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The FoF train launch is something that's entirely up to maintanance. They have to do all of their checks and make sure the ride is fully operational and ready to go ESPECIALLY with people inside. Up until we let everyone know it was going to happen, we were under the understanding that a train launch wasn't going to happen, but fortunately Don specifically asked for it. That's the thing about these events, we'd love to have everything down to the perfect second but there are always a bunch of swerves. The SOB thing was bitter sweet. A lot of people enjoyed the scavanger hunt, but I do agree that it was kind of hot to be running around the park like that. The reason for the delay was that the Son of Beast tour was supposed to happen at 12:30, which obviously didn't go as planned. The nice part is, at least you had the option of finding some air conditioning. Actually, the staff went to check out an earlier showing of Endless Summer in the interval. The SOB walk is a long, hot one, so having a little bit of free time instead probably wasn't the worst thing in the world for most people. We will BY ALL MEANS have the next event be a community planning effort. If you have any suggestions about additional tours you would live to have seen, make sure you let us know. We're always looking for more ideas. I do agree that having the event in August didn't really pan out perfectly. We'll look at different options in the future. I don't have the scavanger hunt answers. I just graded the darmn things. If anyone can help deb out on that, we'd appreciate it. Thanks for your feedback! Ryan

I agree 100%. In fact, we weren't sure if someone was going to speak or not at the tours, but it definitely would have added a lot. If we do this again (an yes, it looks like we probably will) then we'll make sure that we have a host for any tour we may do. Sorry -- we were having technical difficulties with Mr. Mike so switching between yelling and being amplified threw in a curve ball. I was made aware of this and we'll make sure we're good on that front on the future. Karen, didn't you say that was your grand daughter that was asking all of the questions at Endless Summer? Adorable! The cast just ate her up. I didn't want to have cut her off, but I had Don nudging me from one side saying that we needed to get to The Beast and Scott nudging me from the other saying that I should let them go as long as they wanted. Wasn't the show just great??

I seriously can't thank you guys enough for taking part in our event. I hope you guys had at least half of the fun that I did!! Please take our survey and let us know what you thought and leave us some suggestions, feedback, and constructive criticism. Thanks in advance! Ryan

Please leave us as much feedback as possible if you attended the event. What did you like? What didn't you like? Was there anything we could do to improve the event? Were there any activities you wish we could have done but didn't put on the agenda? Did you find the ticket ordering system to be user-friendly? How did the KICentral event compare to other events you may have attended? Any information you can provide will be greatly appreciated for future planning. Thanks so much, Ryan

Nothing you could have seen on the SOB tour would have been anything you couldn't see from the ride anyway. From the looks of it, it seems like the scavanger hunt went over rather well. Give it up to Josh and Don for that one! Ryan

I want to extend a very warm and whole-hearted thank you to everyone who attended our very first event and made it such a success. The staff of KICentral and the fine folks of Kings Island were absolutely BLOWN AWAY by your reaction to the event and your enthusiasm at the event. I want to especially thank Josh Hackenberg, the marketing coordinator for Kings Island for really spear-heading this event. We owe a lot to this guy. We also must tilt our hats to Mr. Don Helbig for helping us out so much and Scott Hayward for his roll in the entertainment aspect of the day. I expect trip reports, people!!! We'll have some media from the event up soon. Again, thank you!! Regards, Ryan

I think that's the exact mentality they want. If you look at Disney's prices, it's not worth getting a one day ticket, however getting a 10 day ticket is a great value! That way, you're more inclined to buy 10 days worth of food, water, merch etc etc etc.

Which showing of the Ice Show did you go to? I was at 5:30, so if you were at that one, I must have missed you.

I'm going to have to disagree with you on a few things and agree on others. The Maxx Pass IS a good deal. I upgraded from a Gold Pass to a Maxx Pass for about $30 and went to Cedar Point once. So as far as I'm concerned, I already made my money back on it. If you're not going to go to other CF parks, it's certainly a waste of your money, but if you're going to go to just one other, it's worth it. The reason why CF cut a bunch of the ticket giveaways is because of their theory on pricing integrity. Theoretically, if you GIVE tickets away in any interval, people will just wait until they can get free tickets before attending the park. Otherwise, people will know that they have to spend money to go to KI, accept it, and CF's per caps will go up.

I was at the park today. The Monster was open at least in the afternoon.

I certainly hope that it lives up to your expectations. It'll certainly be a memorable experience for us.

...maybe they'll move Noah's Ark from Kennywood to Surf Cincinnati. K, lame joke but I love that ride.

I've ALWAYS wanted to work Fearfest, however my obligation is to the users of the site and I can't accuratly cover it if I'm working at it. I do however volunteer at St. Rita's haunted house.

Sounds like Sister Mary's Chapel meets the Great Wolf Lodge.

I am NOT an insider on this one, but from what I've heard, they're just doing work on the ride. Themeing being removed is a typical thing because they need to be able to get equipment in there. All of the themeing is on wheels and can be removed very quickly and easily.

If it's Kennywood's Jack Rabbit, I'll take Jack Rabbit.

Kings Island Announces New Military Ticket Program Special Half-Price Ticket Discount for Military Service Begins August 9 Kings Island, Ohio - Kings Island will honor individuals in all branches of military service with a special half-price ticket discount. Beginning on August 9 when 55KRC's Sean Hannity brings his national Freedom Concert tour to Kings Island's Timberwolf Amphitheatre thru Labor Day, all active duty, reserve and retired military personnel can purchase up to four all day admission tickets to Kings Island for just $22.50 each. All branches of the United States Military, including the National Guard, are invited to take advantage of the discount ticket offer. Individuals must present a valid military photo ID at the Kings Island ticket window. Military discount is not valid with any other discount offer or on Junior/Senior, Starlight or two-day admission tickets. Former New York City Mayor and Republican presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North are scheduled to appear at the Freedom Concert. Headlining this star-studded concert will be two of America's hottest country sensations, Montgomery Gentry and LeAnn Rimes, as well as country music legend Lee Greenwood. Tickets for the event are $70 and include admission to Kings Island for the entire day. Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-329-5454 or by visiting www.55KRC.com <http://www.55krc.com/> , keyword "Freedom Concert." Kings Island season pass holders can purchase concert tickets for $60, but tickets must be purchased at the park. Proceeds from the concert benefit the Freedom Alliance, a 501©3 educational and charitable foundation, providing scholarships to the children of slain U.S. military personnel.

Wait a minute.... There's a key element that's left out. What was in his email to Greg? Did the email call Greg every word in the book? Did he threated to kidnap his kids and kill his pets? Who knows. All we saw was Greg's response, which may very well have been the most professional of the two emails. What if it's the other way around? What if the guy was really nice about things and just asked why the rides were down? In that case, he would have responded with more information than he had to. What if he never asked for any kind of compensation? Talking to a former employee who dealt with the power outage situation, they said that most people would vent anger about what happened and then would be pretty happy.

What's the proprietary iMovie format then? Sorry -- I'm a little stressed out for some obvious reasons.

Ahhhhhh!! Mac users!! If you can get it in WMV, send it to me.

That's why you don't mess with the police... They guy the guns... in this case, the spray.

All of your questions can be answered in this thread. Get crackin' on those 401Ks people! Ryan

Paul, you know me.. it's in my nature to worry about the stupid stuff. My new fear is that people won't have their meal tickets and I won't be able to give them lanyards. That's why I've posted about ten million times that you NEED a meal ticket to go to the event. Oh well, we'll see what happens. I'm about to head up to the park right now to pick up the lanyards.

Yeah, the actual finalized numbers are kind of in the air since some people were able to order tickets after the cutoff date. So if I had to pin a number on it, I'd say about 115 tickets were sold. This is really good considering that SOME people at Kings Island estimated between 40 and 50 patrons. We sold 40 tickets in the first two days....

The one from the cigarette ads was Joe Camel.