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Kings Island once had some pretty intense competition! Just in Ohio, the de facto leading Paramount Park was down the highway from a Six Flags park, a SeaWorld park, and Cedar Fair's flagship. That's not to say things were so black and white, but Ohio really was sort of the nation's leader in parks after the year-round states like California and Florida.
Now? Well... What was the world's largest Six Flags a decade ago now faces biting competition from lawn sprinklers and Slip'n Slides.
Some might say different but I have a hard time viewing SeaWorld as "competition" their focus is different than that of Cedar Fair/former Paramount Parks/Six Flags who care/cared more about thrill rides. SeaWorld/Busch Gardens are a category by themselves as far as I am concerned since coasters to them are to attract visitors who might also check out the exhibits while there. (considering the fact SeaWorld don't blow their money on a bunch of coasters which is nice)
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It would have to be a superior haunt from top to bottom for me to buy a FOL pass.....great sets, great make up, great scares....sorry, in my opinion, (with the exception of Slaughterhouse which is very close to BGT and USO in quality) what I've seen so far at KI does not qualify for an upgrade. (Busch Gardens and Universal have spoiled me in that department) Yes we are talking bigger budgets, etc, at those parks, however, KI went for quantity rather than quality in their lineup. I'd have 5 really good haunts rather than 13 understaffed, lower quality haunts.
My biggest complaint is that when Fearfest started it was a Halloween event with a few houses that happened to be in an amusement park.
Now for Halloween Haunt, its an amusement park that happens to have too many haunted attractions.
Do I like Halloween Haunt....yes....but not enough for a Skeleton Key/FOL...(unless of course the Haunts quality at KI goes through the roof).
Sometimes I feel like what KI needs is competition and by competition I do mean another amusement park. KI has potential to be top dog in the midwest at least, they just need some help, lol.
Sadly...the park I have in mind we've yet to know will survive on passed this year...
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Mirror Mirror probably would benefit from pay to play type thing, it certainly had its issues last October. I've heard suggestions going as far as perhaps it should be exclusive to customers who bought the Skeleton Key.
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A note about my observations and the same things I noticed with Mirror Mirror was spoken of by several other people. I have to admit, Mirror Mirror was by far the most compact maze I ever seen (its extremely tiny) as it was plopped smack dab in the middle of Camp Snoopy. Its capacity was rather horrible it seemed a lot of the times because of the whole "getting lost" in the maze had people trapped in there for lengthy periods of time resulting the line to stop especially bad on the busy nights. I willingly skipped it that Saturday night even though I had bought a Fright Lane pass. If it does make a return, I hope it gets some serious changes. It's beautiful inside but the overall experience..not so great.
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The haunt at KBF last year was called Mirror Mirror....in this attraction, you could actually get lost in the maze. Now that would be interesting! Especially if you get lost with the scareactors on your tail.
Mirror Mirror was a pain in the rump. Most people I know couldn't stand it either.
KI already had a maze similar to it, it was called Maze of Madness.
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Banshee was announced in the fall too. ( But I think you are right.)
Since Banshee's official announcement was in August...no it wasn't. August is still technically summer
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Rather than focusing on securing their "most coasters" crown, I'd really like to see them invest some money into cleaning the place up. Someone send a moose over there with that message for me.
Agreed with this!
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^Indeed. Even though it's been a few years, I still see Snoopy as looking out of place around KI...I see him more as a Knott's thing and he does have a much more prominent presence there...literally plastered all over the park in some form whereas you see very little reference to him outside Planet Snoopy at KI. I envy Six Flags.
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A number of offerings are in testing this year. As such, when, to whom, at what price, where...various things are offered varies. I suspect seeing how much the bands are used is part of the tests.
I'm actually waiting for Knott's to go the Season Long Dining Plan route. Now that I'd pay for...
Who else besides KI actually offer the Season Long? If any?
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I know this news is a little dated, but I thought you guys might get a kick out of it.
Complimentary Yoga Classes at Soak City for Season Passholders
Beginning June 27 through August 9, every Friday and Saturday from 9:00am – 9:45am, Soak City, Gold, and Platinum Passholders can take advantage of complimentary yoga classes taught inside the waterpark! The class will take place on the grass area next to Gremmie Lagoon. A yoga or towel is recommended but not required. The waterpark will be open from 8:30am – 10:00am exclusively for Season Passholders on those mornings. It’s a brand new Passholder perk!
https://www.knotts.com/what-s-new/season-passholder-news
You have to give them an A+ for outside-the-box thinking. I wonder what kind of turnout they have for this stuff.
With that being said, any time I see almost anything it's not uncommon for me to think, "it would be cool if Kings Island did that!" I have to admit, however, I've never been practicing Yoga and thought to myself, "I should be doing this in an amusement park right now."
Now, with all due respect to Knott's, it seems like Kings Island has been the one to be the most innovative with special events. Do you think something like this could work at Kings Island? There's no shortage of Yoga fans and there's no shortage of Kings Island fans... why not put 'em together, right?
I'm in town for the final one...might consider it
Dang, I'm there during a lot of cool stuff this time around (not all of which are necessarily at Knott's or Disney), hoping for a fun trip. 
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^Sounds like the girls, and if I were to guess as to who possibly Kayla and the kiddos (primarily Malia).
Tillikum for a long time (during the Shamu Adventure and Believe days) was primarily used for "splash" segments with some interactions here and there at the glass. Following the February 2010 incident when he went on that break they relied heavily on Katina, Kayla and Kalina along with the kiddos Malia and Trua (I'd say Nalani but she is bit special...almost an orca's equivalent to ADHD) through the fall of that year. Girls doing the show together and doing their behaviors in unison have an almost Tillikum effect to them but not quite. I can just imagine Tilly and Trua, and with Trua still growing, his "kickers" probably get several rows now..
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I'm saving to go to Seaworld, not boycott it---
Which one if you don't mind me asking?
I'm thinking of Florida, it's not because Tilli is so notorious, but it's because he's Large! I might as well face a fear head on.
I want to see the whales between shows, as they play. I also want to see the rescue area. Seaworld is celebrating it's 50th year of rehabilitation and rescue this year. I'd love to be close enough to the tank during a show to see the whales under the water, but then, I'd be splashed, so that's a quandary.
Also, there's a wish on my part that my niece can see Diagon Alley.
I recommend you also consider doing DWS (Dine with Shamu) ever since Tillikum has become quite the diva after his break from shows, he's mostly found in SCU/DWS these days with Trua. DWS tends to be pretty educational so it's worth checking out.
As far as sitting close to the show tank, the first 15 rows are considered the splash zone....but if you get a show where its mostly the girls, its not too bad. The boys however...if Tillikum decides to partake in a show and has Trua with him then you probably are in trouble if you're in the first 15 rows.
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I'm saving to go to Seaworld, not boycott it---
Which one if you don't mind me asking?
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I'm so sorry this happened. It takes quite a while to get over having stuff stolen, especially when you went to the park for a good time. It's very violating.
It's not just recouping the cost of things, it's the feelings that come when you are robbed that take a while to get over.
This is true. I've gotten a new (and better) replacement to the little Canon Powershot that was stolen literally right from under me at Banshee's unveiling last year. The camera in its bag was cradled between my feet when it got stolen (along with my regular camera bag but that didn't get stolen). Guess I should be grateful they didn't get the dslr, which has way more money invested into it, that I was using to shoot the announcement with but still...Had that little point n shoot for several years.
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On an on topic moment, I enjoyed the haunts last year, but none of them were, to me, something that I felt man I could have spent an extra $60 for.
This. Qualities are different between the parks even though both are Cedar Fair parks. But someone like me I'm more likely to spend the money at Knott's since I don't get to see it as much during the Haunt season as opposed to KI really.
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A thing is worth what people will pay for it. There is a price that maximizes revenue.
Below that, money is being left on the table. Above it, profitable sales are being lost.
But you know I lack patience
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From what I was able to do that particular night, yes. I caved and got it only because of the lines that night, a Saturday night at that, were horrendously long but my night was cut short due to a medical emergency I had (nothing Haunt caused). But I was glad I did get it as the extra stuff I did get to see was pretty cool. One of my best friends worked Dominion of the D*mned as one of the kings, he insisted I come through every night and there was no fuh-lipping way I was going to wait almost 2 hours for a maze and that was the case for majority of the mazes there...really no maze is worth it.
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There are a couple people here who do need to be rein in a bit at times (past and present).... but it does happen everywhere. I do prefer this one to most others though, in general people are a bit nicer.
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Aw that's sad
RIP NikkiNikki by ki_faerie_wench, on Flickr
Edit: This one is Nikki, photo I posted earlier was one of the other female Rhinos they have.
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The one at KI
Boomerang at Knott's is only just slightly better than Invertigo...not by much though.
Nearly all the Vekoma coasters I been on I don't really like anyway.
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1.) Phantom Theater
2.) Top Gun/Flight Deck/The Bat
3.) Adventure Express
4.) The Beast
6.) WindSeeker
7.) the train
And rides I just like but have a hard time considering them a "favorite" there or just don't remember much details
8.) Banshee
9.) Diamondback
10.) apparently I liked the Smurf ride but I don't remember it except for the videos, lol
I never put too much emphasis on where to sit or where not to sit except for wooden coasters (unless you're talking Ghostrider where every seat is a wheel seat).
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but I've never had someone try to push their beliefs onto me.
I have.
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Skeleton Key
in Kings Island
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And do keep in mind I was only talking about other parks like in my previous post before that. I'm well aware of that.