standbyme
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@haasdt You could also prepay either an all day meal plan, or a single meal...plus a refillable drink bottle on line. (Available on line under the ticket area.)
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1 hour ago, lifetimecoaster said:
If you could come up with a Brandy Snifter with the KI logo, we could have a party.
I am not an expert on drinking glasses...is this one?
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I made a solo trip to the park today. (The rest of my family didn’t feel safe attempting it.)
My opinion...because I know everyone cares.
I give the park credit, I think they have done ABOUT all that is possible to make the park reasonably safe...but in the end, you just can’t fix stupid...or arrogance. (It will be a job to enforce all of the rules if the park REALLY gets busy.) Here are 2 examples I saw today...I think the second one falls into the stupidity category...I’m not sure about the first one...
Example A: I was next in line to enter the tent to have my temperature taken, I glance behind me...and I kid you not, a guy is within a foot of me!
He couldn’t even make it through the “turnstiles” without breaking the rules...he did have a mask on though. (I swear, if I had a nickel for every time I’ve shaken my head at stupidity during my lifetime would have been able to outbid Cedar Fair for the parks back then. 
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Example B: A mother and a daughter were walking down one of the “main drags” without masks on, drinking cups of water. An associate called them over to explain that they had to have their masks on. I felt so bad for the associate, what should have been about a 30 second conversation went on for about 3 minutes. The mom seemed to think that because they were drinking it was a “get out of jail free card”. (In my hometown, grocery store cashiers are receiving “hazard pay”...maybe the park should consider something like “stupidity pay”. )
I thought most people seemed to be wearing their masks properly...but I wasn’t purposely staring at everyone. Keeping masks on the little kids seemed to be the hardest thing...but it also seemed like parents were trying. I thought that most of the time people were doing a good job at social distancing...but, since the park wasn’t crowded it was easy. I did notice that people bunched up into a normal crowded line to collect their Orion ride tickets though...I just don’t know how many extra associates it would take to stop that from happening.
My overall opinion, I wanted to be able to say that I experienced this COVID style Kings Island...and I don’t regret doing it...but, I didn’t think of something in advance that I should have...“this” Kings Island would be lacking one of the main ingredients of why I visit the park...escapism from the real world...unfortunately, it followed me to the park.
I hope the park can make this work...I don’t envy them.
I did pick up quite a few souvenirs...because as @BeeastFarmer said earlier “because you help people when they are down.“ (That, and I love all of the new pins!
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Out of everything I bought though, I thought this souvenir summed up a trip to Kings Island in 2020 perfectly! (The idea of getting a caricature now just seemed so ludicrous...something I’d expect to see in a “Naked Gun” or “Airplane” movie.
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8 hours ago, MisterSG1 said:
Cedar Fair’s greed to reopen the parks could care less about public safety.
If The Interpreter were still here he would say: “Well, if they could care less, that must mean they DO care to at least some degree!”
(It’s when they couldn’t care less that we’ve hit rock bottom.)
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It’s kind of like one of those clickbait “news” articles...you see “Is there Construction Going On at Vortex Site?” and punch on it...and after 24 pages later it simply says “No”!
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I also own a couple of Kings Island tiki glasses...but do not have them readily available at the moment...but I am guessing they are about the same thing. Mine have what I call “the crown logo” on them. As far as I know this logo was abandoned pretty quickly after the park opened...probably only used for the first year or so. ( @TombraiderTy, @Shaggy, @KIghostguy) The type of souvenirs that this logo are on are pretty generic...like the park just bought an item from a wholesaler and slapped their logo on it.
So if your mugs do have this logo I would guess 1972, 1973...but keep an eye on this thread for when the experts weigh in! -
3 hours ago, FreedomPenguin said:
Thing is, I actually wore my mask and my gf too.
I ain’t touching that one.
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10 minutes ago, gad198 said:
Does it make sense to apply more drastic measures to deal with COVID in schools when we know it's much less dangerous to children?
But those children, who it doesn't usually affect badly will be going home to their parents, who, according to statistics are usually older.
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7 hours ago, gad198 said:
Pop quiz time...
- In Ohio, the 20-49 age group has what percentage of the positive COVID tests? Answer: 60%.
Just wondering if the 20-49 age bracket has the highest percentage because they do not fear it as much as the over 49 population and are not as cautious?
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1 hour ago, IndyGuy4KI said:
Alright @standbyme, here ya go!
Thanks for thinking of me!
(I am looking forward to seeing it in person.)
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1 hour ago, BeeastFarmer said:
So I will pay full freight at this stand at some point because you help people when they are down. Slaughter me in response, but that is my perspective.
The world would be a lot nicer if more people felt that way.
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@Oldschool75, Thanks for posting these!
I smiled when I saw the Festhaus one...didn't see that one coming.
I will buy them all...hopefully...but Adventure Express deserved to be better than that.
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7 minutes ago, TombraiderTy said:
Are we looking at the same photo? As far as I can see, they covered all the details and didn't bring any of them out...
Aye matey! I think he was referring to the fact that when these impressive vessels sailed the seven seas, glass had not yet been invented...so they used wood panels instead. (Life was much more brighter with the coming of glass.)
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I also would have liked to see a little more detail on the paint job...but overall it is still great to see it spruced up...especially with our current Covid conditions. I know money has to be tight for the park right now, so it’s nice that they still went to the trouble to do a project that could have easily been postponed another year.
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43 minutes ago, gforce1994 said:
IB’s policies fall way short of industry standard (social distancing and recommendation of masks).
It could be worse...at least they don’t have a mandatory buddy system.
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I understand why the park is limiting reservations to one day initially...there’s just no way for them to predict the demand...but it is about a 3 1/2 hour drive each way for me and my family...it’s not thrilling to think we will be driving for 7 hours total to be in the park for just 8. (We usually make all of trips 3 day trips to make it worth our while.) I can live with every other condition the park has listed, but this might be a deal breaker for my family. I wonder what the odds are that it will change in the near future...not that anyone can really predict that.
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1 hour ago, lifetimecoaster said:
From there, it's up to us as humans to do what is right.
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Yes, congratulations TOPGUN1993!
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10 hours ago, IndyGuy4KI said:
Nitpicking is just fine.
Will this be added to the TOS?
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I think the color choice is good...it does make the ride stand out a little more...it has been blending more and more into the background. (Do the supports match the fence around Hank’s?)
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11 minutes ago, KIghostguy said:
No, it was brown.
What, no additional behind the scenes story about how the park chose that particular shade of brown... or do we have to wait for your book...speaking of which, any update on its release?
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10 hours ago, collin.klopfstein said:
Not really Orion related but, I’m honored
Maybe Don’s a Godfather kind of a guy...keep your enemies closer.
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35 minutes ago, IndyGuy4KI said:
Petition to end mask policy. I don't see this changing anything right now. I don't have a desire to wear a mask anymore than anyone else, but I still think it's the safest thing for the park and the guests.
https://www.wlwt.com/article/petition-circulates-to-nix-kings-islands-face-mask-policy/32849406
They lost me at "Stand up for our rights!"
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6 minutes ago, jimlaheyscar said:
Look like Fast Lane has vanished from Cedar Fair parks for now. They don't even acknowledge it right now.
Finally, a silver lining in all of this!
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Michael William to perform at Kings Island
in Kings Island
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I am puzzled by this decision...unless things have changed since I last checked, even Disney eliminated any type of event like this that would possibly cause people to congregate. (i.e. Main Street shows, fireworks, parades etc...) It seems odd that they are inviting people to group together.