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Sometimes people take jokes too literally... @DJSkyFoxx posts a funny blurb in the same "tone" or style as typical KI blurbs of new events and people dissect it to pieces LOL

The fights that make the news are of the underage variety and thus the creation of the chaperone policy...

Plus, last year was 12-7 compared to 4-9pm this year. I don't know if I would call 2 more hours all day LOL. In fact 4-9pm may be busier than 12-7pm because those getting off work at 5pm probably didn't make the trip last year but would for a 9pm close this year.

The algorithm tracking the number of times people posted screenshots of the progress was exceeded and the webcam feeds were shut down

I would plan on it being busy.

Given simple things like a pass not working for parking and employee telling the guest it doesn't include parking, and people have their meal plan work one day and not the next, I don't know if I would be comfortable outlaying any money into a CF gift card LOL. If they can't train their staff properly on what a Gold pass includes, I sure doubt they are telling them how to process a gift card if there are any issues... I'd go with a Visa gift card.

Exactly. Just think if the protestors were successful in the late 60s/early 70s and the Coney Island of yesteryear was not closed then and the rides moved to the new park called Kings Island - there would be no Kings Island and possible by extension no Kings Dominion or Canada's Wonderland either....

和想像的一樣美麗 Hé xiǎngxiàng de yīyàng měilì

They used the 2020 season cup so does that mean that cup is good this year

Let's prepare for Grand Carnivale and the parade of nations... Es ist ebenso bezaubernd wie vorhersehbar And then let's play a game of telephone so someone take this German and translate to a different language and at the end take the last one and translate it back to English

This is said thread. Nobody has discussed anything about it yet LOL

For all the knocking folks here give on mistakes and bad information KI hangs up and talks about, maybe some of it is corporate. Take a look at how many things are wrong with this poster that someone posted to social media from KD pass preview last night:

Hmm, did you not watch the 1-minute video snippet @BoddaH1994 linked in his post above yours that he posted 4 hours before your post Or are you simply summarizing his 1 minute analysis on the PR situation in this video for those that don't want to watch a 1 minute clip LOL (actually it was a 1-minute, 22 second clip that points out what you posted in a funny way)... And for those thinking that @BoddaH1994 was simply relinking the KI Team video, think again and watch this clip LOL.

They are trying to squeeze more nickels out of the passholders with meal/drink plans...

So the first sentence you are alluding/stating that the CSO is the cause of the closure and trying to put blame on prior ownership and then the next two sentences you are alluding/stating it was the previous owners that doomed its success?.... As I said in the other thread, it was a stupid PR move to wham, bam in one press release state that Coney was closing and Riverbend on steroids was taking its place. Certainly they had to expect this outcry even if the rides had been gone several years. Sure many of us saw the writing on the wall and many of us are not at all surprised at what has transpired. But there are some that thought it would operate as a pool in perpetuity. Not that it would have mattered to the most die-hard fans, but had they not did the single press release and instead said they were closing and put a for sale sign up and let some time transpire, it might have been a little easier for people to accept its fate. Of course some would still be opposed, but a public announcement that the property was for sale and give those die-hards an actual opportunity to secure funds to purchase the property maybe the negative sentiment wouldn't have been so great. But, as life, it moves on and once they get it up and running they will be selling out the venues...

Prestige passholders saying probably LOL

And would these customers seeking value pay for overpriced alcohol in the new alcohol location in Coney? One can only squeeze so many nickels out of people. I guess CF believes there are a lot of nickels to be squeezed out of passholders that already have meal and drink add-ons....

I doubt they will ever go back to the 1 hour Early Ride Time, but bringing back the evening ERT events would be a nice addition.

I agree, it seems like there could have been a better choice for that building. I still think they should have put Tom+Chee there and put Skyline in the former Chic-fil-A place instead as this past year showed that the park could handle 2 Skylines as the Coney Mall location was way more busier with the other Skyline converted to G&G that rarely had a line. Or the Mac&Cheese would be a great fit. Anything to help spread the dining plan offerings and lines out would have been a good thing. Eliminating a meal plan dining location when they are pushing dining plans seems short-sided. The Mercado behind Enrique's is close enough for those needing to fill their alcohol wants, along with the beer stand in front of The Racer, that as someone said is probably gone now and will probably be converted to a one-time Front of the Line selling point LOL. Instead it seems like they are trying to squeeze more nickels out of the guests already in the park with additional in-park up-charge items.

I suspect they will only be selling the alcoholic variety...

Yep, they will go buy a pass to Coney Island...oh wait. Maybe Entertrainment Junction...oh wait.... I guess we still have the zoo and your fave the Newport Aquarium... The fact of the matter is, and we have said it before, is even with the devaluing of the product, the cost/hr of entertainmnent/food at KI can't be beat. Try to go to a Reds game at the same cost/hr. A round of golf? A game of putt-putt? Sure KI will have some attrition as some will decide to take their money elsewhere, but the bean counters must feel like that loss is less than the loss they would see by increasing the costs to provide a better product and cost out the clientele they have been marketing to for years.

Same. Or long time platinum holders that downgraded to a KI gold pass this year and skipped the all park add-on and put that savings towards Dollywood of KK pass. I suspect we will see/hear more of that happen. The question is will it be enough of a bump that CF takes notice and makes changes or will they continue to devalue the offering?

Based on FB chatter, appears folks are having issues at Carowinds with various passport add-ons.

Come on now, KI offers a VIP lounge experience.... Unlike the drink plans restricted to 15 minutes between, the cooler water is not time restricted

20 years between posts in a thread - is that a record LOL?