scotty

I was at Geauga Lake past closing 2 weeks ago. There was a guy playing 3-Point shootout, and they told him he could stay and play as long as he wants? Why? $10 for 45 seconds is literally I license to print money. I can play Pac-Man on a single quarter all day long. do you think they would let me stay in the arcade if I had a good game going past closing? WAKE UP DUDE! The dude paid over $200 to try to in a jersey that he could have bought for half that. they even went as far as to cut deals to get him to keep playing. First they dropped it to $5. Then after he was ready to walk, they told him $5, and all he had to do was hit the 3 "money balls". He made the first two pretty regualry, but had trouble sinking the third. In the end he walked away without the jersey. He did win small prizes, but he had no interest in them, and didnt even take them.

Something to chew on... Kings Island has metal detectors, and they have been in use for some time. Geauga Lake had them when it was Six Flags, and they wee removed when Cedar Fair took over. Cedar Point draws a large percentage of its attendance from Detroit, one of the most dangerous and crime infested cities in the country, yet they never have had metal detectors. Makes you wonder sometimes....

Today is indeed a sad day in Kings Island history. 6/9/1991 - "Black Sunday" at Kings Island. One (intoxicated) woman died when she fell from the Flight Commander ride; two men were electrocuted trying to fish a third from a pond when a circulating pump malfunctioned. Lets hope nothing like this ever happens again.

Just read on Coasterbuzz that X-Flight opened on this very day (May 26th) in 2001. Six Years to the day, that it opened at Kings Island as Firehawk.

I missed my brush with greatness??? I was in the same park on the same day as the great interpreter and did not know it?? Bummer!!

I will also be at CP on Monday. GOTTA LOVE THE MAXX PASS!!!! That being said, CP is my home park. CP is absolutely DEAD weekdays before Memorial Day. I would get there at 6Pm when they closed at 8, and get like 12 coaster rides in! You might have small lines during the day, but it will clear out at 5-6 PM. As far as Dragster being scarier than Ka, Dragster only has a lap bar, where Ka has Over the Shoulder restraints. Dragster would be nowhere near as exciting with shoulder restraints. Want proof? Flight of Fear.

I was there in 72 for its first season. We are in Cleveland, so I assume it was on the news or they advertised up here then, as I was 5 years old.

You can do that even still with one pass. As another person mentioned, they have to keep the parking pass active so that you can leave to go get food or other things and get back in the park. You could simply drive in, get out of the car, walk up to the drop off zone, board another car, drive in. Rinse and Repeat. If you are out to save money on parking its still easy. That is EXACTLY what people were doing at CP, and why we were almost forced to go with the windshield only pass.

Have fun guys. Wish I was there, but I am still waiting for my tax return so I can get my Maxx Pass Plus w/ Parking and Joe Cool from CP. I will be down sometime early in the season though. I was at WDW early in February, so I am not suffering the normal Coaster Withdrawl Syndrome that I usually have this time of the year. I love the fact that I get CP, Geauga Lake and KI all for one price now, as opposed to almost $300 for all three like I paid in the past. Gotta love Dedar Fair. Ride Beast for me!! Scotty

Other parks that offer free parking include(d) Holiday World, Memphis Kiddie Park, Idlewild, Camden Park, American (RIP), DelGrossos, Waldamere, Coneaut Lake, Knoebels, indiana Beach & Lakemont Park. That is Just Ohio, PA, WV & Indiana. I am sure there are more.

Look at how many small parks do not charge parking though. You would think if it was for some kind of tax purpose, the small parks would need it to survive.

I mentioned that very subject on Pointbuzz. When CP lowered admission by $5, i made the suggestion for next season to RAISE the price $5 per person, and make it free parking. That way, a car carrying two people would pay the exact same thing, but they would be making more money on a car carrying four people. The general public would see the free parking as a great value, and would look at the price increase as the normal yearly increase.

There has been a lot of controversy over on Pointbuzz about the parking pass deal. Many people said if they were forced with the windshield sticker they were not renewing their pass this year. I have always liked it on the pass. I drive a semi truck, and had a delivery in Sandusky last summer. It delivered at 6AM the next day, and I got there at like 7 at night. I would not have paid $10 for 3 hours to a park I usually visit once a week for free. I pulled up to the toll booth, and told her I had a delivery for something called.... (hesitated for a second and shuffled papers) Project Maverick. She said OK, do you know where to go? After that I told her I was kidding and showed her my season pass w/ parking pass and she told me to go ahead. It was awesome. got to park way up front with the buses. This was a few months before the press release of Maverick.

In years pass, I have always gotten CP, Geauga SFWoA Lake, Kings Island and Sea World. That would set me back $300 plus. Not a bad price, as I always got my moneys worth. Now, to get all Ohio for $125...... What a DEAL!!! Six Flags nailed themselves with those stupid parking tickets instead of a pass. I like to go out after work, and There is no way I am paying to park for 2-3 hours. If they would have had a parking pass, I would have visited a lot more frequently. Oh well, there loss. I worked in Aurora for a few years when it was still Geauga Lake 1.0. There were many times I would go to the park to eat, and even ride a few coasters during my lunch hour!! AAhh the good old days!!

Or just have a cooler in the car, pour your frosty beverage into a souvenier cup, head back to the park.... ...you get the idea. You have not been to a Cedar Fair park recently. No outside beverages of ANY KIND (Including souvenir cups, and 20 oz bottles bought at the park). http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/news/faq....urrent_root=237 http://www.geaugalake.com/public/faq/?current_root=88 http://www.dorneypark.com/public/inside_pa...ation/index.cfm http://www.valleyfair.com/public/information/faq/general.cfm http://www.worldsoffun.com/public/faq/