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I agree with you guys about the fence at The Vortex entrance. It is a pain. The only problem is, I'm sure it's there for a reason. Since people are inherently stupid, the line probably won't follow the wall, it would stick out into the middle of the road. I've had trouble with Face/Off as well. It's not so much people jump queues as it is groups getting split up and the person or people who are behind try to catch up with the rest buy bypassing the others. I may understand if your group is split up when entering the queue that you ask permission to pass someone up to get with your group. I've seen someone "catch up" with someone who was nearly on the platform when they were under the covered area. Of course, the right thing to do would be to have the group reunite back where the second group is, but I'm sure that's far too lofty of a concept for these people. -Ryan

Nope, he's right. According to PKI.com, an individual season pass right now is 99.99. You're looking at an additional family member pass which is 79.99. -Ryan

ummmm...someone needs to take their pills... As far as the basketballs go, I agree with you there. I'm tired of those stray balls flying past people almost tripping them. They should make the game to win them VERY hard so only people who really know how to handle them could get them.

Well, when someone is going to line jump, they make it kind of obvious because they're usually trying to catch up with their other group of friends. If you're between the two groups, just stand side by side with the people that you're with. They'll stand there and keep trying to bump past you and say "excuse me" to try to get you out of the way. Act like you don't notice them, and if you're persistant, they'll make asses of themeselves. Finally, when they "get" your attention, remind them of the rules very loudly. -Ryan

I agree, Fridays have been a great day to go this season. We're talking about Bring A Friend Free day specifically though.

Another vague idea would be based off the announcement that the search and rescue mission for a lost train was abandoned. Maybe a story about where it went and what happened to it. Perhaps you could even have it about the ride as a ride. Like have kids going through the woods, and end up at it. I'm sure there is a story to be written there. I know that I'm going back on my earlier post by putting ideas on here, but maybe we can put "general direction" ideas on here and PM specific ideas to Charles. That way we can publicly express what we think is a good overall idea for the story.

That's a good idea Charles! I'm PM you with my idea. I would suggest that anyone else who has any input do the same thing so we can have an element of surprise. -Ryan

Hey, thanks for the info. Winterfest seemed like a good time, but I'm sure Fearfest is much better. --Ryan

Use Thurday to ride all of the rides that you want, and then Friday enjoy the shows and other attractions. Consider taking a swing by the new Bubba Gump's Shrip Shop. -Ryan

Earlier in the season when we had all of those bad storms, Fridays were extremely dead until 4 or so and even after that the park didn't get too terrable. I assume that now since business has picked up, they're pretty busy on Fridays. It says in an earlier post that Aug 8th is Bring a Fried Free day..avoid that at ALL costs. It's not worth the walk from your car to the front gates. The park is insanely crowded and you'll have to wait in extremely long lines even for the smallest attractions. -Ryan

<<But since they take such a hardline stance on alcohol, would it be too much to ask for them to do the same about smoking? If you're going to kick a guy out of line for having a beer, shouldn't the same apply to smokers.>> As an occasional smoker, I'd still have to agree with you. If you smoke in line, it bothers a lot of people. Non smokers have a tendancy to be offended my the smell quite often. The smoke even bothers my eyes when I'm in a closed area. I like the policy they have about letting it in the park, but not in any line or in any building. When you're outdoors, you have the option to avoid smokers if you want to. Even if they disallowed smoking in the general area, and had smoking areas throughout the park, I'd probably be all for it. Since smokers are a minority now, we need to respect the wishes of the masses.

How long does the free parking promotion last? Sept 1st?

They ended Winterfest before I was a PKI loyalist. I was just wondering what went on? Most rides can't operate in the winter (well, they can, but I'm sure they're no fun) so what were the attractions? I'll assume that they attracted people with shows, if so, what were they like? --Ryan

Definately length of ride. I mean, I love air time, speed, and inversions as much as the rest of you, but when it call comes down I want to feel like I got my time's worth waiting in line. -Ryan

I like to drink often. Hell, I'm a college kid. In contrast to that, I agree with PKI's policy. The park really just isn't a place for people to be getting drunk. There are far too many people there and way to many things could go wrong. It's not a concert, it's a family place. Now, I think that people should have the option of having a drink or two when eating, so it's a good thing that they have specific restricted areas. I know you guys are going to tear up my opinion as you usually do, but hey, you can be the poor fool who sits next to the guy on The Vortex who has 12 beers in him already. -Ryan

Oh, I'm not doubting that teenagers could do a good job working in a resteraunt. I was one of them less than a year ago. It really has more to do with the credibility of the resteraunt. "High rollers" in resteraunts would much rather eat a meal cooked by Pierre' the French chef than Billy who works weekend nights to pay for his car insurance. (No ethnocentrism intended against the French) --Ryan

I'm not doubting that it was busy, but they still may not have made money. Keep in mind that the nicer the food preparation, the higher the overhead is. Perhaps they should have another company run it. What do you think? -Ryan

Just about 6 hours. Flight of Fear. The line was out to the Zephyr. It broke down 4 times.. I'd tell you the story, but it looks like you were there.

I chose FoF. The launch makes it all worth it. The coaster is really disorienting too. The first time I took my little brother on it, when we were slowing down in the hallway at the end of the ride, my brother was clenching the lapbar yelling, "Are we upside down!?". If The Beast at night were an option, I would have chosen it. The best part is the total darkness while going through the helix. -Ryan

I realize that people do it all the time, but do you think that snapping the cables is bad for the ride? I'm sure it puts sudden impact strains on the superstructure. -Ryan

I totally agree with you about the employees. They work very hard and make everything as smooth as possible, so if any of you guys work there and are on here, you guys rock! It's really frusterating when you've been waiting for upwards of an hour or more for a ride to get to the platform and see the employees slowing down the process by screwing around talking to eachother rather than checking the lapbars. I'm not saying it happens a lot, because it doesn't. PKI has one of the best crews I've ever seen. They make an excellent team. -Ryan

I like Rivertown because it's generally quiet and nicely themed. I just wish that there was more to it. -Ryan

<<Furthermore, I would like to commend Mandarin Cuisine as a GREAT leap forward in the right direction. As of this year it is MY favorite restaurant at PKI, surpassing Festhaus. The food is great and decently priced.>> Yeah, I forgot about that one. I've never eaten there, but I have had some of their samples and...wow... Anyway Italian Chef, when are you going to get a daily live cooking show there? -Ryan

Yeah, they need a better selection at PKI as far as food goes. Basically, you have two choices: overpriced pizza, or mediocre-at-best cheeseburgers. They have other options too like chicken fingers and fries, but those are just overpriced appetizers in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, Bubba Gump's is definitely a step in the right direction! Anyway, opening the Internation Resteraunt seems like a great idea. I'm sure they closed it for a reason: lack of revenue, operating costs exceeding profit, or whatever, but it's such a good thing that it had to have been a marketing problem. It would create a great atmosphere especially for young couples. You could eat at the resteraunt, and possibly visit the park and still feel like you went on a semi-classy date. They would just have to market it correctly. I mean, granted I was probably about 11 when they closed it, but until this year, I had never heard of it. Even if they didn't do regualr advertising and just advertised within the park, I'm sure they could do decent business. As far as the elevator issue goes, it's not as big of a deal as you'd think it is. I mean, they'd have to have one due to codes, but this is Paramount we're taking about. If they found a good enough reason to put one in and open that restaurant, I can assure you that nothing would stand in their way. -Ryan

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's free for all passholders. I agree that free Fearfest is a dumb idea. I went twice last year, the first week it was opened, and the 2nd last weekend. The first time was awsome, because no one was there. The park was eerie, and you could experience everything. The 2nd time I went, the park was over crowded and miserable. -Ryan