Captain Nemo

Had a Purple mattress 6 years ago, wasn’t for me. Sometimes the entertainment at this park isn’t for everyone, and that’s okay. I use to really enjoy the shows, now they don’t really seem worth the time. Not because they are not good or anything but because how you use your time in a park now-a-days is vital in order to get the most out of your day.

Plus SIX can benefit this. As you just said, you just stopped to listen for a few minutes. That statistic is important to SIX. Only Food and Beverage will know the amount of revenue they make with and without a live performer. Spoiler alert, it’s a lot of money.

It sounds like a great program! Live performances like that are a lot more intimate. Plus soloists get a freedom to break out of the venue show norms. No big light's, fog or lasers needed. Just a catchy song and a singer to keep the good jive going as you head to the next ride.

Live entertainment and Kings Island have had a very long and committed relationship. Through each era we had a very different style of stage shows. Large cast and broadways style, ice skating, and whatever Half Pint Brawlers was… I loved most of the entertainment the park had throughout my memory going back to 2005. I never saw a show before that. Up til then parks have and still stick to the ‘review show’ trope. Find a musical subject and stick with it for 20-30 minutes. Shows are great, but they bring no revenue in the sense of; Those 500-1000 guests during those 20-30 minutes is valuable to the guests and even more so to Six Flags. I don’t need I need to speak to this community about how important a half hour at a park can be. From Six Flags perspective, that time at a show is also time you could be getting food, getting a caricature portrait, buying on ride photos. All things that get you to use your wallet. So parks attach experiences like culinary and theatre (festhaus). in this day and age of live entertainment I think Kings Island needs more investment in live band/soloists like they have done during Winterfest. Marty’s Party is still hands down the best dang show Kings Island ever had

I would be okay if GG removed the long break shed all together and replaced it with a tunnel with bunny hills. Look, I get the nostalgia of Beast. But there’s no reason to keep the long shed as is. At one point I hope beast gets Timberliners (with a custom front train)

This is a fantastic system! Glad it made its way to the Flags!

I wish we had a Ferrari World. Telling people my home park is Adventure Dome just feels embarrassing to say. The two coasters in there are great but be prepared to pay! There’s lots of deals online, and through MGM resort slot apps where you can redeem NYNY Togo rides at slashed prices and even BOGO. If you want to save on parking fees having someone with a Nevada Drivers License will provide up to 3 hours of free parking at most resorts. For anyone visiting Vegas I also recommend going to Area 15, it’s worth visiting not for the creds but just the exhibits! Especially once Universal Horror Unleashed opens later this year. If you are a Photographer, totally recommend visiting the state line at PRIMM. You can get great shots of Desperado in its decaying SBNO state from the parking lot around the entire hotel. lastly, I do recommend everyone try the TOGO. I’ve been on TOGO rides both here in the US and Japan. Yes, the US market TOGOs got the short end of the stick. This particular TOGO (which is the last one in North America) is not as bad or rough as people say it is. You will get off saying “wow, that was a roller coaster”. But the experience does provide a charm that brings me back to the 90s when every coaster was a bit jank (even the B&Ms).

Bumping the topic. Getting ads auto scrolling down from the top of every page of the site.

I’ve been in the Lava Pit in the TRTR building. Does that count as a jacuzzi? Lara was there it was great! If Carowinds rumored water attraction next year does well I can imagine other parks doing the same. But a jacuzzi, in the winter it might be nice but I’d rather have an ice rink 10 fold. As for a jacuzzi during the summer I don’t think the medical center has enough beds for the number of guests that would experience heat exhaustion/dehydration.

This is a stumper, I can’t recall the exact locations of the fire alarms, other than the one at the front of the cave entrance. the best I can tell you is to watch some YT videos of Madam Fatel queue.

This is Crypt. 2008 Also, that was one HECK of a ride program!!!

Best of luck! Hope all is taken care of. Make sure to post this on the Kings Island Season Passholders group on FB for a wider audience. I’m sure there’s someone that would jump at this kind of thing. Especially before the holidays!

And neither were you… it’s fair game as you say

This is just mean at this point Don. You have made it very clear at this point you did not have good relations near the end of your career and I am sorry that happened. No one deserves an ending like that especially at a place you love. I know your love for KI is a very real thing and it was very apparent while you are at the park. But it has become exhausting to read your posts that add nothing but pointing fingers. if posts for your podcasts are blocked I can see why. Read them again, they are off putting and teasing. Telling Chad to “come out and plaaaaaaaaaaaaaay”. c’mon now look, I don’t know Elizabeth but I remember how happy I was being young and getting my first huge promotion. It was the best feeling ever. When I ultimately left that position I congratulated the incumbent regardless my opinion of how they were choosing to run the company.

It should also be noted that the trains will feature on board audio and lighting! I had wondered when CP would get a train with lights and it’s finally happening.