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http://media.universalorlando.com/harrypotter/ http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/cu...-home-headlines Now it's official.

One of the stories I heard was that a gentleman in a wheelchair went up to the exit of Vortex, the ride operator asked the people that were next in line if they could wait one more cycle, the gentleman got on, rode, and then got off the ride. Then he turned around and did the same thing approximately 10 minutes later. I question the validity of the story, which is why I brought up the question. Now if it is true, I would consider it to be abusing the system. If he wanted to ride again, I have no problem with that. Just make it consecutive cycles, not the whole get on/ get off routine. I also have no problem with them going to the front of the line. But I also believe it should be limited to a policy where you & a guest can ride each ride twice a day for back-to-back cycles. If it is during the week where the park is not busy than it really is not that big of a deal.

An intreseting topic was brought up on another site. What is KI's policy on handicapped guests? Do they go to the front of every line for ride they are able to go on, or does it work like the parent swap program? I have not been to the park with a friend that was in a wheelchair, so I really have no clue as to what the park does.

^ Miss it? No. I can see billboard advertisments on my way to the park.

What do I expect? I expect Disney quality food at KI if they are going to charge me the same. While it is easy to compare a professional sport stadium to a place like KI, it is an unfair comparison. You are only in a stadium for a game for about 4 hours. At KI, you are there for an upwards of 10+ hours. KI claims to be a family park. Most sports do not cater to families, nor do they advertise that they are. Also, KI has an entire summer of 10+ hours a day to make their money. Whereas a stadium is limited to their times and dates. The majority of a foodservice revenue does not come from the few guests, but the amount of guests they can serve as fast as possible. Yes, KI does have the monopoly of food. It is just unfortunate that they are slamming it down our throats with their inflated prices.

Ya, sure. One whole pizza, 4 salads, and 4 drinks for $29.99? You can go onto the Pizza Hut website and get two large pizzas (including Supreme, Meat Lovers etc.) for $20.00. Something tells me that 4 salads and all you can drink sodas will not be an additional $20. Dinner for 4 at Wings for $40.00? While that is a little better compared to Old Country Buffet ($11.01/ adult, $.55 x child's age under 12- both include tax= $35.22) you cannot compare the quality & selection of OCB to Wings. Instead of "target audience" it seems they are "targeting an audience" in the cross-hairs.

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^^ Ummmm.... You. Roommate. Same type of marks on body. I also question if it came from the ride or not. (Sorry, had to do it )

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CF has had to deal with DT at CP for quite some time now, and DT is much larger and uglier than TR will ever be. Wife for Beast? Please tell me that was just a poor try at humor.

While it is not impossible for a coaster to be added next year, I would not bet on it. KI just added a relocated coaster, and are still in the process of renovating SoB. I would look for the area of the park that is currently not receiving a lot of attention from guests. Chances are, that is where a new ride will be going. According to Mr. Kinzel, Maverick took 3 years of planning. CF has not even owned KI for a whole year yet. I think it would be difficult for them to add any type of coaster for 2008, even a relocated one.

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2...ront/293269.txt This whole story sounds very familiar. http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?...55&hl=Beast It is good to hear that the injuries were minor. Fiberglass can always be replaced.

^ Wow. That is A LOT better than I was expecting. Nice job FoF crew!

Only having one train due to break-in period, or for mechanical issues is one thing (understandable); but only one train because the other was being painted is a different story. Perhaps I am expecting too much, but why didn't KI paint the trains before they were even installed on the track? These trains could have been painted a couple months ago. The park obviously knew about how slow the unload/ load job is, I would have thought that the focus on having 2 trains would have been near the top of the list. A five hour wait for a ride that is not a brand new ride is a bit much. I guess I am just wondering what the method to the madness was.

For those of you going to CP in the next couple days. http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=68510 It doesn't seem that bad. Apparently there was some minor injuries, and one guest was taken out on a stretcher. And from various guests, there was minimal, if any, train damage.

We (loser enthusiasts ) understand it. But for the once-a-year guest, they are probably a little upset. Now is the park jam packed? I also wonder what the line is for FoF today as well.

Being at work today, I decided to check out to see if Maverick was making any cycles yet. Come to my surprise, but CP put some REALLY nice landscaping in inside the footprint for Maverick. http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/fun/webcams/index.cfm You can really see it at the "Maverick Cam". There is nice wooden fencing where the track comes close to the ground and many trees. It is nice to see that CP is doing something to make the area around a ride look good. Maybe they can noe do something for IJ.

It does really depend on the how bad the weather is, and it really depends on how bad the weather that is coming. That is the one thing that really pi$$es off guests at CP. They see the current weather as not too bad, but what they miss is the big storm that is 10 miles from the park (lightning can strike from as far away as 10 miles). A light, steady rain usually only shuts down the skyride and TTD. High winds can shut down TTD, Raptor, Skyride, and in terribly high winds: Magnum. (Magnum actually was stopped at the top of the second hill, I believe, it's opening year. Firetrucks from Cleveland and Toledo had to be called in to rescuse the passengers). But on the other hand, who wants to get hit by any type of rain going at 120mph? Ouch...

You are correct. As far as licensing, of course it matters. But what they are changed to, who cares. The rides will still be there.

Why not just change Congo Falls back to it's original name of Amazon Falls. And Top Gun to Thunder Alley. The others- well does it really matter?

I know at CP when there is lightning, everything closes, including DT (and the Pirate Ride when it was operating). I wonder with CF now owning the park if their qualifications for shutting rides down has now changed. BTW, does anyone know if KI has their own weather equipment, or do they rely on local weather stations?

Actually it was four pieces to install.

Well Apollo's Chariot at BGE is certainly like a out & back. As is both Goliaths, Nitro, and Raging Bull. Some of B&M coasters may seem compact, but chances are the parks only gave them that much room to work with. I personally love the way Raptor sits in the park. It is a great spectator coaster. And the views from the SkyRide are excellent.