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6 months since HH and this is the best you can come up with? Next time start with: "This one time at band camp...I got a fifth of E&J brandy stuck........."

^ Given that, why use it in marketing the park/ rides etc.?

I would love to have prices go down. We took a family vacation for a week last summer, stayed at AKL with savannah view and had LL everyday. Yup, it was expensive. Yup, its was an EPIC vacation for all of us- one that we will not experience for a handful of years (or at least till PP/ Villains Land opens). Despite the cost, we would not have changed anything minus a couple transportation mistakes i.e. waiting for monorail from Contemporary to MK after 4th of July fireworks to catch bus back to AKL. Point being, it's basic supply & demand- until Disney can see a drop in park attendance trend or drop in resort occupancy, they have little motivation to change costs much. My daughters have planned a trip to Universal end of March. The cost of staying at Helios/ park tix etc. is on par with Disney cost.

It should be noted there were 141 operating days in 1994 (1514 operating hours and no HalloWeekends) vs. 153 in 2025 (1546 operating hours). Cost of 1994 one day ticket was $25.95 vs. $50 in 2025. 1994 Season pass was $74.95 (excluding parking & park amenities) vs. 2025 silver pass which does include parking and some basic amenities.

I would also like to see KI operations go back to the pre-Paramount era. It's unfortunate many today did not experience KI in the 80's. It should be noted Reilly was president of Busch Gardens December 2007 (prior to Blackstone purchase) to November 2010. He had a direct influence in bringing the Busch Gardens Williamsburg name back from Busch Gardens Europe.

Unmitigated disaster is an interesting take. While no CEO/ COO record is perfect, his leadership with Parques/ Palace did provide a positive trend for customer service- one opinion many have been clamoring for when it comes to SF prior to the CF merger. He also made shareholders happy at the same time. I'm encouraged the decision was not just a "money" person. Who do you believe would be better suited for the job?

Part of the survey announced the cost??

https://norwalkreflector.com/news/666200/feds-michigan-terror-suspects-scouted-cedar-point/

I get she was injured on the ride and do have empathy for her injuries. -BUT- Claiming the park is negligent due to the coaster speed and placing the ride near water? SMH My initial question reading this "how can anyone prove the duck came from said body of water?" Why wasn't this reported when it happened? And the lawsuit was filed shortly after the unfortunate SDR fatality & quick settlement for another SDR incident.

Only if that were the case in today's world. I gave parks a free pass after covid when it came down to lack of employee resources. When CF/ SF reduced the wages for employees, that free pass no longer exists. I would never have thought the park's (KI & CP specifically) operational budget for new additions would come at the expense of ride downtime & customer satisfaction (cleanliness, store venues operating during park hours etc.), but here we are.......

The typical enthusiast always wants additions. As a life-long patron I'll take these changes in lieu of "additions": - cleaner parks overall: bathrooms, midways, queue line etc. - fresh coat of paint on/ inside buildings - better maintained rides - stores/ venues/ rides that are always open when the park is open. (while adequate staffing is difficult, closed stores. venues give off a barely functioning feeling for our family). - park theming & music - more shows I would love to see KI return to the late 70's/ early 80's vibe. It was an experience for our once a year trip. Going to the park often now does give the "it's always like that" justification- which isn't right for those who still only go a limited amount of times.

SDR reopening with: internal, ride manufacturer, 3rd party engineering & state approvals speaks volumes. I feel terrible for the family but also support the park in their decision given they have, by all appearances, covered all the bases to prove they ride is safe. I wonder if he was on medication(s) for blood clotting given his physical condition that subject him to the wheelchair, and, being in the park all day while his moving around differently than most days somehow contributed to the accident.

Another lawsuit has been filed with concerns about SDR. It does not appear or mention in the article the claimant had any medical records concerning the head injuries after riding during preview soft opening on April 30th. https://www.wesh.com/article/woman-claims-injured-same-epic-universe-ride-man-unresponsive-later-dies/68062084 I am all for safety & have empathy for her if it is a true injury, but, if there are no medical records of the incident from her or filing a incident report of potential injury within 24 hours of riding? And this is only reported after a horrible fatality? Interesting......

According to the quote & link I provided from Thorpe website, it is an updated restriction from ride manufacturer.

Horrible incident/ accident for all involved. There is an immense amount of speculation surrounding this. So immense- it's difficult to weed through most of it. The press release from president & COO of Universal Resort was done with empathy to the victim & family and also suggests the ride did not have any failure as described in the YouTube video previously described (which isn't a great shock). Not trying to sound callous- besides the initial coroner's report (which I found to have been released incredibly quick), I wonder if the victim had a medical episode that caused him to lose consciousness allowing is body to simply be limp in the restraint. Mack has also quickly revised their safety requirements for Hyperia at Thorpe park (which has similar seat design/ restraint as SDR): Perhaps it was necessary to change the safety requirement but I also hope that the change was not knee-jerk that may eliminate those it wheelchairs from enjoying the ride safely.