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8:45 at night at a park that is "usually open until 10PM" according to the park's website? What exactly did these teenagers expect to accomplish in a little over an hour?

As I've mentioned elsewhere here, having 125 hours of paid vacation time at my disposal, I'm looking at a possible Dollywood trip this summer. Right now I'm planning on a 4-day trip (Monday through Thursday) in mid-July - drive down there one day (and spend time exploring the area some), spend two days at Dollywood and drive back the last day. I can get such a package (3 nights in a hotel and 2-day park admission) for around $300 through Dollywood's website, which isn't bad at all (even better than AAA as all I can find through them is a discount on one-day admission to either Dollywood or Splash Country). Is Dollywood typically less crowded during the week like most parks, or is it hit and miss due to that area being a huge tourist destination? What else is a "must do" or "must see" down there (besides the alpine coaster, which is already on my list)?

I was wondering why they redid that entrance. I didn't even notice that when I was there opening weekend.

If you're using Chrome or Firefox you can actually go in and view the password that it's saved for that username. Firefox: Go to the menu and click "Preferences", then click "Security" and "Saved Passwords...". Type "kic" in the search box, then click the "Show Passwords" button and confirm that you really want to do that. Chrome: Go to the menu and click "Settings" (or enter "chrome://settings" in the omnibar). Scroll down and click on "Show advanced settings". Look for the "Passwords and forms" section and click "Manage passwords". Type kic in the search box, click on the result, then click "show" next to the password. Similar functionality may also exist in Internet Explorer, but I don't know as I rarely use that browser.

There seems to be a glitch with notifications in regards to Tapatalk as well. Today I keep getting push notifications but when I go into Tapatalk and try to view notifications for this forum it just says there aren't any.

Registration for the event has ended now. I hope everyone who wanted to go got registered in time!

The height restrictions in regards to flight paths and such are almost certainly federal restrictions, just like the flashing beacons. Beyond that, it's largely up to local governments what goes. As far as KI is concerned, I'd imagine they only have to deal with the Warren County and Butler County airports. Warren County's is 7 miles away in Lebanon and Butler County's is 14 miles away in Fairfield Township (east of Hamilton), given that both of the closest international airports are 30+ miles away.

If the trustees' lawyer is calling it a disaster and sees little hope for survival, you know things are bad...

Also notice that they are still the only TV station in town with a "chopper" more than a year after they got it.

Having read Terp's posts here over the past 10 years (yes, I've been here that long), the story is believable to me. He's got many many friends in the amusement industry (and apparently at least one enemy as well). Why anyone would basically throw out a paying guest to avoid a negative review is beyond me, but Hart has a track record of making poor decisions. Sent from my LG G3 using Tapatalk

Hopefully the park will be setting aside funds to upgrade the electric in that area in the coming years. I am wondering why this is just now becoming a problem though since both DT and FoF have been in the park together for over a decade. Sent from my LG G3 using Tapatalk

The fact that they don't have a backup option such as a "manual imprinter" machine is a bit surprising. Surely they have at least one somewhere in the park...

The fact that they're having so many problems on a slow opening day doesn't give me much hope for the rest of the season. KK had a lot more time to prepare than KI did (KI's off-season was barely 5 1/2 months, while KK's was closer to 7 due to not being open past mid-September) and yet they're having issues that shouldn't pop up at all. The station brakes issue I can understand as random glitches are prone to happen, but attempting to retry the same card when it's already failed to go through 3 times, then calling security when you tell them you want your parking fee refunded? If anything you'd think they would want to be more cautious on opening day until they get the routine down. I'm still debating whether a trip to KK is in order on the way back from Holiwood Nights next month. As much as I'd love to stop by (since we'll be going right by there on the way home anyway), I'm not sure I want to deal with the incompetence they've shown thus far.

Maybe CoastersRZ can give us some more insight when he gets back from his honeymoon

No you're not. That's sort of what the Cincinnati Zoo has done with their Cat Canyon exhibit: (Image from the Cat Canyon blog: http://blog.cincinnatizoo.org/2014/08/01/a-roaring-success/kids-with-tiger-crissi-lanier/) More info on the exhibit: http://cincinnatizoo.org/plan-your-visit/exhibits/cat-canyon/

I got the $1 soda at Ice Scream Zone next to Delirium. I asked for a large and was asked if I wanted the $1 size. Sent from my LG G3 using Tapatalk

They had $1 sodas tonight too, which I also didn't know about until I went to buy a Sprite before leaving the park. On a related note, I seriously hope they don't keep asking us if we want a souvenir cup every time we buy a drink or even ask for a water (yes, they were doing that tonight). I may or may not buy one. I like getting them filled with ice water, but I absolutely hate having to carry it around the park with me all day.

For those who are going tomorrow - keep in mind that Woodstock Gliders is on the ERT list this year. You might be able to use that to your advantage if you want a shirt.

Headline is slightly misleading but an interesting read either way: http://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-cedar-fair-dark-rides-20150415-story.html

Fixing for you...

Sad news out of Florida tonight: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-richard-petty-fatality-20150412-story.html

It's getting national attention from many major news sources (Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, Huffington Post, etc.), so hopefully other parents will think twice before doing stupid things like this. I'm glad to see the zoo taking such a serious stance on this.

If you like water parks, Noah's Ark Waterpark in Wisconsin Dells should be worth checking out. It's got glowing reviews on TripAdvisor and regularly appears on various "top 10 waterparks" lists.

The article seems to be more of a "10 parks to visit because they're opening big new attractions this year" guide. With Holiday World also being on that list (and being mentioned in the intro to the article - alongside a picture of Kentucky Kingdom for some reason), it's not really "good company"... http://www.fodors.com/news/photos/10-best-amusement-parks-for-2015 The presentation was terrible as well - the screenshot of a website, "Thunder Run", the "I think we're coming up to the part here where we show you the new rides...". To be honest it's hard not to criticize the way things are being done. Ed Hart has done this before, yet watching things you'd think the people running the park had no clue what they were doing (Ed included).

I don't believe it does because it's a new pass (you're just paying less since you already bought a gold pass), but the park would be able to tell you for sure. Also note that this is the first year they've done such a preview night in the 7 seasons I've been a pass holder.