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My family (34, 33, 5, 3) decided to go for early ride time before it got too hot. After getting our picture (funpix is totes worth as a parent) taken at the entrance one of the supervisors approached and asked if we wanted to open the park. Apparently they don't do the single family interdiction, they grab three families and do it as a group. We got to do a bit of a meet and greet with Snoopy and Charlie Brown, ride the Holly Jolly Trolley to the antique cars, as well as a free blue ice cream cone for each, and a one time fast pass for each of us. 4 cones are a bit too many and we actually gave 2 of them to another family in line for ice cream, and the fast pass only worked on Boo Blasters, so we gave that away to someone with kids old enough to get a big coaster. Overall a great time this morning, not crowded so we got a lot done.

There was a maintenance dude hanging out at the double helix on The Beast when I rode it a few weeks ago. Figured he knew what he was doing, but I was surprised that anyone was allowed back there without a lock-out

My buddy was the same way, I narrated the ride for him

Is it me or did they change the roasting style of the chicken? The skin is paler and the white meat is dry as a desert. I wonder if they dropped the temp and increased the duration, it's not nearly as good as it was last year.

Looks like Coney BBQ started cracking down on portions. They had a little scale for entrees and smaller condiment cups

If be more surprised if it isn't stuck by lightning once a year. It's one of the tallest things around, made of metal even.

https://cdn-cloudfront.cfauthx.com/binaries/content/assets/kd-en-us/general-information/play/2019---grand-carnivale-tasting-card.pdf The food looks rather tasty. I am excited to try a few of these. Especially the ribs.

I am curious if I am helping or annoying the ride ups in Planet Snoopy when I jam my car keys into the seatbelt buckle and get my kids out more quickly.

I haven't got anything. I double checked to make sure my cards were tied to my Kings Island account. The page does say select days, but it doesn't say what days.

has anyone received a perk yet? I have gone twice since the PassPerks email went out and I haven't received anything. I see the site said "select days" but I see nothing indicating what those days are.

I used to do that "Hey Beardy, what are you doing for lunch?". Eh, probably Banshee, maybe Diamondback and some chicken?

Are there any places that have thousand island dressing? My wife has been wanting to do up some salads, but our first foray at the brewhouse was unsuccessful. Hail Caesar had a laughable amount of dressing on it, and even though it was rung up for dressing on the side they managed to mess that up. The food runner doesn't even ask if everything is OK, they act like they are on fire; stop, drop and roll (out)

PSPGO 05/22/19. "Probably Still Pretty Good on May 22nd, 2019"

Went to the Brewhouse last night, place was just as empty as the rest of the park. I got the 3 Little Pig sliders. The pulled pork is exactly the same as the Coney BBQ pulled pork, only less of it. The tots were actually pretty good, nice and crispy.

The cost of steel has gone up in the last few years, but it is still cheaper than when Diamondback was built. Granted this doesn't go back to 2009, but while it has "gone up" it isn't a drastic increase in the 7 year average.