers including 50% off Fast Lane.

We redeemed our funperks coupon at the funperks booth that is just inside the park entrance and to the left. Right by the photo station.

Invertigo was running Sunday night as well.

We stopped in last night on our way back from Cedar Point. Diamondback was absolutely running and you can see the new concrete that has been poured around the ride photo area.

There is a $5 wristband that gives you unlimited refills for the souvenir cup which costs ~$10. There is a separate $5 wristband that gives you unlimited 20 ounce fountain drinks in a paper cup. You do not need to save the cup. This is not only a great deal, it's perfect for us because we do not like to carry anything around the park. On FH and similar rides, I put my phone and few other belongings in a zipper pocket on my shorts, and never have to worry about a locker nor about anything falling out. It's great not to have to lug around the souvenir cup and figure out what to do with it.

Diamondback definitely ran on Sunday, June 3. I rode it 5 times (I think) for ERT and then another time later in the day with about a 30 min wait for the front seat. As we exited from that last ride, all of the turnstyles had been opened and were mostly full, but the line had been cut off. I don't know why, because the cars were still running.Some people had lined up outside the area where it had been cut off as well. We weren't planning to ride again that day anyway so I never saw what happened after that.

You will fill in your name and other info online at the time you purchase. Then you take the voucher to the season pass center outside the gate. I did NOT have to show ID, but I clearly look like an adult (plus some). It sounds like you're under 18? I don't know if they would require a parent to be with you or not. If they won't give you the pass on your own, the voucher you printed out is good for 1 admission before you have to process your pass, so you could still get in that day and then one of your parents would have to bite the bullet and come with you.

I got the notification as well, and it's been posted on the KI facebook page. Is Invertigo really down right now? I hadn't seen that anywhere.

Lots of fairly low priced stuff at the shops, such as the 80's souvenir shop. The small cotton candy wasn't expensive, and I believe there is candy by the pound as well (so buy a piece or two).

I'm glad to know that at least I'm not alone. Anyone know if Verizon's service is any better, or does that large of a crowd just overload all of the carriers?

Do people really have much luck using data at KI? The last two trips I have taken (late last year and early this year), data service was basically nonexistaant with AT&T. Of course that happens many other places with AT&T, so no real surprise there. FWIW both days were very busy at the park, 1-2 hour waits for the major rides, but still I was surprised to have no data whatsoever for most of the day.

I am nowhere near as small as you, but I have lost a considerable amount of weight the last few years. It's disconcerting to me that I am now thrown around on rides, and often feel like I'm about to fly out--even though I know these restraints have all been tested and there's virtually no way it will actually happen. So I at least understand where you are coming from. For me, Diamondback and Firehawk ar the two worst in terms of "feeling" secure. Only on my most recent ride did I actually feel comfortable enough to lift my hands off the restraint bar (wedge, whatever you call it). Compared to having been wedged in tight at my previous size, the feeling of flying out of my seat just isn't something I'm used to. Firehawk is kind of the opposite--I feel like I will fall out instead of being thrown up, but I've only ridden it a few times. The second time was better. As mentioned, it is not open for ERT, but if you wait for it right at the rope drop you will get right on and be able to judge whether it's too rough. I doubt your grandma will like it--I would NOT classify it as rough, but it does put pressure on different parts of your body than a typical coaster. It's definitely more physically demanding than just sitting in Diamondback.

I have not done it. If you don't need the answer right away, there is a "Contact Us" link on the KI website, and I got a response within a few days. I wouldn't take the chance without verifying that it's possible.

Just wanted to follow up on this...it worked exactly as described. Parking lot scanned the printout, and season pass center (which is outside the gate) was open at 8:30 to process the pass so I actually had it in plenty of time for ERT starting at 9. Very seamless.