BoddaH1994

More anniversary products that look AWESOME. Unfortunately I only had the foresight to take a picture of one item.

https://www.wvxu.org/media/2024-05-02/evan-millward-jasmine-styles-leaving-wcpo-tv-tvkiese? I’m not saying that he would make a really good PR guy for KI, but….

As adorable as it is predictable.

Don and I discussed what this may mean to KI on the latest Tower Topics: https://linktr.ee/towertopics

I’m more talking about the 3 week run of the show in the big theater…. things along those lines. Meanwhile, Carowinds keeps adding and adding to their music festival. They’re doubling down on something that Kings Island wasn’t competent enough to market while our park is barely meeting the status quo. Oh, and let’s not forget that they couldn’t handle the lofty concept of a chicken sandwich that they had marketed. Some parks do what’s easy and some parks do what’s right. It’s up to the public to decided which side each park is on.

I don’t even want a new coaster right now. Since KI seems to be cutting costs and experiences around every corner (which doesn’t appear to be nearly as true at other Cedar Fair properties) we’ll see a smaller, shorter, blander version of whatever is out there. I think I’d be content waiting for the merger to give the park a personnel enema before I give any hope of a quality installation.

https://www.wcpo.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/kings-island-hints-at-major-new-roller-coaster-with-survey?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1w308MCNpZ3rY4j3jr1-iFFsW7QVozMVXW5r5I2hyHzVEGHNk9ErZybCE_aem_ARtxYv9beW1cpdmJsx_cvSs_f9_rkjLLE9jxcNBF0unGJE5SNaC_hffl-xm5qCL5pXJ4lt9EzT2eSO5mHlu6xsUA

See? I told you everything would be a-okay. https://ir.cedarfair.com/news/news-details/2024/Cedar-Fair-Announces-Successful-Closing-of-1.0-Billion-Term-Loan-B-and-300-Million-Revolving-Credit-Facility/default.aspx

Oof. This one hurts. https://sanduskyregister.com/news/518596/restaurant-closes-at-cedar-point/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3bNAVsKnRKHciwb6Hm7nFBiumtcDqpxuGwQ_kSYsV-nO95VbanbrUA_kE_aem_AZzuB69i3XCRUv4WlU_ifnCSG7tqB9Tp2PQ4MjgRH6G5wBpf6J3yNT9gSmR2q_0ouo1OXlQEbFbl_LH1KbSpVJVa

“Six Flags (SIX) highlighted that its new website will leverage AI, including personalization and a new upcoming loyalty program. Missi Six, the company's new digital concierge powered by Generative AI, will debut on the Six Flags (SIX) app and website.” Seeking Alpha: https://seekingalpha.com/news/4095772-six-flags-takes-ai-into-its-theme-parks-as-part-of-a-planned-digital-transformation

It has been widely reported that the double grilled chicken sandwich at the Rivertown Brewhouse, which was advertised to be a new food item along with the Dining Plans, has been permanently removed from the menu due to popular demand. This appears to now be official. You read that right. #CaveatEmptor #AsAdorableAsItIsPredictable

https://x.com/funspotamerica/status/1783517251213066441?s=46&t=Zl4tfOSUx8ou9AWrqZJlzA Shots fired.

To be fair, Entertrainment will certainly take care of anyone who purchased a pass if they close. It’s the type of people they are. Coney’s thing didn’t pass the sniff test, but they ultimately did the right thing. All of these are extreme cases. Fundamentally changing the product after purchase under the banner of, “Terms are subject to change. Sucks to be you. No refunds” is in an ethical class of its own. Again, I do not know of KW knew about this far in advance or if they found out and immediately communicated it, but we’ve seen a lot of other examples that I feel support my point.

Never let someone else stomp on your passion! As we both know, until there is a new Comms Director, this issue will never change. For them, it’s always about their insecurities rather than how to best serve the park. They are not a fan of objective views. Hence the fact that a few dozen members of the 200 Follower & Under Club were invited out to the park for a construction tour but you and Chris weren’t. Either one of you reach more than all of those people combined - by a multitude. As what is always said about the park’s guests and fed to a member here by one of the worst in the industry, “It’s as adorable as it is predictable .”

https://sanduskyregister.com/news/517319/cedar-point-blocks-register/ Between one PR guy making an enemy out of the local paper and other making an enemy out of the guys who run the fan site and the 70k+ member season pass group, Ohio sure does have its fair share of winners!

I mean, I’m not pointing the fingers at Kennywood because maybe they just have made this decision, but I do have a little trouble believing that Carowinds and Kings Dominion didn’t know that they were cutting out months of operation before the bulk of the passes were sold.

As I’ve been saying, ALWAYS wait as long as you can to purchase your season pass. Saving a few bucks is not worth buying a product and then find out what it is later. https://www.post-gazette.com/life/recreation/2024/04/23/kennywood-steel-curtain-lawsuit/stories/202404230057?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHV-BfRHLv0XyjwTJuKn_JWQJPDm7_hxDAlCXqX28Z_JhODh1yNVitnhV7w_aem_Ac3JOo6YRo-d1qG2BcIXCbIpk8fKoKEPkspw3DCiW9098RRnxhYpVv3RJx8nt8leCsg

I think the reason they aren’t using RFID in the wristbands is that it would increase the cost. Not significantly, but a meaningful amount. For All Season FL, One Time FL, etc it maybe an infrastructure thing. Maybe the app doesn’t support it yet.

Yeah, but in their defense, it’s an unavoidable storm on the horizon. On Friday they ran out of the double stack chicken sandwich, but in their defense, it was tens of thousands of season pass people, with a high percentage having the meal plan, all of which have tried every other item on the menu. I don’t know if there’s a great way to plan for that. I do agree that the Icee thing was a bit of poor planning and poor communication, but from the looks of it, a lot of the issues were corrected throughout the day on Friday or Saturday. Rides went down, lines were long, food portions were inconsistent… but name an opening day where this wasn’t the case. As somebody who was admittingly pessimistic over the past year or so, I was pleasantly surprised.

We were turned away, along with about 3 groups ahead of us. Then Saturday I ran into someone with an orange slushee and asked where they got it. They said the place next to French Corner. Seems like there was a quick policy change.

They got rid of bottled drinks because “people were stealing them” but managed to figure out how to have canned beer for sale.

By “games” they VERY likely mean midway, not arcade, as pictured.

If its two sides like Coney BBQ that would be a terrible waste of money assuming they open both sides as often as they do Coney BBQ, which I’ve maybe seen twice in that building’s history.

Dear lord…

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/kings-island-opening-this-weekend-for-first-season-since-six-flags-merger?fbclid=IwAR0hnITo9o5x4Zo-XfQqjxBiYuEETh0kKvJc5vh2x30kZQNBAOgBhwONqHg_aem_AeuqnkKZSYft3_JVNHJUDzOP8dx3DMN2ufwnseLOSmSQ3UCUsJxmgw8zov1GejM9vus Misleading title (I don’t need to tell you why), 2/3 of the article as about hours and days being cut. Glad we have the real pros controlling the narrative.