Outdoor Man

OK- I redact the upcharge comment. Dwight heading back to the beet farm.

Didn't know they had a petting zoo. Interesting.

First off, given the size and intrigue of the 2014 investment, CF could have taken the year off in '15 other than general maintenance. Banshee is the gift that keeps on giving. That said, the 2015 announcement is decent'ish. Removal of the Splash Dance. Good call. An improvement. Unless you had plans to go to the water park it didn't fit into most trips. In mid july the area always shifted back and forth from "fresh" chlorine to the "sweaty and wet" smell. Perhaps it can find a new life in SS where it would be used a lot more. To its replacements: Flying Scooters- good read by the park. I would like to think that the belly-aching on this site 10 years after its removal had something to do with this. Well done, I say. Space Buggies- checked it out on the Zamperla website- looks like a bad carnival ride. Petting Zoo- hmmm. I imagine that KI will be 3rd partying this, which means there will be some upcharge to this. Meh... To the removal of the theater, no loss there- the shows were C+ quality. Its unfortunate that KI could not have come up with a better interactive children's show there. Picnic area.. probably good for large groups/corp. Don't know, never been. Giant Starbucks... hmmm. interesting. for non-pass holders, I can't imagine spending $$$ to get in the park will be situated well on a 95 degree day. Outside of cold days and closing time, is there usually a line? I can hardly bring myself to spend $3.50 on a coffee outside the park- likely won't splurge $4.00+ inside. But, nothing screams "International Street" like a Seattle-based coffee house. Overall, after the roll-out of Banshee, 2015 was destined to be light. Soak City will be an interesting watch over the next few years. I don't think the park is threatened at all by the Beach- BUT, Hank Woodburn (Sr) and Co are putting the first real investment $$'s to that park for the first time in.... decades.- and may force SS to add some some things of intrigue. Maybe Wildwater Kingdom will get the Geauga Lake treatment and get parted out to the other sibling parks. Can't imagine that CF "really" wants to keep that property.

It wasnt well used. .. and tended to smell... could be relocated to SS.

This bill isn't going anywhere. Ohio would be responsible for killing entire industries. This is a classic instance of a politician trying to play cozy to seem like he's PRO-Education with no regard for the overall health of the economy (of how it works), which by the way funds the educational system.

Geo-fencing... look at the park getting all techy on us. Good move and likely the start of some cool innovation.

looks a bit more intricate and complex than, say... The 1-dimensional characters that fill the space now. (ps- none of the images are mine. credit to ThemeParkReview and ThemePark University).

Well, the park property is for sale. A young, strapping, enthusiastic sort could pony up (not likely).

ok.... this is the type of thread I had in mind. ok...

It got stuck at the top for about 15 minutes. Then it took 5 - 10 minutes to get it lowed down (they were lowering it slow) Exhibit "A" why I've likely taken my last WindSeeker ride. Not sure the average lifespan of a Steel Coaster, BUT- Vortex is approaching 30 years of age.

They are going towards the kids more than the teenagers and the adults. I MEAN A LOT MORE Don't know if I completely agree. Rides installed in the last few years (among others): - WindSeeker (not for "kids") - Banshee (not for "kids") - Diamondback (not for "Kids") - Soak City expansion (maybe for all, but not exclusive to an age group) - Dinosaurs Alive (meh, OK, once a year for kids- kind of a sleeper otherwise) The last major update to the Snoopy area was in the transition from Nick U... and they are mostly the same rides only with new names. So the last major addition kid-wise was between 8-10 years.

Warren County (Public) Records show the same owner since 2009, OHMI Investors, LLC. So, no ownership change recently. My wife and I stayed there in December 2004... was sort of underwhelmed of the experience. Dirty carpet, floor boards in dire need of replacement. Did n't live in Cincinnati at the time and expected the Kings Island "Resort" to be a bit more than it was.

post removed in edit.... my memories of FF are from another place. oooooops.

As someone who has spent an inordinate amount of time in Nick Universe, Planet Snoopy, Hanna Barbera land, or whatever they'll call it next time around- this area has largely untouched since the NU expansion of 2006. Yes, in 2009 they put planes on the Blue's Clue ride, repainted everything, and renamed everything (again), it's largely been unchanged. Over $60 million spent in other areas (not counting Dinosaurs Alive)... $5-10 million in that area would go a long way- to what I'm not sure; but the area hasn't been touched in years.

how much would the food be at the "Popular Price Luncheon?"

tested at the park on Sunday- you can snap a picture of your pass barcode on a smartphone, and at least at KI- because they have 3D scanners, it recognized it. It isn't an app- but just a good, clear picture of the pass barcode. Scanned at the Snoopy Boutique, worked as expected. Passes at a certain park (not KI or a CF park) in the US will be able to be used as an in-park debit card in 2015. You will go online and buy park "credits" and use them at most park POS kiosks. Mom and dad can send son or daughter to park with only their Pass (or smartphone) and manage their credit balance from their home or office.

that was a $1.1 billion (with a "B") project. KI wouldn't be to scale and it may happen someday-- but it would be in the millions to create the infrastructure to support it. Disney utilizes the RFID technology through it and generates data upon unbelievable guest data. KI doesn't have the need to analyze guests to that level. The only reason they would do it is for customer experience to this point... Guests aren't going to flock to the Island for free wifi. They may, I doubt it though.

is there a different image out there? the one in the link, I believe is taken from GL.

Geauga Lake- that former SF, not Kentucky Kingdom

On an unrelated note, more Geauga Lake/CF items still for sale. SkyCoaster: http://www.italintl.com/detail_page.php?record_id=1125 Observation Tower anyone? http://www.italintl.com/detail_page.php?record_id=1735 Possibly the old El Dorado: http://www.italintl.com/detail_page.php?record_id=152

that's great. Good to have you thinking out there!

hmmm... how to respond.

Lets hope so. Maybe in year 3 or year 4 they could hire a PR company... The already have one... Haven't they done a GREAT job (sarcasm noted): Bandy Carroll Hellige Advertising & Public Relations www.bch.com - though the site seems to be down. Not a good sign for a marketing firm.

Agreed. I think most know also that as bright as some tend to be (no sarcasm intended), the ride opp's are by no means "Rhodes Scholars" (sarcasm implied). They are likely to make errors in judgment when it comes to safety concerns. They are mostly HS and College age students on a summer job not a career.

I know they are from two different documents, Terpy... I actually wrote that the constitution allows for... not written therein. Declaration of Independence doesn't detail our rights; the constitution does. But I digress.