robintodd

I don't mind the tree going up. I see it as advertisement for Winterfest. The way weather is around here I say do it while you can. Plus there is a LOT of stuff already up around the park if you know where to look (it's just hidden better).

I'm not picky on what is done as long as it is kept up and lasts. No sense in doing theming that will just end up not working in a couple of years.

Going by the artwork I count 24 "cars" but it may be two abreast, which would be 48. Hard to tell from the rendering. Hopefully it is the 48. With the attendance KI has been getting it seem the capacity would come to good use.

Agreed, being a thespian if you have a full fly tower, you should use a full fly tower!

Not to mention if anyone saw the Q&A with Mr. Bastrup he obviously has ideas for the new attraction. My guess still is he was in town to dot the i's and cross the t's over a contract for something new in 24. (Fingers crossed).

Agree it should have never got that far. Clearly what CF did was above and beyond with giving an extra year. Talking about what CF spent don't forget what the plaintiffs spent. As I've said before I'm pretty sure CF has attorneys on the payroll. Either way once again the only real winners are the lawyers. I've always stated the only way to fix our legal system is having an automatic counter suit against the plaintiffs for 1/2 of what they are asking for from the defendants. Would stop a lot of fraudulent and pro-bono lawsuits that clog up our system.

In a unanimous 7-0 decision the Ohio Supreme Court finds Cedar Point NOT required to issue refunds for pandemic shortened season. https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/cedar-point-not-required-to-issue-refunds-for-pandemic-shortened-season-ohio-supreme-court-rules.html

Watch Beverly Hills Cop III and it will really make you scared of the chains.

Loved the ride. The design was impressive. Usually in a ferris wheel type ride one the whole ride stopped to let on more riders. This design does away with that allowing for a continuous experience while the other side loads. Would be nice to see this type of ride make a comeback updated with today's tech. And, of course, if you haven't already you can see it in action in Beverly Hills Cop III.

And here seems to be the tea-cup we're getting (also Zamperla). https://www.zamperla.com/products/tea-cup/

This looks like what the sol spin would be: https://www.zamperla.com/products/endeavour/

KEGGERS!!!!!!! (without the tilting platform)

Guilty

Baryen Kurve please

IF it's year round operations I wonder how many of the "complaining crowd" will give them credit for adding days to the operating calendar. Probably none since I've seen nothing about how platinum passes got more bang for their buck because of KD and Carowinds year round operations. This would explain the increase in the gold pass prices. (120 instead of 99). Seems plausible that if we get year round operations it was "baked in" to the 2023 pass price. Some may think it might be harder to get employees but I don't know if I'd agree. Yes, you lose students in the winter season but on the other hand do you gain "full time, year round" employees (benefits, etc?). Either way speculation is always fun and, of course, if it's a new flat I'm hoping for Der Spinning Keggers !!!!

Yes! The Big Band Sound returns to KI. All hail Woodchopper's Ball Review!

Exactly !

Saw Nyte again last night with screens and I'll give you there is some validity to it. The two things I would change is the flashing abstract section suring "Ghost Town" (love that song, it fits the action so well). Would probably rather see some kind of POV running through woods/etc. Or if we are going to go by the Night of the Banshee theme a POV of Banshee The second is, once again, the curtain call with the bald guy and 14-pac devil. Once I realized this was actually during the curtain call where each performer does their bow it bothers me even more. People I talked to also were confused by what the video had to do with the story (which it doesn't) and had no idea it was the curtain call for the show. Here is where I think the screen should show each performer's name and hometown. Since they each do a certain amount of counts it may even be possible to time the video with the music. Otherwise they could have the tech switch the screen appropriately for each performer. All in all still a fantastic show and one I hope to see a couple more times before the season is over.

As a programmer, my instant thought would be a geo-fence exclusion zone. Major carriers could set up geo-fences around amusement parks, alpine slides, water parks (since waterproof watches also have the feature), etc. that would serve as a zone that would ignore the crash detection or give the user to automatically turn off the detection when inside the zone. Expecting people to remember to turn it off isn't realistic when they can't even remember to secure it in a zipped pocket.

I can see the t-shirts and posters now (which would be a must for those who love to show to purchase and have signed!!). And after a year or two run we can have a male lead in the show for "Night of The Beast"

Had another thought about NyteWalkers. This is driven by the main demon and her screams. I think if they bring it back next year they should call the show "Night of the Banshee". A guy and his girlfriend are in line for the ride/walking through the park, etc.. and he keeps talking about how much he loves it. She quips something like "I think you love Banshee more than you love me" he says "That may be true" or something like that and cut to a hard blackout and thunder/lightning and the ghouls come out and the show almost runs the same way it does now. He has released the Banshee, who can be released from her curse with one kiss. You could even use the Banshee scream from the ride for her screams at the end. Just think it would be great to tie it to a KI IP and make it unique to the park. The tricks resemble cars on a coaster and would (in my opinion) be a fantastic tie in.

Went last night and saw the 7pm show with my wife, son and 3 grandkids. Standing room only. Not sure if it is this way normally but the screens were off. (Maybe because it is still light out they don't use the screens for the 7pm show). Bodda, if you get a chance to see the show without the screens on, I would be interested in your take. Like I said I don't necessarily think the should be "off", just not as much of a distraction. Anyway, it was AMAZING. What a difference without the distraction of the screens. We all agreed. It was much easier to see each performer and clearly see them as they were doing their thing. It felt like the focus was 100% on the performers (which in my opinion is where it should be). Still not sure what happened to the third "normal" (the one with the backpack). There is one voice part that I heard in the performance and that is when the head demon (the one in black) screams a couple of times near the end of the show. Hard to hear over the music but I would suggest that if she's not going to be mic'd (and she shouldn't be if that is her only vocal part) they tape her screaming and play it during the show as a manually triggered effect with her lip synching it. In my opinion it would be easy to pull off, save her voice and be much clearer to those in the back of the audience. That being said it was easier to see the story, I just think it might work better with the male and female walking in together alone (maybe with a woods montage on the screens) aka the Triller video. No offense to the "third wheel" his comic relief is appreciated but he runs around the stage to the back (I guess that is to be him "running away" but would read better if he ran back up the audience the way he came in. The biggest problem with that is getting him back around backstage without anyone seeing as I'm sure he is one of the demon performers during the rest of the show. My save him some time to just have the 2 walking in alone at the start. Again the show is amazing as are those who are in it. I do see your point about the sound system, and the music. In my opinion this could be "fixed in post" by re-equalizing the master if it is done by tracks. If not, they could turn it down 5-10% and it would help the struggling system but the theatre as a whole definitely needs an overhaul and hopefully will get it for next season. With the quality of the shows getting such a major boost I think it's almost a must. Not sure how easy it would be but at the end when each performer takes their own "curtain call" it would be nice to have their name and hometown put up on the screens so they get the attention they deserve. It may have to be something manually switched for each performer but I think would be a nice way to acknowledge them for their effort I plan on seeing the show every weekend as I noticed new tricks being put in and all around the energy in that place was off the chain. Overall well done by everyone connected with the absolute crowd pleaser. They have definitely keep the bar high for this amazing 50th season of our beloved park!

Saw the Nytestalkers show and was overall impressed. The only thing I can say about it critically is the use of the screens is very distracting and I feel takes away from the performers. Either they are flashing in a seizure inducing rate or there is a bald guy and the devil dancing. Focus should be on the performers. In my opinion the video screens should be more of a backdrop to "set a scene" rather than trying to add to the atmosphere in such a jarring way as it does now. It's like the screens are being used instead of lights and that shouldn't (in my opinion) be their purpose. I found it hard to concentrate on the tricks going on. I would almost think it would be more enjoyable with the screens off. The performers are the main part of the show, not the screens. That said, the performers do a fantastic job and I just feel like the screen could be better used to tell the story (some text like "one night in the forbidden abandoned park") and little things before each section ("Susan gets overtaken by the dark side"). I just feel like it's an injustice to have so much distraction from the main part of the show...the performers who are doing a fantastic job. One last thing would be to have some voices and/or singing (someone can do a Rob Zombie impression :)) but it would help further the storyline. I'm not saying mic the entire cast just maybe the first 3 'normals' and 1 or 2 of the demons. As for the 3 normals, I'm guessing one of them was overtaken early and I missed it. Wasn't sure what happened to him. I'll be going to see it again tonight to see if I can find it out. I will finish by saying that even with the screens the show is fantastic and I was impressed (yet again) with the production quality KI is putting into it's live entertainment this year.

Slaughterhouse is great. Was riding The Beast last ride the other week and thought it would be a cool idea to have a special train of The Beast filled with Slaughterhouse and other scareactors every year. I think the pictures would be hilarious and a nice keepsake for everyone working Haunt (plus it could be used for marketing as well).

I did overhear this year that Tinkers may very well be heading to the KI Theatre.