Benjamin22
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6 hours ago, SnakePlissken said:
Anybody know if King's Island has dorms, how much it would be and if there is an age limit? Trying to do the math to see if its worth driving an hour 45 min and about 220 miles round trip. I would love to work for the park but I really would need a path to get full time rather quick. I can't go without funds in the winter. If this could be a foot in the door with some some way of getting full time after 1-3 seasons I might consider it.
Not sure if the pandemic has effected wether or not the dorms are open but the park does indeed have dorm. https://local12.com/news/local/one-team-village-kings-island-building-dormitory-for-employees-will-cost-only-65week
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13 minutes ago, coaster sally said:
actually they do, Mercedes makes some v12's. B&M has less contracts for this year and next. That's a fact.
B&M isn’t some massive company that needs to sell 10 coasters a year to stay in business. Considering how much their rides cost I’m sure they only need to make only a few coasters a year to operate. Furthermore for all we know the company maybe only wants to make 3 or 4 coasters a year. I know in years past B&M had a pretty sizable waitlist.
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14 minutes ago, disco2000 said:
Nope, park changed the hours. This weekend and next were scheduled for 10pm close...
So they have themselves in a PR pickle LOL - so they say this change is due to insufficient staffing despite them claiming to the media they are properly staffed ...so did a lot of people quit after last weekend or was the park giving a little white lie about being properly staffed...
I mean the likely reason for the cut hours is due to the wage increases, which was caused by insufficient staffing. Doesn’t mean the park lied about anything.
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1 hour ago, amapan said:
Nothing is getting painted if Orion didn’t even get sod
Could be worse, Fury has the parks junkyard under the first drop.
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1 minute ago, CoasterJack said:
The other thing is teens make up a good portion of visitor attendance. I understand it's for the safety of the guests, but punish the thousands of other teens wanting to enjoy summer with their friends over the poor choices of a few other peers. If KI can find another way around, I think increased security or crowd control might be in order, but as long as it isn't a repeat problem, I'd hold off on the chaperone policy if possible.
I agree, this seems to be mostly a one off incidence. If this keeps happening sure institute new policies but this situation really seems to be blown out of proportion in some respects, especially with the video calling it an “extremely violent brawl”. While having fights in an amusement park is despicable, this fight didn’t seem like it put any guests in danger besides the ones engaging with the fight.
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While line closing sucks, I’d be way more okay with it if the park was transparent that they’d be closing the lines at a certain time.
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10 minutes ago, jimlaheyscar said:
At the rate inflation will be going the next few years, $15 will be like min. wage of today sooner rather than later. It's going to skyrocket.
Price increases that were current experiencing in large part seem to be due to strains on the supply chain throughout the world in addition with increased demand. Other countries, Such as Canada are also experiencing increased inflation. Once the supply chain meets demand consumer hopefully will go down or stabilize. Increased wages are not a bad thing for the economy, when people have more money they spend money which increases companies revenue.
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1 minute ago, disco2000 said:
The bigger question will be do they raise admission and season pass rates next year to pay for the increased hourly rate...because there is no putting this genie back in the bottle. Higher pay is here to stay or they get nobody to work next year...
Or do they follow the slash the prices even more and give away the gate like never seen before and try to make it up on volume? One would hope they learned that lesson from CP at the end of 2019, last year and the start of this year...
Or do they truncate the season to keep it within the same budget?
Or something else we don't see coming?
It will be interesting to see come August.
But they have to recoup this increased hourly rate somewhere AND put away enough nickels to pay that note off so they don't lose their parks...
I definitely could see a slight increase in the price of season passes. Season pass holders in general tend to be very loyal so a $10 price increase might not turn away that many customers, especially since there’s a payment plan option.
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1 hour ago, CoachD said:
I am vaccinated, which means I, mathematically speaking, am at zero risk to contract or spread the virus. If you or anyone else is not vaccinated, why should I care if we are near each other in line for an hour? You are taking the one taking the risk. That is why I don’t care about vaccine passports and honor systems.
That is false, none of the vaccines are 100% effective. Although you’re vaccinated there is still a chance that you could become infected. Because of this I don’t find the appeal of potentially standing next to an unvaccinated person for hours that appealing since they could still infect me or others.
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Cedar Point is raising minimum wage at the park to $20
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1 hour ago, silver2005 said:
^Doesn't CF have a similar sign for Delirium now?
I always hate to see it down. Tis my current favorite non-coaster ride at KI.
Does Delirium even go down that often? I can’t think of many visits I’ve had where Delirium didn’t open. I feel like Drop Tower & WindSeeker go down more often but perhaps I just get lucky during my visits. I definitely hope it gets back up and running soon as it is definitely the best flat ride in the park.
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25 minutes ago, BoddaH1994 said:
It’s open vaccine season. With the exception of the very small percentage of the population who can’t get the vaccine, if you choose to not get the vaccine, that’s kind of on you at this point.
Right, but relying on the honor system is an absolute joke. The point I’m trying to make is in an ideal world the parks would have a system in place where the park can verify wether or not someone has the vaccine.
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10 minutes ago, IndyGuy4KI said:
Safety Protocol Update:
- A face covering for each guest. All guests age 10 and older who are not fully vaccinated are required to wear face coverings while indoors unless actively eating and drinking. Face coverings for guests who are not fully vaccinated are recommended but not required outdoors unless it is not possible to maintain 6’ of social distancing. Face coverings are recommended but not required indoors or outdoors for guests who are fully vaccinated if social distancing cannot be maintained. Face coverings should completely cover the nose and mouth, and not have exhalation valves or vents, which allows virus particles to escape.
https://www.visitkingsisland.com/welcoming-you-back
I’m sure anti-vaxxers will be honest and wear a mask indoors. Hopefully fully vaccinated employees don’t have to wear a mask sometime in the near future as I don’t see much of a reason they should.
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1 hour ago, SnakePlissken said:
They gave us an extra year. That is not extirely true. They made all our passes and addons good for 2021. If you live in Canada or California did you get an "extra year? All parks canceled Winterfest Haunt and all other events for 2020. Some parks have canceled Winterfest for this year and Haunt is likely canceled again. For those with Platinum did Carowinds or King's Dominion open in March 2021 like normal? Was Knotts open in Jan? Today is May 17 2021 and can I cross the border and go to Canada's Wonderland with my platinum? Are park hours the same as we expected them to be when we bought our 2020 passes in 2019? IE wheres the midnight closing in the summer and 1am Haunt closes. Look at parks like Dorney who are not opening a full 7 day week at all during the summer. How about the fact that the parks that did open for 2020 opened in July or later.
I do not see 2021 as an "extra year". If anything I still do not think as a platinum holder with meal,drink and Fast Lane plans that I have even got a normal 1 years worth. I could not use my drink plan as needed last Sat due to long lines. food was the same way and if you were at Cedar Point you were not getting your moneysworth from FLP.
Will I renew for 2022? As it stands probably only my platinum pass and maybe not even that. I likely will go ahead and buy the pass even though I tell myself I should not because I'm in Columbus. I like being able to just hop in the car on a nice day and go to the park unplanned.
Also most of my complaints and frustrations are aimed at Cedar Point and Cedar Fair as a whole not King's Island. For the most park I love King's Island and they do not do much wrong.
This 100%. CedarFair didn’t give us an extra year, sure some can frame it that way but if CedarFair hadn’t extended the passes Until 2021 they’d probably be bankrupt by 2024. For the most park Cedar Fair has handled this pandemic well, Cedar Point seems to be the only Cedar Fair park having significant issues opening weekend.
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13 minutes ago, coaster sally said:
This year there is no platinum discount, it may stick around.
And yes, this started with Mr. McClure. CP had been going downhill ever since he got there and hit an all time low September 2019.
Honestly in some ways I have to disagree with you here. One thing I’m very happy McClure focused on was the parks food offerings. Under his management the park seems to have made decent strides to improve their food offerings, which was one of my biggest problems with the park. I think your point about the park feeling like a Six Flags park is pretty spot on though as clearly operationally theres severe issues & the park seems to lack a lot of charm.
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Some people were saying that SteVe had a 3 hour+ wait. I feel bad for anyone who paid money for a day ticket to visit.
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5 minutes ago, IndyGuy4KI said:
So had a chance to talk with the park a few minutes ago on International Street. They saw this thread. I can confirm this is NOT new construction for 2022. They have been moving equipment in Action Zone during the week and said it is not being used for new construction.
So they’re clearing equipment to make room for the 400ft Gerstlaur in Action Zone /s
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2 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:
Wait there's a notice of commencement? Where? Is it recent?
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Please be for an S&S screamin swing. On a serious note it’s definitely interesting for sure. Based off the notice of commencement it’s definitely possible it could be an attraction that’s been brokered by Ride entertainment (Who does indeed work with gerstlaur). Only issue with that theory is the fact ride entertainment already worked with the park when they replaced the Adventure Express lift hill chain.
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I’d love to see a flat ride be added to Oktoberfest for the 50th season. In terms of merchandise I’d really love to see the return of souvenir maps!
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4 minutes ago, coaster sally said:
They sewed grass in The Vortex spot. Nothing will be going on there for a while. Nothing to see here.
I agree that nothing will probably happen to the site within the next two years however grass isn’t particularly expensive to plant.
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7 minutes ago, CoasterFan3180 said:
Hersheypark is no longer requiring masks and social distancing for fully vaccinated guests. Sounds cool but I wonder how they’re supposed to enforce this?
Spoiler alert it won’t. Based off the wording of the tweet I assume masks also won’t be required indoors. It’ll be interesting to see how quickly other parks follow suit.
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36 minutes ago, SnakePlissken said:
Cracker Barrel right across the street is good. If you have meal plans then Harmony Hall is the right answer. Food overall is not near as good inside the park as King's Island or even Cedar Point. The Chickie and Pete I tried last Nov was terrible. The bread was even stale.
Yea my experience with Carowinds in park food was pretty lackluster. However I believe they recently hired the former executive chef at Knotts Berry farm so hopefully their food offerings improve in the coming years.
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3 hours ago, CoasterFan3180 said:
DeWine will be ending all Ohio COVID-19 restrictions (mask mandate, capacity limits, etc.) three weeks from today on June 2nd.
https://news.wosu.org/coronavirus/2021-05-12/gov-dewine-to-give-statewide-address-on-covid-19-vaccination-effortI predict Kings Island/Cedar Fair will probably keep indoor mask rules in place until the CDC says it’s safe to lift them.
I mean the CDC recommends mask wearing in crowded outdoor spaces and the park didn’t follow that suggestion. Most business so far seem to require masks indoor but that all can quickly change once more states drop the mask mandate.
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Neat idea but I think there are 3 major flaws with doing this at KI
1- The city of mason is way less dense then the San Francisco Bay Area. Because of this any entertainment area at KI would get way less foot traffic compared to CGA
2-there is no major tourist attraction nearby to attract visitors to this shopping area / entertainment area. Anyone visiting the mason for entertainment is already going to be going to KI. Compare this to CGA where a major football stadium is right next door to draw guests in
3- Due to generally favorable weather in the Bay Area the CGA entertainment area likely would be able to attract visitors to the outdoor venue year around compared to Ohio where the weather isn’t usually all that great. I agree having another source of revenue besides the park is a good idea (for example hotels, sports parks, golf etc) however the CGA model really just wouldn’t work at Kings Island