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Me too. My mom worked in the employee cafeteria for years, and there would be many a days that I spent in the waterpark and the park alone, while she was working. It was great, and I also knew that I better not screw it up. That seems to be missing with some today.

Except maybe more people coming consistently? Steady growth in attendance may help attract a buyer?

Didn't say they were Broadway caliber shows, but through Paramount ages, those were the highlights.

School of Rock and Magic of The Movies were probably the best two shows of the last few years of Paramount. But the cuts in that department in the early 2000s were rough. And after being built up to the apex in the past few seasons, its sad to see what they are doing to all of the parks entertainment.

Remind me.....who was running Paramount Parks when CF acquired them? And how was the entertainment then? History seems to have a way of repeating itself when the same people are at top.

This wouldn't surprise me. That was a fully contracted show with an outside vendor, though they also provided talent for other shows (Tree Lighting, Parade, etc), and I know KI had nothing but problems with their trolley.

My first job at PKI. Can't even begin to tell how many whipped cream pies and gallons of slime I made there. Sad to see the final remnant of the Gak Kitchen and Slime Truck disappear.

The bakery that resided on International Street for years and years is the food stand I still miss the most. They HUGE cinnamon rolls and elephant ears they used to sell were a must buy when we were in the park. I always hoped that it would make a return and include some foods seen in the French restaurant now, or bread bowl soups in the spring and fall.

I still don't get this. GWL and the Zoo both operate on 1/1....and they are both under the same control of the state. This really seems like something that should be able to be worked out. Plus they lost 1-2 days of revenue with the way the holiday hit this year.

You would think there mechanism in place for this already with the state. Think of the zoos that have trains and carousels, and hotels, such as GWL, with water attractions. I simply can't understand why they don't go through the first week of the new year, especially since they are missing 2 ideal days that people are off this year (1/1 + 1/2).

That area has been there for years. Yes, it was used for picnics, and then was expanded years ago to be a warm up area for the cheerleading and dance competitions that the park held every labor day weekend. At some point it became storage for Haunt and WF props and also bike racks as mentioned. They may be clearing more areas, but it was there the entire time I worked for the park from 96-07.

There is a public elevator in the lobby of the restaurant. It was added a few years back.

An update.... https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/i-team/citizen-research-how-two-middletown-moms-helped-derail-a-1-3b-project?fbclid=IwAR29q5GSyOPc49zHwQX-GgEF5BCvrzRq2csnrJ_MFY5Z4UTnGhNxLnCotQE

I have to admit that I haven't been to the park this season to purchase anything quite yet, but how is this working? Especially with speed. I have visited 6 MLB parks this summer, all with cashless, and the time required to finish a simple transaction for something simple like a beer or lemon chill feels like it has increased dramatically. In fact in one ballpark, the vendor had to go as far as to hold the device over his head, seemingly to get connection. It's tough. I want to love this, but infrastructure has to be increased to make the customer experience better. Just my 2 cents.

I wonder sometimes why they don't go back and use a few Paramount tricks for things like this. Years ago they used to recruit retirees and stay at home parents to work the first two full weeks of the season and the last two full weeks of the season. If I remember correctly, I believe they even gave them a season pass along with a paycheck. Or, back when I was there, they took associates from other departments to work rides on Math and Science days. They were quickly trained for some of the easier positions. It was actually a nice change of pace to work rides a couple days a year.