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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

Actually, if you search many of the forum topics before the sale announcement, many here at KIC were very pro- Paramount. Most here were not around in the late 70's and early 80's. And as for the rides that Paramount put in, some were record holders, but records mean as much as the paper they are written on- the SFMM vs. CP coaster war defines that. Other rides like FoF, even though the PKI version opened before PKD's (I believe) it still is a cookie cutter ridewhich takes away for it's uniqueness. You also can't credit Paramount for Winterfest or FearFeast. They actually cancelled Winterfest for many years, and then made a lame attempt to bring it back for one season. And FearFest was an event that all parks were doing to bring in more people usually when the park was closed or very slow at the end of the season. It's not like Paramount was the only park that had the idea. Paramount did some good things, which is why the attendance stayed consistant. They made the park attractive to families with both thrill and family rides, which was a great marketing stratagy with CP to the North. Overall, I just would have liked to have seen Paramount stay consistant with their enthusiasm of a ride that was 3 years old as well as the new ride for the year.

Well that just shows how much I pay attention to the food service at the park.

Whoa! Call me crazy, but where?

Try this... http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?...ic=9329&hl=

Pepsi will make it's way into all of the recently purchased Paramount Parks. It could happen mid-season or in '08. It's just a matter of when.

Well KI could have had a Chick-fil-a, like CP, which does not open on Sundays. I understand that it is corporate policy that they don't open on Sundays, but for a seasonal park I would expect something that is open 7 days a week. But it doesn't hurt their business in other stores, so what do I know. Ironically CP is also getting a Panda Express. I can see it now, General Tso's chicken and immediately following a couple spins on either Delirium or MaXair. ... what a mess!

Why install a construction cam for a ride that has already been built at another park? There won't be any changes to the ride itself. So what would be the point? Maverick has a construction cam because it is a new coaster. CP also had one of the best marketing campaigns for a new ride that kept enthusiasts guessing as to what they were doing. The cam was just another marketing tool. And quite honestly, it was a brilliant move. They knew that the ride was not going to break any records, so they had to find a way to keep everyone's intrest. They got it.

The park has not even opened for '07, and the wish list for '08 is being discussed? Let's see what changes, if any, that CF will be making this year before thinking about '08.

Especially since it was built on a parking lot anyway.

Here are some pics of the de-construction at Geauga courtousy of rollercoasterfreak.com. http://www.rollercoasterfreak.com/Geauga_L...light/index.htm

Remember this? http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?...ic=8986&hl= There certainly were a good amount of people second guessing CF's decisions.

http://www.connectingindustry.com/pdfs/TEA...ttendance06.pdf and another intresting link http://www.parkworld-online.com/

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