robintodd

Metal health will drive you mad.........

The way I look at it is since I've hadd Platinum/All-Park/Prestige I've been to Cedar Point (I go every year and always stay at Breaksers, eat at Bay Harbor and Tomos, etc. so I'm spending money to SIX) Carowinds, Knotts and Six Flags Over Texas. Each time I visited the other parks besides CP I've spent money on magnets, shirts, etc. I believe others would do the same, because KI (and to a point CP) are my home parks I don't tend to spend at them. I would think that people who go to other parks also get some kind of keepsake that otherwise they wouldn't get. "I didn't spend anything to get into this park so might as well get something to remember the trip by." kind of thinking.

I agree with your points but theres one issue. Renewals for season passes are STILL $99. They didn't up the prices. IMO the renewal should have been $120-140 and the non-renewals $20 more to help the "giving away the gate" situation. Season long dining plan at 399 is a bit steep. I could see this price coming down to 299 by christmas once they see how they are selling. (I would pay 299, but find it hard to justify at 399). Evreything else is prices well (if they raised prestige cost why didn't they raise gold???) Prestige went from $200 to $279 however looking closer it now includes the drink plan ($40 plus renewal gets a bring a freind pass (don't need) and a $20 credit (MUST BE USED BY 9/7/2026!). so I look at it as a $19 increase. Looking further you can upgrade the drink plan to the drink plan plus (icees, coffee and hot chocolate) for an additional $15 so looks like I'll be in at the Prestige at 294 all in. This season I've never not found a VIP parking spot nor have I seen the VIP lounge full. Granted I tend not to go on days when it will be extremly crowded but by them pricing Prestige for an additional $100 last year they did convert me and I find it to be a great value.

the whole reason for my "unlimited use at the park site you bought from and 20 visits to other parks" was simply because the sheer amount of people who live around KI. The more people the more you can drive up the price (we do still believe in capitalism, right?). However not only does Cedar Point have less people living around it (much less), the cost of living within a 30 mile radius of the park is lower than that around KI (or Canada). It's a way of trying to avoid "giving away the gate" without hurting pass sales at other SIX properties.

Completely agree. This year the meal plan was over 200 for 2 meals 4 hours apart. If what was seen on Canada's website is to be believed it is now $399 for unlimited meals each day 2 hours apart (almost double the amount of meals but you could theoretically get 5 meals a day (6 during haunt). This is the kind of thing they have to do to get rid of "giving away the gate" in my opinion for season passes. For example getting a gold pass should cost $150-$160 and bee good for the "region" but only with unlimited visits to your "home park" (the website you bought the pass from) for the other parks in the region you get 20 visits each (drink plans and meal plans would work at all regional parks). This would keep people from taking advantage of the Canada exchange rate hack or buying a gold pass from another park. In my opinion KI could easily make more money even with a 20% drop in gold pass sales and it would keep gold passes + meal plans from being used as a cheap baby sitter during the summer. Just my 2 cents.

Of all the screens the furnace seems to be the one that usually is not working. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. As far as the flashlights, I have never had one "auto shine". That being said, this encarnation of PT seems to be more inviting to younger riders and maybe their hands are not big or strong enough to reach the button let alone hold it. I think having the flashlights on constantly would be a good move for the ride.

Starting earlier than 9 was always a dissapointment for me because the lights need to be seen in the dark to do the floats justice imo.

As was said before, it's the same number of vehicles as before, just spaced differently (2 blanks between the 2 vehicles. This helps the experience with the spacing. Also I'd love to see a short on how the flashlights work. Several things are taken into account. If you try to point it to far ahead the system get's confused (your light may be a different color) also if 2 people it the note at the same time, in my experience neither get's the note point. Also there are different point values for different notes. Maybe we can get everyone on here to try and find out if that is true and what the values are.

New for 2027: FunPix on Phantom Theatre!

Saw the show with my wife on Friday and my Grandkids yesterday and I have to say he was much better. I think he just needed to get used to the theatre. It's starting to grow on me. I still now how the tricks are done, but that just grows my appreciation for the assistnants and their talent. On Friday both of the small illustions with the girls did not go off well (the scarf and the levetating glass). He covered it as well as he could.

Think no legs larry. Watch the ring around the body VERY carefully and notice he doesn't walk all the way from the feet to the head. Also black backdrop, curtain, etc. This trick takes ALOT of core strength from the assistant. She does it very well. (Just my guess but with things like this, take away the impossible and what remains is the only possibile explanation.)

I'm not sure if it's him or lighting or sound something just seemed "off". I agree over rehearsed and to me lacked personality. Maybe it was just the show I saw. I'll give it another go. The dancers were very good but I don't expect dancing in a magic show. It definitely is geared toward children imo and I'm sure 13 and under will get a kick out of it. I think the biggest difference between this show and other magic shows here in the past is Penn and Teller Fool Us and the internet. Honestly I didn't see anything that I didn't know how the trick worked. Over half of the tricks when the "big moment" happened nobody applauded or even gasped. Nowadays close-up/slight of hand/card magic is much more mystifying and takes more talent than large scale illusions where the assistants are doing most of the work (if you know, you know). Also, I may be wrong but does he use local tallent for the other performers in the show? The "second" magician looks like he could be the Great Houdelini from the Encore show. I can't wait for the park to start doing broadway style productions again, Oh how I miss the Taft years.

Smoked wings are fantastic. So are the green beans!

Where I haven't confirmed it, I believe I heard some notes are more than others. Also the number of riders has alot to do with it. The first time I rode it i was by myself in my car and the next one had no one in it so basically 1 flashlight for all the notes and I maxed out at Hilda. However you get the other car full and you have 4 lights competing for notes instead 1. Not to mention you can try and it the notes on an upcoming scene (sometimes giving you a different color on your flashlight). Not sure but I think at that point you're scoring for someone else. Also 2 beams hitting the same not does nothing, (as far as I can tell). I would love to see how this system works exactly. None the less it's much more accurate than Boo ever was.

No packages found? Guess they sold out already?