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Did he go to guest services? The addons clearly show an expiration in the KI App for the passport as well. I'll be renewing next week so I'll see what the app shows. Last year it still showed my 2024 and 2025 vouchers till the end of the year when my 2024 vouchers disappeared once no longer valid. The only problem with the app is it shows no difference between the drink voucher and the drink voucher with the Icee and hot beverage add on. Hopefully they fix that this year.

2026 passes are for sale on KI's website. MVP sale till Sept 1st. GOLD is $115 New or $99 Renewal All 40 parks, Free parking, Haunt and Winterfest included. PRESTIGE is $199 for New and Renwal Drink Plan is $36.99 or $53.99 for Icee and hot beverages. Looks like only paper cup is available. FunPix is $56.99 FastLane $699 for home park, $999 for all park Gold Home Park Dining is $135 Gold All Season Dining Gold - All Park Add-On is $155 Gold All Season Dining Gold - All Park Upgrade is $25 Presige Home Park Dining is $135 Presige All Season Dining - All Park Add-On is $155 Presige All Season Dining - All Park Upgrade is $25 Still pretty confused on the 2026 All Season Dining Gold - All Park Upgrade ($25) and the 2026 All Season dining Gold - All Park Add-on ($155) Looks like they're trying to get more prestige (making it less prestige). I'll pass and keep's me GOLD

Looked at Gilroy Gardens website and it looks like a fun little park. Love the themeing of the rides! If you look at Gilroy Gardens website they have FastLane (which is a copyright thing for Six, I think). Interestingly enough I think this is a play to have Gilroy Gardens take some market share from Six since Great America will be closing by 2027. At Gilroy they call it a "membership" and you get all season for $104. Since Gilroy is ran by a 501 (c) the membership is tax-deductable. Could be that Six has a deal where they "purchase" a membership for each season pass holder and get to claim that amount as a tax deduction. Either way, great move on Gilroy's part to try a syphin off some people from Great America while it is still around. They probably will be getting an attraction or two from them considering the close proximity of the parks.

AGREE Hopefully the extra cost to do the indoor haunts will help this. I wonder if they'll refuse sale to small children. Back in the day people wouldn't dream of taking their kids to haunt. Turning the event more intense slowly over till should get it back to that. Kind of hard for parents to complain that it was too intense for their 5 year old when the event is clearly marked "intended for mature audiences and not recommended for childeren under 13."

It must be noted that 90 - 95 % of pass holders at KI will never go to another park, let alone all 40+. I see this as away to drive early pass sales and I prefer it to the "Fast Lane pass that can only be used when the sun is out, it's and odd number of degrees and there are more women than men in the park (over exageration). Point being that fast pass that could only be used at certain times was confusing, this is not. As I stated in another post I have always had a platinum/passport because my wife and I go to CP 3 times a year but if we are near another park because of business or pleasure travel we will go because we get in free and will end up buying merch for that park since we don't go all the time. Yes we got in free, but we bought merch the time we went where as we don't always buy merch at KI or CP every time we go. I think the most confusing thing may be the way the drink/meal plans will be structured. If I understand it correctly, one drink plan will be for your "home park" and another will be for all parks. Same thing with the meal plan. Even at $200 or $250 the pass is absolutely a value for me because I go about 50 times a year at $120 or just $2.40 a visit, close to your $2.50 per park . Either way we'll find out tomorrow, all I know is I will be purchasing my pass. Still the best deal in the entertainment industry IMO.

Not sure what happened, but yesterday I took my 2 grandkids and went to the Ice Cream in Planet Snoopy. I ordered 2 regular cones with sprinkles and 1 without, the casher rang it up and upon giving us the ice cream said "You don't have to pay." I insisted (I can afford the $22 dollars) and he let me pay for my purchase. I observed a different cashier and that group got 2 ice creams and 2 paper cup refils. I can't be certain but I think the cashier just scanned for the paper cup purchases. Do they give away ice cream when it get's above a certain temperature/humidity? I didn't report it to HR, but it is concerning that if this is happening alot it could mean less budget and less employees having jobs. Wondering if anyone else has experienced this.

Just got back from CP and had a great trip. Despite the call for 40% rain it only rained Friday Night (after park close) and about an hour Saturday at 8pm (our party was at Tomo's during that time). Anyway, rode Sirens twice and it is a FANTASTIC coaster. Way better than expected. The sound helps so much to create an immersive experience and the lights on the train at night are incredible. Never saw an issue with the tilt and the first time I rode it got last row and it was INTENSE. Such a great ride. It exceeded my expectation just like Mystic Timbers did when it first opened. Waited 1.5 hours around 11am on Saturday and got in like at 10:30pm and waited an hour. The line keep moving only to be delayed by people who had metal on them and had to be wanded after the detectors, despite the repeated announcements. Fantastic addition, congrats to all involved as well as the ride ops! In an interesting note, it's been noted the several paintings of snakes and sunflowers around the old Snake River Falls site. Could it stand for S&S??

After thinking about it, you can only physically be at one park. The old way if you didn't have the all park passport and were near another park you probably wouldn't go in, but with the early purchase deal you would and be more likely to boost attendance at all parks, therefore increasing spend at the parks. The bigger picture is if more people are going to the different properties, you'll get more reviews/word of mouth so you better be on your best behavior. Being a former platinum/current passport holder, this is great news personally. That money I'm saving on the all park passport will end up being spent in the parks. As far as "giving away the gate" it seems that it may be a reversing trend in attendance if it keeps declining. Alot of people have been laid off and things are getting more expensive and with insurance preminums increasing and the cuts in federal programs people will start having less to spend. The reduction in attendance is not just a KI thing, it seems to be industry wide.

I would expect the roamers and the scare zones to still be around.

I always thought it would be ideal to have three categories, an Entree, a Side and a Desert. That way the prices would be consistent and you could "make your own meal" from different offerings of different countries.

True, also as is any of us being here for next yeaar. Which is why I enjoy it while it's here now. I'm more thankful for having Phantom Theatre Encore alebeit for 2 years in my lifetime than for not to have had it.

Went to Grand Carnivale last night. Having no tasting cards is definitely a miss for the park and I fear they may never come back. I always got one (or two) but after a 2 year hiatus I don't ever see them returning. I do, however, continue to be amazed by not just the parade, but those involved in it. There are just as many as I remember and EVERYONE did a fantastic job. The crowd was light but the energy from the performers and everyone in the parade (drivers included) were smiling and giving 110%. It really helps the energy and the enjoyment and everyone watching was having a great time as well. After all the years I've seen it I'm still not bored with it. This parade is a very special and we should consider ourselves lucky to have it. For that half hour it truely to me transforms KI into the happiest place on Earth. Well done KI!

I'm assuming no tasting cards?

The main reason I enjoy Haunt is The Beast night rides. That alone is worth the price of a gold pass in my opinion!

The other benefit I could see is it may stop the hoards of children and adults pulling kids in wagons thorugh the mazes. If charging keeps so many kids who just giggle and run through the mazes only to bump in to an adult pulling two toddlers in a large red wagon, I'm all for it. It puts the scareactors at a disadvantage because who can do a proper scare job under those cirmumstances. I'll hold off judgement until I experience it. Another thing I've noticed is (I didn't check them all) that at Kings Dominion Cedar Point Magic Mountain Six Flags over Georgia Six Flags Great America Six Flags over Texas Six Flags Fiesta Texas All have their halloween events presented by Snickers. Kings Island Knots Berry Farm Valleyfair Darian Lake Canada's Wonderland Don't have it. Probably just haven't updated the websites yet, but I found it interesting.