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I really question the validity of this CF quote made by the pro- stadium group: Especially given this quote, by CF, on October 10th, 2009: Now CF did say they would entertain a buy-out option, which is a part of the negotiation, but listening does not mean they want out. It simply means that CF has given the 49ers & Santa Clara something to consider as opposed to having no negotiations at all. Many negotiations have both sides asking for their "cake and eat it too" and end up meeting somewhere in the middle. I have a difficult time believing that losing the revenue GA generates for Santa Clara is worth the money going to be spent on the new stadium, and renovations to the area the stadium is going to require. I also cannot understand why the 49ers would want to move almost 40 miles away from where they are currently located, unless Santa Clara has given them a sweetheart deal on the land lease. If that is true, and GA is forced out, that would mean less money generated with the new stadium vs. the + $5 million GA pays Santa Clara.

Planet Snoopy, cast of thousands, ready to roll at California's Great America Read more: Planet Snoopy, cast of thousands, ready to roll at California's Great America - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal: Splitting the uprights & scoring? Intresting wording....

That is the basic issue. The vote in June is to see if the people of Santa Clara want the stadium or not. The language used for the vote is being questioned. I have, numerous times, had to re-read a summary of a vote to comprehend what I am voting for. The language is written by lawyers, so it has the possibility of being quite misleading. If the citizens vote "yes", that would mean, at least, $79 million of taxpayer money will go to the stadium construction & improvements necessary to support the stadium. In addition, another $35 million will be generated by a tax on local hotels. So not only will thier taxes being going up, if they are going to have a family event, their guests to the area will be paying more to stay in the area. And then, if the people of Santa Clara want to go to a game, they will be paying an upwards of $100 just for a ticket for the game and also paying very high prices for refreshments/ food etc. in the stadium. And if you think prices are high for food & drink at KI, try an NFL game. From CF's point of view, they are being sqeezed out by the big kid on the block- the NFL.

Santa Clara leases the land to CF. What Santa Clara wants to do is break the contract and use the land that they lease to CF and use part of it for a new stadium. Think of it this way: you sign a lease to rent a business for 10 years that includes a parking lot for customers. 5 years into the lease, the landlord decides to use that parking lot for another business and construct a building on it. Instead of giving you something in return, like another option for your customers to park, they are going to break the lease by going to court. What is going to happen to your customers, that you have a good business with, if they have no options of parking their car? And the stadium is going to be used for more than just football on Sundays. Events take place (a majority of the time) on weekends- the same time GA is it's busiest. Now there has been talk that the Raiders may use the same stadium. That would double the football events.

Holiday World to unveil new $5.5 million "Wildebeest" water coaster in May http://www.fox59.com/news/sns-bc-in--holidayworld-ride,0,2858433.story

I wonder if pedestrians allowed to walk/ run/ ride bikes on those roads? I know that at CP (which is obviously much different than Disney) people are not allowed on the access road going around the park to the hotels/ Lighthouse Point. Either way, it's a very sad story.

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^ It would be REALLY nice to have that type of dark ride at KI or CF. And my understanding, DK had a price tag of $20 million. Considering some of the cost of the recent coasters, that does not seen too bad.

Who gives a crap date, Kings Island- Man: "Eh, remember that Boo ride back in 2010?" Woman: "Yeah, closed-minded enthusiasts concentrated on a name instead of the ride." Man: "I can't believe they would care about something that is rather meaningless. Let's go enjoy the park for what it is!"

Yes, the soft drink prices are high at KI. Yes, the soft drink prices are high at most entertainment venues.

Calling in a homicide detective does not bode well for the boy's condition. This story does not make sense at all. I am going to *assume* that 911 was called once it was known the boy was injured. So how were the police not notified? I hope that this story is grossly incorrect on many fronts & I hope that the boy will be ok.

Ok, when I'm wrong, I'm wrong. Due to the 6th grade mentality of some media personnel, they should be considered idiots.

What bashing? You asked the question, and the path to the answer was laid out for you.

It seems to what to have been missed is that Spongebob has been popular for the past 10 years, and is well on his way out (as can be seen- or in this case not seen on Nick) vs. Peanuts which has been popular for the past 50 years. And no, even if the Nick licensing would have been the same cost as Peanuts, it still would have been gone. The owner has the right to do what they want. Love it or leave it.

I was there...she was thorough, really thorough...I felt violated. Anything like the Men Who Stare at Goats?

And what about those people that do not have cable and thus cannot watch Nickelodeon? We cannot make baseless comments/ guesses on things we have no information on. Peanuts have been around for over 50 years. There has been no new comics made for almost 10, yet, newspapers around the World still print the strips. Some of the cartoons are well over 30 years old, yet, are still shown on the major TV networks during prime time. If Peanuts were so unknown, why would major media providers still offer the Peanuts product? Now think about some of the ride that were in Nick U and were being outdated because the shows are no longer being shown, and Nick U was updated as recent as 6 years ago.

Really? And what are you basing this information on? Clearly, I stood outside of Cedar Point every day last season and personally interviewed every man, woman and child that went in. Then, when I told Lucy the results, she said she'd give me five good reasons and ended up waving her fist in my face. I'll give you Snoopy, but not Lucy. I was always scared of that girl. How would standing outside Cedar Point everyday last season personally interviewing every man, woman and child that went in give you accurate information on what kids are dreaming about?

Really? And what are you basing this information on?

And, even though accidents are ultimately bad, the amount of buses that Disney runs combined with the amount of people transported, probably rivals most cites in the amount of miles/ people transported. It would be nice to see some investigative reporting done instead of throwing Disney under the bus. Oh wait....

I love when people say that seeing pictures can give a good enough description of what something looks like and form a legitimate opinion. "I don't need to go to the Grand Canyon, I've seen the pictures." "I don't need to ride that coaster, I've seen the POV."

Let's hope this goes in a positive direction. If not, the new group could easily close more parks.

New Peanuts comic strips ended on February 13th, 2000, yet are still are printed in a majority of newspapaers 6 New Peanuts cartoons have been released since Feb 13th 200, then, most notably on iTunes: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/arts/2008/11/02/2008-11-02_peanuts_goes_hitech_with_animated_comics.html Some were direct to video, others were broadcast: http://www.fivecentsplease.org/peanuts-tv.html#COMPLETE-SHOW-LIST

^^^ I really don't know if a modification like is currently being done to TG can be done to SoB. Coasters are designed to withstand certain amount of forces in certain amount of areas in certain directions. When you change the dynamics of that design, the forces are also changed. The ride could end up folding up like a deck of cards. And sure, engineers can test for things like that- but the engineers that have worked on SoB so far have not done such a bang-up job. Look at it like this: say you wanted to move your house, and the foundation of your house is currently on rock. If you were to move your house foundation to a sand base, that would change how your house sits. The forces & areas that kept your house upright on rock may not be used anymore and those same forces would be transferred to another part of your house that may not be able to handle the pressure. Another angle is return on investment. SoB has already been a $30 million failure, and this type of change will be a practical reconstruction. Is the current ride worth it? TG's modification is about $10 million. The ride origionally had a price tag of $5.5 million, and TG was a decent ride- at one time considered one of the best coasters. Is SoB worth another $15 million? Or can that money be used toward another ride that does not have the history SoB does? I've said it before; you can take a piece of crap, shine it up real nice, and then what do you have? It's still a piece of crap.

Yeah, those people really are annoying. They are almost as bad as the people that think SoB will be opening this summer! I'm sure during the next 12 months of SBNO will help the ride out immensely. Don't doom the ride yet fans, as it has produced such positive memories over the last 10 years! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIdMjgkMaAs