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But that also means that 3 cars could park for the price of pass one on any given day. You may not do that, but I bet many others would do it just to save $10. When CP did have a parking pass affixed to an individual car, they would just give you the pass, and you would affix it yourself. Pass holders would then not stick it on a car, including myself who has two cars, but rather use clear packing tape to apply & remove the sticker with ease on my back windshield depending on which car I would be taking. This worked until CP caught on to what people were doing, then when you would buy a pass, a CP employee would affix it to your car themselves. This caused a rather negative reaction from the car's owner. A couple years later, the parking pass was put on a season pass. Affixing the sticker to an individual car also caused headaches when people would buy & sell cars in the middle of the summer.

I guess you have to look at it from two ways: One- The parking pass is married to the individual holder on their season pass, no matter what car he/ she is in. -or- Two- The parking pass is married to a individual car. Many families have two cars anymore. So which car do you affix the pass to? I would think that having the parking pass on a season pass gives the holder more freedom to join other freinds/ family in different cars. This is probably why CF allows those under the age of 16, who they know cannot drive, to still have a parking pass. From CP site: http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/admission...passes/info.cfm Parking and/or causeway toll are not included in the price of a season pass. Cedar Point Season Parking Passes are $70.00 each. Parking Pass is affixed to a single Season Pass Photo ID. Cedar Point Season Parking Passes are only valid at Cedar Point (not at any other Cedar Fair park). All-Ohio Season Parking Passes are $75.00 each. All-Ohio Parking Pass is affixed to a single Season Pass Photo ID. All-Ohio Season Parking Passes are only valid at Cedar Point. Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom and Kings Island. Season parking passes from other Cedar Fair parks are not valid for parking at Cedar Point. From KI site: http://www3.cedarfair.com/kingsisland/shop...season_pass.cfm A season-long parking permit will be issued for each Individual Season-Long Parking Pass purchased. This parking permit is valid at Paramount's Kings Island only for the 2007 season.

Do you mean that the park has lost it's luster since CF took over last summer, or do you mean the the park has lost it's luster under the Paramount years?

Don't feed the trolls.

It is not a tornado. It is called a water spout. It dissapates fairly quickly once it reaches land, and usually does not cause any land damage. Now for objects in the water, like boats, it could be a different story. Another water spout pic: http://www.pointbuzz.com/Gallery.aspx?i=1738 The only time I can remember CP closing early is back in 2003 for the Great Eastern US blackout: http://www.globalsecurity.org/eye/blackout_2003.htm

I go to Cedar Fair parks about 15 times a year, and have never had a problem. Now I can't wait in line with a frosty beverage, unlike Busch parks.

Got it stuck in the corner?

Settle out of court. The less press coverage the better. I can't see how the park could even fight a lawsuit. What would their arguement be?

http://kontrib.com/get_translation.php?tid=6186 The translation from French is a little difficult to read, but apparently some kids wanted to get a free ride and ended up pushing a police officer into the path of a SkyScraper type ride. http://www.mondialrides.com/ie/download/Ca...aflet%20Mondial Talk about a horrible story. The kid is completely in the wrong, but where are the barriers so accidents like this can't happen?

http://www.co.warren.oh.us/clerkofcourt/se...ORDER+BY+A5BHTX It is too bad this does not give more information about the details of the cases.

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Slow down cheetah! There is no reason to get upset. I am speculating just like everyone else here. We are just taking the information that was handed to us from the media and interpreting it the way we want to. The article never mentioned any type of money that was being involved. Perhaps the lawsuit was only for medical expenses, and not for the usual "pain and suffering" payday. He also did not make the staments himself, the lawyer did. And as most, if not all, lawyers will find an arguement about anything. Laywers also make things sound worse than it really is. We don't know if the guy was looking for a payday or not. There are two sides of every story, I just try and keep an open mind for both.

OK, on the surface, this seems like a frivolous lawsuit. But there are probably many reasons that the suit came about. One very possible reason is medical expenses. Chances are his insurance (if he had insurance) did not cover all his expenses. His insurance company could have also forced him to sue PKI so their expenses could be covered. Also- PKI has insurance for this type of things, just like some of you that have home owner's or renters insurance. Please let me make this very clear- I would hate to sue KI, but if it came down to my family's well being or suing KI, the choice is easy. What is the lesser of two evils- suing the park you love, or losing your family's house?

Now I don't think he should have sued PKI, but saying he got what he deserved is terrible.

Even though KI may get more people through the gate, the amount that each guest spends in the park is also drastically different as well. BGE is more expensive than KI for food (but the food is also better) & novelty items (KI isn't even close to what Busch has to offer). The per person spending is probably about $27 at KI vs. $50 + at BGE. (These are not hard facts, just a wild stab that I threw out there) BGE is also open 26 days more than KI. KI may bring in the people, but there is no doubt that BGE brings in more money.

Another weather forcast from Intellicast: http://www.intellicast.com/IcastPage/LoadP...mp;prodnav=none But, as was stated before, the forcast is for over a week away. I wouldn't put too much faith in it. For example: I was *supposed* to go to the Cleveland Indians home opener last Friday. The weather forcast a week before called for light snow on Thursday, and cold & wet conditions on Friday. It ended up snowing in Cleveland all weekend.

CP was not going to rip out DT because it was a bad ride. It was just not the thrilling ride they thought they were getting. Avlanche Run had a price tag of $7.4 million, then add in the $4 million for the building & themeing for the change to DT and CP had a oversized starter coaster for the little kids. But for the $11 million they poured into it, it made more sense to keep it up than rip it out. CP is using the same method of thinking currently with SoB. Instead of ripping it out, try and make it work. As far as keeping up with the themeing, Paramount certainly did not try to keep theirs up at all. Just look at TR it's first year compared to last year. At least DT has been around for more than 10 years and the themeing went to the dogs. TR has been around for less than 5 and it's themeing is not even close to what it used to be.

First, CP does not declare themselves a "Theme Park" like Paramount did. Yes, Disaster Transport has not recieved the TLC that is needed to keep up with it's themeing, but there is no reason to. The ride is horrible now, it was horrible as Avlanche Run, and it was horrible when it first opened as Disaster Transport. From Dick Kinzel himself: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...338/-1/BUSINESS And as far ar the theming for TTD: one of the wheels broke off it's first year. All the themeing was removed for safety reasons, not due to lack of attention.

Only one of the guests (Flight Commander lady) was intoxicated. http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?...p;p=entry That incident has nothing to do with the price of a frosty beverage. You will find that at any public event, sporting events being at the top, the price of beer is high.

I would hope not to see another fast food chain at KI, I never eat at them (heck, I didn't even know there was a Chick-fil-a at the park!). KI really needs a sit-down full service restaurant. Has anybody been to the GWL restaurant yet, and was it good? http://www.greatwolflodge.com/Locations/Ma...ampcritter.aspx

Do you have any opinion about the removal of the ride since it was your first project? BTW, these are some of the best construction pics I have ever seen. Thanks!

Paramount really had nothing to do with the planning of TG. They just themed the ride.

Or just have a cooler in the car, pour your frosty beverage into a souvenier cup, head back to the park.... ...you get the idea.

^That is exactly what the media is trying to portray about GL. The decisions to remove both rides were purely business related. Why have Ohio's only flying coaster in a park that draws minimal attendance? GL is a regional park, not destination park. SF tried to put in all those coasters to take away from CP and failed horribly. Might as well remove the ride and put it in a park that it will gain more attention.

Are you using the same sources as you have in the past? http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?...ic=8730&hl= Rumor Smasher said on Demember 22, 2006: I believe Son of Beast isn't in the 2007 Capital Addition... and like i said in my last post, we didn't buy X-flight it was a "inside" trade. So therefor I believe that there are two new attractions. Also im betting that Thejoker8388 couldnt tell how far 10million USD goes in the amusement parks... I want a fine example from you Thejoker8388 , I would like to add some Major thrill rides Kings Island added that are 10million usd or under