Another change resulting from this merger: all of the Dining Plans and Drink Plans have been updated! It looks like they're mostly the same with new logos, but this is another step towards Six Flags actually looking like one company instead of two stacked in a trenchcoat.

Does anyone have some good photos of various Fun & Safety Guides from different parks? I keep seeing the KECO and Paramount era ones in Kings Island home videos and really want to know what those (and others) look like up close!

I'd think the "dropped objects" and slick floor issues might be fixed with some transparent panels or nets (they're more likely to install nets) attached to the top of the deck, would they not? If it works well enough over the pathway under Diamondback then I'd think they could also work for the Eiffel Tower. There's probably also a solution for blocking the walls, but I think they'd be fine as is to start back out. The elevator access is by far the hardest to fix, but it's not impossible to complete. I feel like it could be part of a park improvements year where they improve the park with little things instead of one major addition. While both elevators could probably be retrofitted to access the 50' deck, I think the park would only choose to install it for one of them.  The cafe idea would be nice, but I don't think it would work outside of special occasions since the most they could feasibly put up there is a snack cart and some tables. Maybe bump that Sunrise Tour price up a little and include "Breakfast on the Eiffel Tower's 50' Observation Deck" as a perk.    Does anyone know what the observation decks on the Oil Derrick at Six Flags Over Texas are like? It's also an Intamin observation tower, so I'm curious as to if it has 3 decks as well or just 1 or 2 at the top.

I came up with a mausoleum concept for Banshee's queue. It goes over the main part of the queue that is usually first to open up when the line gets longer  

Bringing this topic back for those of us who are still on the larger side of life   The variation of height and weight are definitely a factor in calculating how well someone will fit into a ride seat. For example, one of my issues is with how some of the B&M seats pinch my legs on the sides. I think the seat size limit for a lot of coasters is around 275-300 lbs depending on how you carry your weight (speaking from what I've seen and experienced). Some RMC seats and other seats like those on Flight of Fear are even more restrictive.  Fat Tested Travel on YouTube completed a walkthrough of Kings Island this past year. He goes around to all kinds of parks to squeeze into ride seats so us larger folks will have a better gauge of what we can do. IIRC he's about 375 lbs and was somewhere near the limit of riding/not riding. The most forgiving coasters were The Bat and Snoopy's Soapbox Racers, and maybe also Woodstock Express. Those Arrow restraints seem to be really good for fitting into since he also did Tennessee Tornado at Dollywood.  I'd love to see more test seats put in throughout parks like Kings Island, especially for the wood coasters. It would be harder to accomplish but could improve guest experience by assuaging some fears about fitting into a seat.