TheCandyManCan
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I could see the waterpark getting an expansion. When weather is good, that place draws a HUGE crowd. However I wouldn't be surprised if Rivertown is up next, it's been somewhat neglected in ways for awhile unless you count RHoF as an expansion. Something makes me think that the box will potentially be utilized in some way. If not, I'd bet at least the blacktop gets ripped up finally at minimum over there.
My thing is I'd like to see:
Eiffel Tower repainted (It's borderline terrible, it's rusted and flaking like hell)Band Organ fixed for good (pay someone to do it right, last years half assed job was great and all, but it didn't last, and early this year it sounded like crap)
Fix lights on everything. There's no reason Vortex chaser lights should be burnt out, or the Carousel, or anything. This isn't the Kinzel era. Cedar Point was a night and day difference with Ouimet and it looks much better. Fix this here.
Find something to do with the majority of Tower Gardens and the old Starlight area. Just grass is somewhat wasteful to me. There's so much room to utilize. Also while add it, fix or get rid of International Showplace...
Make the fountains on the Street like the ones at Kings Dominion with the black bottom an dancing fountains. I'd love to see the pedestal deals stay incorporated as they look great, however, if they left I wouldn't be completely bummed considering what the new fountains can do and how it'd look
They did all that one year, I'd be happy, no park improvement, no large capital addition, nothing. Just give me some TLC and some fresh stuff, and I'm a happy dude. However I'm not the target market, some people want a capital expense, so it is what it is.
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Selfie Sticks...
More like Narcissisticks
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Well I will say the teething problems are probably them discussing the early stuff the ride encountered (shutdowns/etc) and that stuff is warranted. I can't read the article, it keeps timing out, probably my bad connection
Also, Smiler doesn't have anti rollbacks in the traditional sense. Eddy current brakes are quite dominant on the structure
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Disney is part of the American Dream?
I just want a room, a garage with all sort of tools and gadgets, and a nice car sitting in it. Oh and a fireplace where I can sit in front of and ponder
Now that's the dream
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Thirsty Dog Old Choco is going to be available in the Fall, I agree it's very very tasty. I have yet to try the Old Fashioned Barrel Ale. My local stores don't carry it. I can usually only find their Bourbon Barrel Ale, I can't even usually get their Stout, which I enjoy more.
Glad to see everything went smoothly. If I could have spent the full evening in the park I would have participated, I clearly missed a fun opportunity, but again, hopefully this is an annual event, or multiple times a year like Cedar Point pulled off with the Brew & BBQ deal.
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Someone else got the joke, I can't wait to see the submissions for Coastermania 2016
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I can see it now...Cedar Flags hahaha
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I misplaced my spine on the ride somehow, does that count as sentimental value?
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Well the whole deal in general..
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It reminds me of those people that sell sand in the used 2 liter bottles
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I'm just waiting on the verdict of what caused this. I'm slowly leaning towards operator error, but I'll withhold all judgement until official facts are in
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Paying $200 for defunct coaster wood is just..wow
Let me get grass from Kings Island and sell it for $10.
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Too bad you can't get an out of state discount for the tax paid Kentucky park.
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The last time I rode, all guns in my car were broken. It was a quiet, uneventful ride.
Why have a shooting dark ride and have it inoperable? Part of the reason I think a Dark Ride upgrade is due very very soon
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Unfortunately. Ah well.
By the way today is World Gin Day apparently, go enjoy yourself some!
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I'm wondering if the hot weather is keeping the dry side of the park that empty. For a Saturday in mid June, call me surprised.
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Be weary, the drink selection there is quite minimal..and..costly.
Don't expect anything except cheap bottom shelf bottles
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Last year, new training was implimented across all of the Cedar Fair parks. It's a joke of a company that makes quite outlandish operational changes that kill every bit of operations. Basically, you follow their rules, do what they want, and if something happens, they fight for you in court if it goes that way for what I understand. See other forums dedicated to Cedar Fair parks, it's everywhere. Or just look the company up yourself, their website is even a joke.
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I went
I always love just doing that.
Anyways, not much major to report Y'all know the park and it's stuff just as much as we all do. Cirque was good, few close calls and messups, they're humans who do extraordinary work multiple times a day for us. I don't even want to know how tiresome and challenging some of this stuff is. Seeing this and how they react to it, I give them mad kudos for keeping up on this. It does make me cringe though because I don't want anything bad to happen to them. Like prime example Trevor didn't land the box on the ground perfectly during one of the shows today, major cringe moment, but I'm sure he's ok.
Park was surprisingly empty for a very nice warm Friday. Not sure if hot weather, evening storms, or the brew festival kept people away, but I enjoyed many back to back rides on almost every major attraction. Post mid afternoon storm it did seem to congest the park a bit surprisingly, usually it does the opposite, however, wait times were still minimal. Not everything was walk on like before though.
Shoutout goes to red Racer mid day crew, they were hitting interval best they could given the new dumb IROC rules. Blue seemed to be lagging behind the perfection I saw on red, but both sides were doing an exceptional job. Also, the woman (forget her name) at the Coney Corn Dog stand or whatever it's called. Dealing with a guest trying to pull a fast one on her with the souvinier cups, she could tell what he was doing and took care of it quite professionally. Then the service I got still after that crummy scenario was perfect. Great employee there.
The new funnel cake stand is very enjoyable. I stopped there in between meals just to try it out. For ~10, what you can load up on there is an absolute steal. The cheesecake topping is to die for, seriously.
Other than that I left a bit after dinnertime, quick visit to relax on a nice hot Friday after work. I may head back in after I finish a few projects I need to work on, but work comes first, I can play later. Quite a nice evening though
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Even if they use the cup from last year they're still making instant profit. One drink for a dollar. It maybe costs then 5 cents
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Can't upload atm..strong storm here at the moment, whipped a lot around. All the tables in front of Starbucks had fun with the wind
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The Hurler at Kings Dominion is substantially worse than the Carowinds one. Trust me there
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1. Walk Dinosaurs Alive. The KI app thinks you're leaving the park
2. Racer spieled to lift, lift wasn't stopped. Phone in hand filming front and center..sigh
Edit: three times I've heard the spiel since on the trail
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Racer is even less depending on how many people go to it..just had a zen ride on red train. One of the more enjoyable rides on the coaster
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2016 announcement?
in Kings Island
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AE is sadly neglected yes, I'd love to see the theming intact. However I've never held CF up to any level regarding theming, so I take what I can get. The coaster runs well regardless of how well the last lift hill interaction seems to be.