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Yes please! I can generally remember a time frame but never down to 20 or less minutes lol. It'd just be nice to look at the app and see "meal redeemed at ___" or "___ minutes until next meal can be redeemed." I wish there was a way to get these ideas sent to the powers that be so they could find a way to implement them.

-Order number system would be great, especially with some kind of monitor. I am hard hearing, so unless I'm directly at the pick-up location/window, trying to hear my name is quite difficult. It gets especially harder if there is a ride semi close to the location. -I would love to have the ability to view past "orders" in the app to see the value of the use of the dining pass. -Even with small orders, I'd rather have a tray. It's much easier to carry everything (a drink with the meal) and open the doors without spilling or fighting to open the door with full hands. It's unfortunate though that guests ruin the whole tray thing by leaving them in the most random places. Having dedicated places to return them near any seating area would be good at KI (not limited to, but I'm thinking by the Funnel Cake Stand on I-Street, by the train station in Rivertown, etc). -Coke Refresh Stations - yes....or if they'd just have enough employees in the locations as is, I think it'd be okay. The whole ice thing baffles me. I think the biggest issue is people just over fill their ice and then just dump it. It'd be great if Coke as a company could program the machines to only dispense enough ice per cup size (thinking of how they do it in fast food restaurants for drinks and ice in their drive thrus). The machines are already smart enough to use QR Codes, know when flavor types are out, drinks are out, etc. so why not program the ability to dispense ice. -Food lockers. I have only done mobile ordering at Cedar Point (a couple of years ago) at Coasters. Ordering on the app was easy. Going to the mobile order pickup area was a breeze and I don't know why they don't utilize this anymore or just more. I know Grand Pavilion at CP has the lockers, they just never got set up to actually be used for mobile ordering.

For me, I don't live close enough to any park (though I'm 1/2 way between KI and CP geographically (ish). With my job I can't just take off at the end of a shift and head to a park and ride whenever I want. Visiting the park(s) is not convenient for my location/schedule as those who "live next door." One of my best friends visits a park close to them at least two or three times a week (I wish I could, just can't without sacrificing family time, sleep, $ etc.). So I utilize the all season long (all park) Fast Lane because: standing in line and not getting many rides in during the visit is not worth the hassle of my ability to get to the park(s). Do I drive 3 hours one way to only be able to ride 10-15 rides throughout the day, or would it be better to have all season Fast Lane when I can get 30-45 rides in a day? When I visit a park, 90% of the time I'm there from before open to close, so time wise I want to make sure I get as many rides in as possible to make it "worth it." For me, Magnum XL-200 is my favorite ride at Cedar Point. Having the ability this past season to get 25-35 rides on it during a singular day is amazing. Why wouldn't I want to ride my favorite ride as much as I am physically while following park rules able to? I do like having the ability to ride the rides I want to despite the crowd level and have the ability to re-ride over and over. For me, it's not a flex/clout thing to have season long Fast Lane. Sure, it's "cool," to have it, but if I do end up visiting any park with friends who have it, it'd be hard to have a visit with them if I didn't have it. I am in no means rich, and I don't have all season Fast Lane because I am rich. I budget and utilize the easy pay program to be able to afford it. If they didn't have that ability, I would either not be visiting the park(s) nearly as much as I do or I would not have the all season Fast Lane. Not having all season Fast Lane would significantly lower the amount of visits I make. I think for 2025 at Cedar Point I made 16 visits into the park. Without all season Fast Lane, it may have been two or three visits. So I guess after all of the above words, lol, the appeal, it makes visits able to happen and to be able to ride what I want to ride. I agree with you, comfort and safety play into it for me too. I visit to relieve stress, not get more!

I like Winterfest, but who knows what it'll actually be like this year....it's hard to say it's the best for 2025 when it hasn't happened, especially under the management of Six Flags. If it was 2017 when it returned, sure I'd vote for it. But like @rexpostal's thought, Smoky Mountain Christmas is the superior event, especially because year after year it continues to get better. We can't say the same for Winterfest.

Between the two, I wouldn't utilize the lower tier. When FL first came out, it was the only option for a little bit and then the + version came out, I never looked back.

The pavilion is meh, but it's the old Cedar Fair era style that kind of gives me a little bit of nostalgia. I will say during Halloweekends, the "Midway Scarousel" is pretty great riding in reverse. I forgot about those seat belts...yeah not a fan. I dislike the pre-recorded tracks but it's better than nothing I guess. I do love the KI carousel and the band organ. I guess I never realized that they switched to pre-recorded during shows next door.

As much as I hated the whole "ahh get away from me" turntable setup for Scooby and Boo Blasters, that would be hilarious!

For sure! On here it's been great, other forums and Facebook groups/pages haven't been as positive. 'Thoosies drive me nuts in general, but especially when it comes to picking apart new rides (anywhere) complaining that the parks/companies should have done x,y,z instead. Then they're the first ones to cry when those rides eventually get removed/the ones who monopolize the conversations instead of just enjoying them for what they area. Maybe, as my age has progressed and life has hit me fairly hard over the past year, I just tend to enjoy things for what they are instead of wishing/hoping for something different.

I wouldn't call it abuse since it's been allowed...there's not been any thing that says "you must visit a separate attraction for each use." I have always had FLP so that change wouldn't do anything to me. I pay the premium to be able to lap my favorite rides. Sure I pay to ride the other rides too, but I'd rather spend time at my favorites for a bit before moving on.

After I did my once a season ride on the Kiddy Kingdom Carousel at Cedar Point, I realized it's such a pretty carousel and is in much better shape (IMO) than the Midway Carousel.

The only thing that would ruin it for me is the 'thoosies who complain about it from the start. Yeah, there are things we all would love to see and experience, but it's going to be what it is, the park/Six Flags/Sally planned the attraction, none of us did and unless someone donates a lot of $ to add something they may want, it'll be what it is when it opens. Sit down, enjoy the ride for what it is and get back in line (or don't).

If I remember correctly, before the front gate on the right side of the gate, there were flower beds that featured floral arrangements of the words Kings Island and a featured ride, like The Beast.

It's almost like if they spend money on generic video crap stories, they'll not convince people to show up.

I literally do not see the seats looking like a diamond...they're more like a trapezoid.

No thanks on the white lights....I need color with Christmas lights!

I did like when they had entertainment in Brew House for Winterfest. It was short lived, but appreciated.

The one thing I've learned about the permits is that they can potentially be various permits issued for a project. My thoughts on the permit item that you shared is that it's in regards to just about everything on the inside.

I have a feeling another show for Winterfest will be added...hopefully a fan favorite.

Agreed...they should just remove it at this point.

KI Blog is completely void of entries.

....? diamond seating layout? I don't see it...

I like it! Dragonflyer at Dollywood is a lot of fun...this seems like the layout is expanded a bit which would be great!

When he began focusing on other parks in addition to KI, the quality/excitement about the food went down hill.

I never get these surveys...how does one get on the list to get the surveys? No matter the park I've had my pass from, have never received.

BBOBH is not needed at CP....a new dark ride yes...just not BBOBH.