Outdoor Man

the IAAPA Vendor Pamphlet was as big as our (home) kitchen table.

As far as trip reports go... I don't have time to get into a real long narrative. Registered to attend IAAPA as a visiting vendor a few weeks ago and went (with a fellow KIC'er, who can identify himself here if he so chooses) with the intention to drum up business as a "co-op" organization. Monday (November 16) hopped on Frontier Flight 1166 (CVG-MCO). VERY nervous for flight time-wise, we had a very high-level meeting at an Orlando based operator with little time for delay or error- but managed to have 10-15 minutes to take in 5-Guys before. Meeting met all expectations I had for it. Won't likely lead to anything but served as a great "dress rehearsal" before a senior level audience. That was all the "business" for Monday; headed to our "Priceline" arranged hotel in Lake Buena Vista to part ways for the rest of the day. The Schrute's will be going back to Disney December 20-26 and 'Dwight' went to scope the resorts (currently booked at Coronado Spings, but never stayed there). Also, got to catch the Bengals game at the ESPN Club.

T/R, one of two coming tonight. Two words, 'sensory overload.'

Coming soon (please note, not a one-word post). Suggestions from the crowd at large?

Rather than accost guests as they arrive to have pictures taken with the parking lot in the background, they should have them turn around for a fountain/tower picture. THEN hand the the card and go Disney on guests and disperse through the park and add photos to their "account" with other iconic KI backdrops: Racer in Coney Mall, Vortex, Banshee. They'd sell more this way easily.

Let's try this brilliant play. This will get us a new set of downs...

bush league: adjective informal not of the highest quality or sophistication; second-rate. (thank you Google)

I'd love to have a giant Eiffel Tower/Christmas Tree light up the sky again, but I don't see it happening.

As much as I would love to see it- don't think it'll happen. A scaled down version would still need to be "significant" enough to entice people to walk a giant parking lot to the gate. Much of the parking is quite a distance from the entrance; walking that in 80-degree warmth is a stark contrast to a stiff wind and 20 degrees. I personally think there is a market- having seen the crowds at Cincinnati & Columbus Zoo, but I don't see it happening.

was there on Sunday, and though I wasn't really looking for any of it- don't recall seeing anything, not outside anyway.

So, I wonder if mine will show the # of times the Dining Plan was used... I've had my pass scanned into my images all season and have used my trusty Samsung S5 (now S6) all season. Honestly. something that would be of even more value is to make it so that the Season Pass can have "credits" loaded onto it to be used in the park, thereby leaving the wallet at home.

Well, come on, The Beast is practically an old man at 36. Heck, I started slowing down once i hit 30. The 30's were a blur... now into my 40's...

The only way they would put a significant amount of money into it is if they could alter the current ride experience... give it the Mantis treatment. Vortex is one of those attractions in could see them tethering along for a while. A modified restraint system that didn't jar your head would bump up ridership as well.

It will stick around until the cost of maintenance exceeds the perceived value it brings to the park.

Some of those were probably proprietary and intellectual property of Paramount/Viacom (or whoever the successor corporation was) and it was likely that the contract stated that after use the Reptar would be destroyed.

Staffing isn't something they have absolute control over. ALL staff back in school, some out of state. Friday night football cancellations = High School staff "out of the pocket" for Saturday. Oh, and its a Holiday weekend. Soak City's last day of the season being 90+ degrees did't help (or did it?). Staffing levels aren't something the park has control over many times; especially late in the season. Not necessarily their fault, but their issue. I'm sure last weekend was an "as many hands on deck" weekend as possible. Sometimes, there's only so many fish in the pond though. Some of the usual customer service suffered- but those that were there were stressed. I am one that when I experience good customer service I'll leave a comment at the Guest Services. Always. As much as I really wanted to pass on the opposite last night to the confrontative young lady in the coney area... I didn't. She had a long day and it was near closing time.

Was at the park yesterday. WOW was Soak City PACKED- anymore people in the wave pool and there would not have been waves... The lines for Dollar Days were incredulously long, and it seemed that a shortage of able-bodied employees were cherry-picked from F&B.... people in Starbucks gear were serving in the Skyline. The food lines were really slow and you could tell that the employees were stressed beyond stressed. A certain game attendant operating a $1 game in Coney was having, shall we say, a really bad day and was almost confrontative to me and my daughters. I have come to expect that at some "other" places... not KI. It was one time, one day- and you could tell it had been a LONG weekend for some. Dollar Days pulls many out of the woodwork, especially in a water park on its last operating day seeing 90 degrees. On another topic, Soak City really needs another concession stop. If not mistaken it just has two main; don't know what the one is named, but then Subway. And Subway, by nature of the product is a slow line.

meh... didn't fit the theme of an "International Street" anyway.

still a building or two left on the lot. One of the room "hostels" the conference area and entrance.