The Interpreter

You do know the calendar shows them as open the 19th of May til 9 and the 26th til 10, right?

Do let us know! And thanks!

Given the cost cutting at every opportunity while the park is being sold, it would surprise me greatly if they have them. Especially since, as you noted, it wasn't very busy last year. Heck, they aren't even opening the GATES til 10 am most days this summer, they have dramatically cut back hours. Again, I hope I am wrong. After all, they were at first going to be closed Easter, and now are going to be open! Why not call the park and let them know how much you enjoyed those May Fridays last year and see what they have to say? If enough people ask.... It worked for WinterFest!

http://tinyurl.com/r68gj This article was originally published last Wednesday, but none of the 'insiders' here who supposedly know what is going to happen to the parks ( ) have posted it, so...

Criminal prosecutors are state or county employees, not park employees or privately hired attorneys. Willingness to prosecute is a local thing. Obviously, Disney has that down pat. So do the Cedar Fair parks....you will note there is very little of the vandalism you see at PKI found at Cedar Point, for instance. And vandalism at what was once Six Flags Worlds of Adventure has declined greatly under Cedar Fair.

Security at Kings Island does a fantastic job. They aren't the reason that damaged theming doesn't get replaced, that miscreants aren't prosecuted, or that stuff that is easily damaged gets put in in the first place...

Ejected without refund. Big deal. Do what Disney does. PROSECUTE. Only then will it become less of a problem.

I just read this post and replied, and I didn't get the log-in issue!

Don't you mean the RED fades really badly? (Nearly all red does...)

TRTR guy answered that. It's PKIVortex's signature, which is linking to the PKI website, which requires the password... Are you still having this issue?

Incredible theming requires three things: a. Forethought in putting in surfaces and controlling access such that vandalism is difficult if not impossible. b. High levels of security such that people think there is a high probability of being caught and PROSECUTION, without fail, of every person caught, regardless of who it is . . . c. High levels of maintenance such that as soon as any defect/damage is found, it is fixed. That's why Disney, Busch and Universal are at one level...and Paramount Parks is somewhere below that. All three of those things cost money and require dedication. Paramount seems to put in things without a great deal of thought about what will happen to them (Scooby's Haunted Castle queue line, anyone? TRTR bamboo?) And then they don't dedicate the money or personnel to keep it up. And it is NOT just vandalism. Look at Adventure Express or Tomb Raider or Flight of Fear. Much of the degradation in theming has NOTHING to do with vandalism. No, vandalism doesn't help. But it is not a problem just at Paramount. Others have effectively fought it. If the new owner wants to go down the samed themed route Paramount has lately been treading, they had best make a commitment to maintaining what they have and get.

Insiders call them Racer North and Racer South... Or at least they do if they are ride ops!

I got a front seat ride on Kingda Ka! The park was incredibly clean, there were tons of characters everywhere, most of the rides were running, the pizza was quite tasty and half the price of the stuff at PKD (don't get used to it, Papa John's is coming, Mama Flora's is going), and Nitro was wonderful. And what a fireworks display the park put on! It must have lasted at least 20 minutes! People tell me I should have ridden Goliath at SFOG instead! I hope to be there the 22nd of this month for just such an occasion!

To heck with the abbreviation police! We few members of the Six Flags Great Adventure Appreciation Society [sFGAAS] have got to stick together! In a little more than two hours, the place opens. I will be at the gate! Nitro awaits (and perhaps even Ka!)

My guess is two things, not unrelated: a. Costs. b. The original concepts were cost-cutted such that the art is not something they'd want to show now. NU will be fine, but it is not what was once planned, if my hunches, sources and instincts are right.

It's Fried!

Yeppers. I have NEVER seen anyone refer to Over Georgia as SFGA. SFGA is Great Adventure (though to be kind, I usually call it SFGAd). SFGAm is Great America. PGA is the other Great America! SF has the FIRST B and M Batman....PGA has the best of its type, and calls it Top Gun (and yes, it IS smaller...and, in my book, more fun!) There's another doozie of those things at Sea World in Texas!

If competitors in an industry meet and then raise prices after a discussion, there are those in Government who might have an interest...(one reason for that strange disclaimer about not discussing financial things at IAAPA in the front of their brochure...this being the convention at which Mr. Story, Mr. Burke, and Mr. Kinzel agreed to the terms of the Cedar Fair purchase of Worlds of Adventure.

SFGA? What that? Great Adventure? That's what Six Flags says SFGA is. To avoid confusion, I usually call it SFGAd. Great America? If that, that's SFGAm. If you truly had a great time at Great Adventure, most would say you are in a minority (at least based on those who post a lot on internet boards). A minority that includes me.

Yep. No site is going to have ALL the facts about anything as complex as PKI. Heck, it's hard enough just trying to find out some of the facts about last week at PKI!

Perhaps they just wanted to ride Kraken and pat Shamu!

I miss the Tim Fisher days and the LOUD LOUD music playing at admissions/guest relations on International Street (WHAT DID YOU SAY? WHAT DID YOU SAY? I CAN'T HEAR YOU FOR THE MUSIC. I SAID I CAN'T HEAR YOU FOR THE MUSIC!). Oh, wait!

I am always a sucker for a good calendar!

The good Bodda told you they are shooting for a Memorial Day weekend opening. No one KNOWS. It's a construction project. You plan the best you can and hope. No one knows what you will run into, the weather, etc.

Those who know, don't tell. Those who tell, don't know. Or is it those who keep trying to fix the thing don't know? I forget!