Benjamin22
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48 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:
Here's some good news, DeWine will try and restart the economy on May 1st. Keep in mind that it's a process and that won't be the "day everything reopens." In fact, the process will likely be a reverse of the process to shut down the state. Which does in fact mean, parks and large gatherings will be the last to resume/reopen. Also, remember when things do open, it won't be like before where you can just go, they'll have measures in place and you'll likely have to wear a mask. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if a wear mask order is on its way based on what some states are doing.
I’m not even sure that’s really good news, it seems a bit premature considering we still lack testing to the scale needed to start reopening.
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That looks like it gives some decent airtime actually
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1 hour ago, Pagoda Gift Shop said:
Whether the park opens this year or not, they just lost a full year's worth of season pass sales. That is a pretty severe financial impact for a park like Kings Island. Their season pass base is among the best in the Cedar Fair chain.
Yes it’s true that they lost out on a year of revenue however Cedar Stated most of their parks had 10% season pass growth this year, that’s huge. In the long term is probably much better to make sure all those new people are satisfied with their purchase then make them upset. If someone spent $500+ on passes for their family and feels like they go little to no value out of it then they likely would not renew their passes.
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Glad KI & Cedar Fair have come to this decision.
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13 minutes ago, spooky21 said:
Keep telling yourself that. Why does that count go up each day then if people aren't spreading it? Who's spreading it then? bugs, dogs, birds maybe??
Is everyone staying at home? No. The more people that are out the more people that can possibly become infected. As per your proof that this is being handled in the best way possible look at our hospitals, they aren’t becoming overwhelmed like those found in Italy.
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12 minutes ago, TombraiderTy said:
Second? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Possessed is the only Geauga Lake ride to go to Dorney. Are you perhaps mistaking Stinger, which came from California's Great America, as another Geauga ride?
I think he was talking about all the parks In the chain that got Geauga Lake rides & was referring to Firehawk which has been removed.
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23 hours ago, Snowball said:
old Haunt music on International Street. The new music just doesn’t set the same tone at all Ihmo.
I know this year they were playing heavy metal I think, what did they used to play.
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3 minutes ago, Klabergian Empire said:
At least another GCI. And out of pure curiosity, what are those holes?
Well we currently have a big lack for looping rollercoaster, a true multilaunch coaster would be nice.
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3 minutes ago, Klabergian Empire said:
I think one (possibly two) more woodie would be an excellent addition.
Honestly, I disagree. The park already arguably has the best wooden coaster collection in the world. I think there’s bigger holes in KI’s lineup.
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33 minutes ago, King Ding Dong said:
Everybody get to bed early and get a good nights sleep. Media Day starts bright and early in the morning.
Everyone should post content from Banshee and Mystic Media Days in the morning. It will be like ESPN Classic.
Did you have for to remind me?
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1 hour ago, coaster sally said:
Not only will they open late or not at all, but going to them charge for lockers. Hopefully be free for pass holders.
I spent like $100 on all season lockers, I doubt they’re going to do free lockers.
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8 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:
You can look and see it says "locker storage and cargo" I believe where the lockers are going.
Why do you think the lockers are going there?
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1 minute ago, Kyle100991 said:
Can they just change Boo Blasters to Phantom Theater again? If it can be made once, it can be made again right?
Well I believe the interior of Phantoms Theater was pretty much gutted (don’t quote me on that I don’t know a lot about the ride history) but yes, they could empty out the building and build Phantoms theater again if they wanted.
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8 minutes ago, SonofBaconator said:
To add to this list in a way, I wonder what other coaster companies the chain will be working with.
Could we see something from Vekoma, Premier Rides, or even S&S?
I think S&S is nearly certain due to the KD leaks, please Cedar Fair, give me an S&S screamin swing
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10 minutes ago, coaster sally said:
We were getting one every 2.75 years why not 2 years?
The recent trend has been 3 years, and as Cedar Fair has stated they want to spread out their larger Capex investments more. So instead of getting a coaster every 3 years it’ll likely be every 4-5 years. Furthermore Cedar Fair is about to have a very rough time ahead of them due to Covid-19, investing in another 25 million dollar coaster at a park that’s mature is not going to happen. The direction the park & the chain seem to be going in is to enhance the overall guest experience, grand carnival, retheming areas, seasonal events ect. Not rollercoasters which is what defined the Kinzel era.
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34 minutes ago, coaster sally said:
Hopefully we get more coasters than 4 in 11 years. Would like a new coaster every two years at ki and cp.
That’s just unrealistic. In reality, our best case scenario would be two other coasters in 2020’s (likely 2025 & 2029). A coaster every 2 years is a waste of money in my opinion, I’d rather to see investments into flat rides, events, entertainment rather then more rollercoasters.
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50 minutes ago, KIghostguy said:
The final decision to close Vortex was not even made until September, 2019.
Well that’s certainly a TIL, knew it seemed like a sudden decision but wow. Thanks for sharing, hope to read more about it in your book.
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I’m guessing it’s partially because our economy isn’t as focused on tourism as some of the other coastal states. Thanks for sharing the graphic @standbyme
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Well it was just confirmed by Knotts Berry Farm, KI hopefully will follow suit. https://www.knotts.com/passholder-update
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They’ve provided no proof this is true but...
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One of the things that I often think about is what if I305 was a different coaster model. If it was a B&M hyper coaster could the story of KD be different? I think so... As I’m sure many of you know KD & Carowinds were both being considered for the large amount of investment money, which ended up going to Carowinds. If KD had built a hyper, I’m assuming they may have seen much more positive reception with the ride due to how many people like B&M hyper coasters. Theoretically if it performed well the investment money may have possibly ended up going to KD. Yes I’m aware BGW has a hyper but I feel like they would have been able to find a way to differentiate between the two, maybe a splash down and a more twister 2nd half for example.
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1 minute ago, collin.klopfstein said:
I have a quick question, was today the last day to donate for the first riders event?
Yes but IIRC if you donate cash the day of the event in person you would still be able to participate aslong as it is $150
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The Bat has decent ridership, according to the 2014 numbers. To put that In perspective if that would be at Carowinds it would be the 5th most ridden ride or KD’s 2nd most ridden ride.
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^ What is that a picture of?
Orion Construction Photos
in Kings Island
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That has likely already been paid for and the contacts for those things are already well under way likely. KI likely has cut expenses in other areas (For example maybe they wanted to order umbrellas this season and now they wont)