Gordon Bombay

Well said donnie, that reminds me of when they had the employee season kick off party a few weeks ago and a bunch of ACER fan boys showed up, the party wasnt for ACE, it was in honor of the employees who work there.

Theres a lot more business in Mason besides KI though, theres a very heavy P&G presence and offices there. Sure, mason would have some trouble without KI, but theres alot besides just KI. BTW, who takes care of Kings Mills roads? Do they have their own service? I drove up tylersville through mason yesterday and the roads were great, when I hit Kings Mills to get to the cartrdige factory and surrounding area, the roads were TERRIBLE.

Really? Care to share who thsi reliable writer is?

Still referred to as Paramount on the main CF site, I imagine that will change soon.

^X flight fan, this is the last time I'm merging your posts together. Quit doing the back to back posts, I've warned you twice now before this, this is the last time.

Why is miniature golf a priority? This is a theme park, not a mall.

A similar topic is already in place here: http://www.pkicentral.com/forums/index.php...mp;#entry148329 Topic closed due to the fact a similar topic exists and is active. Have a nice day everyone.

^I agree, the tax seems stupid, Mason has not presented a good case for it, and the councilman was extremely unprofessional. But let say they hike admission up 2.50, why couldnt KI just lower admission 2.50, add the tax, and it would be the same for the guests. Therefore you dont have negative publicity from raising admission. You have a park ****ed at the city, but no declining attendance.

^Didn't you say you live in Kings Mills, why are you complaining about Mason taxes? Why do you get taxed by Mason? Whats wrong with a golf course and park for the community? Whats wrong with a community center and pool for the community? Whats wrong with a skateboard park for kids? Would you rather the kids go skate on city streets and public property and tear everything up, would you rather the kids in the community center sit at home and watch tv all day? Mason does have a lot of tax, and seems to be wanting to get more from KI, but atleast they're turning thier city into something nice with plenty of benefits for residents.

What city is Kings Island really in? I know from the speeches at the GWL construction tour and GWL grand opening they mention the city of Mason. Like RZ said Mason provides fire and police service to the park, yet not exclusively, other fire departments and police units will respond if need be, think back to the "Beast fire scare" that was mentioned in the news last early summer, but the park has its own post office and when it first opened it claimed it self to be in the city of Kings Mills. Does Kings have its own mayor and city council? When I worked at the park Mason took taxes out of my paycheck. Being a minor I got all my state and federal taxes returned, yet not the Mason ones.

Hmm thats a good idea, lets tick off the one of the largest employers in the city that brings in quite a lot of business for the city. Dont they get enough from the property taxes they impose on the park already? Just think, 3 million guests per year, one dollar tax on each ticket, thats 3 million easy dollars for the city.

You said nothing that was factual. Both myself and other members proved your "source" wrong adn that you had no proof of your claims. You cant just come on here making bold statements with no backing, the members wont put up with it. Now, drop your false claims and continue with the topic please.

The topic was about future plans for the park, we were discussing your "sources" comments on his future plans. People may continue as they wish, not just how you want them to talk. If you dont like what theyr'e saying, you shouldnt have said anything in the first place.

Oh Really? It all makes sense now! B&M is more than happy to pay his travel expenses to travel across midwestern america to just ride coasters, most of which arent products of his supposed company! Westcoaster....your hole is starting to get too deep....put down the shovel.

Answer me this westcoaster....why would a B&M employee whos job it is to "go around and ride coaster and report on there quality" be at a park that doesnt feature any of his company's projects? Your Either... A ) Making a fool out of yourself trying to back track. or B ) The butt end of a joke played on you by an enthusiast who comes to the park every year sporting his B&M ball cap and polo shirt that can be purchased offline. I think you have some phony balogna in your lunch or your either trying to feed it to us. Sorry, we already ate.

Such as who?

^It is debatable when you post information that you claim to be factual, when in fact it is not.

Really? Why didnt you mention that before? "Total Rebuild" was never considered by the park or the state. The state reccomened the lighter trains and added steel bracing. The park went the extra step to remove the loop to accomadate certain trains. The park had no plan decided before that report. Your "source" is wrong, as are you.

What a bunch of malarkey. Last summer no one told you the loop was coming down, that was a decision made back in the fall AFTER the state came out with its final report.

^Exactly, sure Cedar Fair may have faith and Cedar Fair may be trying, but so far their other strategies haven't worked.

Well thats wishful thinking, you are a seasonal employee, not anyone making a decisions as to what the park's new strategy is. As of the previous conference call, not enough has been done to justify its current and upcoming operations.

^I wask asking Kennywoodude for his sources as to his revenue estimates. I didnt ask you to post an article thats already posted in the topic. Yes, we've seen it. It still doesnt change the fact GL is one of the worst performing parks wihthin the CF chain.

I repeat, whats your source? Even if your numbers are credible...just because it didnt bring in as much doesnt mean it performed poorly. The park obviously performed well enough for Cedar Fair to be content with it. Geauga Lake is the only one mentioned in the conference calls as their large problem. Geauga Lake is suffering the most, it is far too big for what it actually brings in, all the other parks met their goals.

^Uh wheres your proof that it is, the park isnt even open for the season yet, so how can you tell if its going to bring in a profit? And just which park brings in the lowest profit? I'd love to hear where you got the information. If you listen to the latest Cedar Fair stock holder conference call, Kinzel stated how they STILL werent done cutting costs at Geauga Lake...that "more must be done" to justify the parks footprint. He didnt say that about any other park in the chain.

Why is walking so hard?