BoddaH1994

No matter what, it’s baffling. You correctly laid out why the conditions would be odd. But even if that’s not true, why were people turned away? Why was BB1 told “no” when he called? I tried to call Knott’s myself but gave up after about 20 minutes on hold.

People in the Facebook groups are saying with authority that Retrospect will be back, but has yet to be announced. That would be strange, but possible. Maybe it’ll just be during Carnivale.

They also, as of this writing, did not list the dates for the country show.

VERY short run for Bubbles. Better than the theater being dark.

The benefits were widely used at CP until mid-October when Tony Clark put in his blog that they are only good at your home park. Then it became inconsistent.

I go every couple of months or so. I was there last weekend. Did you catch the Mardi Gras parade? I think my favorite thing on property is the Bourne Stuntacular.

Maybe, but they got into the park without a problem. They never did get the green light to park. The person just let them through as a one-time thing.

Thanks for doing that. I guess we’ll need to reach out to some other parks this week to see where it works and where it doesn’t.

Did you call Knotts or Kings Island?

I suppose what we need clarification on is whether the bait-and-switch just pertains to Knotts, or for all Cedar Fair parks. Of course, we’ve seen their willingness to change the game (and the language on the website) half way down the stream.

This is anecdotal; however, I think it’s important that people know what their getting when they spend their money, especially after the Prestige Pass fiasco of 2023. A couple of friends of mine went to Knott’s over the weekend. They had already renewed: Kings Island Gold Pass, All Parks Passport (APP) and all of the other augmentations. They went to park and the attendant tried to charge them. They said they have the APP and it included parking. The associate told them that the parking with APP doesn’t work at Knott’s. The supervisor came over and confirmed. Fortunately, they allowed them to go through as a “one time exception.” I was always under the impression that adding the APP was tantamount to a Prestige Pass, which includes parking. My questions are: has anyone else had this experience in 2024 at Knott’s? Does parking only work at your home park, or is this unique to Knotts? If this is incorrect, then why did the system deny them, the associate firmly tell them that they didn’t get parking, and the supervisor confirmed the information? Hopefully this was just a chain of misinformation and not a sneaky little surprise.

Plus… why is Good Gravy “most anticipated” but Soapbox Racers isn’t? There’s no doubt that this is a great fit for the park; however, if GG is on this particular list but Soapbox isn’t then it’s a referendum on the effort put into it, not the quality of the ride. Just remember- they spend this capitol to get an ROI. The ride can be great, but if the awareness falls short then it’s still not fulfilling the plan for the funds.

Similar article, but some details about CP killing live E over the last year or so: https://sanduskyregister.com/news/508220/cedar-point-closes-snake-river-expeditions/?fbclid=IwAR11E3fQHxT1ymc74b3_p3RMwkRrdtQFvC2_LMIWaEQotntWxmHbOm9kco8_aem_AeAhipMSfYZWbrqivF7UByhZeFg9X877qAgRKVvRJmPwAo2aK8dHwryfAsicGZa6gFE

All other parks that have hosted this show didn’t really go back to the well for a second go-around. I know, I know… the reaction is “as adorable as it is predictable” as your puppeteer says, but if you look at the two other parks that have hosted this show, SeaWorld was in dire straights financially and replaced their expensive cirque show with this for a short time and Dollywood needed something quick, fast and inexpensive. Neither of those parks have revisited this show after the initial run. The show may be okay, it may not. This is clearly a fast and inexpensive solution that likely is a downgrade from previous years. Claiming that anyone who doesn’t end up liking the show is simply not in the right demographic is a lie. Don’t sell me an end table when I can clearly see it’s a desk lamp.

Better late than never.

Word on the street is that the first piece of track has officially been installed. You can keep up with this by viewing the web cams (the best you can) or if you want a piece on Woodstock’s Whirleybirds for some reason, check out the Kings Island Team’s social.

Assuming the show is very similar to the one I saw, the ending consists of lasers and dropping several bubbles on the audience. If they put it in the Festhaus, they’d likely need to cut the only interesting part of the show. That is, unless you have a hankering for bubble-flavored LaRosa’s.

Maybe you saw the show previously and I just awoke a suppressed memory?

I saw it at SeaWorld in 2017. I'm not sure what the consensus was from a guest standpoint, but it didn't last all that long. I think they needed something quick and cheap. This was back when they were really close to bankruptcy and they closed their cirque show as a budget cut. Dollywood brought this in last year, but only for a limited run. I do not know the backstory behind that. My critique? It's okay. You sit through 25 minutes of gut-wrenching boringness of a grown man making bubbles and then there is a 5 minute finale with lasers and bubbles on the crowd and stuff that is pretty cool. I'd give it a 6/10. Of course, since the park didn't get ahead of this news, the narrative isn't going to be "we are getting a bubble show," but rather, "we are losing Phantom Theater Encore."

I know it sounds slimy but this is very typical in business.

I think the more likely case is that they run out of soap in the restrooms and then borrow it from this dude.

The Kings Island people think that the prestige pass people are, “as adorable as they are predictable.” Enjoy your lean-to this season.

Fascinating. I wonder if they fell victim to some legal battle within the record companies that trickled down.

Part of the benefit for the park is that it creates urgency to buy tickets. If they make it too short, there’s very little value. If they make it too long, it has no urgency. It would be interesting to see what the compromise would be. In today’s world, it would be the most efficient and cost effective. In the past, that decision would have been much more precise.

Please don’t ruin my legacy… Totally kidding! Looking forward to it!